Steven Cox said the light festival Vivid Sydney, which starts next week and , would be the first of many attempts to put food and dining at the centre of Sydney’s brand.
Food’s potential as a tourism drawcard has been underlined by the massive crowds now flocking to the Ramadan Nights festival in Lakemba. Flavio Brancaleone
“The reason why Vivid Food is happening this year as part of the Vivid program is because we know that Sydney under-weights in [people’s] perceptions of food and drink and produce,” Cox told The Sydney Morning Herald’s Sydney 2050 Summit on Monday.
“We’ve…
