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Fine Food Australia is the nation’s leading trade event connecting foodservice and hospitality professionals with the latest products, trends, and innovations shaping the industry. Discover industry news, delivering expert insights on operational excellence, emerging trends,  and practical strategies to help your business thrive.

Aussie snags on the Jersey Shore: Meet the Canberra-bred pitmasters introducing America to the glammed-up Bunnings sausage.

What happens when two barbecue-loving chefs from Canberra introduce a glammed-up Bunnings snag to the Jersey Shore? It goes off like a frog in a sock, of course. Long queues snake out the door of Wildwoods BBQ every night in the busy summer months, with some customers crossing state lines for a taste of Australia in a quintessential American barbecue

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June 20, 2023

NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Bistro Livi

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 Danni Wilson (Carlton Wine Room) had already made the move

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May 8, 2023

Curtis Stone: on opening a pie shop and almost becoming an accountant

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, life lessons and food vices with food journalist Wendy Hargreaves. 

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April 15, 2023

Meet the Aussie chef responsible for maintaining Gordon Ramsay’s three Michelin stars

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 restaurant’s first residency outside London. For three nights only, Abé

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April 8, 2023

From Their Kitchen to Yours – The New Products Leading the Pack

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 to the Source’s Tawnya Bahr says there is currently a

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February 1, 2023

The Future is Made in Victoria

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, technology and services.   In 2023, we’re backing our local

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January 24, 2023

Making and Marketing Healthier Food in Australia

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 fail to truly take advantage of the marketing opportunities presented

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December 12, 2022

Mitch Orr: Out of The Frying Pan

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 on the 11th floor of Australia’s first Ace Hotel in

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December 5, 2022

Breakfast Cafes Aren’t Just About Bacon and Eggs

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 one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most popular cafes – Café

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December 1, 2022

EXCITING NEW 2023 FOOD INDUSTRY EVENT – thinkfood LIVE – POISED TO SHAKE UP THE NPD SPACE

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 the former Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Redfern, Sydney. “thinkfood LIVE

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November 24, 2022