Regional Dinner Series

A citywide celebration of regional produce and talent, where acclaimed regional chefs collaborate with Sydney restaurants and chefs for one-off menus that hero their home’s ingredients, winemakers, brewers and more

Vivid Food's inaugural Regional Dinner Series spans some of Sydney’s finest restaurants – all to highlight the rich culinary identity and stories of NSW, with each event focusing on a different region. 

Headlining the Series is renowned chef and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi with A Shared Table with Yotam Ottolenghi, where he will host an exclusive dinner and lunch. Collaborations across the 12 events include: Danielle Alvarez x Mindy Woods; Christine Manfield x Sander Nooij; Ben Devlin x Lennox Hastie; Frank Fawkner x Allesandro Pavoni; Troy Rhoades-Brown x Nik Hill; Luke Piccolo x Giovanni Pilu, and Stephen Santucci x Scott McComas-Williams. 

Find our full list of Regional Dinner Series pairings and events below.

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