Overview
Summer's not the only time of year Sydneysiders can wander through night markets brimming with freshly cooked local nosh. Carriageworks plans to continue this insanely popular Sydney pastime into the colder months, announcing a brand new winter night market for Vivid today.
It's (somewhat straightforwardly) called The Night Market, with over 50 stallholders taking over Carriageworks on two winter evenings: June 4 and June 18. Expect to sample goods from NSW's top tier of restaurants, winemakers, spiritmakers, breweries and providores, including Archie Rose, Cornersmith, Porteno, Billy Kwong, Icebergs, Efendy, Thievery, Young Henrys, Cake Wines, Single Origin Roasters, Pepe Saya and more.
Curated by Sydney chef (of the just-opened No. 1 Bent Street) and Carriageworks Farmers Market creative director Mike McEnearney, The Night Market is inspired by the theme 'Cooking with Fire' — and the chefs involved will be doing just that, cooking live over open flames. Each stallholder will be able to clue you into the regional source of their produce — a requirement that could only come from the paddock-to-plate-focused McEnearney.
The Night Market marks the second Vivid food-focused project for Carriageworks this year, following the sold-out Sydney Table series announcement. Both ride the success of the recent Carriageworks Christmas Twilight Market, which saw a casual 8000 visitors/late present buyers.
THE NIGHT MARKET STALLHOLDER LINEUP:
A&W Muscat
Archie Rose
Ashtons Australian Coffee
Billy Kwong
Blini Bar
Brilliant Food
Burrawong Gaian
Cake Wines
Ce Ce Liqueur
Chrissy's Cuts Sausages
Cornersmith
Country Valley Dairy
Dessertmakers
Ding the Recipe
Efendy
Freeman Vineyards
Gumnut Chocolates and Biscuits
Hand N Hoe Organic Macadamias
Icebergs
Jollie Gourmet
Jonima Flowers
Juicing by Colours
Kemps Creek Farms
Kitchen Green
Kurrawong Organics
La Bastide
Linga Longa Farm
Melanda Park Pasture Raised Pork
Millamolong Australia
Moobi Valley
Mountain Goat
Naturally Falafel
Neo Organic Tea
Pasta Emilia
Pepe Saya
Porteno
Prickle Hill Produce
Pukara Estate
Salads Direct
Shepherd's Artisan Bakehouse
Single Origin Roasters
Slow Wine Co.
Sweetness the Patisserie
The Herb Store
The Pines Kiama
Thievery
Thirlmere Poultry
Vale Creek Wines
Watkins Family Farm
Willowbrae Chevre Cheese
Yalla Foods
Young Henrys Brewing Company
The Night Market is coming to Carriageworks on June 4 and 18. Entry is free.
Image: Andrew Quilty.