Taste of Sydney reveals brand new all-star restaurant line up
Taste of Sydney in partnership with Electrolux 2016 is set to showcase one of its greatest restaurant line-ups yet. A selection of Sydney’s newest and hottest (and two much-loved returning favourites) restaurants gear up to showcase their incredible food offerings from Thursday 10 - Sunday 13 March at Centennial Parklands.
The four-day food festival is thrilled to welcome one of Sydney’s best-loved chefs, Mike McEnearney who will bring his hugely successful food canteen, Kitchen By Mike back to life since closing the doors in Alexandria in 2015. The one off canteen style pop-up will stay true to Mike’s ethos of serving simple, honest and generous food, while showcasing local and seasonal produce. For the first time in Sydney and at Taste, the crew behind Three Blue Ducks will recreate their Three Blue Ducks at The Farm at Byron Bay offering with unique farm style pop-up, bringing their honest, innovative and local approach to eating and drinking. The Farm will also sell a range of local produce and flowers from the pop-up.
Sydney’s one hatted fire powered dining experience, Firedoor, will make an appearance for the first time with head chef, Lennox Hastie cooking up signature dishes from wood fired ovens and grills. Another new addition to the festival is innovative chef Nelly Robinson of nel. who will serve up a taste of his contemporary interpretations of modern Australian dishes. Surry Hills ramen restaurant, Salaryman headed up by chef Stephen Seckold will showcase his take on a grungy, modern-day noodle bar as another newcomer to the festival.
British Michelin-starred chef, Jason Atherton who recently opened his highly anticipated first Australian venue, Kensington Street Social will make their debut appearance at Taste. Executive chef, Rob Daniels will serve up a selection of the restaurant’s British-Mediterranean inspired dishes, including the ‘social dog’, Rob and Jason’s take on the ultimate hot dog.
Returning Taste favourites and restaurant royalty include Sydney institution, Otto Ristorante, with head chef, Richard Ptanick once again bringing his signaturemodern Italian cuisine to the festival. Popular Argentinian restaurant, Porteño, headed up by enigmatic team,Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz will showcase their hearty and typically Argentinean style signature dishes. Celebrity chef and TV personality, Colin Fassnidge will return to Taste churning out hearty and rich fare from his one hatted restaurant, 4Fourteen.
The previously announced restaurants including MoVida, Biota Dining, Saké Restaurant & Bar and Thievery will join the new impressive line up in coming together in the heart of Sydney’s parklands. Thievery’s Julian Cincotta will also add a taste of his latest venue, Butter, serving butter battered, crunchy fried chicken as well as Thievery Middle Eastern delights.
For the first time, guests will have the opportunity to cook like a professional chef at Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets. This intimate masterclass experience will allow visitors to cook alongside renowned chefs including Peter Gilmore (Quay), Rob Cockerill (Bennelong) and Nelly Robinson (nel.), before sitting down at a communal table together to enjoy the meal with matched wines. These hands-on sessions will allow visitors the unique opportunity to pick up hints, tips and techniques to create inspirational dishes from leading chefs in a beautiful kitchen and dining space.
This year will also see the introduction of Victorinox’s brand new campaign, #UrbanOutdoors Chefs Skillery, a unique and interactive experience from the creators of the legendary Swiss Army Knife. A variety of knife master classes will be held by a selection of highly acclaimed chefs including James Viles (Biota Dining) and Wayne Brown (Saké Restaurant & Bar), who will be teaching skills such as “how to fillet a fish” and “how to chop an onion”.
Australia’s largest online experience retailer, RedBalloon, is this year showing off a huge range of gourmet experiences through a full timetable of mini masterclasses and Red Red Dine, an intimate experience where the chefs will take you through the dish, step by step – all available for purchase as part of their special ticket package. There will be cake decorating, sushi and sashimi lessons as well as cheese making workshops and pizza acrobatics. There will also be a great space for Taste visitors to hang out, kick back and relax, a cupcake decorating stand for the kids and a range of gourmet products on display to browse and purchase on site with an exclusive discount.
BeefandLamb.com.au join the line up with their ‘A Taste of Beef and Lamb’ masterclasses. Hear firsthand from farmers about sustainable cattle and sheep farming, and learn about the range of beef and lamb cuts you can introduce into the kitchen. The classes will also include live cooking demonstrations by chef Tom Walton from Bondi’s The Bucket List, who will provide inspiration for making delicious and impressive beef and lamb meals and the best wines to pair these with.
Optus also joins Taste as a partner for the first time as it showcases the next evolution of its contactless payment system, Cash by Optus, and its new payment accessories range which includes bands and stickers.
Taste of Sydney represents culinary heaven, and with the greatest line up of new, hot and celebrated restaurants to date, as well as a huge selection of interactive attractions and great live entertainment offering, the 2016 Taste of Sydney is one festival not to be missed.
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2016 restaurant line up
Kitchen By Mike - Mike McEnearney
Thievery - Julian Cincotta
Firedoor - Lennox Hastie
Nel. - Nelly Robinson
Three Blue Ducks at The Farm - Darren Robertson and Mike Labrooy
Biota Dining - James Viles
MoVida - Frank Camorra
Porteno - Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz
Sake Restaurant & Bar - Wayne Brown
Otto - Richard Ptanick
4Fourteen – Colin Fassnidge
Kensington Street Social – Rob Daniels
Salaryman - Stephen Seckold
Source: Taste of Sydney, 16th February 2016
