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Local Produce: Everybody Say Cheese
South Australia's boutique cheese industry is both dynamic and fast moving. Kris Lloyd, Chair of industry body Cheese SA, reckons there are endless cheese possibilities across all spectrums of flavour, bouquet, and texture because of the state's unique regional diversity. It's the whole cheese board - perfect climate for quality milk production, progressive skilled artisans and a hospitality industry eager to embrace new concepts, garnished with savvy consumers prepared to vote with their wallets. We take a look at a few of SA's notable boutique cheeses......more
Hot Spots: The FFW Adelaide Pub Awards
Move over Melbourne, Sydney watch out, Adelaide has pulled all stops out for pole position. Wine exports, motor sport racing or food and wine frolics? No way, I’m talking serious stuff here, much more important, the crown for pub makeover capital of Australia! There’s a tenacious battle fought with mind numbing ferocity, seething and raging on multiple fronts....more
Chef Profile: Glen Carr
 As Glen Carr stepped from his kitchen I momentarily sensed I was about to meet Australia’s answer to Jamie Oliver. Blessed with youthful good looks, spiky hair and cheeky grin he radiated the nonchalant aura of super chef, scuttling off to bed down another eagerly awaited television series.
Moments later when we started to chat, Carr’s thoughtful erudite communication caused such comparative thoughts to evaporate. This twenty eight year old was so focused on excelling at his craft I suspect the idea of evolving an entertainer persona had never crossed his mind. But I had to concede, super chef was still appropriate, after all he did lead the cooking team taking out this years’ Restaurant & Catering of SA, ‘Best European Restaurant’ award......more
Wines of the Month
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Red Knot Shiraz 2005
This delicious little number punches a ‘high five’ in the value for money flavour stakes. Lush blackberry, cherry and chocolate flood smoothly ...
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Fosters Wines have decided it was time to give Rosemount Brand a make over and have started the process by packaging Diamond Label ...
A pretty spiffy inaugural release from Margaret River. Cherries, spice and chocolate leap from the bouquet and a palate that’s smooth, ...