Newcastle Food Month

Newcastle Food Month Coming in April 2026 - celebrating all things food 🍽️🥂🤍

Before we start looking ahead to April 2027, we want to hear from you. If you joined us across Newcastle Food Month. Whe...
18/05/2026

Before we start looking ahead to April 2027, we want to hear from you. If you joined us across Newcastle Food Month. Whether it was one Plate Date or a full calendar of bookings, take a few minutes to share your experience. What stood out? What you’d return for? What you want more of next time?

Your feedback directly shapes what comes next, helping us build a bigger, bolder and more delicious festival in 2027. And yes, there’s something in it for you too.

Complete the short survey by midnight tonight, Monday 18 May and you’ll go into the draw to win a 6-pack of NSW Best award-winning plus a $200 Gift Voucher. Think of it as helping design next year’s menu… with a little something back on the side.

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And just like that, the votes are in. Over the past month, Plate Dates took on a life of their own, and you showed up, y...
07/05/2026

And just like that, the votes are in. Over the past month, Plate Dates took on a life of their own, and you showed up, you ordered, and you told us exactly what you thought. This year’s Most Loved Plate Date decision came straight from you. The diners, the regulars, the curious.

To the venues who said yes and delivered something special, thank you! Nearly 90% of all votes rated their Plate Date as excellent, a number that says plenty about what Newcastle is serving right now.

“INSANE MEAL and bang for your buck 🥹🥹🥹… Bday present to me and mum.” �“Love the Plate Dates experience!”
“What a fabulous idea! Thank you to all.”

And now, to the one that rose to the top… Most Loved Plate Date 2026 goes to Foghorn Brewery for their Kick-ass Steak Sanga! A plate that did exactly what it promised, and then some. Locally made toasted sourdough encasing thinly sliced, juicy scotch fillet, layered with a housemade brewer’s malt BBQ sauce and tomato chutney, served alongside hand-cut onion rings with extra sauce for dipping. It’s the details that set it apart. Head Chef Marley takes wort from the brewery (the liquid extracted during the mashing process) reduces it down, and builds it into that rich, unmistakably Foghorn BBQ sauce. The tomato chutney is made in-house, too, as are those golden, hand-cut onion rings. It’s thoughtful, it’s local, and enjoyed with a schooner of Foghorn beeror a glass of First Creek Pinot Grigio or Pinot Noir.

“The best steak sanga I have had in a long time.”�“Brilliant!”�“Great steak sanga and onion rings are sooo good.”

As part of the win, the venue takes home a pack of First Creek Wines and a Charlestown Square gift voucher, thanks to our partners. To everyone who plated up, poured drinks, fired pans and made something worth voting for, you made this competition and Newcastle Food Month what it is. We’ll see you next year 🥂

The consumer draw is complete and our lucky winner has been told the delicious news.

To celebrate Newcastle’s culinary landscape is to celebrate the storytellers who frame it so beautifully.creativeagency ...
07/05/2026

To celebrate Newcastle’s culinary landscape is to celebrate the storytellers who frame it so beautifully.
creativeagency — with Nic at the helm, Renae’s unwavering management, Madeleine’s digital craft, and Sara’s design brilliance — shaped a visual identity that truly whet the appetite.

and brought the stories to the table with energy and precision, ensuring our media community was well fed and fully engaged.

Through ’s lens, and alongside ambassador , the festival’s people, places and passions were captured with authenticity and heart.

And .photography continues to remind us that food photography is its own language — and a beautiful one at that.

Thank you all for helping us grow a food culture for that is flavourful, future‑focused and proudly local.

04/05/2026

A huge thank you to our and , the official Ambassadors of Newcastle Food Month. Some roles look like work. This one looks a lot like eating very well around Newcastle.

Across the month, you’ve been everywhere. From decadent high-teas to late-night plates, kitchen catch-ups with local chefs, racing through the streets with a tray full of , and moments with producers and suppliers who are shaping this city’s food story in real time. Tasting, talking, pairing, sharing, and doing it all with the kind of genuine enthusiasm that can’t be faked. It’s the dream role, some might say. And you made it feel exactly like that. More importantly, you helped shine a light on the people behind the plates. The venues, the teams, and the local talent that make this festival what it is. We’re incredibly grateful for your time, your energy, and your love of this city’s food scene, all shared so generously with the community.

�Thank you for eating your way through it with us.

Newcastle Food Month simply doesn’t exist without the Partners and organisations who stand behind it year after year, an...
03/05/2026

Newcastle Food Month simply doesn’t exist without the Partners and organisations who stand behind it year after year, and this season your support was felt everywhere. In the dining rooms, behind the bars, across precincts, and in every Plate Date that came to life.

Our Presenting Partner, helped shape the scale and accessibility of this year’s program, while Funding Partner .au continues to champion the growth of the city’s hospitality and events landscape in a way that makes all of this possible.

To our Major Partners, , , , , and , your collaboration this year went beyond support. It showed up in experiences, in menus, in storytelling, and in the way the city was able to present itself on the plate.

To our Supporting Partners,, , and .bmw, thank you for bringing energy, creativity and momentum to the program in ways that lifted every corner of the festival.

And to our Media Partner, , thank you for telling the story of this city’s food scene as it continues to grow and evolve.

This year felt bigger. More connected. More ambitious. That doesn’t happen without you. From everyone involved in Newcastle Food Month, thank you for helping shape what Newcastle tastes like right now, and what it will become next.

02/05/2026

To every venue and precinct that opened its doors, built a Plate Date, and said “yes” to being part of Newcastle Food Month, thank you. This festival doesn’t exist without you.
From long-established favourites to new names finding their rhythm, you turned everyday service into something far bigger than a booking. You brought the ideas, the menus, the late nights in the kitchen, and the kind of hospitality that makes people come back again and again.

We’re incredibly proud to shine a light on Newcastle’s hospitality community. The chefs, teams, operators and producers shaping a city that’s confidently, quietly becoming one of the country’s most exciting food destinations. What’s being grown, made, cooked and poured here deserves to be seen, and you’ve helped make that possible.
Watching this industry evolve, year after year, is the privilege of this festival. Until next April, thank you for feeding Newcastle.

Keep an eye out on comms for NFM 2027 announcements. We’d love to have you all (and more) on the menu again next year.

Did you catch Pukara Estate in action across Newcastle Food Month? Across a handful of April dates, the team poured thei...
30/04/2026

Did you catch Pukara Estate in action across Newcastle Food Month? Across a handful of April dates, the team poured their 2026 extra virgin olive oils and vinegars straight from the barrel. A first look before they make their way to shelf. There were canapés on hand, plenty of questions asked, and a closer look at what goes into every bottle, from grove to kitchen.

If you were there, you’ll know the quality of their Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the punch of Extra Virgin Garlic Olive Oil, that hit of Extra Virgin Chilli Olive Oil, and balsamics like Caramelised Balsamic and Fig Balsamic doing exactly what they’re meant to do. If you missed it, here’s the good news. Those same oils, vinegars and pantry staples like Lime and Lemon Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Australian Balsamic Vinegar, and Wasabi Mayonnaise are ready to follow you home and slip easily into everyday cooking and quietly enhance whatever’s on the plate.

Newcastle Food Month might be wrapping for now, but this is how it keep those delicious flavours going until next April.

https://pukaraestate.com.au/

It’s not too late to get a seat at the table for one (or a few) final Newcastle Food Month Plate Dates. If there’s been ...
30/04/2026

It’s not too late to get a seat at the table for one (or a few) final Newcastle Food Month Plate Dates. If there’s been something you’ve had your eye on, this is the moment. Brunch, late night bite, or somewhere in between, there’s still time to make it happen.

Last chance. Final bookings. One more bite. Go on, grab a Plate Date. Link in bio.

Worried about what you’ll feast on once April is over? Our partner Hunter Culinary Association is the producer of the an...
29/04/2026

Worried about what you’ll feast on once April is over? Our partner Hunter Culinary Association is the producer of the annual Food Fight, and its back on 16th June at Rydges Hunter Valley. You decide which of the 4 fabulous Hunter chefs did it best as they plate up a mystery course for more than 300 at this annual sell out event. Tickets are on sale now at hunterculinary.com.au

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