Chiswick to feature as a leading act at Splendour in the Grass festival

Splendour in the Grass co-founder Jess Ducrou recalls the food at the music and cultural festival's first outing 18 years ago. "I ran a sausage sizzle," she says.

It'll be a considerable step up the food chain when Splendour, which attracts some of the world's biggest music acts, returns next month.

Matt Moran's Chiswick restaurant in Woollahra will be reimagined as an 80-seat, purpose-built pop-up restaurant at Splendour.

"Local builders [in Byron Bay] are putting it together. It'll have strong ties, like those white window frames and conservatory feel of Chiswick in Woollahra," Ducrou says.

While festivals don't always have a rich food lineage – hot dogs and granola were as good as it got at Woodstock – Splendour attendees will be able to tuck into Moran Family lamb shoulder with eggplant and red pepper chutney, and spanner crab and avocado tacos.

"Australia culturally is interesting. We are interested in embracing good food at festivals, maybe we're responding to that cultural difference," Ducrou says.

And you won't have to be Kanye or Chris Martin to snare a seat. Tickets are open to everyone.