The Good Food & Wine Show will dazzle Sydney with a dizzying array of gastronomic delights from July 3-5. This massive touring festival features food classes (cooking, cheese, wine, and more), demonstrations, a huge selection of gourmet food items, and, of course, endless amounts of eating and drinking. One certain highlight will be that all three days will feature demos by international celebrity chef and restaurateur Gordon Ramsay. While Ramsay's brilliantly brash personality famously inflames at other chefs on his television programs Kitchen Nightmares and The F Word, he is captivating as he demonstrates and discusses his true joy in life: Cooking.

The Good Food & Wine Show is conveniently located at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. This is a very short drive from your room at the The Westin Sydney, making this an event that might be worth your time to attend for even more than one day. Tickets for general entry (which start at $20.50 for children and $27.50 for adults) as well as the specialized sessions such as Gordon Ramsay's appearance, the Cheese Masterclass, Riedel Decanter Bar, or the Riedel Masterclass may be ordered in advance through Australia's Ticketek by phone (13 28 49), online, or admission may be purchased at the door. The schedule is as follows: Friday, July 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with an "After-Dark" session from 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, July 4 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, July 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you continue your travels through Australia, you can also catch the Good Food & Wine Show as it lands in Perth on July 31-August 2, or later in the year in Brisbane from November 6-8. It's hard to imagine two better reasons to travel than great eating and drinking, don't you think?