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Relish Food & Wine Festival

Saturday 6 June 2026 | Portside Precinct & Queens Park, Maryborough
Saturday 14 June 2025 | Queens Park & Portside Precinct, Maryborough |
Saturday 14 June 2025 |  Maryborough
Introducing The Relish Cup! New to Relish Food & Wine Festival.
Where competitive eaters go head-to-head… who will take home the cup!
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The Challenges

BRAIN FREEZE

DONUT DASH

Brace yourself for Brain Freeze! A high-stakes, ice-cold showdown! Competitors go head-to-head in a fast-paced race to demolish their irresistible ice cream creations.

First to the finish claims victory!

Challenge Time: 12:10pm

Sweeten the competition with Donut Dash! Where contestants go head-to-head in a fast-paced battle to devour delicious donuts. It’s a race to the finish — but only the quickest and hungriest will claim victory!

Challenge Time: 12:30pm

Think You Have What It Takes?

Think you’ve got what it takes to conquer Brainfreeze or race your way through Donut Dash? Step up and prove it! Sign up now by clicking the link below and filling out the form — your next big food challenge awaits!

The Main Event

Get ready for a heavyweight showdown as seasoned eating contenders go head-to-head in a battle of pure appetite! Taking on a massive Cattleman’s Cutlet feast loaded with sides, thanks to the team at Customs House Hotel. It’s a race to the finish to see who comes out on top and takes home not only The Relish Cup but the bragging rights that go along with it. 

Time: 12:50 pm

Meet The Contestants

Noah Feasts is a young Wide Bay local making his mark in competitive eating with purpose and passion. What started as a fun challenge has grown into a mission to raise awareness and funds for mental health, supporting the Black Dog Institute. 

New to the scene and full of drive, Noah is turning every bite into something meaningful, proving food can be a powerful force for good. 

Get ready to witness an unstoppable force of appetite and determination, Mimi the Mini Monster is hitting the stage! Crowned Australia’s number one female competitive eater.

In her first competition in Melbourne, she devoured 16 hotdogs in 10 minutes, doubling the previous women’s record! She followed it up in Brisbane by demolishing 32 pancakes (4.5kg) in one hour, setting another national record!

Now she’s gearing up to take on her next big eating challenge—don’t miss it!

From a surprise win at the Grand Hotel Childers 1kg challenge to taking on food battles across the Fraser Coast, this Maryborough/Hervey Bay local brings speed, grit, and big appetite to every comp.

Known from Fraser Coast FAST Food Review and Kinda Fit Kinda Fat Mat, he mixes epic eating with real transformation, dropping 43kg over two years while still chasing the next challenge.

Through Fraser Coast FAST Food Review, he showcases the region’s best eats with quick, engaging reviews filmed on the go, highlighting everything from hidden gems to family-run food businesses across the Fraser Coast on Facebook and Instagram.

Fast. Fearless. Always hungry.


Meet Your Emcee

Dylan Neilsen-Behrens

Meet your emcee for The Relish Cup – Dylan Neilsen-Behrens.

Founder of Whiskey Neat, an award-winning men’s fashion brand built on timeless style and unapologetic quality, Dylan is as well-known in the community for his support of local events as he is for his gift of the gab.

With a sharp wit, natural stage presence, and a flair for performance, he brings the perfect mix of charm, humour, and a little bit of mischief to the mic.

Get ready—he’s here to keep The Relish Cup lively, loud, and seriously entertaining.

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