8-11 Sept 2025 | ICC SYDNEY, DARLING HARBOUR
When Covid hit, Ewen Crawford headed north seeking a warmer life for his young family. After more than a decade in the busy kitchens of Melbourne’s MoVida Aqui, he had no trouble finding work in Brunswick Heads at Roco Ramen and the famed Mexican cantina La Casita. Fellow Melbourne chef
Curtis Stone is arguably Australia’s hottest culinary export. Between TV gigs and running two Michelin-star restaurants in LA (Maude and Gwen, named after his grandmas), Stone visited Australia in April to launch the latest arm of his catering and event business. He took time out to share his career tips,
Matt Abé is no stranger to pressure as the chef responsible for maintaining Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin stars. Now the Sydney born-and-bred Chef Patron at the world-famous Restaurant Gordon Ramsay faces a whole new challenge – an expectant home crowd. Abé will cook a selection of Ramsay’s menu in the
This year consultancy Straight to the Source, who connect industry to artisan food and drink producers, secured three of Australia’s most innovative experts Michael Nunn, Mark Beattie and Kade Cohen for the Fine Food Australia 2022 presentation – From their kitchen to yours – new products created by chefs. Straight
That includes our thriving agrifood sector, which produces more than a quarter of the nation’s food and fibre exports. 2021-22 was a strong year for the sector, as evidenced by the terrific turn out at Fine Food Australia in September, where more than 650 exhibitors showed off their latest products,
Charles Fisher, Principal Solicitor from KHQ Lawyers sure is passionate about cooking. Throughout Charles’ experience, one thing has become very apparent. Innovations in food products – particularly innovations intended to provide nutritional or health benefit – are usually those that trip over regulatory obstacles. At the same time, they often
Mitch Orr’s name has been associated with some of Sydney’s most disruptive dining of the past decade. ACME. Bar Brose. CicciaBella. Businesses with strong personalities, iconoclastic food and formidable kitchens. So it was perhaps a surprise to the industry this year when Orr signed up to open the signature restaurant
According to IBIS World data, there are currently 24,929 cafes and coffee shops in Australia. The sector has consistently grown year on year since 2013, with 4.5 per cent annualised business growth for the 2017-2022 period, despite the challenges of COVID lockdowns. Chef Justin Zetter is the head chef at
thinkfood LIVE will connect food professionals with the best suppliers to kickstart their new product development (NPD) journey or breathe new life into existing products. The event will take place next year over two huge days on 25-26 October 2023 at Carriageworks – a modern urban cultural precinct located at
Is Colin Fassnidge Australia’s most famous chef? The Irish-born Sydneysider must come close, with a booming TV career, two busy restaurants and an army of rusted-on social media fans. In his latest show, Seven’s Kitchen Nightmares, Fassnidge delivers tough love to failing restaurants in an Australian take on the original
