Coming Soon: Food and Drink Festival Naturellement Is Returning in 2025 to Celebrate Central Coast Cuisine
Fill up on epicurean flavours and get immersed in the local culinary scene at this gourmet extravaganza's long-awaited comeback.
With the inaugural Naturellement festival selling out back in 2021, the time has finally come for a bigger and better second edition. Taking over Galleria Ettalong Beach for two jam-packed days of epicurean drinking and dining, visitors will encounter 120 choice artisan beverages to sample. Plus, a bevy of admired chefs will present fascinating masterclasses and talks diving deep into top-notch cuisine.
Held across May 17–18, Naturellement is the brainchild of drinks guru and P&V Merchants' owner Mike Bennie, alongside Kristy Austin, the founder of creative experience agency We Are Neighbourgood. Together, this savvy duo has curated a lineup showcasing some of the best artisan, natural, organic and small-batch drinks producers in the land. The bites haven't been forgotten either, with a host of local food purveyors along for the ride too.
Bennie has scoured his vast network to bring together 30 first-rate products from the Central Coast and beyond. Names like SABI-WABI, Majama Wines, Harkham, Ten Minutes by Tractor, Jilly Wine Co and Meredith by Mem will share their wares for your drinking delight. Meanwhile, the event makes it easy to chat with these forward-thinking operators, helping you learn about their sustainable processes and creative brewing techniques.
With a drink in hand, there's plenty of time to soak up Austin's exciting culinary program too. Here, celebrated chefs and sustainability advocates like Alanna Sapwell-Stone (The Eltham Hotel) and Matt Stone (Ciao Mate, You Beauty) will showcase their cooking skills and impart their seemingly endless knowledge to the crowd. Making the trip from Adelaide is Jake Kellie, whose time leading Singapore's Michelin-starred Burnt Ends and Adelaide's Arkhe has helped him become a true master of the flame.
"This is a celebration of NSW and the ACT's artisan, boutique and avant-garde producers," says Bennie. "It's also an opportunity to introduce Australians, particularly those in our large cities like Sydney and Melbourne, to regional centres like the Central Coast. There's a bounty of incredible food, wine, beer, spirits and non-alcoholic drinks on offer, so why shouldn't there be a festival that shares it with the rest of the country?"
Also on schedule is a series of one-off dishes created in collaboration with Central Coast culinary legends, fun-filled masterclasses covering the ins and outs of winemaking and a dedicated talks program, featuring inspiring conversations with local farmers, producers and wild food cooks on sustainability, regenerative farming and the future of Australia's food scene.
Naturellement runs from Saturday, May 17–Sunday, May 18 at Galleria, 189 Ocean View Rd, Ettalong Beach. Head to the website for more information.
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