VOL 27 ISSUE 12, March 23, 2026
MCG Events, which Delaware North operates at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia, recently debuted a new menu curated by Executive Chef Dylan Sanding and his culinary team.
MCG Events is the onsite Delaware North team responsible for providing seamless guest experiences for the stadium’s various sporting events, concerts and non-match-day events.
Sanding provided insight into the process his team went through to create the menu, which features upscaled versions of their favorite dishes. Excerpts from that story, which can be read here, are included below.
This season, the team and I decided to lean into something a little more playful.
We started talking about the foods that made us fall in love with eating in the first place – the dishes we grew up with, the flavors that bring back memories, the things that made us excited to sit at the table.
Then we asked ourselves the fun question: What happens if we give those classics the MCG treatment?
The result is a menu collection that’s nostalgic without being stuck in the past. Familiar flavors, reimagined with a bit more polish, a bit more confidence and a lot of respect for the ingredients. These are the dishes that feel comforting and exciting at the same time – food that makes you smile when it hits the table and brings back a childhood memory.
At the end of the day, food at the MCG isn’t just there to fill a gap in the schedule. It’s part of the experience. It sets the tone, sparks conversation and becomes part of the story people tell when they leave.