It’s official. On the SA Food Industry’s night of night’s at the Adelade Convention Centre on 25 November, the assembled crowd erupted with applause with the announcement that Cole Thomas is the 2011 Young Visionary Leader of the SA Food Industry. Cole believes the award will allow him to enhance and extend the range of [...]
For the second year in a row, Cole Thomas has been named finalist for Young Visionary Leader at the South Australian Premier’s Food Awards. The award recognises the individual under 35 who has made the greatest contribution to the food industry in the previous year. Cole is one of three contenders for the award, with [...]
Playing with food is something of a passion for Cole, but with a stage, a microphone, and unfettered access to the produce of 25 SA artisanal traders, Cole was truly in his element. For the three days of the Adelaide Good Food & Wine Show, Chefs Cole & Stewart put on a sequence of spectacular, [...]
Stewart Wesson has been asked to join the Australian Young Culinary Squad representing our country in Germany’s four-yearly Culinary Olympics in 2012. At only 24, Stewart adds this honour to a growing list of accolades for the Culinetic Head Chef, including South Australia’s representative for 2011 Electrolux Young Chef of the Year and three-time finalist [...]
The Sydney Seafood School played host to Australia’s best up and coming seafood industry researchers, industry partners, and some incredible culinary talent including Cole & Stewart (Culinetic, CTCS), Adriano Zumbo, Jared Ingersoll (Dank St Depot, Cotton Duck), and Alex Kearns (Glebe Point Diner). Convened by the CRC’s amazing Emily Mantilla, the conference puts together producers, [...]
Move over dagwood dogs and fairy floss, and make way for Limestone Coast Beef Sirloin, beef chilli with cornbread and burgers with Vegemite! With only a couple of weeks notice, Cole was asked to take over the 80-seater Meat & Livestock Australia dining space at the Show’s TasteSA pavilion. The feedback from mystery shoppers was [...]

Cole Thomas of Cole Thomas Culinary Solutions and Culinetic will be on air on Today Tonight 6:30pm. Watch the amazing story of the longest Birthday Cake delivery unfold. Vienna, June 15th 1911 is the day where this chronicle begins that has captured the attention of Executive Chef Cole Thomas. It is a story that spans [...]