Posted on Nov 3, 2005 in Read | 0 comments

2005 World Food Media Awards winners

2005 World Food Media Awards winners
I was really delighted to see that a New Zealand book that I really enjoyed and have written about here – Taste: Baking with Flavour by Dean Brettschneider and Lauraine Jacobs – took gold in its category (Soft Cover Recipe Book under US$25) at the 2005 World Food Media Awards in Adelaide last...
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Posted on Jul 31, 2005 in Cookery Books, Read | 2 comments

The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander ****

The Cook’s Companion by Stephanie Alexander ****
This distinctive book – its size and multi-coloured stripes will ensure that you won’t mislay it in your kitchen – is a veritable tome but it is surprisingly readable. It sat on my coffee table for a month, chapters to be digested along with meals, and it has so many post-its hanging out...
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Posted on May 12, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 0 comments

Savour New Zealand: News stories

A few more news stories from Savour NZ… Scoop.co.nz: They Came, They Saw, They Savoured New Zealand Christchurch Star: Bon Appetit with Mavis Airey Salient: CLASS,...
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Posted on May 8, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 0 comments

Day two: Savour New Zealand

Another four Savour New Zealand classes down and we’re now at the end of what was truly a magnificent weekend. Today I started with A Well Seasoned Appetite (Darryl Maffey and Simon Gault), afterwards wandering into Cooking the Catch with Al Brown of Wellington’s Logan Brown restaurant. We broke...
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Posted on May 8, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 2 comments

Day one: Savour New Zealand – the story so far

Day one: Savour New Zealand – the story so far
One day down but one more to go – will I be still standing at the end of it? Yesterday was the first day of Savour New Zealand and it had to be experienced to be believed. I took four from a choice of sixteen masterclasses. The sessions may only have been an hour long but the chefs and cooks managed...
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Posted on May 3, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 2 comments

Nearly there…Savour New Zealand

Nearly there…Savour New Zealand
The countdown is nearly over and this Friday sees the opening of the Christchurch based Savour New Zealand foodies masterclass – by NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark, no less. I can’t imagine her Irish counterpart, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, opening such a thing in Ireland unless, of course, it was a...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand | 0 comments

Savour New Zealand

Savour New Zealand
When you move to a new place, you’ve got to figure out what events are going on and, when I arrived in Christchurch in January, I was thrilled to discover that this South Island city is the home of Savour New Zealand, a foodie spectacular that happens every two years. Fortunately 2005 is one of those...
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