Crave Sydney International Food Festival, presented by Citibank, encompasses hundreds of individual events. For all press inquiries regarding the Festival including key events such as World Chef Showcase (October 6 & 7), Night Noodle Markets (October 8 - 12 and 15 - 19) and Barbecue Madness day (October 6), or interviews with Festival Director Joanna Savill and festival participants, please email Georgia Rushbrook-House at Access PR at georgia@accesspr.com.au.
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To download images from the World Chef Showcase, Night Noodle Markets and Barbecue Madness click here. Image credit: Dave Cheng.
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Friday 28, September, 2012
IT’S HERE! EXCITING 2012 CRAVE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL BEGINS MONDAY
Hurry – only a week left to secure tickets to the World Chef Showcase!
Monday October 1 sees the start of Sydney’s favourite food event, the month-long Crave Sydney International Food Festival, presented by Citibank.
Event organisers are gearing up for a jam-packed month of amazing food experiences across greater Sydney and regional NSW.
New to the festival this year are brilliant events such as Kitchen Garden, Surprise Saturday Lunch (both throughout October) and a Moveable Feast - a food truck-a-thon in George Street on Saturday October 20 October. They will join favourites such as Breakfast on Bondi (October 14), Night Noodle Markets (October 3-5, 8-12, 15-19), Barbecue Madness (October 6) and the fabulous World Chef Showcase (October 6 & 7).
As the festival’s marquee event, the World Chef Showcase will kick off on October 6-7 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour. It’s the ultimate food lovers’ weekend bringing together the finest culinary talents from around the globe for a series of interactive and passionate presentations, cooking demonstrations, talks and tastings.
The showcase is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to indulge every foodie’s fantasy to get up close and personal with a number of international food luminaries including Massimo Bottura, the highest-ranked chef in Italy and #5 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list 2012, Jordi Roca from Spain (ranked second in the world!) and best-selling author Tessa Kiros (Venezia, Twelve, Falling Cloudberries), flying in especially from her home in Tuscany. These and other celebrity guests will be arriving from October 3.
New to World Chef Showcase this year is Talks & Thoughts, an exciting parallel program of talks and debates featuring some of the most inspiring (and challenging) minds from today’s world of food including Momofuku Seiobo’s David Chang and the much-loved Maggie Beer.
Festival Director Joanna Savill says the program features everything from full-scale community street-food fairs to intimate one-off dinners, featuring something for everyone.
“The number and type of events reflect Sydney’s incredibly diverse food scene and with literally hundreds and hundreds of events, there is so much to see and do and taste,” she said.
“The festival is all about enjoying amazing food, family and friends, and there’s no better backdrop than Sydney. There truly is something for everyone in the program.”
Other highlights in October include:
* Good Pub Grub (throughout October) – Get out and about on a pub crawl with a difference to taste some gastronomic pie greatness. Everything from crocodile tail pie, kangaroo pie and Tajima wagyu pie, plus oxtail and ale-braised veal pies are on the menu at some of Sydney’s best pubs for just $20 with a Coopers Pale.
*Sugar Hit (throughout October) – Indulge your sweet tooth with a special late night dessert platter (from 9pm) at Sydney’s best restaurants and finest hotels.
*Taste 101: a mastersclass in flavour (October 23 & 24) – This deliciously interactive three-hour masterclass in neurogastronomy will look at how our brains combine taste and smell to create flavour, hosted by wine writer Max Allen and food writer Richard Cornish.
*Kids in The Kitchen (throughout October) – Let the kids indulge in these fabulous hands-on baking classes for tots and tweens, covering everything from cupcakes, biscuits, pizza, Mexican and pasta-making. Events include cupcake baking classes at Sparkle Cupcakery (October 1, 3 & 5), lunch box treats at Sweetness the Patisserie (October 13, 20 & 27) and Mexican fiesta at North Sydney Community Centre.
*Street festivals (throughout October) – With dozens of great street-based events this year, there’s never been a better time to explore Sydney’s multicultural food scene. Seven new community festivals include The Lanes of Parramatta (October 18 & 19, 25 & 26); Paddington’s Pub Precinct Barbecue Madness (October 6); Meander Manly (October 23); Eat, Drink Neutral Bay (October 28); and Signature Dish events in Cabramatta and Canley Vale.
Crave Sydney International Food Festival (October 1-31) is a month-long celebration of extraordinary food experiences and one of five signature events in the NSW Events Calendar.
The full Crave Sydney International Food Festival program is available at www.cravesydney.com.
Tickets for the must-do World Chef Showcase are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
See www.ticketmaster.com.au/worldchefshowcase.
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Recent media releases:
Sept 19, 2012: Crave Sydney International Food Festival launches Talks & Thoughts
Sept 9: Breakfast on Bondi set to thrill thousands with sunrise, symphony and sand
Aug 18, 2012: Crave Sydney Int'l Food Festival launches official program
- Download the official Crave 2012 program PDF here, listing over 500 events for the month of October (5MB)
June 12, 2012 : Crave Sydney International Food festival announces mouth-watering line up for 2012
June 12, 2012: International chef bios, World Chef Showcase
2011 Images for download:
BBQ Madness: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
World Chef Showcase:
Program 1: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Program 2: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Program 3: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Program 4: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Program 5: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Program 6: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Night Noodle Markets: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4
Crave Sydney International Food Festival 2011 launch: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3
Click on the links below to read articles from 2012:
2012 Crave Sydney's Breakfast on Bondi, hosted By Helen Jackson
Saturday October 27 2012: smh.com.au: Park planning plots to bring fresh food closer to the city
Saturday October 27 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Parkland puts vegies on Sydney's menu
Friday October 26 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Join us for a night of food and wine matching
Tuesday October 23 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Latin food finds many lovers
Tuesday October 23 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Know when to cut your tosses
Sunday October 21 2012: Sun Herald: No Longer the Rough Diamond
Saturday October 20 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Battle brewing in quaffers' quest for best craft beef
Saturday October 20 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: City's night vendors prove great tucker can fall of the back of a truck
Friday October 19 2012: smh.com.au: Lanes have plenty on offer to tempt the tastebuds
Tuesday October 16 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: the dough boys
Tuesday October 16 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Eat their words
Tuesday October 16 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: Behind the big picture
Monday October 15 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: "Didge at dawn but only for the early birds"
Saturday October 13 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: "Crave"
Saturday October 13 2012: Sydney Morning Herald: "Early scramble for breakfast with Bill"
Friday October 12 2012 - The Age: "Star-struck Australian chef finds the recipe for revival"
Friday October 12 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Brekkie on Bondi"
Tuesday October 9 2012 - smh.com.au: "No place like home"
Tuesday October 9 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Cooking on the wild side"
Tuesday October 9 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Table talk"
Saturday October 6 2012 - Canberra Times: "Meals the food stars crave"
Saturday October 6 2012 - smh.com.au: "They came, they cooked, they conquered. It's all about being Italian"
Saturday October 6 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "They came, they cooked, the conquered - it's all about being Italian"
Saturday October 6 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "No place like home"
Saturday October 6 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Going, going"
Friday October 5 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Spanish cotton-candy man's hot on the scent"
Wednesday October 3 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Kiros still in the kitchen but she's not feeling the heat anymore"
Tuesday October 2 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Simple pleasures"
Tuesday October 2 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Live it up, don't fork out"
Monday October 1 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Thai to remember"
Monday October 1 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Same, same but different: Verdict on Sydney Thai"
Monday October 1 2012 - Masterchef: "Tessa Kiros"
Monday October 1 2012 - Masterchef: "Hello sailors!"
Friday September 29 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Foreign, alive or hard to find; it's tricky shopping for chefs"
Friday September 28 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Join us for the biggest night on the October food calendar: the Crave Sydney International Food Festival Showcase Gala Dinner"
Friday September 28 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Join us for a night of food and wine matching"
Friday September 28 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Out of the kitchen for a night on the town"
Friday September 28 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Buon appetito!"
Tuesday September 28 2012 - smh.com.au: "Critics' choice"
Tuesday September 25 2012 - smh.com.au: "Restaurant critics have a future"
Tuesday September 25 2012 - smh.com.au: "A matter of opinion"
Tuesday September 25 2012 - theage.com.au: "Chef who make a grown man cry"
Tuesday September 25 2012 - theage.com.au: "Heads on a platter"
Tuesday September 25 2012 - theage.com.au : "Raw talent"
Sunday September 23 2012 - smh.com.au: "Treasures of Italy"
Saturday September 22 2012 - smh.com.au: "City rivalry takes a seat in Siberia as chefs share their experience"
Wednesday September 19 2012 - Canberra Times: "Carluccio All flavour"
Wednesday September 19 2012 - Canberra Times: "Sweet spot to top it off"
Wednesday September 19 2012 - Canberra Times: "Loving the farm"
Tuesday September 18 2012 - theage.com.au: "Dark under the whites"
Tuesday September 18 2012 - theage.com.au: "The sweet spot"
Tuesday September 18 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Serving the best for last"
Tuesday September 18 2012 - smh.com.au: "Greedy for the truth"
Monday September 17 2012 - Hospitality Magazine: "Calombaris vs. Mr Whippy: Sydney beats NY, Paris; what the papers said"
Monday September 17 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Sydney's quality cuisine a winner as British critics dish out awards"
Saturday September 15 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "The best of British"
Saturday September 15 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Don't just eat it, talk about it"
Saturday September 15 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "The proof of this year's Crave Sydney International Food Festival will be in the tasting"
Saturday September 15 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Authentic Thai takes a walk on the mild side"
Saturday September 15 2012 - Sydney Morning Herald: "Memoirs of a gastronaut"
Sunday September 9 2012 - Sun-Herald: "Arias and eggs" (Breakfast on Bondi launches)
September 2012 - Feast Magazine: "Up close and personal" (Antonio Carluccio)
Sunday 19 August - Sun-Herald: "All white on the night"
Saturday 18 August - Sydney Morning Herald: "Switched on suburbs force top chefs to rethink their eating habits"
Friday 17 August - Sydney Morning Herald: "Kitchen cook-off challenges the small fry"
August 2012 - Delicious: "Food file" (Massimo Bottura)
August 2012 - Masterchef: "Last bite" (Anthony Carluccio)
Tuesday 24 July - Sydney Morning Herald: "Every dish tells a story" (Massimo Bottura)
Tuesday 24 July - Sydney Morning Herald: "The kings of the kitchen" (Jordi Roca and Massimo Bottura)
Tuesday 3 July - Sydney Morning Herald: "Chefs hope Paddington fare will revive street"
Tuesday 26 June - smh.com.au: "Seats no longer a noodle in a haystack" (Night Noodle Markets)
Saturday 23 June - Canberra Times: "Italian delights" (recipe from Colman Andrews' The Country Cooking of Italy)
Sunday 17 June - Sun-Herald: "Crave International Food Festival Launch" (S social pages)
Thursday 14 June - dailylife.com.au: "Longing for a Roman holiday" (World Chef Showcase)
Tuesday 12 June - Sydney Morning Herald: "Advance Italian Fare" (World Chef Showcase)
Tuesday 12 June - Sydney Morning Herald: "Sugar rush in the Big Apple" (Christina Tosi)
Tuesday 12 June - The Age: "Queen of the dessert" (Christina Tosi)
Tuesday 12 June - Sydney Morning Herald, Good Living: "The Italian Job" (World Chef Showcase)
Tuesday 12 June - Sydney Morning Herald: "Italy and Spain star attractions at showcase food" (World Chef Showcase)
Tuesday 12 June - Canberra Times: "Italian theme at showcase" (World Chef Showcase)
Tuesday 12 June - smh.com.au: "Italy is numero uno at Sydney's global showcase of food" (World Chef Showcase)
Click below for articles from the 2011 Crave Sydney International Food Festival.
Tuesday 14 June - The Sydney Morning Herald: "The main ingredient"
Tuesday 14 June - The Age: "Matched with care"
Tuesday 14 June - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Line up brings a chance to taste a Magnus opus"
Wednesday 15 June - The Sydney Morning Herald: "So long to squid, send in the cod balls"
Wednesday 21 June - The Sydney Morning Herald: "It's written in the scars"
Wednesday 28 June - The Sydney Morning Herald: "A search for a Korean soul"
Tuesday 5 July - The Age: "The reluctant chef stars"
Tuesday 12 July - The Sydney Morning Herald: "The dream factory"
Tuesday 2 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Away with words"
Tuesday 16 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Victory to the vegetables"
Tuesday 23 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Animal attraction"
Thursday 25 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "South American showcase gala dinner
Saturday 27 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Dinner in the den the mane event for foodies
Sunday 28 August - Sun Herald: "Have a waddle, eat local"
Sunday 28 August - The Sunday Age: "Dude food rules in the new world order of quick cuisine"
Sunday 28 August - Sunday Herald Sun: "There's a party on somewhere"
Tuesday 30 August - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Nature takes its courses"
Wednesday 31 August - The Wentworth Courier: "Sun rises on the beach feast"
September 2011 - Delicious: "Join the party (David Tanis feature)
September 2011 - Australian Gourmet Traveller: "Gourmet news"
September 2 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "World on a plate" (Joanna Savill)
September 3 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Culinary Carnival" (Alex Atala)
September 3 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Honest words, honest food" (Gabrielle Hamilton)
September 3 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Upping the Andes" (Gaston Acurio)
September 6 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "At home, in the kitchen" (David Tanis)
September 13 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: Dessert Island" (David Lebovitz)
September 14 2011 - The Canberra Times: "Wild Food" (Magnus Nillson)
September 14 2011 - The Canberra Times: Totally Psyched" (Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo)
September 15 2011 - The West Australian: "Willie takes chocolate obsession to Sydney" (Willie Harcourt-Cooze)
September 17 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Phillipa Sibley Q&A"
September 18 2011 - The Sun Herald: "Romancing the Flame" (Porteno & Francis Mallman)
September 20 2011 - The Sydney Morning Herald: "Singapore Fling" (Ryan Clift)
September 20 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Peach set to blossom" (David Chang)
September 21 2011: The Canberra Tmes: "On a wild food romp" (Alex Atala)
September 27 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Prize winning shots really do take ages
September 29 2011: Central Magazine: "A showcase of food"
September 28 2011: Fairfield City Champion: "Eat from menu inspired by family"
September 28 2011: Fairfield City Champion: "Neat and sweet, fine feat"
September 28 2011: Illawara Mercury: "Regions crave the spotlight"
September 28 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Chef goes back to nature in search of his culinary roots" (Alex Atala)
September 30 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "A big night for the world's best chefs"
September 30 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Culinary rock stars set to carve up city"
October 1 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Visiting international chefs demand the best source"
October 2 2011: The Sun Herald: "Malaysia spices up summer"
October 2 2011: The Sun Herald: "Party of The Week" (Crave Syd Int'l Food Fest launch)
October 2 2011: The Sydney Morning Herald: "Gas gets cold shoulder as grill maestro raises the bar"
October 5 2011: Fairfield City Council: "Celebrity chef comes home for lunch" (Luke Nguyen)
October 6 2011: Mosman Daily: "Wild about tasty treats at Crave"
October 5 2011: Mt Druitt St Mary's Standard: "Festival events worth craving for"
