Festival Stars | Tasting Australia presented by RAA Travel | Tast...

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

Explore below who crafted your menus in 2022.

CREATIVE TEAM

Darren Robertson — Darren Robertson CO-FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Karena Armstrong CO-FESTIVAL DIRECTOR

Nick Stock DRINKS CURATOR

Emma McCaskill FOOD CURATOR

PATRON AND LEGENDS

Simon Bryant PATRON

Cheong Liew LEGEND

Maggie Beer — Maggie Beer LEGEND

2022 Festival Culinary Stars

Alanna Sapwell

Amanda McInerney — Amanda McInerney

Amy Hamilton — Amy Hamilton

Annie Smithers — Annie Smithers

Ben Devlin — Ben Devlin

Ben Shewry — Ben Shewry

Ben Williamson — Ben Williamson

Bethany Finn — Bethany Finn

Callum Hann

Clare Falzon — Clare Falzon

Daniella Guevara Munoz — Daniella Guevara Munoz

Dave Pynt — Dave Pynt

Duncan Welgemoed

Emily Salkeld — Emily Salkeld

Emma Shearer — Emma Shearer

Fabian Lehmann — Fabian Lehmann

Jacqui Challinor — Jacqui Challinor

Jake Kellie — Jake Kellie

Jemma Whiteman — Jemma Whiteman

Jung Eun Chae — Jung Eun Chae

Justin James — Justin James

Kane Pollard — Kane Pollard

Kris Lloyd — Kris Lloyd

Lauren Eldridge — Lauren Eldridge

Louis Tikaram

Mandy Hall — Mandy Hall

Mark Best

Mark Wright — Mark Wright

Matt Stone — Matt Stone

Morgan McGlone

Nicola Palmer — Nicola Palmer

Paul Baker

Peter Gilmore — Peter Gilmore

Rosheen Kaul — Rosheen Kaul

Sashi Cheliah — Sashi Cheliah

Sean Connolly — Sean Connolly

Shannon Fleming — Shannon Fleming

Shannon Martinez — Shannon Martinez

Sharon Flynn — Sharon Flynn

Sharon Romeo — Sharon Romeo

Stuart Oldfield — Stuart Oldfield

Terry Intarakhamhaeng — Terry Intarakhamhaeng

Tom Bradman — Tom Bradman

Tom Campbell — Tom Campbell

Tom Tilbury — Tom Tilbury

Tony Carroll — Tony Carroll

Troy Rhoades-Brown

2022 Festival Beverage Stars

Adam Wadewitz — Adam Wadewitz

Belinda Thomson — Belinda Thomson

Bill Lark — Bill Lark

Charlie Melton — Charlie Melton

Charlie Seppelt — Charlie Seppelt

Chester Osborn — Chester Osborn

Dan Redman — Dan Redman

Daniel Airoldi — Daniel Airoldi

Darren Lange — Darren Lange

David Ridge — David Ridge

Fiona Donald — Fiona Donald

Fraser McKinley — Fraser McKinley

George Campbell — George Campbell

Ian Hongell — Ian Hongell

Jacinta Jenkins — Jacinta Jenkins

Jessica Hill Smith

John Hughes — John Hughes

Justine Henschke — Justine Henschke

Kate Laurie — Kate Laurie

Kerri Thompson — Kerri Thompson

Liam Van Pelt — Liam Van Pelt

Louisa Rose — Louisa Rose

Matt Dunne — Matt Dunne

Paul Hotker — Paul Hotker

Peter Fraser

Riley Harrison — Riley Harrison

Robert Walters — Robert Walters

Sally McGill — Sally McGill

Sam Wigan — Sam Wigan

Stephen Pannell — Stephen Pannell

Sue Bell — Sue Bell

Meet the stars of Tasting Australia's past Alumni

Marco Pierre White

Matt Moran

Jock Zonfrillo

Benjamin Cooper

Carlo Mirarchi

Andy Allen — Andy Allen

Alex Atala

Dave Verheul

Mehmet Gurs

Monty Koludrovic

JP McMahon

Paul Carmichael

Mark LaBrooy — Mark LaBrooy

Christine Manfield — Christine Manfield

Lennox Hastie — Lennox Hastie

Christian Puglisi

Salloum Sisters

Somer Sivrioglu

Jyoti Bindu

David Swain

Scott Huggins

Jerry Mai

Norbert Neiderkofler

Shaun Quade

Brent Savage

Jake Smyth

Ayubi Family

Breen Matti

Costardi Brothers

Paul West

Rodolfo Guzman

Mrs Singh

Terry Nattawoot

Federico Zanellato

Andrew McConnell — Andrew McConnell

Adam Liaw

Analiese Gregory

Alice Zaslavsky

Sat Bains

Anthony Myint

Belinda Jeffrey

Jessie Spiby

Josey Baker

Liz Carlisle

Mark Kurlansky

Heidi Bjerkan

Raymond Capaldi

O Tama Carey

Chris Crawford — Chris Crawford

Guy de Rivoire

Laurent D'Harcourt

Thomas Johns

Victor Liong

Will Meyrick

Philippe Mouchel

Guy Parkinson

Nathan Sasi

Marquis Sauvage

Aaron Turner

Shohei Yasuda

Max Sharrad

Dan Hong

Sacha La Forgia

Dan Hunter

Greggory Hill

Magdalena Roze — Magdalena Roze

Symon Conway-Lyden — Symon Conway-Lyden

Jack Ingram — Jack Ingram

Peter Clarke — Peter Clarke

Trisha Greentree — Trisha Greentree

Mat Lindsay — Mat Lindsay

Alejandro Huerta

Tony Love — Tony Love

James Lindner — James Lindner

Rick Kinzbrunner — Rick Kinzbrunner

Palisa Anderson — Palisa Anderson

Luke Burgess — Luke Burgess

Luke Powell — Luke Powell

Warren Randall — Warren Randall