Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival 2022

Overview

Looking for an excuse to head north, up to the Sunshine Coast and into the hinterland? An afternoon of eating, drinking and wandering through a rainforest should do it. That's all on the agenda at the returning Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival, which takes over Maleny's Spicers Tamarind Retreat on Saturday, March 19 with plenty of food, booze and leafy greenery.

The plant life is the easiest part to take care of, because it surrounds the hotel anyway — and provides quite the backdrop for all the culinary fun. As for what you'll be snacking on, ready your appetite for a feast of Asian street food. Tteokbokki, aka spicy stir-fried Korean rice cakes, will be on offer alongside Japanese tuna rice bowls, roast pork banh mis and Malaysian barbecue chicken. Obviously, arrive hungry.

Drinks-wise, you'll be sipping wine from Brockenchack Winery, spirits and cocktails from Sunshine & Sons, and brews from Moffat Beach Brewing Co and Asahi.

Your $125 ticket will nab you a dish at each of the five food stalls, two beverages, access to cooking demonstrations and live music.

Bring blankets and cushions with you, too, for lazing around on the grass between bites.