The 18th edition of Australia’s premier food and beverage festival Tasting Australia presented by Journey Beyond returns in 2025 from May 2 –11 with more than 150 events planned across South Australia.
Food and beverage talent from around Australia and the world will feature at the festival including Chiara Pavan (ITL), Monica Berg (UK), Andy Allen (NSW), Lachlan Cowill (Tas), Danielle Alvarez (NSW) and Lennox Hastie (NSW) alongside South Australian stars such as Justin James, Jake Kellie, Sharon Romeo and Duncan Welgemoed.
The program features two Tasting Australia Airlines trips – one visiting the Northern Flinders Ranges for an overnight adventure and another a delicious day trip aboard a houseboat on the Murray River.
The CBD festival hub Town Square will return, offering the perfect setting for eating, drinking and connection. The Dining Galleries adorned with work by South Australian artists sit at the heart of the hub and feature an extensive line up of curated lunches and dinners including A Lunch for All Seasons – a lunch menu one year in the making – as well as Ester X Lankan Filling Station, a collaboration between two of Sydney’s most loved restaurants.
The sold-out midweek lunch series Canteen returns with a new line up of regional restaurants including Kuti Shack (Fleurieu Peninsula), Elementary by Soul Co (Limestone Coast) and Fino Seppeltsfield (Barossa).
The drinks program features new events for 2025 including interactive and engaging Learn sessions where guests will be taught valuable beverage skills like how to cellar and parties in Town Square including the Opening Party, a spirits-focused Cocktail Party and Beer Hall. Favourites like Tasting Tables in CBD venues and Masterclasses and parties in the new Drinks Academy presented by Adelaide University in Town Square also return.
A range of immersive events will feature in the program including Food, Glass, Wood a culinary and art collaboration between the Fleming brothers: Shannon with food, Mike with wood and Liam with glass; Argentinean Chef Martin Moltini teaming up with Wild at Heart Head Chef Stephane Brizard for lunch at Kay Brothers Winery in McLaren Vale; and a special trip Around the World with Penfolds and party at its Magill Estate tunnels.
The first release of the program is now on sale at the Tasting Australia presented by Journey Beyond website. Tasting Australia runs for 10 days from Friday, May 2–Sunday, May 11, 2025 across Adelaide and regional South Australia.
