Saporium Christmas Food Festival

Overview

What exactly is the best thing about Christmas? Whether your answer is the beach weather, the presents, or the simple joy of getting the family together for a summer barbecue, no-one can deny that the silly season food on offer is an enormous plus. This year, foodie precinct Saporium will be bringing the Christmas feast and all of your last-minute Christmas shopping needs to you on December 10 and 11 — coinciding with the Merry Mary Xmas version of the Rosebery Block Party happening on Sunday in the same location.

The two-day holiday market will include a collaboration between Gelato Messina and Archie Rose Distilling Co., which will see the return of a childhood favourite: ice-cream spiders. Plus, special guests DJ Levins and ACME chef Mitch Orr are teaming up to combine their love of food and music for an Eats & Beats set at the VIVE Cooking School.

On the Monday, visitors to the market will be offered a free tour of Archie Rose's award-winning distillery, and have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious menu including pork belly burgers by neighbours Three Blue Ducks and beers by Young Henrys. And for all of us who have yet to find that special something for our great aunt Mildreds, an enormous array of artisan gifts, trinkets and stocking-stuffers will be up for grabs from rows of stalls of emerging artists and independent brands.

The market will be kicking off from 10am on both days, and kicking off late into the afternoon.