Festival Stars | Tasting Australia presented by Journey Beyond | ...

Homegrown chefs, winemakers, beverage experts, hosts and more create unforgettable food and beverage experiences during the Tasting Australia festival each year.

Creative Team

Kane Pollard FESTIVAL CURATOR

Meira Harel FESTIVAL CURATOR

Banjo Harris Plane FESTIVAL CURATOR

Duncan Welgemoed FESTIVAL CURATOR

Jessica Ducrou FESTIVAL ADVISOR

Patron and Legends

Simon Bryant PATRON

Cheong Liew LEGEND

Maggie Beer — Maggie Beer LEGEND

2026 Culinary Stars

Agnes Wyszomirska — Agnes Wyszomirska

Alex Crawford — Alex Crawford

Alexis Bessaeu — Alexis Besseau

Audrey Shaw — Audrey Shaw

Ben Devlin — Ben Devlin

Blayne Bertoncello — Blayne Bertoncello

Brendan Roach

Callum Hann — Callum Hann

Calum Horn

Clare Falzon — Clare Falzon

Daniel Puskas — Daniel Puskas

Darren Robertson — Darren Robertson

Denny Bradden — Denny Bradden

Enrico Sgarbossa

Fabian Lehmann — Fabian Lehmann

Imogen Czulowski — Imogen Czulowski

Jason Roberts — Jason Roberts

Jimmy Toone — Jimmy Toone

Jo Barrett — Jo Barrett

Karena Armstrong

LC Nguyen — LC Nguyen

Laura Sharrad — Laura Sharrad

Mandy Hall — Mandy Hall

Mark Best

Mark Kamleh — Mark Kamleh

Matt Stone — Matt Stone

Max Sharrad

Mindy Woods — Mindy Woods

Nicola Palmer — Nicola Palmer

Nick Tadija — Nick Tadija

Nieves Barragán Mohacho — Nieves Barragán Mohacho

Ozge Kalvo — Ozge Kalvo

Paul Stone — Paul Stone

Phil Helyard — Phil Helyard

Punk Royale — Punk Royale

Quang Nyugen — Quang Nyugen

Quentin Whittle — Quentin Whittle

Shannon Fleming — Shannon Fleming

Sarah Glover — Sarah Glover

Sharon Romeo — Sharon Romeo

Simone Watts — Simone Watts

Sofia Levin — Sofia Levin

Tom Campbell — Tom Campbell

Trinh Richards — Trinh Richards

Victor Liong

2026 Beverage Stars

Adam Foster — Adam Foster

Adam Wadewitz — Adam Wadewitz

Alex Marchetti — Alex Marchetti

Alice Tremayne — Alice Tremayne

Amelia Nolan — Amelia Nolan

Amber Ochota

André Hueston Mack — André Hueston Mack

Anita Goode

Belinda van Eyssen — Belinda van Eyssen

Ben Haines — Ben Haines

Bernice Ong

Cassandra Charlick — Cassandra Charlick

Charlotte Hardy — Charlotte Hardy

Chayse Bertoncello — Chayse Bertoncello

Cyndal Petty — Cyndal Petty

Dennis De Boer — Dennis De Boer

Dylan Grigg — Dylan Grigg

Fiona Donald — Fiona Donald

Gareth Belton

Gwyn Olsen

Hannah Green — Hannah Green

Irina Santiago-Brown — Irina Santiago-Brown

James Erskine — James Erskine

Kate Laurie — Kate Laurie

Katie Spain — Katie Spain

Lauren Langfield — Lauren Langfield

Louis Schofield — Louis Schofield

Marcell Kustos — Marcell Kustos

Mathilde Tytgat — Mathilde Tytgat

Matt Large — Matt Large

Matty O'Callaghan — Matty O'Callaghan

Michael Downer — Michael Downer

Paddy Gilhooly

Riley Harrison — Riley Harrison

SamTaylor — Sam Taylor

Selina Kelly — Selina Kelly

Steph Turnbull

Sue Bell — Sue Bell

Tim Kenny — Tim Kenny

Past Alumni

Aaron Turner

Adam Liaw

Adam D'Sylva — Adam D'Sylva

Adam Liston

Alanna Sapwell

Alejandro Huerta

Alex Atala

Alex Bellas — Alex Bellas

Alex Kirkwood — Alex Kirkwood

Alex Schulkin — Alex Schulkin

Alice Zaslavsky

Amanda McInerney — Amanda McInerney

Amy Hamilton — Amy Hamilton

Anais Gschwind — Anais Gschwind

Analiese Gregory

Andrie Whisson — Andrie Whisson

Andrew Davies — Andrew Davies

Andrew Hardy

Andrew McConnell — Andrew McConnell

Andy Allen — Andy Allen

Angelina Mondavi — Angelina Mondavi

Angus Love — Angus Love

Annie Smithers — Annie Smithers

Annita Potter — Annita Potter

Anthony Cresp — Anthony Cresp

Anthony Myint

Ashley Huntington — Ashley Huntington

Ashley Ratcliffe — Ashley Ratcliffe

Ayubi — Ayubi Family

Anais Gschwind

Baine Stubbs — Baine Stubbs

Belinda Jeffrey

Belinda Thomson — Belinda Thomson

Ben Haines — Ben Haines

Ben Shewry — Ben Shewry

Ben Williamson — Ben Williamson

Bryan Martin — Bryan Martin

Benjamin Cooper

Benjamin Cross

Ben Bertei — Ben Bertei

Bethany Finn — Bethany Finn

Bianca Welsh

Big Sam Young — Big Sam Young

Bill Lark — Bill Lark

Billie Justice Thomson — Billie Justice Thomson

Brad Hickey — Brad Hickey

Breen Matti

Brent Savage

Brigitte Hafner — Brigitte Hafner

Bridget Raffal — Bridget Raffal

Briony Liebich — Briony Liebich

Bryan Martin — Bryan Martin

Callum Powell — Callum Powell

Cameron Ahl — Cameron Ahl

Cara Devine — Cara Devine

Carlo Mirarchi

Chae — Chae

Charlie Lu — Charlie Lu

Charlie Melton — Charlie Melton

Charlie Seppelt — Charlie Seppelt

Chiara Pavan — Chiara Pavan

Charlotte Hardy — Charlotte Hardy

Chester Osborn — Chester Osborn

Chris Crawford — Chris Crawford

Christian Canala — Christian Canala

Christian Puglisi

Chia Wu — Chia Wu

Christine Manfield — Christine Manfield

Claudette Zepeda — Claudette Zepeda

Cody Banks

Colin McBryde — Colin McBryde

Corrina Wright — Corrina Wright

Curly Haslam-Coates — Curly Haslam-Coates

Costardi Brothers

Damien Coulthard — Damien Coulthard

Dan Hong

Dan Hunter

Dan Redman — Dan Redman

Dana Kinter — Dana Kinter

Danielle Alvarez — Danielle Alvarez

Daniel Murphy — Daniel Murphy

Daniel Airoldi — Daniel Airoldi

Daniella Guevara — Daniella Guevara

Darren Lange — Darren Lange

Darren Leaney — Darren Leaney

Darren Purchese — Darren Purchese

Dave Pynt — Dave Pynt

Dave Verheul

David LeMire — David LeMire

David Ridge — David Ridge

David Ridge — David Ridge

David Swain

Doogal Hannagan & Louise Lynch — Doogal Hannagan & Louise Lynch

Duncan Mcrae — Duncan Mcrae

Douglas McMaster — Douglas McMaster

Elli Beer — Elli Beer

Emma Shearer — Emma Shearer

Ella Hoban

Emily Salkeld — Emily Salkeld

Emma McCaskill — Emma McCaskill

Erin Larkin — Erin Larkin

Emily Thomas — Emily Thomas

Federico Zanellato

Fraser McKinley — Fraser McKinley

Fiona Carboni — Fiona Carboni

Frewin Ries

Gabriel Stengle — Gabriel Stengle

Galit Shachaf — Galit Shachaf

George Campbell — George Campbell

Georgia Roberts — Georgia Roberts

George Georgiadis

Georgie Rogers — Georgie Rogers

Gill Meller — Gill Meller

Greta Wohlstadt — Greta Wohlstadt

Greggory Hill

Guy de Rivoire

Guy Parkinson

Hansol Lee — Hansol Lee

Heidi Bjerkan

Helen Masters — Helen Masters

Helly Raichura

Hugh Allen — Hugh Allen

Hugh Holds — Hugh Holds

Iain Cameron — Iain Cameron

Ian Hongell — Ian Hongell

Isobel Little — Isobel Little

Jack Ingram — Jack Ingram

Jacinta Jenkins — Jacinta Jenkins

Jacqui Challinor — Jacqui Challinor

Jae Bang — Jae Bang

Jake Smyth

James Audas

James Henry — James Henry

Jake Kellie — Jake Kellie

James Irvine — James Irvine

James Lindner — James Lindner

James Lowe — James Lowe

James Spreadbury — James Spreadbury

Jamie Musgrave

Jan Ordway — Jan Ordway

Jo Leal — Jo Leal

Jane Bromley

Jasper Button

Jemma Whiteman — Jemma Whiteman

Jerry Mai

Jessie Spiby — Jessie Spiby

Jessica Hill Smith

Jock Zonfrillo

Justine Henschke — Justine Henschke

John Hughes — John Hughes

Jono Hersey — Jono Hersey

Jono Koerner — Jono Koerner

Jacob Davey

Josey Baker

JP McMahon

Julia Busuttil Nishimura — Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Kirby Shearing — Kirby Shearing

Koen Janssens

Jules Ashmead

Joanna Savill — Joanna Savill

Justine Henschke — Justine Henschke

Justin James — Justin James

Jyoti Bindu

Kaaren Palmer

Krystal Hart — Krystal Hart

Kerri Thompson — Kerri Thompson

Kim Chalmers — Kim Chalmers

Kayla Reid — Kayla Reid

Kevin Glastonbury — Kevin Glastonbury

Karen Martini — Karen Martini

Kate Goodman — Kate Goodman

Kris Lloyd — Kris Lloyd

Luca Baioni

Kylie Javier Ashton — Kylie Javier Ashton

Lachlan Barber — Lachlan Barber

Laura Carter — Laura Carter

Luke Whearty

Lauren Eldridge — Lauren Eldridge

Laurent D'Harcourt

Leanne Altmann — Leanne Altmann

Liz Carey — Liz Carey

Lachlan Duncan

Lennox Hastie — Lennox Hastie

Leah Adint — Leah Adint

Liam Van Pelt — Liam Van Pelt

Lachlan Colwill — Lachlan Colwill

Lachlan Jeffries

Liz Carlisle

Lilly Trewartha — Lilly Trewartha

Louisa Rose — Louisa Rose

Louis Tikaram

Luke Sanderson — Luke Sanderson

Luke Burgess — Luke Burgess

Luke Powell — Luke Powell

Lulu Lunn — Lulu Lunn

Marco Pierre White

Magdalena Roze — Magdalena Roze

Mark Kurlansky

Max Veenhuyzen — Max Veenhuyzen

Mark LaBrooy — Mark LaBrooy

Mark Wright — Mark Wright

Matteo Carboni — Matteo Carboni

Mark Reginato — Mark Reginato

Monica Berg

Marvin Lattrez — Marvin Lattrez

Marquis Sauvage

Matt Dunne — Matt Dunne

Matt Deller MW

Mehmet Gurs

Melanie Chester

Matt Moran

Matt Dickson — Matt Dickson

Max Allen — Max Allen

Melissa Palinkas — Melissa Palinkas

Mat Lindsay — Mat Lindsay

Matt Turnbull

Mark Bulman

Mike Bennie — Mike Bennie

Monty Koludrovic

Martin Moran

Milly Badman

Mitch Orr — Mitch Orr

Morgan McGlone

Mark Jensen — Mark Jensen

Mrs Singh

Narin ‘Jack’ Kulasai — Narin ‘Jack’ Kulasai

Nornie Bero — Nornie Bero

Nick Corletto

Nick Mills — Nick Mills

Nick Ryan — Nick Ryan

Nathan Sasi

Ned Goodwin — Ned Goodwin

Nesh Simic — Nesh Simic

Nick Stock

Nick Tesar — Nick Tesar

Norbert Neiderkofler

O Tama Carey

Olivia Moore

O'Tama Carey — O'Tama Carey

Ollie Margan — Ollie Margan

Ollie Wong-Hee — Ollie Wong-Hee

Pablo Theodoros

Palisa Anderson — Palisa Anderson

Paul Baker

Paul Hotker — Paul Hotker

Paul West

Peter Fraser

Paul Carpenter

Paul Carmichael

Piotr Szewczuk — Piotr Szewczuk

Mug Chen — Mug Chen

Peter Clarke — Peter Clarke

Peter Gilmore — Peter Gilmore

Philippe Mouchel

Poh Ling Yeow — Poh Ling Yeow

Raymond Capaldi

Rob Mack — Rob Mack

Rocky Hair — Rocky Hair

Richard Leask — Richard Leask

Rick Kinzbrunner — Rick Kinzbrunner

Rosa Matto — Rosa Matto

Matt Paul

Rebecca Sullivan — Rebecca Sullivan

Riley Harrison — Riley Harrison

Robert Hill-Smith — Robert Hill-Smith

Robert Walters — Robert Walters

Rose Kentish — Rose Kentish

Rodney Dunn — Rodney Dunn

Rosheen Kaul — Rosheen Kaul

Rodolfo Guzman

Rose Adam — Rose Adam

Ryan Davidson — Ryan Davidson

Sacha La Forgia

Salloum Sisters

Sally McGill — Sally McGill

Sam Barry — Sam Barry

Sam Wigan — Sam Wigan

Sashi Cheliah — Sashi Cheliah

Sat Bains

Sav Sexton — Sav Sexton

Sean Connolly — Sean Connolly

Severine Perru — Severine Perru

Shane Wilson — Shane Wilson

Shannon Martinez — Shannon Martinez

Shanteh Wale — Shanteh Wale

Sharon Flynn — Sharon Flynn

Shaun Quade

Shohei Yasuda

Shane Delia

Sid Pachare

Skye Seppelt — Skye Seppelt

Scott Huggins — Scott Huggins

Sophie Carbonneau — Sophie Carbonneau

Somer Sivrioglu

Stacey-Lee Edwards — Stacey-Lee Edwards

Steve Crawford — Steve Crawford

Steph Toole — Steph Toole

Stuart Oldfield — Stuart Oldfield

Sam Smith — Sam Smith

Sam Milne

Stacey Conner — Stacey Conner

Sid Pachare — Sid Pachare

Stephen Pannell

Samantha Payne — Samantha Payne

Sebastian Crowther — Sebastian Crowther

Samantha Connew — Samantha Connew

Sean Baxter

Sophie Pope — Sophie Pope

Sharon Winsor — Sharon Winsor

Symon Conway-Lyden — Symon Conway-Lyden

Terry Nattawoot

Tessa Brown — Tessa Brown

Tania Davey — Tania Davey

Thomas Johns

Topher Boehm

Tim Hardy — Tim Hardy

Tom Bradman — Tom Bradman

Tony Carroll — Tony Carroll

Tony Love — Tony Love

Troy Rhoades-Brown

Taras Ochota

Terry Intarakhamhaeng — Terry Intarakhamhaeng

Tom Jonas

Thomas Robinson — Thomas Robinson

Thi Le — Thi Le

Tom Jack — Tom Jack

Tom O'Reilly — Tom O'Reilly

Trisha Greentree — Trisha Greentree

Tim Kenny — Tim Kenny

Tom Tilbury — Tom Tilbury

Victoria James — Victoria James

Will Doak — Valerie Henbest

Vanessa Button — Vanessa Button

Will Meyrick

Warren Randall — Warren Randall

Will Doak — Will Doak

Zoe Birch — Zoe Birch

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