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Program 1 Thailand/Vietnam
MC's Joanna Savill and Simon Marnie
Program 2 China
MC Simon Thomsen		   
Program 3 World
MC Matt Preston

DAVID THOMPSON

(Nahm, London) Sydney's Thai star returns on the eve of his newest book launch to take it to the streets... of Thailand of course.

JEREME LEUNG

(Hong Kong) The creative talent behind New Chinese Cuisine dazzles us with the best of Shanghai, Beijing and beyond.

Sergi Arola

(Sergi Arola Gastro, Madrid) Madrid's star of the post-Ferran generation performs his own brand of culinary rock 'n roll.

(with Brent Savage, Bentley Bar - Sydney)

PETER GORDON

(The Providores and Tapa, London)


If you knew fusion... Peter Gordon made it famous at London's '90s hot spot, Sugar Club. He teams up with modern Thai legend Martin Boetz for East-meets-West like never before.
(with Martin Boetz, Longrain - Sydney)

KYLIE KWONG

(Billy Kwong, Sydney)

ALVIN LEUNG

(Bo Innovation, Hong Kong)
Our favourite TV chef, writer and "simple Chinese" cook goes back to back with the wild (and controversial) Chinese deconstructionist, "demon chef" Alvin Leung.

ALEXANDRE BOURDAS

(Sa.Qua.Na, France)

From Hokkaido, Japan to a little town in Normandy, Alex Bourdas's cooking is all about memory, flavours, colours and shapes. A journey for the senses.

(with Justin North, Becasse - Sydney)

LUKE NGUYEN

(Red Lantern, Sydney)

ANDREA NGUYEN

(Into the Vietnamese Kitchen)
Two Nguyens (no relation!) get together to prepare a series of home-style Vietnamese classics, via California and Cabramatta.

FUCHSIA DUNLOP

(Land of Plenty/Sichuan Cookery)


Authentic homestyle recipes from the kitchens of Sichuan, from the writer/chef who brought their stories and recipes to the English-speaking world.

CHEONG LIEW

(The Grange, Adelaide)

EDWARD KWON

(Edward Kwon, Seoul)
The godfather of mod Oz makes merry in the kitchen with Korea's most global contemporary chef.

TALK SESSION

The old and the new, creativity and tradition

Sergi Arola (Spain), Jereme Leung (China) and Edward Kwon (Korea) tell us how it works.

TALK SESSION

Cyber cuisine
Food online: blogs, Twitter, diner reviews and more. Where’s it all going? What does it mean?Webmasters include Andrea Nguyen (vietworldkitchen.com), Christopher Tan (foodfella.com) and Aun Koh (chubbyhubby.net).
Moderator: Stephanie Wood (the (sydney) magazine).

TALK SESSION

Why is the West in love with the East?

Jereme Leung (Hong Kong), Peter Gordon (London, NZ) and Sebastien Demorand (Paris) explain the Asian fascination.
Moderator: Helen Greenwood (SMH Spectrum and Good Living)

DRINKS AND DESSERTS


PICHET ONG

Dessert is the food group of choice in New York City. Celebrity dessert chef Pichet Ong wows us with his utterly original Asian-inspired creations.
Tastings and drinks included.

DRINKS AND DESSERTS


POH LING YEOW (with Matt Preston)

You loved her on MasterChef. You’ll love her take on Malaysian desserts even more. Expect sweet dumplings, her famous ginger custard, sticky rice pyramids and braised coconut. Tastings and drinks included.

DRINKS AND DESSERTS


GRANT COLLINS

Australia¹s most cutting-edge mixologist shakes up a storm with a series of extraordinary Belvedere vodka cocktails. Prepare to be amazed. Tastings included. Of course!