Think real farm food...
The beautiful new book by Colette Comins - with Russel Wasserfall (Struik, R250) - The Farm Kitchen, very clearly states ‘There is no diet food in the pages that follow' and when you think of real farm food, quite rightly so! This book has an endless supply of utterly delicious recipes and photographs that depict lyrical ‘on the farm' living. Truth be told they make me want to give up all things urban and head for the hills!

On the right are a couple of my favourite perfect-for-winter choices to get the taste buds going...

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Eat In wins Best Stand at Good Food and Wine Show in Cape Town
Thanks to all our supporters who visited our gorgeous stand at the Good Food and Wine Show that took place in Cape Town 24-27 May. We were proud to receive the prized Golden Pack Award for the best stand at the show – the stand was conceived and created by Seón Kilian Robinson of Event Interiors. Click here for pictures of the stand.

At the stand, anyone could vote for their favourite product, producer or outlet and stand a chance of winning great prizes. The winners were:

  • Thursday 24 May - Amarula hamper winners: Alinda van Dyk, Paarl & Katie Green, Cape Town.
  • Friday 25 May - Amarula hamper winners: Jules Harris, Wilderness, Ntai Ledimo, Pretoria & Andre Wainwright, Tygervalley.
  • Saturday 26 May - Kenwood Silver Retro Coffee maker worth: R2000 Juanita Moorcroft / West Beach
  • Sunday 27 May - Kenwood Titanium Major worth R5000 Nico Steyn / Heidelberg
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Eat In RMB Private Bank Produce Awards

Entries are closed for the Eat In RMB Private Bank Produce Awards. Judging takes place on 2 July 2007 and winners will be announced at an Awards ceremony taking place at the end of August.

The winner of our online voting competition - who wins a Gelato Chef Ice-cream maker sponsored by The Culinary Equipment Company - will be announced on our website soon.



French Potato Pie

Two winter choices from The Farm Kitchen, a new book by Colette Comins.

450g waxy potatoes (do not peel)
6 spring onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
30ml chopped fresh leaf parsley
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2x 400g ready to roll puff pastry
1 large egg, beaten
200ml crème fraiche or double sour cream

Serves 4
Preheat the oven to 230°C (450°F, Gas Mark 8). Slice the potatoes very thinly into a bowl and mix with spring onions, garlic, parsley and some salt and pepper. Roll out the first sheet of pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line a 24cm enamel pie dish. Trim the edges and keep off cuts for a design on top of the pie dish. Layer the potato slices in the pastry and cover with the other rolled pastry. Brush with egg wash and, using the off cuts, create a latticework or leaves on the top.

Bake the pie in a hot oven for 15 minutes, and then reduce the heat to 200°C and cook for a further 25 minutes until potatoes are soft. Remove from the oven and carefully lift off the top of the pie. Pour in crème fraiche into the pie, replace the pastry lid and bake for another 8-10 minutes. Serve thick wedges with garden salad.


Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Read this recipe online.


Stellenzicht Syrah in top 10 in the world

Stellenzicht, renowned for award winning Shiraz , has outclassed all other South African producers with a top 10 ranking at the inaugural international 2007 Syrah du Monde Awards with its flagship Syrah 2001. Click here for more.

Allesverloren Estate releases Vintage Port

Allesverloren Estate – the oldest wine estate in the Swartland famous for its acclaimed Port and Shiraz – has just released its first Vintage Reserve Port, the full-bodied Allesverloren Vintage Reserve Port 1997. Click here for more.

Barista winners will represent SA

It’s official! Cape Town’s Willem Pienaar (Origin Coffee Roasting) and Ishan Natalie (Woolworths Café) have scooped first and first runner-up prizes respectively at the finals of South Africa’s first national Barista Championships held at the Good Food and Wine Show in Cape Town recently. Click here for more.

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Avos: the ultimate family food
Avocados are a universal wonderfood that offer a range of health benefits, are suitable for the whole family, including babies, and provide for a multitude of culinary uses. More >

Cooking the books (1)
Local foodies choose their favourite cookbook recipes. First up is Sumien Brink - Editor Woolworths Taste and VISI magazine – with delectable cognac truffles. More >

June & July Highlights

Experience tantalising Thailand in Durban & Cape Town
The first ever Thailand Exhibition in Durban, takes place from 21 - 23 June, at the Durban International Convention Centre, while Cape Town’s third Thailand Exhibition will be staged at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, between 28 June and 1 July.
More >>

Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival
For all you fun, food loving, life living and adventure seeking people out there the 24th annual Pick ‘n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival is the place to be from 6 to 15 July! More >>

Franschhoek Bastille Festival
Franschhoek, South Africa’s Gourmet Capital is once again celebrating its centuries-old French Huguenot heritage with a wonderful feast of food, wine and entertainment at its annual Bastille Festival on the weekend of July 14 and 15. More >>

Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival
Come taste some of the best South African wines at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg 25-26 July. More >>

For more food & wine events visit our website
To submit an event, email eatin.web@newmediapub.co.za



Win a five course meal prepared by Harry Sideropoulos in your own kitchen!

Hailed as the man who is “changing the face of South African theatre” by The Citizen Newspaper in October of 2005, Harry Sideropoulos has been producing and performing award-winning theatre in South Africa for the past 7 years.

When his not on stage, Harry Sideropoulos is cooking in your kitchen! Yes, cooking in your kitchen, in your home! Now one of South Africa’s most colourful celebrities will vacate you from your own kitchen and cook for you and your guests in the comfort of your own home. It’s entertainment on a different level… from the stage to your kitchen.

Harry would like to offer 2 Eat In readers and their partners - in the Gauteng area - the opportunity to be entertained by him with a five course meal prepared especially for them.

When: Week of the 15th of August
Where: In you own kitchen (only Gauteng readers)
 
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION IS SEND AN EMAIL TO eatin.web@newmediapub.co.za WITH “HARRY COMPETITION” IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND ONE OF YOUR FAVOURITE RECIPES / PRODUCTS ATTACHED.

The winner will be announced on the Eat In website.
Closing date: 20 July 2007.