Airbnb launches search for world's best home cooks

To celebrate the launch, Airbnb is searching for the world’s 100 best home cooks and sending them on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy for a five day course at Slow Food’s University of Gastronomic Sciences studying alongside culinary expert Momofuku chef and founder David Chang.

Through Cooking Experiences travellers can learn recipes that are usually reserved for friends and family from learning grandmas' recipes to traditional Uzbek home-cooking.

Local Experiences include Angie Hong, mother and mentor of Dan Hong, Mr Wong’s head chef.

During Monday Hong Dinners, Angie Hong welcomes people from all over the world into her family home for a 3 course dinner where she shares her expertise on the Vietnamese food that made Mr Wong a renowned chef.

To be one of the lucky 100 to be sent to Italy, aspiring foodies can enter themselves or nominate their favourite home cooks via airbnb.com/cooking until December 23, 2019.

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June

The Clare Valley Wine & Grape Association invites bar owners, managers, and sommeliers to Clare Valley: Red & Refined, its winter trade tasting event in Sydney on 18 June.

FoodTech Queensland brings together the most innovative food manufacturing and technology solutions into one destination event on the beautiful Gold Coast.

From the hottest chilli sauces to the smelliest cheese, the Margaret River to the Barossa, we scour the nation to find the most delicious and exciting products around and bring them all together in one place.

July

Sydney’s iconic Bastille Festival returns this year from 17-20 July, drawing hundreds of thousands of food and wine lovers, music enthusiasts, and seekers of good vibes.

From the hottest chilli sauces to the smelliest cheese, the Margaret River to the Barossa, we scour the nation to find the most delicious and exciting products around and bring them all together in one place.

Discover the future of winemaking at WineTech 2025, Australia’s premier wine industry trade exhibition, taking place from 21-23 July at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

Hosted by Weld Australia, this year's National Manufacturing Summit will be held from 23-24 July 2025 at the Shangri-La Sydney, bringing together a diverse group of industry stakeholders.

August

The 2025 AIFST Convention (AIFST25) will bring together Australia’s agrifood science and technology community for two days of cutting-edge insights, industry connections, and professional growth.

The Gluten-Free Expo is the largest dedicated gluten-free event in Australia. It provides an ideal platform to showcase your gluten-free products to targeted, qualified gluten-free consumers. 

The Australian National University (ANU) Agrifood Innovation Institute has partnered with not-for-profit organisation, Cellular Agriculture Australia (CAA), to bring the future of food to the nation’s capital. Made & Grown: The Future of Food will take place in Canberra on 21 August, spotlighting the biotechnologies shaping the Australian food system.