The Farmed Table pop-up dinner at Bondi Picnic

Foraging is the new farming. Well, not really, but sourcing ingredients from your own neighbourhood is becoming very popular. Chef Brendan Cato runs The Farmed Table pop-up every Saturday night. For the next few weeks, he’ll pop-up at Bondi Picnic.

Cato wants to make people aware of where their food comes from and its connection to the local environment. Produce is sourced, caught and foraged from a particular region each week and, except for the salt and pepper, everything used is from within the same 30 kilometre radius.

The Shoalhaven District is in the spotlight this Saturday July 19. Last weekend also showcased the richness of the Shoalhaven with a five-course menu featuring grilled sea mullet with foraged sea plants, cucumber and blood lime, and grass-fed Schottlanders wagyu with smoked pumpkin, baby brussels sprouts, wild leaves, and flowers.

101 Hall Street, Bondi, 0422 101 146, dinner $55 or $80 with wine.