Sydney Good Food Month returns this October
Sydney Good Food Month will return this October, with a line-up of top-drawer dining experiences to boot.
From established heavyweights who paved the way to new players making their mark, the program features iconic restaurants and their ground-breaking chefs that define Sydney food today.
The feature program will see the likes of Peter Gilmore, Katherine Sabbath, Clayton Wells and Monty Koludrovic join forces with Alain Passard (L’Arpège), Hiroyuki Sato (Hakkoku) and Thomas Frebel (INUA, ex-Noma).
Interstate chefs will also appear, with the likes of Shannon Martinez (Smith & Daughters) and Jock Zanfrillo (Orano) teaming up with Sydney chefs for a line-up of dining experiences held at eight iconic Sydney restaurants: Automata, Icebergs, Hubert, Quay, Mary’s Underground, Otto, Pendolino and QT.
Sydney Good Food Month Feature Events
High Tea with Katherine Sabbath at QT| 1:30pm, Sunday 6 October | Parlour Laneway, QT Sydney | $150
Katherine Sabbath, the original gangsta of creative baking, is re-imagining High Tea with an epic cake party celebrating her latest cookbook, Bake Australia Great. Guests will not only feast on Katherine’s latest creations, but hear from the cake master herself and receive a signed copy to take home.
Tickets include sweet and savoury high tea, wine, Pimm’s plus a signed copy of Bake Australia Great.
Shannon Martinez at Mary’s Underground | 6pm, Thursday 10 October | $150
Vegan trailblazer Shannon Martinez (the mastermind behind Melbourne’s famed Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli) joins the team at Mary’s Underground for an unforgettable night featuring a classic Southern multi-course menu that is refined, delicious and completely vegan, alongside a band specially selected by Mary’s music director Joe Muller.
Tickets include multiple courses with premium wine and beer plus live music.
Hiroyuki Satio at Icebergs Dining Room | 6pm, Tuesday 15 October; 6pm, Wednesday 16 October | $1,000
With only six seats and a wait list of six months, Hakkoku is one of the hardest restaurants to get a reservation at in the world right now. Together with Monty Koludrovic, executive chef of Icebergs Dining Room, Good Food Month is bringing Executive Chef Hiroyuki Satio to Bondi Beach, transforming Icebergs’ private dining room into the world’s most exclusive and authentic sushi bar – complete with one of the best views in the country. Seats are extremely limited, with two exclusive and intimate dinners for just twenty people per sitting.
Tickets include 20 + Courses (Chef’s Choice), premium wine, beer, sake, and return luxury car transfers.
Alain Passard at Restaurant Hubert | 7pm, Sunday 20 October | $360
Good Food Month is offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to enjoy dinner by legendary French chef Alain Passard of Paris’ Arpège (currently voted the eighth Best Restaurant in the World) with an exclusive residency at the coveted two-hat Restaurant Hubert. Winner of the Chefs’ Choice Award (both World’s 50 Best Restaurants), Passard has maintained three Michelin Stars since 1996.
Hosted by Jill Dupleix – Restaurant Critic and Writer, Good Food & Australian Financial Review.
Tickets include multiple courses with premium wine and beer.
Peter Gilmore and Jock Zonfrillo at Quay | 7pm, Thursday 24 October | $360
Two of the best chefs in the country, Peter Gilmore (2019 Good Food Guide Chef of the Year) and Jock Zonfrllio (head chef and owner of Orana, the 2019 Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year), join forces for an incredibly special evening showcasing Australian cuisine and native ingredients.
Hosted by Jill Dupleix – Restaurant Critic and Writer, Good Food & Australian Financial Review.
Tickets include multiple courses with premium wine and beer.
Thomas Frebel at Automata | 7pm, Friday 25 October; 1pm, Saturday 26 October | $280
An amazing opportunity to experience dinner by Thomas Frebel, who was head of recipe development at Copenhagen’s NOMA, and is now head chef and co-founder of INUA, Tokyo, recently named “Arrival of the Year” at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards. Frebel will join acclaimed chef Clayton Wells for two special events at Wells’ two-hat Chippendale restaurant, Automata.
Hosted by Callan Boys – National Food & Drink Writer, Good Food
Tickets include multiple courses with premium wine and beer.
Young Chefs Lunch presented by Citi | 12:30pm, Sunday 27 October | OTTO Sydney | $160
The Young Chefs Lunch shines a light on the most exciting rising talent in kitchens today, as nominated by Australia’s best chefs. This year, the young superstars will join forces for the ultimate pasta party, hosted at Sydney’s Italian institution, OTTO.
Hosted by Callan Boys – National Food & Drink Writer, Good Food
Tickets include four courses with premium wine and beer.
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