Honouring the Hunter Valley, Frank Fawkner – the chef-owner of EXP, the 2026 SMH Good Food Guide’s Regional Restaurant of the Year – teams up with...

Regional Dinner Series: Hunter Valley with Frank Fawkner & Alessandro Pavoni

Location:

A’Mare
Crown Sydney, Level 1/1 Barangaroo Avenue
2000 NSW
Australia

Price:
From $175.00
Regional Dinner Series: Hunter Valley with Frank Fawkner & Alessandro Pavoni
Regional Dinner Series: Hunter Valley with Frank Fawkner & Alessandro Pavoni

Featuring

Frank Fawkner

Frank Fawkner

Frank Fawkner is the chef of EXP. Restaurant in Pokolbin, Hunter Valley, which he also co-owns with his wife Emma Fakwkner.

With a seasonal multicourse degustation menu and an all-Australian wine list, the 28-seat restaurant has earned top accolades, including Two Chefs Hats and Regional Restaurant of the Year in 2025.

Alessandro Pavoni

Alessandro Pavoni

Brescian-born chef Alessandro Pavoni blasted into Sydney's dining scene in 2009 with his first restaurant venture, the waterside fine-dining Italian gem Ormeggio at the Spit.

In 2020, Pavoni opened two-hatted restaurant aMare in Crown Sydney, and has since expanded with three more restaurants: Postino Osteria; 55 North by Cibaria Manly, and Cibaria Noosa.

Event Details

Honouring the Hunter Valley, Frank Fawkner – the chef-owner of EXP, the 2026 SMH Good Food Guide’s Regional Restaurant of the Year – teams up with revered Italian chef Alessandro Pavoni of the two-hatted A’Mare, as part of Vivid Food’s Regional Dinner Series.

Both focused on precise, produce-led dining, this singular lunch will combine Pavoni’s Italian culinary expertise with Fawkner’s love of native ingredients, fermentation and minimal waste – with a gorgeous skyward view of Sydney Harbour.

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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