Taste Port Douglas Food & Wine Festival 2016

This year the Taste Port Douglas Festival is sure to delight foodies from everywhere - featuring a list of top-notch local and interstate chefs along with industry leaders and legends in the food world.  

This year you can expect to see first time Festival chefs Alla Wolf-Tasker (The Lake House, Vic), Guy Grossi (Florentino & Ombra, Melb), Jock Zonfrillo (Orana, Street & Blackwood Restaurant, SA), Darren Roberston (Three Blue Ducks, NSW), along with long term supporters Colin Fassnidge (4Fourteen, Syd), Adrian Richardson (La Luna Bistro, Good Chef Bad Chef, Melb), Ian Curley (The European), Ben O'Donoghue (Billykart Kitchen, Qld) and Ben Williamson (Gerards Bistro, Gerards Bar, Qld).  

Our home grown local chefs include Spencer Patrick (Harrisons, Port Douglas), Nick Holloway (Nu Nu, Palm Cove) and Mel Day (Pullman International, Cairns).

11 August 2016
VIP Opening Gala
Four Mile Beach front of Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas
The VIP Opening Gala will feature a menu of ingredients by the indigenous inhabitants of Far North Queensland, the Kuku Yalanji people.  Ingredients traditionally hunted and gathered in the local region - including Mud Crab.

12 August 2016
Sheraton Mirage Gourmet Golf Tournament &
Pullman Women of Food & Wine Brunch
Experience gourmet delights with specialty events held in various locations across Port Douglas including Golf, Food & Wine Brunch and a series of hosted dinners featuring guest chefs.

13 & 14 August 2016
The Main Event - Taste Port Douglas Festival
Rex Smeal Park
Get invlolved in the festivities and activities on offer at the main event held at Rex Smeal Park over the weekend. Enjoy the stunning scenery of Coral Sea and Daintree Rainforest as you pull up a picnic blanket and enjoy the local cuisine from a pop up stall while listening to the local artists playing live music all day.

• Throughout the weekend festival enjoy live celebrity cooking demonstrations, discussions, produce stalls, wine and craft beer tastings, bars, live music, workshops and even kids cooking activities plus more....

Check out the Grow Zone in the gardening workshop, or learn from an industry expert in a food master class or guided wine tasting in the Culinary Classroom.

After a day of festivities and workshops, enjoy the Harry Hawker Street Food Party in the evening of Saturday 13 August, which will feature food stalls with celebrity chefs, a specialty wine bar complimented with live music and magnificent sunsets over Port Douglas.

Tickets for all Taste Port Douglas 2016 events are on sale Now! Visit TicketLink Cairns.


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