8-11 Sep 2025
ICC Sydney

The Source Kitchen

Experience creativity and innovation at The Source Kitchen, curated by Straight To The Source. Join experts Tawnya Bahr and Lucy Allon in exploring Australian produce and origin through engaging culinary demonstrations and workshops.

2 - 5 September 2024
Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre
11am - 4pm Daily
Free to Attend
Experience boundless creativity and innovation at The Source Kitchen, where each day brings an exciting line-up of presenters, ingredients, and techniques.

 

Food experts Tawnya Bahr and Lucy Allon from Straight To The Source explored the world of Australian produce, ideas, and origin. Through captivating interviews, culinary demonstrations, ingredient spotlights, and industry workshops, attendees gained insights from farmers, artisans, and innovators. They immersed themselves in a wealth of information and discovered new producers and regions while indulging in the diverse range of demonstrations. The Source Kitchen left everyone inspired and enlightened.

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2024 Show The Source Kitchen Agenda

Culinary creativity meets sanga supremacy when teams from four leading Melbourne venues compete in the ultimate sandwich competition! The stakes are high with the winner taking home a Maka Leathergood’s professional knife roll. Who will be crowned the 2024 winner? Join us to find out!


With the growing demand for local ingredients and special diets, we've assembled a cracking team of experts - leading plant-based author Cherie Hausler, Executive Group Chef Tony Panetta and Accredited Practising Dietitian Michelle McCracken - to delve into the trifecta of menu development of flavour, nutrition, cost and how to craft menus to please!


Meet the disruptors shaping the booming non-alcoholic drinks industry! Join us for an in-depth session with Aaron Trotman, founder of NON World, and David Murphy from Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Spirit Co. Plus, be the FIRST to experience a new seasonal release from NON World, crafted with chef Matt Stone, who will showcase a dish matched with the limited edition blend.


The allure of bar snacks is on the rise. Come and hear from five leading Melbourne chefs showing off their favourite flavour-packed bar snack and snack menu inspiration. Join us for some savoury sensations, crispy temptations and finger-licking inspiration!


Celebrating Australian lamb and its potential on QSR and large venue menus. Join Nicolas Georges of Grill’d, Will Barton CEO of Gundagai Lamb, Culinary Director Markus Werner from Delaware North, Catherine Golding and Sam Burke from MLA to explore how lamb can add value to foodservice menus. Learn how collaborations such as the Grill’d x Gundagai lamb burger and the MCG's Paddock to Plate activation are sharing the love of Aussie lamb.


With the demand for native ingredients on the rise we're joined by chef Sam May from the National Indigenous Culinary Institute as they guide us through a better understanding of the six seasons of Indigenous seasonality. Gain insights into seasonal nuances, authentic sourcing practices, and innovative culinary applications that will elevate your menu.


Join us for a candid conversation about serving up high-quality meals on an epic scale! Hear from APAC Head of Culinary for dnata Catering & retail, Robert Smithson, to discover what goes into serving 64 million premium meals annually for 49 of the world's flagship airlines including Qantas First Class. Fasten your seat belt as we will be dining in the clouds in this session.


Join Exec Chef Brendan Katich from Nomad Group, charcutier Mick Nunn from Salt Kitchen Charcuterie, and pork farmer Judy Croagh from Western Plains Pork to celebrate Australian pork. Discover its quality, sustainability, and versatility through a pig breakdown, a culinary demonstration of Nomad’s signature pork chop dish, and Salt Kitchen Charcuterie's whole beast philosophy.


Join pastry chef Kay-Lene Tan and chocolatier Dean Morgan from Zokoko, to learn tips and tricks to elevate cost-effective desserts on your menu featuring premium Australian ingredients including hand-crafted chocolate, single-origin nuts and seeds, and Singing Magpie Riverland fruit.


From innovative to irresistibly flavoursome, the talented teams from Hotel Esplanade's Mya Tiger and Garden State Hotel's Tippy Tay will demonstrate the creative ways they showcase Australian onions as a hero ingredient on their menus.


Learn from leading chefs and venues about the remarkable achievements they have made in their quest for a greener future. Discover ideas and leave inspired and equipped with practical tips to implement in your business!


Dive in to an immersive seafood masterclass cooked up by young gun Tom Hitchcock, meet some of Australia's finest seafood producers and the dynamic face behind The Fish Girl, Umar Nguyen. And, we'll announce the winner of our Smeg FAB5 giveaway!


2024 Keynote Speakers

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