Our Shared Future: Lauren Eldridge

Join pastry chef Lauren Eldridge and OzHarvest for a four-course dinner at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, all made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued NSW produce.

Awarded 2026 Chef of the Year by the SMH Good Food Guide, Eldridge is the head pastry chef at Paisano and Daughters. Eldridge’s innovative, visually stunning desserts celebrate seasonal and local produce, and have earned her a formidable reputation across prestigious kitchens globally. 

Celebrating rescued ingredients and social change, she and Refettorio’s team will develop a unique four-course menu, with two courses from Eldridge, and two from OzHarvest chefs.

It’s part of OzHarvest’s Our Shared Future, a dinner series for Vivid Sydney, featuring seven of NSW’s most exciting chefs in one-night-only collaborations with Refettorio’s team.

Other guests include Junda Khoo, executive chef and co-founder of Ho Jiak; celebrated pastry chef Jade Gilmour; Racha Abou Al-Shamat, owner of catering company and cooking school Racha's Syrian Kitchen; Remy Davis, head chef at Bessie’s Restaurant and Alma’s Bar; King Clarence executive chef Khanh Nguyen, and Jean Paul El Tom, co-founder and chef at Baba’s Place and Corner 75.

But this series goes beyond exceptional dining. Our Shared Future empowers OzHarvest Nourish students to work alongside guest chefs, gaining hands-on experience in menu development, preparation, and event delivery.

Help OzHarvest work toward a more sustainable future where food is not wasted and no one goes hungry.