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The 2015 Australian Culinary Challenge was highlight of the year in culinary competition in Australia, held at the Sydney Showground and Sydney Olympic Park as part of Fine Food Australia from September 20th – 23rd inclusive. Chefs, trainees and apprentices pitted their skills against each other and against the clock, competing for a share of cash and prizes. This year’s

Making its home amongst the memories of champions at Olympic Park, Fine Food Australia returned to Sydney for its 31st year and an Olympic sized celebration of the foodservice industry. Welcoming thousands of visitors through the doors every day, the four-day event held at the Sydney Showground cemented its reputation as the most relevant and practical event for the industry.

And that’s a wrap! We can’t believe another great year of Fine Food Australia has passed, but what a show it’s been. We saw visitors lining up before the show opened again this morning – and as visitors queued, members of the acrobatic pizza team were spinning up a storm on the set of the Today Show on the other

Amanda Polsen (aged 24), an apprentice chef at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra, and Georgia Harrison (aged 22), an apprentice chef at the National Press Club, have been crowned the National winners of the 2015 Nestlé GOLDEN CHEF’S HAT AWARD Team ACT battled it out in the kitchen against the country’s eight best junior chef teams and delivered some impressive dishes,

Overall Winner Plain Pie (Mince Pie) Four Seasons Patisserie, Byford, WA Overall Runner Up Plain Pie (Mince-Chunky Pie) Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes, Ocean Grove, VIC Overall Winner Gourmet Pie (Brekkie Pie) Mountain High Pies, Wentworth Falls, NSW Overall Winner Sausage Roll Goldsteins, Molendia,QLD Overall Winner Gourmet Sausage Roll Denmark Bakery, Denmark, WA The John Ross – Most Innovative Pie

We can’t believe we’re already at the end of day 3 of this year’s Fine Food Australia, and things are definitely not slowing down on the show floor! The morning started with Sunrise showing their great segments from yesterday, and the day continued with even more media interest in our great event. Flavours of NSW saw the Minister for Regional

Day two of the show proved that we are in full effect – our exhibitors and visitors are all in fine form and we saw some great events take place on the show floor. The morning started with a bang – partly thanks to our great coffee exhibitors who are keeping much of the floor fuelled – but also because

2015’s BEST NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE FOOD INDUSTRY ANNOUNCED This afternoon, in a ceremony held at the country’s largest food event – Fine Food Australia – the best new products of 2015 were announced, and what a great list of products it is! The Best New Product Awards is an opportunity to recognise the most outstanding products to have launched

This year’s Fine Food Australia will be a veritable showcase of new products and innovations, one of the highlights is taking place at the Bulla Family Dairy stand. Today Bulla launched a groundbreaking new product which is guaranteed to be a source of excitement over the four days. Unveiled at Fine Food Australia today, Bulla Gastronorm is a new solution

And we’re off! Today marked the first day of the 31st Fine Food Australia, and what a day it’s been. After many exhibitors pulling all nighters to get their stands ready, our doors opened this morning to eager visitors from all walks of the foodservice industry. For the first time at Olympic Park, Sydney Showground has proven a fitting home