Lunar New Year At Sydney Seafood School

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Sydney Seafood School /13 Februarey,2026

LUNAR NEW YEAR LINE UP

Sydney Seafood School’s Lunar New Year program is stacked with a stellar line up of guest chefs over one massive week.

Junda Khoo | Feb 18

In Junda Khoo’s hands Malaysian food is accessible, joyful and utterly delicious, as the many accolades for his Ho Jiak restaurant group attest. He’s recently open his fifth venue, Tam Jiak at Sydney Fish Market, and to celebrate that, and Lunar New Year, we’ve lured him into Sydney Seafood School for a not-to-be-missed class.

And did someone say Mud Crab?

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Nat Thaipun | Feb 19

A once-in-a-generation culinary talent, best-selling author, and MasterChef winner, Nat Thaipun, pairs her passion for food with a deep belief in its power to connect people across cultures. Join Nat for an unmissable class showcasing her new book Thai: Anywhere and Everywhere.

Fire up your taste buds with Nat’s vibrant recipes and learn how to build the layers of flavour that make Thai food sing, from condiments and sauces to marinades and garnishes.

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First Nations Seafood Feast | Feb 21

Hosted by Luke Bourke and the National Indigenous Culinary Institute, our First Nations Seafood Feast returns. Luke was Good Food’s Young Chef of the Year 2025, and is head chef at Felons Seafood in Manly.

This special feast celebrates seafood as the original native food, which Indigenous Australians have been gathering and catching for millennia, and showcases some of the other native ingredients that pair so well with it.

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Somer Sivrioğlu | Feb 22

Turkish-Australian chef Somer Sivrioğlu is synonymous with the flavours of Türkiye. A household name thanks to his role as a MasterChef judge, he’s also the force behind Sydney’s Anason, Mayandoz and the beloved former Efendy in Balmain.

This class serves up a true taste of Türkiye, along with a taste of Somer’s beautiful restaurant Hamsi Taverna at Sydney Fish Market.

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CATCH. COOK. EAT.

If you’re planning on celebrating the start of the Year of the Horse, or just want to try some delicious traditional Chinese dishes, we’ve got the species recommendations for you!