Highlighting Byron Bay in a multi-sensory feast as part of the Regional Dinner Series, Bundjalung woman and culinary powerhouse Mindy Woods (Karkalla...

Culture in Motion: Mindy Woods & Danielle Alvarez

Location:

Bennelong Point
Sydney
Australia

Venue:
Sydney Opera House - Yallamundi Rooms
Price:
From $275.00
Culture in Motion: Mindy Woods & Danielle Alvarez
Culture in Motion: Mindy Woods & Danielle Alvarez

Featuring

Mindy Woods

Mindy Woods

Mindy Woods is a Bundjalung woman, chef, restaurateur, author and recipient of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 Champion of Change award.

Nationally recognised for her award-winning work at Karkalla and globally celebrated for revitalising First Nations culture through food, Woods blends cultural storytelling with contemporary gastronomy to honour the world's oldest continuous food culture.

Danielle Alvarez

Danielle Alvarez

Danielle Alvarez is a Sydney-based chef, recipe developer and cookbook author, and the Sydney Opera House culinary director of events.

In her own words, "feeding people delicious, seasonal, responsibly sourced food and teaching people how to make the same delicious food for themselves is my purpose in life".

Event Details

Highlighting Byron Bay in a multi-sensory feast as part of the Regional Dinner Series, Bundjalung woman and culinary powerhouse Mindy Woods (Karkalla) pairs with Danielle Alvarez, the Sydney Opera House's culinary director of events and a paddock-to-plate expert.

Cuisine, art and performance collide in this special event, where Indigenous ingredients and NSW artisan producers are paired with curated wines, immersive Indigenous art, and live music blending Indigenous sound, jazz, blues and strings.

Vivid Food's inaugural Regional Dinner Series is a citywide celebration of regional produce and talent spanning some of Sydney's finest restaurants all to highlight the rich culinary identity and stories of NSW, with each event focusing on a specific region.

Across seven pairings and 12 events, the Series sees acclaimed regional chefs collaborate with Sydney restaurants and chefs for one-off menus that hero their home's ingredients, winemakers, brewers and more. Hungry for more? Explore the full Regional Dinner Series, including headlining event A Shared Table with Yotam Ottolenghi.

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