NEWSLETTER 08/2009  
NEWS
Sumptuous – Food from the heart of France to the Cape

Sumptuous, the second cookbook written by Marlene van der Westhuizen, takes readers on a journey through France without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
Eco-friendly cookware brand, GreenPan, launches with Jenny Morris in South Africa.

Clean and green.

FEATURE
Bright as a button ... as you munch on your mushrooms

Mushrooms can balance your state of mind.


EVENTS
Robertson Slow - enjoying life ... slowly.
7-10 August
Take the time to head out to the country and enjoy the simple pleasures in life - slowly - at Robertson Wine Valley's slow-living festival.
Public tasting of rare wines at Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction Showcase.
20 & 27 August
The Cape Winemakers Guild is showcasing its 2009 collection of rare and exclusive wines as a run-up to this year's Nedbank CWG Auction. Tastings will be held in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Ventersklip market.
The first Saturday of every month.
No charge for any vendors – simply take your goods, sell them and make some money.
Bagatelle, Charroux Auvergne, France.
15-21 September
Marlene van der Westhuizen from Food Studio will be hosting the Eat In Awards' judging days in November. And she also offers the most inspirational food trip to France.

Eat In Awards

If you think that the bread from your local bakery or fresh veggies from your Saturday-morning market is worthy of some praise, now’s your chance to speak up!

Vote for your favourite producer, product or supplier in this year's Eat In Produce Awards.

Prizes up for grabs.


WIN

Four new and improved Nestlé Nutren Activ hampers to give away. Each hamper consists of two tins of the three fabulous flavours - vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Valued at R400 each. Answer this easy question

Congrats to JP Botha. He has won a Tastemaster Wine Appreciation Kit - the first of its kind in the world. Enjoy it to the fullest.

RECIPE

Chocolate Marquise

Once you've tried this decadently fudgy, rich chocolate dessert, you'll never long for a mundane mousse ever again.

This classic recipe is attributed to the famous Taillevent restaurant in Paris, and was first published in Patricia Wells's The Food Lover's Guide to Paris.

280g 70% dark chocolate
5 eggs, separated
100g icing sugar
185g unsalted butter

1. Gently heat the chocolate in a double boiler. Once melted, remove from the heat and stir in 70g of the icing sugar and all of the butter, and then add the egg yolks. Be sure to mix well after each addition.

2. Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until the mixture forms stiff peaks. Add the remaining icing sugar and beat again until smooth and glossy.

3. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture in three batches.

4. Line a loaf tin with plastic sandwich wrap. Spoon the mixture into tin and refrigerate for 30 minutes. For a less traditional approach, spoon into individual moulds and serve as an alternative to pot au chocolat. The Taillevent version is originally served with sauce à la pistache (pistachio- nut paste), but a conservative drizzling of vanilla-speckled crème anglaise will also do it justice.

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