The yearly Good Food & Wine Show hit Sydney in 16-18 July and I thought I'd go and see what the fuss was all about. Turns out it's a massive trade show for wine, some artisan products and a lot instant, canned and ready-made meals. For 30 something dollars a ticket it is worth it if a) you are into wine and/or b) you want to spot some celebrity chefs. For me who is not so much into wine the highlight of the day was Matt Moran's stage show which was fun and entertaining, but the rest of it was unfortunately mostly rubbish.
There is, however, other entertainment available such as the celebrity theatre, coffee tasting, Lindt chocolate masterclasses, cupcake making classes, book signing, but sadly most of it is suffocated by the overflowing crowds.
We still had an interesting food filled day :)
Cheese samples
Spices and spiced biscotti
Josophan's chocolates
Josophan's chocolates
Edible Blooms
Chocolate coated fruits... The chocolate coated strawberry was delicious!
Mochi samples
Panforte by Madeleine Kent Cakes
Panforte by Madeleine Kent Cakes
Lavosh crispbreads
Jellies and sago cookies
Sharon Wee Creations
Chef's Armoury
And some celebrity chef spotting...
Ed Halmagyi ("Fast Ed") whom I see at my gym every now and then :)
Myself with Gabriel Gaté
Kylie Kwong
George Calombaris
Matt Moran at his stage show starts chopping up the whole lamb...
Giving most of it away to some lucky viewers in the audience...
George drops by on stage...
And here's a happy owner of his cookbook.
The stuff we came home with: Some goodie bag products, Matt Moran's signed cookbook, apple wafers, sparkling water and Japanese yuzu which I at $16 for 150ml will use very sparingly...
Good Food & Wine Show (Sydney) 16-18 July 2010 Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
There is, however, other entertainment available such as the celebrity theatre, coffee tasting, Lindt chocolate masterclasses, cupcake making classes, book signing, but sadly most of it is suffocated by the overflowing crowds.
We still had an interesting food filled day :)