Brisbane’s ritziest food festival shows that hospitality still has a major gender problem
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- ▪All of them were men.Chef demonstrations, long lunches and after-hours activities are all on the food and wine trail program.In 2026, it felt jarring.AdvertisementI wasn’t the only one to notice.
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