Shalom’s Jewish Food Festival returns
The festival boasts a range of food stalls with sweet and savoury delicacies that trace the journey of Jewish migration across the globe.
Shalom’s Jewish Food Festival returns for a mouth watering celebration of Jewish cuisine, culture and food sustainability. Around 3000 people are expected to attend this year’s festival to savour the rich tapestry of Sydney’s Jewish culinary heritage.
Taking place at the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, the festival boasts a range of food stalls with sweet and savoury delicacies that trace the journey of Jewish migration across the globe.
Providing an opportunity to fress, the festival will feature over 30 food stalls including an array of kosher and vegetarian culinary delights from Reuben sandwiches to homemade gravalax, pickles, pita, hummus and blintzes. There will also be musical acts, Israeli dancing, a smoothie bike, and home bakers are being called to participate in ‘Sydney’s Great Jewish Bake-Off Contest’.
Highlights include winner of The Great Australian Bake Off Ella Rossanis teaching how to make a use-it-all lemon meringue pie, ‘Fast’ Ed Halmagyi of Avner’s Bakery sharing suggestions for the perfect challah, and Jo Taranto of Good For The Hood providing eco-friendly lunchbox tips.
Discussing her advice for food sustainability, Taranto told The AJN, “Wasting less food is all about using up what you have and being creative to do that. Australians are very wasteful with food but with the cost of living and climate change reminding us we need to adapt, there are so many simple things we can do in terms of how we prepare, store and shop for food, that can help us not only throw less away but save money too.
“I look forward to providing some tips on school lunches and how families can do their bit to create food kids will love and which also avoid food waste,” she said.
There will also be sustainability workshops run by Sydney’s Jewish urban farm, Adamama, including fruit and veggie drying, plant propagation, sourdough focaccia mak- ing and fermentation.
You can also stop by the Jewish Climate Network’s Electric Tent to grab a veggie sausage cooked on a sun powered grill and watch induction cooktop demonstrations powered by an electric vehicle, charged by solar.
The kids will be entertained by a full children’s program includ- ing recycle station, upcycle creation station, mud kitchen play area and chill out book-nook.
Festival director Anna Kharzeeva said the Shalom Jewish Food Festival is not just about food, “It’s about building connections and celebrating the diversity that makes our community so special. With a focus on sustainable eat- ing, zero waste and cultural heritage, this festival promises to be a glimpse into the heart and soul of Sydney’s Jewish cuisine reflecting the vibrancy of Jewish culinary traditions. Please join us for a day filled with delicious food, warm hospitality, and connection.”
The Shalom Jewish Food Festival will take place on March 10, at the Entertainment Quarter, 122 Lang Road, Moore Park from 10am-3pm.
Book online: shalom.edu.au/ event/jewish-food-festival/
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