2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Julia Busuttil-Nishimura

Julia Busuttil Nishimura is the bestselling author of four cookbooks. She writes for Good Weekend magazine and Gourmet Traveller. Julia's work celebrates the joy of family meals, drawing inspiration from her Maltese heritage, time spent living in Italy and Japanese family. In 2025, she released Sundays Under the Lemon Tree, her debut children's book.

Meet The Food Writers

Wednesday April 22
Sorrento Portsea RSL
12.00pm / 60 mins

Julia Busuttill Nishmura and Virginia Trioli with Corrie Perkin

We bring together two of Melbourne’s great food/creative communicators - cookbook author Julia Busuttil Nishimura and ABC arts presenter and author Virginia Trioli.

Special Event
Wednesday April 22
Sorrento Portsea RSL
4.30pm / 90 mins

Corrie Perkin and Caroline Wilson with special Festival Guests: Rebecca Armitage and Julia Busuttil Nishimura

This is a Special Event