Gourmet Cinema

Presented by South Yarra BMW, Gourmet Cinema brings food and film lovers together for a feast of the senses under the stars at Caulfield Racecourse. If there are two things this summer has taught us, it’s that Melbourne simply can’t get enough of pop-up restaurants and outdoor cinemas. In a sensory collaboration made for Melbourne, Gourmet Cinema presented by South Yarra BMW, returns after a sold-out run in 2016, with an extended season and a menu that reads like your ultimate restaurant bucket list. With a restaurant line-up that boasts the who’s who of cool Melbourne eateries, including Tokyo Tina, Fonda, Meatmaiden, Kong, Saigon Sally, Baby Pizza, Horn Please, The Fish and Chippery by Atlantic and L’Hotel Gitan, each night paired with a cult or iconic film on the big screen, it’s the most Melbourne way to close out the summer season. Each night across the two-week season, you’ll be spoilt for choice, with four restaurants serving up some of their menu favourites, and one hero restaurant delivering a menu that has been expertly matched to the feature film of the night. Think Tokyo Tina paired with Lost in Translation, Kong presenting Pulp Fiction and Saigon Sally screening Blade Runner. In the second week, your liquid dinner dreams will come true with the Pimm’s Garden Party presenting Cocktail. With the restaurants changing from week one to week two, there will be no shame in returning for a second, third, or even fourth night. The best part? With Deliveroo on board as delivery partner, there’ll be no need to line up at interval for your mid-feature nosh. You can skip the lines and order your food to be delivered direct to your picnic blanket, without having to leave your spot. Sessions run nightly from 6:00pm between March 2 and 12 with movies starting at approx. 8pm. For the first time, two matinees, featuring Finding Dory and Happy Feet, will be held on opening weekend from 1pm.

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April

RSM in Sydney and ANZ Emerging Corporate are hosting a Food & Beverage Finance Update. Join them on Thursday 11 April for a discussion on the current financial landscape with short presentations from our guest speakers and an interactive Q&A session.

From April 12 to 14, Brisbane will be home to the world’s leading edible cake artists and decorators for the 2024 International Cake Show Australia. It’s the first time the show has been held in Brisbane.

May

Sydney Spirits Festival promises an extraordinary journey for the senses, offering attendees the opportunity to explore rare and award-winning spirits from international and boutique distillers.

Top industry leaders and pioneering innovators will come together at Workplace Health & Safety Show taking place in both Melbourne and Sydney in 2024.

Now in its third year, Commbank SmallBiz Week is a must-attend event for small and large businesses alike. Attracting thousands of visitors across three days, the event brings together B2B suppliers from a diverse range of industries with small business owners and leaders. Whether you’re in the market to buy or sell, Commbank SmallBiz Week is the only event of its kind on the business calendar.

June

Australia’s leading business expo for natural and healthy products, Naturally Good, is returning on 2-4 June at the Sydney International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. Visitor registrations are now open.   

This course will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in hermetically sealed packaging.

July

The Institute of Food Technologists annual IFT FIRST expo will showcase global food and food tech startups and see a return of its large format Startup Pavilion in Chicago from 14-17 July.

September

As the only vending industry show in South-East Asia, Vend ASEAN is an indispensable platform for expanding into the South-East Asian Market.

The 12th ICSD 2024 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context. The theme is: "Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education".