Sydney Italian Wine + Food Festival 2015

Overview

Proving that Italian food is a universally accepted good for humanity, this year’s Sydney Italian Wine and Food Festival has something to suit everyone.

Held at Sydney Town Hall, the festival will feature some of the best Italian chefs in Sydney, including from the kitchens of Pilu at Freshwater, Ormeggio, Balla, A Tavola, Aperitivo, Ajo, Osteria Russo + Russo and Capriccio. They’ll be serving up street-style pizza, freshly made pasta and all the finest dishes you would associate with your imaginary Italian nonna. Alongside them, the Gourmet Traveller food market will offer up 250 of Italy’s finest wines along with all of the most comforting take-home treats, from cheese and gelato to salami and coffee.

But the Italian Wine and Food Festival is not just a chance to stuff your face with quality goods; it’s also a chance to learn a little something, with a wine masterclass led by writers Huon Hooke and Max Allen and an olive oil masterclass led by Nino Zoccali from Pendolino. If neither of those liquids satisfy you, make your way to the Espresso di Manfredi’s Espresso Martini Bar, the Menabrea Birra Beer Bar or the festival’s Negroni Bar, where Max Greco from Vasco will be acting as mixologist-in-chief.

All this, plus a soundtrack of live Italian jazz and DJs drifting from the wine garden until 9pm. Sounds like la dolce vita.

Image: A Tavola.