Cheese lovers festival comes to Centennial Park

A cheese festival, a pair of saucy sisters-in-law and a free steak dinner are among the hottest eastern suburbs eats this week.

Did someone say cheese? Yes please!

Cheese lovers coming closer to home

THE annual Kurrajong Kitchens Cheese Lovers Festival has moved to Centennial Park’s Brazilian Fields, after being held in the Hunter Valley in previous years. The one-day festival features 50 stalls of cheese, wine, beer and condiments, including a vegan cheese stall and one selling frozen cheesecake on a stick. There are also free (and ticketed) workshops from TV foodie Justine Schofield, and Ben Hughes from the Australian Beer and Wine School, as well as kids entertainment with cow milking and butter making, and live music. Saturday June 16, Centennial Park, Paddington, $30 (kids under 12 free), cheeseloversfestival.com.au

Burgers are always a good idea.

Go for a spin

EVERY Thursday actor, DJ and Bondi local Alex Dimitriades (under the moniker BoogieMonster) hosts the Bondi Funk & Soul Social Club from 6pm, at Bondi Beach Public Bar. Try the $10 squish burger with $5 beers, or the bar’s selection of natural wines. 108 Campbell Pde, Bondi Beach, bbpb.com.au

Free steak! Enough said.

Steak your claim

Tuesday lunchtime (noon-3pm) and Friday evenings (5pm-late), The Wool & Wheat Bar at The Royal Exchange is offering a free rump steak and chips, when you buy two drinks. Salad and sauce are $1 extra each, and the only catch is becoming a member of the Royal Exchange, which will set you back another $2. 1 Gresham St, City, royalexchange.com.au

A life without sauce is not worth contemplating.

The Sauce Depot

IN 2010, sisters-in-laws Olivia Broomhead and Sally Flannery started making chutney in their Woollahra and Clovelly kitchens, and formed The Sauce Depot. Next came their tomato sauce, beetroot relish, and a swag of awards at the Royal Sydney Fine Food Show. Stocked at Harris Farm, Peters Meats, Queen Street Deli and Paddington Alimentari, thesaucedepot.com

Chef Ross Lusted is prepared to share his secrets.

Masterclass worth its salt

ROSS Lusted of The Bridge Room is next in Carriageworks’ Chef Series, looking at salt and using it with farmers market seasonal produce, as well as bringing new ideas and recipes to the class for home cooking. Saturday June 23, noon-2pm, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, $40, carriageworks.com.au