Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show
Friday June 5 12pm 4:30pm
Friday After Dark Session 5:30pm 9:30pm
Saturday June 6 9am 6pm
Sunday June 7 9am 6pm
Monday June 8 9am 5pm

Sydney Good Food & Wine Show
Friday July 3 9am 4.30pm
Friday After Dark Session 5.30pm 9.30pm
Saturday July 4 9am 6pm
Sunday July 5 9am 5pm

The Good Food & Wine Show is adding more features for 2009 catering for all tastes and palates - from celebrity chefs and tricks of the trade to the latest in food and wine. These exciting additions are sure to heighten the visitor experience.

-Cheese Masterclasses: Food educator, writer and television presenter, Naomi Crisante, shares her knowledge of 15 years in the cheese industry with a 45 minute tutored tasting. The $30 course includes cheese sampling and matching with various accompaniments and wines, course materials and a 112pg Cheesematters recipe book valued at $19.95.

-Wine Masterclasses: Ben Edwards and Dan Sims from the Wine Guide will host hour long masterclasses alongside leading wine commentators including James Halliday, Greg Duncan Powell and Matt Skinner, covering a myriad of wine topics. Such topics will include Australasian Pinot Noir Trans Tasman rivalry; Mediterranean Inspiration; and food and wine matching comprising of leading sommeliers as panellists.

-Lindemans Early Harvest Restaurant: New to the show in 2008, and hugely popular in its first year, the show restaurant allows visitors to relax, and sit down to a meal amidst the excitement. Guests to the restaurant can enjoy a glass of Lindemans Early Harvest low alcoholic range matched to a delicious dish with the menu designed by renowned chefs including Gordon Ramsay.

-Gourmet Garden Cooking School: Former head chef of Mondo Organics and Pure Food Cooking consultant Dominique Rizzo hosts hands-on 90 min classes where visitors have the opportunity to slice and dice with the experts and learn to cook creative meals for either the every day family gatherings or entertaining at your next dinner party. Sessions cost $50 and include a Gourmet Garden herbs & spices goodie bag.

-LG Celebrity Theatre presented by Lifestyle Food Channel: Gordon Ramsay is back to headline the LG Celebrity Theatre in Sydney. Matt Moran and Tobie Puttock will join him in cooking up a lot of great food and just a little bit of mischief.The chefs will be giving cooking demonstrations using LG products which will give consumers the opportunity to view LG s new range of innovative cooking appliances.