8-11 Sept 2025 | ICC SYDNEY, DARLING HARBOUR

Ingredients

Increasingly chefs are incorporating native ingredients to their menus with a growing appreciation for the unique and diverse flavour offerings.

“There’s wild food everywhere,” says Elijah, who at 30 has already built an impressive cooking career on foraging at NOMA Australia, Aria, Quay and Lume, along with four years managing a major restaurant group in China where he won multiple awards and accolades. “We go out as a team at

Every sweet and savoury treat on Lode’s short menu screams fine dining nous, from the perfectly flaky pastry and premium fillings to the fashionista pink shop fit-out in trendy Surry Hills. Lode (pronounced Lo-deh) is co-owned by Federico Zanellato and Lorenzo Librino, the chefs behind Pyrmont’s two-hatted Italian-Japanese fine diner

Callebaut NXT will be the key ingredient in Kirsten’s vegan chocolate tart (pictured), a multi-layered creation that’s 100 per cent dairy-free. With a chocolate shortbread casing and a layer of date cake, Kirsten’s tart is topped with a smooth chocolate mousse and aquafaba meringue dipped in marbled milk chocolate. “There’s

“Nobody thinks of onions as a hero ingredient for dessert,” says Tonka’s award-winning head chef. “But when you think about it, a beautifully caramelised onion has loads of sweetness, so why not turn it into a dessert? “I’m really excited about this dish. Fine Food is all about innovation, and

Choosing the right type of cooking oil for your commercial kitchen is an imperative decision as it directly affects your finished product. But how do you choose the right one for your business and ensure that you get a steady supply of it? Cookers is the first name which comes

Eating thoughtfully, both for yourself and for the planet has never been more important: individually, we all want and need to be healthy; together, we are guardians of the natural world around us. And then, there is something we don’t always consider when we think about eating thoughtfully – that

Natural oil that’s healthy, made with no chemicals, no additives, no numbers AND tastes fantastic? That’s not impossible – that’s Frank! Frank is a new way to enjoy classic frying. Longer-life oil with no nasty additives, chemicals or preservatives. Made from natural and renewable Australian canola, our natural processing system

The economics behind plant-based meats and how they can be good for your bottom line.