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Yotam Ottolenghi will celebrate NSW produce at Vivid Sydney 2026.

The one dish that Ottolenghi can’t wait to eat in Australia

The Israeli-British chef has a long list of foods he wants to eat on his upcoming trip to Australia, with a classic dessert in the top spot.

  • Erina Starkey
Nat Thaipun, HyoJu Park and Audrey Shaw will be cooking at the 2026 World's Longest Dinner.

Three of the city’s brightest female chefs team up for World’s Longest Lunch spin-off

A 200-metre-long table will land in an unlikely location next month, with a menu by top Melbourne chefs Nat Thaipun, Audrey Shaw and HyoJu Park.

  • Erina Starkey
Fine-dining chef Federico Zanellato has branched into pizzerias.

Is takeaway the future of dining? The stats suggest yes, but the hospo industry is adapting

Federico Zanellato of two-hatted LuMi Dining has branched out with a bakery and a fro-yo chain, while Rara Ramen has expanded to the airport.

  • Erina Starkey
Brendan Pang will be cooking at Annamese restaurant in May.

Where to find Brendan Pang’s famed prawn wontons in Sydney

MasterChef’s “dumpling king” is hosting a one-off dinner where you can try a new spin on his signature dish, alongside other Vietnamese-Chinese creations.

  • Erina Starkey
Golden Avenue has become known as “Brisbane Babylon”.

This one-off dinner brings together two of the country’s best restaurants and chefs

Brent Savage and Ben Williamson will team up for a Middle Eastern feast like you’ve never had before, complete with new dishes like Moreton Bay bug shish and smoky tomato kibbeh.

  • Erina Starkey
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Katherine Sabbath boldly ferrying a triple-tiered cake in an Uber – let’s hope that icing set overnight!

Going to Sydney’s Cake Picnic? This is how to transport a cake so it arrives in one piece

Expert bakers, including Katherine Sabbath and Emelia Jackson, share their pro tips to make the journey as smooth as your buttercream.

  • Annabel Smith
Lune, Monforte, Raya and more Melbourne bakeries will bake up a storm alongside visiting stars at Baker's Dozen.

Free pizza, two days of pastry: An insider’s picks of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Unsure how to tackle the program of 200-plus events? Start with pizza from a leading London chef, hot bakery collabs in the heart of the city, and a barbecue like no other.

  • Rick Stephens
Israeli-born chef Yotam Ottolenghi.

Ottolenghi fan? The chef’s cooking dinner and lunch in Sydney and you’re invited

Yotam Ottolenghi often visits for talks, but this time he’ll be in the kitchen. He’s one of the headline acts for Vivid Sydney.

  • Erina Starkey
Sonja Rose (left) and Samara Sequeira of Reading Party Melbourne, which encourages more reading, less scrolling.

The bars, bakeries and backyards where people are ditching screens to reconnect

Done with doomscrolling, Melburnians are getting off their phones and joining quirky gatherings where bars become reading nooks and bakeries double as dance floors.

  • Dani Valent
Cake Picnic is coming to Sydney in 2026.

‘Harder to get than a Taylor Swift concert ticket’: World-famous Cake Picnic is coming to Sydney

Sydneysiders are in for a treat this March when viral social event Cake Picnic brings 500 cakes to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

  • Erina Starkey