Photo Credit: Danny Howe & Tasting Australia.
Intimate dinners with world-class chefs, adventures to some of the state’s most remote regions and a wine party in Town Square are all on offer when Tasting Australia presented by RAA Travel returns in 2023.
From 28 April until 7 May, Tasting Australia will serve up 10 days of delicious programming, with over 150 events across all 12 regions of South Australia. The first release of the program is on sale from 9am today.
There’s a huge range of immersive and unique events featuring in the program! The Glam Adelaide team has gone through the program and here are our top picks!
Lot.100 Presents The Ultimate Pizza Party
Sun 30th Apr 2023 at 11:00 AM
From $25
A day of epic proportions. Five chefs – and five different takes on what makes the best pizza topping. Enjoy all the fun picnic-style on the lawns of LOT.100. Beats and booze will be on hand from the venue’s brewery and distillery, all to celebrate the genius of pizza.
Entry is $50 per person and includes your choice of pizza – one per person – and a drink on arrival.
Address: 68 Chambers Road, Hay Valley, Adelaide Hills, SA, 5252
Book here.
Beergustation
Sun 7th May 2023 at 12:30 PM
The Kensi is continuing its collaboration with South Australian breweries to bring you Beergustation 2023. Guests will be immersed in a six-course luncheon inspired by autumn’s harvest.
Each course is set to reflect the kitchen crews love for local food and beer at the Kensi. Expect the very best South Australian produce and, in a new move for this edition of Tasting Australia, not one but three of the state’s award-winning breweries sharing selections.
Each will showcase two of their best beers, with the chosen six to then be paired with a dish and featured throughout the afternoon’s menu. Meet the brewery teams at this interactive event, with each crew to discuss their journey so far and love for all things beer.
Address: 23 Regent Street, Kensington, Adelaide, SA, 5068
Book here.
A Festival of Ribs
Multiple Sessions
Get tips and tricks for recreating ribs on your home barbecue at the Weber Grill Academy’s inaugural Festival of Ribs!
With live barbecuing and butchery demonstrations, your ticket includes a seated three-course meal, each paired with a specially selected beverage.
Address: 142 Fullarton Road, Rose Park, Adelaide, SA, 5067
Book here.
A Taste of Persia
Sat 6th May 2023 at 11:00 AM
From $60
Join a special guided food experience in Blair Athol, one of the city’s less familiar culinary neighbourhoods. Its many Persian and Afghan delights are all within walking distance of each other – like a little piece of Persia in your own backyard!
Address: 2/303 Prospect Road, Adelaide, SA, 5084
Book here.
Gin Speed Dating
Sat 6th May 2023 at 1:00 PM
$99
Gin tasting with a difference! It will be fast and furious – culminating in one distiller being crowned the ultimate date. Get set for three rounds of speed dating, with three gin distillers, three gin cocktails and tasty morsels. Will you fall in love?
Address: 23 Gilbert Place, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Book here.
Silver Brewing Co – Beef on The Spit Festival
Sat 6th May 2023 at 12:30 PM
$45
Embrace all the fun of traditional Serbian cooking as Silver Brewing Co fires up its spit.
Half a cow will be slow-roasted on the day, with portions to be carved as guests arrive and served with salad and bread. Relax and enjoy entertainment as you dine, with tastings of house-made spirits also on offer. This Tasting Australia will be akin to a little festival – the perfect chance to embrace authentic Serbian cuisine in all its glory.
Address: 200-206 Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Book here.
WINE! WINE! PARTY! PARTY!
Fri 28th Apr 2023 at 5:30 PM
$30
Town Square will host this Friday night fiesta. Soundtracking the revelry: the multi-talented Max Veenhuyzen, best known as a food and travel writer but also, it turns out, a DJ.
Taste wine chosen by festival drinks curators Banjo Harris Plane and Meira Harel, Pirate Life brews and cocktails by Nick Tesar from Melbourne’s Bar Liberty – officially Australia’s best bartender. Tesar went on to take second place in the latest World Class Cocktail Competition and will bring his flair for all things mixed and magical. He’s also part of the team at boutique liqueur brand Marionette; its delicious, produce-driven range is set to feature.
Address: Town Square, Victoria Square North/ Tarntanyangga, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Book here.
Yalumba X Chin Chin Restaurant
Multiple Sessions
$225
Melbourne’s Chin Chin takes the Barossa Valley. Yalumba is thrilled to be hosting the iconic restaurant’s second South Australian pop-up for a riotous weekend of South East Asian cuisine with the best of Barossa wine and culture.
Dig into your favourite Chin Chin dishes with a South Australian twist at Yalumba’s very own pop-up restaurant venue. Think Chin Chin’s famous kingfish with lime, green nahm jim and coconut cream, or a green curry of locally sourced of Penola Station oyster blade – plus much more.
Hosted by Chin Chin head chef Benjamin Cooper, each guest will go home with a Yalumba x Chin Chin Riedel wine glass, a souvenir of this exclusive collaboration.
Address: 40 Eden Valley Rd, Barossa, SA, 5353
Book here.
Sip And Savour the First Sights of Southern Ocean Lodge 2.0!
Sat 29th Apr 2023 at 11:00 AM
$120
Join the Southern Ocean Lodge team and their friends at Islander Estate Vineyards for a sneak peek at what’s to come when the award-winning and much-loved luxury lodge reopens in late-2023.
The lodge rebuild following the summer bushfires of 2019-20 is now well under way at its beautifully wild site on Kangaroo Island’s west coast, with breathtaking views of the Southern Ocean.
Address: Arronmore Road, Kangaroo Island, SA, 5223
Book here.
Vino Camino 2023
Sun 7th May 2023 at 10:00 AM
$395
Walk with two Barossa families – Henschke and Angas – and share the dedication, passion and respect evident in all they grow and make. Members of both clans will relax with you while traversing Hutton Vale Farm in the Barossa’s Eden Valley.
Esteemed local chef Mark McNamara is set join guests with a little sustenance at intervals along the five-kilometre stroll, then serve a generous Barossa lunch.
Address: 1428 Keyneton Road, Keyneton, Barossa, SA, 5353
Book here.
Find the full 2023 Tasting Australia program here.
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