Making visitors hungry to taste more of regional SA, Tasting Australia is this year presenting a new Town Square Canteen series, which celebrates some of the state's best regional dining experiences and the people who shape them.
The series is currently on sale, along with a host of other offerings adding to the 2024 festival program of more than 150 events across the state from May 3-12.
Town Square Canteen, in the CBD's Victoria Square, will bring six beloved venues into the heart of Adelaide including Prairie Hotel (Flinders Ranges & Outback), The Farm Eatery (Barossa), Sunset Food and Wine (Kangaroo Island), Watervale Hotel (Clare Valley), Lost Phoenix Farm (Fleurieu Peninsula), and The Line and Label (Eyre Peninsula).
With authentic hospitality and storytelling from the venues' chefs and front of house staff on the menu, the series will showcase regional people and produce to inspire guests to travel across the state to taste more.
SA Tourism Minister Zoe Bettison said SA was known for its abundant produce and world-class producers - "not just in Adelaide, but right across the state".
"Tasting Australia is all about getting out and exploring what we have to offer - the Canteen series makes this even more accessible and spreads the benefits of this premier food festival across regional SA," she said.
Watervale Hotel executive chef Nicola Palmer said she takes inspiration from the Watervale's seasonal farm produce to create her "ever-changing" menu.
"I plan to create an adaptation of one of these dishes for Town Square Canteen at Tasting Australia, allowing people to savour organic and biodynamically grown fresh produce in the heart of the CBD," she said.
Other events in the Tasting Australia 2024 program include Gnocchi making with Mitolo Family Farms headlined by ex-Masterchef Callum Hann, a dumpling masterclass at Koomo and a sunset tasting - including a taste of the iconic Penfolds Grange - at Venture Beyond at Penfolds Magill Estate.
While the Town Square will feature 15 other food vendors, including Africola, Ong Vietnamese, and Olive, alongside returning favourites including Peel St, Victoria Park Social Club, and Kuti Shack.
In 2023, Tasting Australia presented by RAA Travel saw more than 68,000 people visit the Town Square across the 10 days.
