Adelaide Hills Food Update

Members Crush ‘09

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:33 GMT

The sensual Crush 09 - the Adelaide Hills Wine and Food Festival – was a feast of delicate Hills wines paired with exquisite food and eclectic music. Adelaide Hills Food Members were Bird in Hand, Howard Vinyard, Shaw + Smith, Sinclair's Gully and The Lane Vineyard.

Sinclair's Gully Winery

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:24 GMT

IN the past 10 years Sean and Sue Delaney have worked on this property to restore the environment of two threatened species.

Along the way they have discovered more than 150 plant species and 62 bird species of which three plant and 22 bird species are seriously declining in number.

The Delaneys later partnered with neighbours and government to extend the range of protection to 18 adjoining properties encompassing a total of 200ha.

The property is now used as an education site for environmental groups, the local community and for Federal, State and Local Government officers.

A wildlife corridor of continuous native vegetation between the Morialta, Black Hill, Marble Hill and Montacute Conservation Parks encompassing 1200ha has now been re-established.

Master strokes

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:32 GMT

VISITORS to Adelaide this approaching spring have a unique treat in store: the Art Gallery of South Australia is mounting an exhibition of the work of a favourite son, Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen.
Better known as Hans Heysen, he was the painter who opened the eyes of the public to the beauty of the South Australian landscape and its magnificent gum trees.
These were constants in his work because they represented his earliest memories of boyhood adventures in the Adelaide Hills. His love of the bush and its trees remained with him all his life.
Hans Heysen at the Art Gallery of South Australia opens November 14 and will run to November 15, 2009.

GM risky, says Prince Charles

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:59 GMT

Charles in GM ‘disaster' warning

The development of genetically modified crops risks creating the biggest environmental disaster “of all time”, Prince Charles has warned.
The development of GM food was damaging Earth's soil and was a gigantic experiment “gone seriously wrong”, he told the Daily Telegraph.
Instead of experimenting with such crops, the country should offer more support to local farmers, he added.

True blue food

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:54 GMT

Research shows why Aussies don't like true blue food

TOURISTS may love the taste of crocodile braised in lemon myrtle sauce, but new research shows why many Australians are reluctant to eat the local flora and fauna.
While Australian native foods are a popular novelty with tourists, locals are far less enthused about eating kangaroo, emu and crocodile, according to a University of Adelaide gastronomy graduate.
Food connoisseurs are hoping Australians become more adventurous after recent research revealed many native foods contain high levels of health promoting antioxidants.
Jessica Ramsden, who recently graduated with a Le Cordon Bleu masters of arts in gastronomy, said most Australians shied away from eating native foods because they tasted unfamiliar and were not stocked by the major supermarket chains.

Beerenberg back

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:08 GMT

SA made Beerenberg Jam is back on Woolworths shelves today for the first time in six years. Four flavours will be available including the new strawberry and mint and orange and poppy seed.

Fairer food

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:33 GMT

Local social welfare group SACOSS is hosting a forum on food security. Guest speakers will discuss the issue, which focuses on disadvantaged people not having enough food for a healthy diet. It is estimated that just over 12 per cent of Australians earning less than $20,000 a year don't have access to enough food.

Celeb chef pans out of season produce

Sat, 10 May 2008 11:40 GMT

Celebrity British chef Gordon Ramsay says restaurants should be fined if they serve out-of-season fruit and vegetables.
“I don't want to see asparagus in the middle of December. I don't want to see strawberries from Kenya in the middle of March. I want to see it home-grown,” he said after raising his concerns with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
“Fruit and veg should be seasonal. Chefs should be fined if they don't have ingredients in season on their menu,” he told the BBC.
Ramsay, whose London restaurants include Petrus and The Savoy Grill, said Britain had become a nation of lazy eaters who followed trends and fads rather than substance.
“There should be stringent laws, licensing laws, to make sure produce is only used in season and season only,” he added.
-Reuters

Awards tee off

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:22 GMT

Indigenous celebrity chef Mark Olive will launch the Premier's Food Awards tomorrow morning at The Tap Inn. The annual awards recognise excellence in the local food and beverage industry, with past winners including Sam Remo, Cooper's Brewing, Bickford's Australia and Robern Menz.

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Local gourmet gong

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:20 GMT

A local writer has won an international cook book award. Richard Maurovic won the bronze award for culinary history in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, announced in London on Tuesday. His book The Meat Game, published by Adelaide's Wakefield Press, looks at meat in South Australia, following it from paddock to plate and looking at changes to the industry over the years.