Vivid Sydney’s food program is back for 2024

Sydney’s nights of lights and culture returns in 2024, with a strong food program underpinning Vivid Sydney 2024. Last year the Southern Hemisphere’s largest multi-artform festival added a food pillar to its program, and it’s coming back for 2024. This year’s theme of ‘humanity’ will be interpreted through programs of light, music, ideas and food across 23 nights from 24 May to 15 June.

“Vivid Food explores how food is often at the core of the human experience, acting as both a vibrant expression of diversity and a powerful connecter,” said Festival Director and Vivid Food curator Gill Minervini in a statement this morning.

Some highlights from the Vivid Food program include Refettorio OzHarvest hosting a special chef series, dubbed Our Shared Humanity, where the likes of Christine Manfield, Peter Gilmore, Darren Robertson, and Mitch Orr will each use entirely rescued produce to create a three-course meal. Ultimo’s The Goods Line will serve as a new venue for Vivid Fire Kitchen, exploring how fire is globally and historically so important to cooking and community. Danielle Alvarez will host a women-focused celebration of Australian wine-making and dining, taking place in the Sydney Opera House’s Yallamundi Rooms.

Over at Carriageworks the Warakirri Dining Experience will see a thoughtful First Nations dining experience interweave storytelling, dance and cooking, by Ngemba Weilwan woman and chef Sharon Winsor. In Chippendale, Plate It Forward‘s Kyiv Social will host a one-off 10-course degustation to celebrate the joy and humanity found at Ukrainian family tables. And Sydney Place and Bulletin Place, both just a short stroll from Circular Quay, will transform into a culinary hub with more than 20 restaurants and bars that make upVividPlace Food Trail.

Plus, you can dine inside the Sydney Harbour Bridge thanks to another run of Luke’s Table at the Pylon Lookout; pick up gelato scoops at the pop-up Messina Milk Bar; and catch the dazzling lights sans crowds, paired with a special food and drink offering, at Bennelong’s bar.

For the full Vivid Sydney 2024 program, head to vividsydney.com

Author Jordan Kretchmer News Editor

A former ballet teacher turned writer, Jordan got her start in the media industry documenting Sydney’s music and nightlife scene, writing for Time Out Sydney, The Guardian and Broadsheet. She soon realised she preferred food to festivals and embarked on learning as much as she could about the hospitality industry. In 2019 she joined Gourmet Traveller as a writer, where she’s tasked with finding the hottest new restaurant openings, hotels worth checking in to and snacks worth seeking out. With a robust appetite for learning about the intricacies of food and how we use it as an expression of human culture, Jordan loves eating food as much as she does cooking it. She also loves a good chat about how to make the perfect sandwich, what’s the best chip or where to find the best seafood pasta on the planet.

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