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The Jewish Food Festival is back for 2025

Food lovers rejoice! The Jewish Food Festival returns this year with a star-studded program that celebrates both Jewish cuisine and culture.
Ruby Kraner-Tucci
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Shalom Collective’s Jewish Food Festival returns to Sydney following a highly successful 2024 event (Image: Jewish Food Festival/Shalom Collective).

Published: 12 February 2025

Last updated: 13 February 2025

The Jewish Food Festival returns to Sydney on Sunday, building on last year's success which saw over 4,000 attendees come together to celebrate the richness of Jewish cuisine and culture.

Headlining the event – which is run by the newly rebranded Shalom Collective – is a series of workshops and demonstrations with celebrity chefs, including Alice Zaslavsky (A Bite To Eat with Alice), Ed Halmagyi (Avner’s) and Lisa Goldberg (Monday Morning Cooking Club), among others.

Live music, an intergenerational cook-off, blintz tossing competition and cookbook exchange will also feature throughout the day.

To satisfy cravings, attendees can take their pick from over 30 Sydney-based kosher food stalls, including Ta Ta Ta Pizza, Perfect Pita, FRESS Gourmet, Bianca’s Deli and Brooklyn Boy Bagels, while families can appreciate the free, dedicated kids zone filled with creative activities.

The festival will include over 30 kosher food stalls, with vendors selling everything from savoury delights and sweet treats to condiments, cookware and coffee (Image: Jewish Food Festival/Shalom Collective).
The festival will include over 30 kosher food stalls, with vendors selling everything from savoury delights and sweet treats to condiments, cookware and coffee (Image: Jewish Food Festival/Shalom Collective).

Director of programs Rabbi Alon Meltzer said the festival, which is now in its third year, offers something for everyone. "Food is a universal language that connects people across generations and cultures. The Jewish Food Festival is a celebration of this connection," he said.

The Jewish Independent spoke with three prominent foodies about their favourite Jewish delicacies in a series of exclusive videos that are sure to tickle your taste buds.

1. Food writer, researcher and broadcaster Rita Erlich

2. Ehud Malka, owner of The Left Handed Chef 

3. Maaryasha Werdiger, founder of Zelda Bakery

The Jewish Food Festival 2025 runs on Sunday 16 February from 10am to 3pm at The Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park. Learn more and book tickets online.

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Ruby Kraner-Tucci

Ruby Kraner-Tucci

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Ruby Kraner-Tucci is a journalist and TJI's assistant editor. Her writing has appeared in The Age, Australian Jewish News, Time Out and Broadsheet, among others. Ruby was awarded Multicultural NSW’s Best Report in Multicultural Media 2025 and has been named a Top 36 Under 36 Jewish Changemaker by B'nai B'rith.

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