Antonio Carluccio and Maggie Beer at the World Chef welcome party
	Matt Moran at the World Chef Showcase

One of the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre’s exhibition halls was transformed into a massive kitchen for more than a dozen of the world’s top chefs this month as the venue staged the World Chef Showcase.

A feature of Crave Sydney International Food Festival, the two-day showcase attracted hundreds of foodies, all keen to learn from the culinary masters and sample their fare.

The chefs, including Italy's No. 1 restaurateur Massimo Bottura, Spain’s Jordi Roca and Italy’s famous pizza chef Gabriele Bonci, cooked a range of dishes for their fans, assisted by a team of 12 chefs from the Centre and 16 volunteer chefs.