Chompchomp’s Top 10 Picks for Eat Drink Perth 2015
Posted by Events, Featured, Food and Wine Festivals, Perth | Categories:This year I am very excited to come on board again as one of the official bloggers for Perth’s biggest food festival Eat Drink Perth. This year the festival runs for five fun-filled weeks and kicks off on the 18th of March. All across the City of Perth there will be loads of foodie events with something to suit everyone’s budgets and tastes.
There are a number of gluten free friendly events for Eat Drink Perth 2015 meaning there will be no time for any dieting for me! Here’s my Top Ten Picks for this year!
1. Night Noodle Market
Wednesday 18th-Sunday 29th March, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge | Free entry| Evenings, start and finish times vary | EDP program details
Night Noodle Markets have taken off on the Eastern Coast and now it’s time we joined in the fun. This family friendly outdoor event will be held over twelve consecutive night so you will have no excuse to miss it!
2. Coles Gluten Free Food & Healthy Living Expo
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22nd March, Perth Convention Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth | Pre purchase tickets: Adult $12+booking fee, Coeliac WA member $5 | 9.30am-4pm | EDP Program details | www.glutenfreeinwa.com.au
Being gluten free, it is a rare occasion for me to be able to eat everything on offer at a food expo! There will be over 50 exhibitors this year with seminars and cooking demonstrations too. I will be the official blogger for the Gluten Free Expo again this year and will be running a very exciting competition in the lead up to the event.
3. Food Truck Rumble
Sunday 12th April, Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge | Free entry | 11am-8pm | Facebook | Twitter
Last year’s Food Truck Rumble was a scorching hot day and many punters were left waiting in long queues for their food in the sun. Now in its second year, the dedicated Rumble team have ensured to address all the issues that came up last year. There will be nearly twice the number of food trucks, live entertainment and most importantly, there will be plenty of shade.
4. Chef Collaboration Dinner
Thursday 26th March, Print Hall, 125 St Georges Tce, Perth | Free entry | 6pm-11.45pm | EDP Program details | www.printhall.com.au/events
This one-off collaboration dinner brings celebrity chefs Adriano Zumbo, Matt Stone and Shaun Presland together for a night to remember. The evening will be held on all three levels of Print Hall giving you an amazing foodie experience you will never forget.
5. Bar Wars
Saturday 18th April, Chung Wah Laneway (Northbridge Piazza) | Free entry | 2pm-10pm
Come and see the bar teams from Enrique’s School for to Bullfighting and Angel’s Cut by the Trustee battle it out to see who really IS the best bar of them all.
6. Buddha’s Birthday & Multicultural Festival
Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th April, Langley Park, Perth | Free entry | 11am-8pm | Website | Facebook
This annual event has been running for seventeen years and its popularity has increased steadily over more recent years. There will be a variety of activities for everyone including a multicultural vegetarian food fair, cultures and arts, ceremonials, rituals, music and dance.
7. Martinis & Oysters
Every Thursday, Frisk Small Bar, 103 Francis St, Northbridge | $20 | 3pm-midnight | No bookings required | EDP Program details | www.frisksmallbar.com.au
Frisk Small Bar churns out some of the best cocktails in Northbridge and I can vouch their martinis are the bomb. Why not drop into to see them any Thursday during Eat Drink Perth and you can enjoy a Martini with some succulent fresh oysters?
8. The Creatives Long Table Dinner
Saturday 28th March, Secret Location | $190 | 6pm-10pm | Bookings essential | EDP Program details | Book tickets
I love secrets but I am absolutely useless at keeping them. Kinfolk are well known around the world for hosting boutique secret pop-up dinners. They will create an evening that will focus on using local and seasonal produce in a long table shared style of dinner. Each dish will be matched with handcrafted wines, ciders and beers.
9. Fervor
Saturday 11th April, Secret location to be disclosed just before the event | $160 | 6pm | Bookings essential | Book tickets
I have been a massive fan of Fervor ever since I attended one of their amazing degustations at last year’s Eat Drink Perth. Fervor’s dishes are centred on using native Australian plants and other locally sourced WA produce. I love that Fervor’s vision is not just to showcase what amazing flavours are out there in the Australian bush but to also always ensure sustainability of what they harvest whilst respecting our environment and supporting our local communities. The night includes a 10-12 course degustation with matched wines, beers and cider.
10. Desserts Class: Paleo, Vegan & Raw
Tuesday 17th March, CNR Kitchen, Northbridge Piazza | $127 | 6.15pm | Bookings essential | EDP Program details | cnr.net.au
The raw dessert trade has really taken off in Perth with many cafes offering a raw option in their cake cabinet. But did you know that raw desserts are actually really easy to make yourself? Learn how to make delicious desserts free of sugar, dairy and gluten including rumballs, Ferraro Rocher ice-cream pots, tiramisu and banana cream pie. You will get to taste test everything and take all the recipes home to try for yourself.
Eat Drink Perth is a food and beverage festival that runs from March 18 to April 24 2015. For more details of events head to their website at visitperthcity.com.au/eatdrinkperth.
Disclaimer: Chompchonp is one of the official bloggers for Eat Drink Perth 2015. See the full list of bloggers here. She is also the official blogger for the Coles Gluten Free & Healthy Living Expo 2015.