Wines & Cheese Pairings Masterclass

Join John from Petersons Wines for free tastings of the Petersons Wine range, paired with Harris Farm cheeses. 🍷🧀

Cooking with Simon Sandall

Restaurateur & author Chef Simon Sandall, of Boronia Kitchen, joins us to cook Prawn Toast, Sesame and Yuzu Mayonnaise.

Simon has worked in the restaurant industry for more than 35 years, across high profile restaurants in both Sydney and London including ARIA & Bennelong Restaurant.

Simon has won many awards for excellence including gold medals from both Torquay International Festival of Food and Wine and The West of England Salon Culinaire.

Mystery Box Cook with Harris Farm & Darren O’Rourke

Darren, representing Harris Farm Markets, will create a surprise dish from a Mystery Box of Harris Farm produce.

Darren O'Rourke is a chef turned butcher. He's spent the last 25 years between the kitchen and the butchery and has a real curiosity for learning and thinking differently. 

He believes butchery and cooking are crafts that work perfectly together and given the right approach, will always push us to be better cooks, butchers and ultimately better and more conscious consumers.

Cooking with Josh Mason

Chef Josh Mason, owner of local favourites Quoi Dining,
Ciel Restaurant & Ciel Wines, returns to the festival
to cook Spiced Lamb Chops with Caper & Celery Salsa and a Christmas Champagne Strawberry Trifle. 🍓🍾

Esker Beer Co Beer Presentation

Join Daniel Shaw from Esker Beer Co will you walk through their range of craft beers that they have on offer and their brewing story. 🍻

Worm Ticklers Nursery

Jordan of Worm Ticklers Nursery will teach you all things seasonal about organic seedlings and growing nutritious food at home. 🥕🫛
Growing plants from seeds through to maintenance and harvesting, plus the importance of companion planting and bio diversity in the garden, no matter how big or small 🌱🌸

Cooking with Nikoletta’s Kitchen

Nikoletta Nicolauo will be cooking up some of her favourites: Sesame-Crusted Fried Halloumi, Kattoues me Kima kai Tomato (a pasta with rich tomato mince that makes the perfect weeknight dinner), and Grilled Octopus with Lemon, Garlic and Herbs - a dish to make summer weekends unforgettable..🍅🐙

Nikoletta is the home cook behind Nikoletta's Kitchen. She shares recipes inspired by her Cypriot roots and the flavours of the Levant. Her food is all about bringing people together around simple, delicious meals that feel both comforting and a little special.

Cooking with Anna Simon for Fish in the Family

This Sunday, she’s championing Fish In The Family, serving up a delicious seafood Nduja Mussels dish, don’t miss it!. 🦪🦐🦞

Anna's Calabrese roots and passion for Italian cooking first exploded onto the scene on SBS’s The Chefs’ Line (2017). Since then, she’s become a familiar face on Australian TV, sharing her love of food on The Morning Show and Sunrise.

A proud Calabrese-Australian, Anna brings culture as much as cuisine — often recreating traditional dishes with her parents and championing Italian food at Sydney festivals.

Cocktails with Bar Bae

Bar Bae will show you how to shake up a Tommy’s Margarita and a Watermelon Cosmopolitan. 🧂🍉