The Market will come alive for Tasting Australia, with live cooking demonstrations celebrating local flavour, seasonal produce and showstopping dishes from some of South Australia’s finest chefs and food personalities.
Andy Ferrara
4pm
Community Kitchen
Free
Andy Ferrara is Head Chef and part-owner of OMADA Bar & Grill, a modern Greek restaurant built around fire, flavour and a deep sense of heritage. He channels his roots into a menu that reads like a love letter to his yiayia’s cooking: rustic, generous and grounded in tradition, reworked with a chef’s hand and honoured over flame.
Sav Perera
5.30pm
Community Kitchen
Free
Sav Perera is a chef and creative whose work explores the intersection of food, culture and identity. After rising to national prominence as a finalist on MasterChef Australia, she went on to join the judging panel of MasterChef Sri Lanka. Drawing from her Sri Lankan heritage alongside global influences, her food reflects a strong sense of place and a broader culinary perspective.
Sugar Man Gelato
7pm
Community Kitchen
Free
Following an exploration of Italy’s food scene, pastry chef and chocolatier Alex Crawford returned to Adelaide with a vision to transform a former Hutt Street bank site into what became The Sugar Man. To preserve his creative drive, 2025 saw Alex forming a new business partnership with gelato chef Stephanie Taylor, offering innovative artisanal gelato using premium ingredients.
Billie Justice Thomson
4pm
Community Kitchen
Free
Billie Justice Thomson is a mid-career visual artist, whose work memorialises common objects, iconic Australian imagery, drinks and food. While best known for her joyful depictions of negronis, oysters, smiley fritz and more, it’s no surprise that Billie is also an avid cook who enjoys treating her friends and family to mouthwatering home-cooked dishes, crafted with produce fresh from local producers.
Laura Sharrad
5.30pm
Community Kitchen
Free
Laura Sharrad took the skills and opportunity from the MasterChef kitchen and parlayed them into an enviable food career, spanning work at Orana, Andre’s Cucina and Hentley Farm and having since opened Nido Bar and Pasta. Having grown up under the watchful eye of her Nonna Maria and Nonna Rosa, cooking is in her blood.
Andre Ursini
7pm
Community Kitchen
Free
With a culinary career spanning over 18 years, Andre Ursini developed his passion for the Italian table from a young age. After competing in the inaugural season of MasterChef Australia, Andre went on to lead the acclaimed Andre’s Cucina & Polenta Bar, before opening ORSO, Willmott’s Gastronomia, Lost Phoenix Farm and the enigmatic and evocative Villetta Porcini.
One Place. Meet the Producers. Join the Movement.
Wednesday 13 May
5pm
Fair Seafood – Stall 12
Tickets from $100 to $160
Join Slow Food SA and Fair Seafood for an unforgettable evening, where conscious eating meets celebration in a six-course journey that proves sustainability can be spectacular. Watch as talented chefs transform ingredients from small-scale farmers and harvesters into dishes that honour both tradition and our planet.
Coonawarra Uncorked
14 May
6.15pm to 9.15pm
Grote Street Entrance
Tickets $40.50pp
For one night only, the Adelaide Central Market will transform into a tasting haven as more than 20 Coonawarra wineries bring the region’s finest drops to the city. Meet the makers, sip your way through award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon and enjoy the perfect pairing of South Australian wine and food.