Fasten your seat belts for the return of Tasting Australia Daniela Frangos Photo: Supplied One of the many symptoms of COVID-19 has been a quiet reinvention of the hospitality industry. Star chefs have swapped their acclaimed restaurants for food-delivery services, pop-up kitchens and greener pastures in regional and rural towns. Luckily for diners at this year's Tasting Australia, some of our best will don their chefs' whites once more for a series of one-off dining experiences across South Australia. The esteemed food and drink festival returns from April 30 to May 9, after postponing and then cancelling its 2020 event, starring a number of chefs with no fixed address. Analiese Gregory (ex-Franklin), Matt Stone (ex-Oakridge), Alanna Sapwell (ex-Arc Dining), Emma McCaskill (ex-Sparkke at the Whitmore), Jake Kellie (ex-Burnt Ends), Paul Baker (ex-Botanic Gardens Restaurant) and Paul Carmichael – who announced the imminent closure of Momofuku Seiobo last month – will grace the program alongside game-changing Aussie chefs Cheong Liew and Christine Manfield as well as Mark LaBrooy and Andy Allen (both of Three Blue Ducks), Mat Lindsay (Ester, Poly), Louis Tikaram (Stanley), Palisa Anderson (Chat Thai) and Morgan McGlone (Belles Hot Chicken).