Many chefs may have caught the firebug, cooking over the licking flames with flair and aplomb, but few have tamed the flames like Lennox Hastie at Firedoor. His is an offering of subtlety, premium produce and precision. It is this primal yet polished mastery over the coals that has cemented the restaurant’s reputation on the global stage, recently claiming the no. 11 spot on the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list for 2026. Hastie doesn’t merely cook with heat; he conducts it, elevating an ancient, elemental technique into an internationally acclaimed culinary art form.

On Saturday, May 2, Firedoor will transform Rozelle’s Sydney Brewery into a homage to all things Texan barbecue as part of Firedoor’s Texas BBQ: Pitmasters series. At special May event Saturday Social, Firedoor chef/owner Lennox Hastie will join chef Kareem El-Ghayesh of KG BBQ from Austin, Texas at the smoker, cooking up a Texas-style feast with an Egyptian twist. Plus, there’ll be live music, cold beers, rounds of the classic US lawn game cornhole and a Gelato Messina pop-up. Entry is free, on until sold out.

Saturday, May 2, from 2pm until sold out. Entry is free (first come, first served) with the option to register to go into the draw to win a barbecue meat tray.

Saturday Social at Sydney Brewery Rozelle
26B Mansfield St, Rozelle, NSW
firedoor.com.au

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