8-11 Sept 2025 | ICC SYDNEY, DARLING HARBOUR
The conference, co-hosted with the Fine Food Australia Expo, will take place on September 11 at the International Convention Centre Sydney. Adam Moore, an esteemed professional in the foodservice industry, will facilitate the conference, which is conceived as a dynamic forum. This gathering will provide an opportunity for the foodservice
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
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
