The full program for the May foodie festival includes a European punk chef takeover and a fire-filled night at Tandanya.
More than 150 events are on show at this year's Tasting Australia, with Good Neighbour the latest addition to the Town Square lineup. Photo: supplied.
More than 150 events across SA make up this year’s Tasting Australia program, which will take place between 8 to 17 May and feature international and local talent, such as arkhé’s Jake Kellie cooking alongside Stockholm chef Martin Kjäll.
Aboriginal-owned and operated cultural centre Tandanya will host an event called “Under One Sky” featuring Bundjalung chef Mindy Woods, Africola’s Duncan Welgemoed and Sugar Man pastry chef Alex Crawford.
They’ll be joined by Sarah Glover, who splits her time between Sydney and the United States and focuses on cooking by fire.
To close the festival in an Australian exclusive showing, a European chef collective called Punk Royale will take over Good Neighbour in Victoria Square.
Good Neighbour is a wine concept by the Mitolo Family Farms, the latest addition to the Town Square hub that shows off SA’s best food options each year.
Punk Royale is a group of self-described ‘disruptors’ – chefs that opened their first hole-in-the-wall spot “on the dodgier end” of Stockholm’s Söder borough in 2015.
From beginning with “caviar on the back of your hand, vodka in your glass and an atmosphere that couldn’t be explained”, the group then expanded to Copenhagen and Oslo and gained international acclaim for their fine dining with laid-back flair.
The Scandinavian chef collective will take over Good Neighbour for their southern hemisphere debut with six food stations and six paired drinks.
Of course, South Australian wine will be on show with casual tastings dubbed ‘matchmakers’ sessions, with eight wines on show of different varieties across the weekends.
Africola’s Duncan Welgemoed curated this year’s program. Photo: Supplied
This year’s festival is curated by Africola chef Duncan Welgemoed, who says the program is “shaped around the shared experiences that unite family, friends, food, beverage and the land we call home”.
“This year, our most loved hospitality venues are implemented more than ever before and new elements such as Good Neighbour presented by Mitolo Family Farms in Town Square will showcase the creativity and excellence of our industry,” he says.
This article first appeared in CityMag on February 5, 2026.
Words: Helen Karakulak