Make merry this week with Sandi Sieger’s guide to what’s hot and happy(ning). Eat, drink, buy, try, visit, read and be merry.
EAT: Williamstown Wine & Cheese Festival
Over 50 + fine quality wine, cheese, and artisan food vendors will be showcasing their gourmet products, plus hot food and specialty arts & crafts stalls. From wheels of fine cheeses and savoury sauces, pickled preserves and home-style pastries, to smoked and cured meats, luscious desserts and a wide variety of craft beers, ciders and refreshments, the Wine & Cheese Fest will have something on offer for everyone’s tastebuds.
More: wineandcheesefest.com.au
DRINK: All The Beer at St Kilda Beerfest
Send off summer in style at St Kilda BeerFest this Saturday 2 March 2019 at St Kilda’s Catani Gardens.
From 1pm, Melburnians can sip, taste and savour over 300 unique, exotic and small-batch beers, ciders, cocktails and wines from over 60 brewers.
The festival’s main stage will see Aussie dance music group, Sneaky Sound System, play some of their iconic hits, including ‘Pictures’ and ‘UFO,’ while Randy Felt Face, Lehmo, Josh Earl and Kirsty Webeck will perform live comedy sets throughout the day.
More than just a craft beer expo, St Kilda BeerFest will celebrate all the good things in life that are better with beer, including perfectly matched dishes from some of Melbourne’s most decadent street food traders: Burn City Smokers, Flamin Skewers, Melbourne Paella Company, Bavarian Bangers and G-Free Donuts.
More: melbourne.beerfestivals.com.au
BUY: Juva Skincare
In a crowded market with endless brands and products to choose from, perfecting your skincare regime in Australia is like navigating a minefield. Our skin is our largest organ and with constant exposure to the harsh Australian elements – it needs adequate protection, hydration and moisturisation. Considering that our skin is genetically unique, how do we choose the best products to maximise the results of our skincare regime? It took years of research, a strong international team of scientists and a Nobel-Prize winning revolutionary ingredient to give us the answer.
Founded in Taiwan in 2015 after years of research and development in their own laboratory, Juva Skincare blends the best of Eastern elements with the lastest and greatest Western technology to create a simple skincare line that is inspired by nature and carried out by some serious science. With a mission to provide effective products that are both gentle and mild, the Juva Skincare reserach and development department is made up of a team of experienced scientists who worked cohesively towards one goal – to create a skincare line that utilises Nobel-Prize winning material, Fullerene, as it is 172 times more effective in antioxidant ability when compared to Vitamin C. After discovering the most stable form of Fullerene, that is highly effective in neutralising free radicals, the revolutionary Juva Skincare range was formulated
The Juva Skincare collection boasts a luxurious salon-grade rejuvenating elixir, the Brightening Enhancer, a restorative serum as the Brightening Essence and an oil-controlled hydrating Brightening Lotion. The revolutionary collection is effective in fighting five main skin concerns of wrinkles, dull skin, sallow skin, large pores and lack of elasticity. Linking the East to the West, the range is formulated with Eastern super-ingredient, white jelly fungus, to retain moisture and prevent skin damage. This combined with the power of the smaller Fullerene molecules that penetrate deeper into the skin with a very high concentration of active ingredients ensures that Juva Skincare will not only leave your skin radiant, moisturised and protected it will also aid in diminishing dark spots for a more refreshed and even complexion.
More: http://juva-skincare.com.au/
TRY: Making Passata at Tipico
For two Saturdays in March, Windsor’s favourite Italian, Tipico, will round out the tomato season with a series of Passata Masterclasses.
Classes will be taught by Head Chef Daniele and Pizza Chef Davide and hands will get messy, as both of their nonna’s traditional passata recipes come out to play.
Once cooking away, guests can relax and enjoy a plate of pasta paired with a glass of wine before taking two bottles of passata home, ready to wow at the next Italian dinner party.
More: 2 March 2019 or 9 March 2019
VISIT: Tastes of Rutherglen
Tastes of Rutherglen returns on 9 and 10 March 2019 to showcase the best of North-East Victoria’s celebrated wine and produce. The 2019 programme is set to be the biggest and best on record with a stellar line-up of activities and menus for the whole family to enjoy.
The progressive annual feast features 19 Rutherglen wineries with something to taste, sip and savour behind every cellar door. Tastes of Rutherglen is the ultimate gourmet adventure offering food and wine enthusiasts the chance to discover perfect pairings of the region’s stand-out wines with local produce.
Tastes of Rutherglen is not just a food and wine lovers’ playground; the event gathers a huge range of things to see, taste and do for the smallest of foodies. While parents indulge in Rutherglen’s finest drops, little ones will be kept busy at each winery with kids’ menus, outdoor sports, play equipment, giant games and quirky activities from feeding turtles to stomping grapes.
More: www.tastesofrutherglen.com.au
READ: Australian Heritage Cookbook
The abundance of natural good food makes the Australian food industry one of the most self- sufficient in the world. There are plentiful supplies of meat, grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy produce and seafood available throughout the year. Furthermore, there is an excellent wine industry, which produces world-class quality wines and liqueurs.
Australian Heritage Cookbook is abeautifully illustrated cookbook that caters for every occasion: from spontaneous entertaining and family cooking to extravagant dinner parties. Australians love to entertain and our marvellous climate lends itself perfectly to both casual and formal entertaining.
Australian Heritage Cookbook, New Holland Publishers, RRP $39.99 is now available from all good book retailers or online www.newhollandpublishers.com
