Take a walk down memory lane with us and see where it all brie-gan for Kurrajong Kitchen Cheese Lovers Festival.
2016
FROMAGE HEART TO YOURS: HUNTER VALLEY HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL SOLD OUT CHEESE LOVER’S FESTIVAL
3,000 people came to enjoy and support the Hunter region and the amazing cheesemakers that participated in the festival. We are proud of the many great elements that kickstarted our journey, including our Celebrity Cook Lyndey Milan.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Celebrity Cook Lyndey Milan
- Classic Cheese House Dinner and Lunch
- Fancy Cheesecake Competition
- 30 cheese, wine, beer and condiment stalls
- Cheese and wine workshops
- Cheese and wine matching experience
- Kids Zone
Head to our gallery to see photos.
2017
GRATE NEWS: CHEESE LOVERS FESTIVAL IS BACK AND FETA THAN EVER
Nick Haddow leads the cream of artisan cheese makers descending on the Hunter Valley in June
Cheese worshippers rejoice, back by popular demand Cheese Lovers Festival, sponsored by Kurrajong Kitchen, is returning to New South Wales. In 2017, 4,500 cheese lovers paid homage to cheese in all flavours, textures, and forms over two indulgently cheesy days.
In only our second year, Cheese Lovers Festival was celebrated around the world for its innovative facilitation of creating a unique product that blended the delicious Armenian lavosh bread, proudly produced by Kurrajong Kitchen, and Hunter Belle Cheese’s creamy cheeses to come up with the mouth-watering Cheese Cone. We received worldwide coverage, with stories in the U.S., U.K. and Sweden, with a reach of 50 million.
Highlights
- ‘The Big Cheese’ Nick Haddow, Celebrity Chef and Cheesemonger, Bruny Island Cheese Co. & Bruny Island Beer Co.
- Beer and Cheese Workshops with White Rabbit Brewery
- Wine and Cheese Matching Experience with Two Fat Blokes
- Classic Cheese Dinner and Lunch
- ‘Fancy’ Cheesecake Competition (Amateur Only)
- 40 of your favourite cheese, wine, beer and condiment stalls and food trucks
- Kurrajong Kitchen Kids Zone
- More bands, more music – jazz, blues and funk
Head to our gallery to see photos from 2017.
2018
A GOUDA DAY AT CENTENNIAL PARKLANDS WITH JUSTINE SCHOFIELD
Kurrajong Kitchen Cheese Lovers Festival was excited to announce its new location at the Brazilian Fields in Centennial Park for Saturday 16th June 2018. Now a one-day festival, its third birthday welcomed over 3,500 people with its classic cheese-related workshops, amateur Fancy Cheesecake Competition, fine dining, live music and kids’ entertainment. However, to celebrate its new home, fresh additions impressed guests including the Global Cheese District who brought cheeses from all over the world, as well as an intimate lunch with Justine Schofield from Everyday Gourmet, and the showcase of new cheese innovators including Knafeh, Stix and Sprout & Kernel.
HIGHLIGHTS
- 50 stalls including cheese, wine, beer and condiments
- Cooking with Cheese Workshop with Justine Schofield
- The Cheese Menu Lunch designed and hosted by celebrity chef Justine Schofield
- Cheese & Lavosh with Kurrajong Kitchen
- Beer & Cheese Workshop with White Rabbit Brewery
- Intimate Wine & Cheese Workshop with Ben Hughes, Australian Wine & Beer School
- Fancy Cheesecake Competition
- Legendairy Kids Zone
- Global Cheese District
- VIPicnic Tent
- Live music
Head to our gallery to see photos.
