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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Simon McCarthy

Hunter's best chefs face off in 13th Hunter Valley 'Food Fight'

Chef Sam Alexander's winning dish from the 13th annual Hunter Culinary Association Food Fight; smoked beetroot on a bed of whipped ricotta with sumac pickled onions, pomegranate molasses and dukkah. Picture by Simon McCarthy

Four of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley's top chefs squared off in a battle of the culinary arts on Tuesday afternoon, setting their unique styles against each other in a four-course blind lunch to see whether the city or the valley could lay claim to the region's best.

The 13th annual Hunter Culinary Association's 'Food Fight' was hosted at Rydges in the Hunter Valley on June 25 in a packed room of industry representatives, who were served a four-course degustation paired with the region's renowned wines.

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