Sydney Table 2017

Overview

Carriageworks and Vivid Sydney are joining forces again this year with their dining series, Sydney Table, which will take place in The Clothing Store's new creative space over four nights from Wednesday, June 14 through Saturday, June 17. Each evening will see one of Sydney's leading chefs present a menu paired with contemporary music, art and design in an interactive dining experience.

The lineup of chefs they've wrangled up is quite impressive, though it's no surprise from curator Mike McEnearney — who, in addition to running Kitchen by Mike and No. 1 Bent Street, acts as the creative director for the Carriageworks Farmers Market.

Chefs include Lankan Filling Station's O Tama Carey on June 14, Automata's Clayton Wells on June 15, Biota's James Viles on June 16 and rounding out the series is Moon Park's Ben Sears on June 17. While the menus will be decidedly different, from modern Australian to Sri Lankan and Korean, each chef will use fresh, locally sourced produce and each dinner will be paired with wine, liquor from Archie Rose Distilling Co. and Scotchmans Hill, and beer from Asahi.

Sydney-based writer and FBi Radio presenter Lee Tran Lam will act as master of ceremonies for each dinner, and creative director Tony Assness has curated each night with artists, designers and musicians from the recently announced Artist Studio Program, which will compliment the menus and add a new level to this creative dinner.

For all of this star power, tickets are expectantly expensive at $200 each, but include canapes and a gin cocktail on arrival, followed by a three-course degustation menu. Last year's series was sold out, so best get on to those tickets now.

Image: Zan Wimberley.