We work with these creative organisations, small businesses and food friends to enhance your experience.

Connoisseurs all. Like us, they understand what it takes to create a space that allows the Food & Words audience to relax and enjoy the experience we’ve created. Collectively, they house the event, feed, water and educate us and make sure that we go home with a heavy tote bag at the end of the day. We treasure their support of Food & Words and appreciate their contribution.

Come on, we’d like to introduce you.

We work with these creative organisations, small businesses and food friends to enhance your experience.

Connoisseurs all. Like us, they understand what it takes to create a space that allows the Food & Words audience to relax and enjoy the experience we’ve created. Collectively, they house the event, feed, water and educate us and make sure that we go home with a heavy tote bag at the end of the day. We treasure their support of Food & Words and appreciate their contribution.

Come on, we’d like to introduce you.

The Little Marionette

Coffee

The Little Marionette coffee roasters was founded by Ed Cutcliffe with the intention of making great coffee accessible to everyone. From winning over locals as a hole-in-the-wall café in Sydney's inner west,  Li'l Marionette has grown into a specialty roaster at the forefront of our coffee industry.

They have a flavour-first philosophy and work hard to establish a supply chain with longevity in mind. Their coffee hunters scour the world's best coffee regions in search of the finest beans, which are manually roasted in their Sydney roastery using a refurbished 1930's Probat roaster. It’s a labour of love which delivers, not only great tasting coffee, but that distinctive Little Marionette flavour.

Respect the environment is key at The Little Marionette and it's expressed in zero environmental impact packaging and support for reusable KeepCup initiatives and organisations like Plant a Tree and C2ZERO.  thelittlemarionette.com

The Little Marionette

Coffee

The Little Marionette coffee roasters was founded by Ed Cutcliffe with the intention of making great coffee accessible to everyone. They are a specialty roaster at the forefront of our coffee industry.

We love their flavour-first philosophy and commitment to developing a supply chain with longevity in mind. They buy beans from small growers in the world's best coffee regions and manually roast the beans  in a refurbed 1930's Probat roaster, a labour of love. Respect for the environment is key at The Little Marionette and it's expressed in zero environmental impact packaging and support for reusable KeepCup initiatives and organisations like Plant a Tree and C2ZERO.  thelittlemarionette.com

Naturopath Anthia Koullouros is the founder and creator of Apotheca By Anthia, organic botanical teas, tisanes and naturopathic remedies. The making of these teas, tisanes and remedies is steeped in more than 25 years of clinical naturopathic and herbal medicine practice. They have been created to holistically nourish. Small bespoke batches and hand made in Australia, they contain organic ingredients and are deliciously good for you and the Earth. Apothecary originates from the ancient Greek word Apothēca, [ἀποθήκη], a dispensary of botanical remedies, and where the woman as healer resides. Her mission is to serve, support and inspire you; to take care of your health; to help you fall in love with nature, natural wisdom, and natural medicine; to take care of our earth and humanity; and to live mindfully with a joyful heart. www.apothcebanthia.com

Apotheca by Anthia

Tea & Tisanes

Naturopath Anthia Koullouros is the founder and creator of Apotheca By Anthia, organic botanical teas, tisanes and naturopathic remedies. The making of these teas, tisanes and remedies is steeped in more than 25 years of clinical naturopathic and herbal medicine practice. They have been created to holistically nourish. Small bespoke batches and hand made in Australia, they contain organic ingredients and are deliciously good for you and the Earth. Apothecary originates from the ancient Greek word Apothēca, [ἀποθήκη], a dispensary of botanical remedies, and where the woman as healer resides. Her mission is to serve, support and inspire you; to take care of your health; to help you fall in love with nature, natural wisdom, and natural medicine; to take care of our earth and humanity; and to live mindfully with a joyful heart. www.apothcebanthia.com

Apotheca by Anthia

Tea & Tisanes

Founded by David Lowe in 2000 on Tinja, the Lowe family property, Lowe Wines produces premium, small-batch wines from their certified organic and biodynamic vineyards on their winery and farm in Mudgee, NSW. The wines are a direct reflection of how the grapes are grown, unirrigated and untrellised, with each wine speaking distinctly of the individual terroir, vintage and region. The Lowe Cellar Door is open daily for wine tastings and regional tasting platters and a visit is the best way to explore the wines, learn the stories behind them and meet the winemakers. Tinja is also home to Kim Currie’s Zin House restaurant and The Pavilion and Bush Chapel. lowefamilywineco.com.au

Lowe Wines

Wine

Founded by David Lowe in 2000 on Tinja, the Lowe family property, Lowe Wines produces premium, small-batch wines from their certified organic and biodynamic vineyards on their winery and farm in Mudgee, NSW. The wines are a direct reflection of how the grapes are grown, unirrigated and untrellised, with each wine speaking distinctly of the individual terroir, vintage and region. The Lowe Cellar Door is open daily for wine tastings and regional tasting platters and a visit is the best way to explore the wines, learn the stories behind them and meet the winemakers. Tinja is also home to Kim Currie’s Zin House restaurant and The Pavilion and Bush Chapel. lowefamilywineco.com.au

Lowe Wines

Wine

Meet Ella Phillips, Canberra graphic design student and the talent behind Food & Wine's artwork for 2021.

Ella Phillips

Where we connect over the pleasures of the table and enjoy good food and stimulating conversation (about food!). Where we support and enjoy the hospitality offered by creative cooks and chefs.  Where we flex our conversational and listening skills and remember our table manners. Everyone's invited. Tables are kept small, so that everyone is an active pacticipant. Outings monthly.

Supper Club

$180

6.30pm

Four-course set menu and interesting wines to complement. 

June 20

King Clarence, City 

May 9

Club Fontana, Redfern

$65

Sunday lunch, noon

Two generous courses. Drinks at Club prices from the bar.

Rowie's By The Sea

Newport Surf Life Saving Club, 394 Barrenjoey Road, Newport

April 21

Rowie's by the Sea,

$190

7.30pm

Banquet menu and interesting wines with the meal.

King Clarence
171 Clarence Street, Sydney

Coming up

Our first residential food memoir writing workshop is being held at the home of Jillie Arnott at Coolah Creek in central west NSW in late autumn, in May, 2024.

Jillie, an amazing country cook, and her husband Will are our hosts. Guests/students are invited to stay at the homestead for one, two or three nights. Or, you can travel in daily for the workshop, which runs from 10am–4pm on May 4–5.

Here's your chance to tackle that long-held dream to write your family food stories and recipes down for future generations to enjoy.

We're bound to spend as much time in the kitchen and around the dining table as we do writing – although you don't have to, there is a veranda chair with your name on it.

May  4–5

Food memoir writing 

FOOD WRITING // RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP