Support this very worthwhile South Australian event and even if you can’ attend or don’t live in Australia you can still donate…click here
Matt Golinski
Recovery Fund
Every Australian has heard the tragic story of Queensland Chef Matt Golinski who lost his wife and young family in a house fire on Christmas night. Matt himself received third degree burns to 40% of his body and remains in an induced coma in Royal Brisbane Hospital.
Matt is a former colleague and close friend of Windy Point executive chef and co-owner Justin Miles who worked under Matt at Ricky Ricardo’s before both moved into their own business.
Matt’s friends, family and colleagues have set up the Matt Golinski Recovery Fund intending to raise sufficient money to ensure that Matt can focus on getting well and dealing with the terrible emotional trauma without any financial pressure.
Windy Point Restaurant will host a five course degustation fund raising dinner on Sunday March 18, 2012 at 7.00 pm $100 per person food and wine — in addition items have been generously donated for a silent auction. In an overwhelming response from Windy Point staff and suppliers they are able to disburse 100% of monies taken at this dinner to the Matt Golinski Recovery Fund.
To make a reservation please call Windy Point Restaurant on +61 8 8278 8255 — credit card payment in full is required when making a booking.
PLEASE…help maximise the numbers (and the size of the amount that will be donated) by booking tables of 10 or ask for Galaxy Guides community seating…also tables of 10 and meet some mates or make some new friends!!
And…it doesn’t matter where you are or if you can’t come to the dinner why not just donate $100 AUD (or a whole pile more) straight into the fund.
Official Matthew Golinski Recovery Fund details
Account name : Matthew Golinski Recovery Fund
Bank: ANZ
BSB: 014 672
Account number: 263 331 805
in season dill pickles our first batch are bottled CLICK HERE to go to the curing and three different pickling liquids.
mulberry ice cream as good made with mulberries as it is with raspberries and blackberries…CLICK HERE
And…to go with a stunning poppy seed tart…CLICK HERE
local south australian click on the image to find out where you can get this scrumptious ice cream!
Olive’s sweet pastry tried and true this pastry is as good as it comes…but, then we bake our pastry to order and don’t leave it sitting in a box on the pass for weeks on end…CLICK HERE
KIS KIF this simple dish was a hit with everyone. Annoying, only because there is about 10 minutes prep and cooking time from start to finish is just 11 minutes but it’s popularity meant it outshone many more complex dishes…CLICK HERE to go to the recipe for Tea and Spice Smoked Salmon.
south australian heaven
Just a 45 minutes drive from Adelaide to Goolwah, head on main road through Goolwah to Victor Harbor, take a left at Beach Road (can’t miss it look for the Foodland) and drive right down to the beach. Bombora (right on the beach) for good coffee and simple fresh food. All you need is a bucket… walk onto the beach and start cockling. There are plenty of people around happy to give a lesson. WARNING…current, even in the shallows is strong this is not something to with small children!
Limit is 300 per person and make sure they are not undersize or you stand to be fined!
And…yes, there will be recipes to follow, true KIS KIF (keep it simple, keep it fresh!)
looking for casual beachside we think it doesn’t get better than Aquacaf CLICK HERE to read their full review and get restaurant details. Yes they are open right through the Christmas break!
last week 51 to 100 of gifts to give a gourmand…READ MORE
our December newsletter finally…
READ MORE including the first 1 to 50 things to give a gourmand for Christmas : the next 50 this weekend!
PLEASE NOTE there was a mistake this morning in the 100 things to give a gourmand that listed Stanke Oceana as a retail option for purchasing live loster, this is in fact only available to the restaurant trade.
Trad enquiries Peter Bourne Stanke Ociana Seafoods
+61 8 87380067 and collect your delivery from the Adelaide Bus Station. AO
a cool new recipe for profiterole…! And… to kick start Christmas cooking and take advantage of the new season red currants a quick, easy and delicious red currant preserve…click here to go to the recipe index.
december
and December what’s hot!
We might be atheists but we believe in presents…100 things to give a gourmand for Christmas! And…for those of you attached to your dictionaries gourmand is the best overall term we can find to describe our readers!
Paul Polacco’s Kangaroo Island scallops have hung in longer than most of us expected and look like we’ll be able to use them right up till Christmas. A divinely simple scallop and salmon dish that can be prepared entirely the night before and takes just minutes to serve. It is one of those gloriously handy recipes that is as easy to plate for two as it is for 200 because it’s all in the prep.
new employment ad forexciting new venture in Shanghai (interviews Melbourne and Adelaide next week)CLICK HERE
next week
January/February what’s hot
Heaps of Champagne news including village and terroir driven Champagne Houses going live.
We’ll be taking a look at the Tanunda Show, Saturday March 10 well worth a visit to see just how culinary traditions are alive and well in the South Australian Barossa Valley
some great recipes including drying fruit
And…we’ve finally figured which eggplant makes the silken creamy babaganoush you find when travelling in the Middle East — the Siciilian Rosa Bianco we purchased from Patlin Gardens at the Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers Market last week. Incidentally they also had fresh gherkins and the watermelon radish
And…we draw to your attention a very useful guide to selling wine into Hong kong and the Southern China wine market written by Hong Kong based master of wine Debra Meiburg
Our first review for Adelaide’s new darling Press in Waymouth Street
this week
Well down under we are all starting to pick tomatoes, seems to be a great season for tomatoes and eggplant…Ann Oliver’s favourite chunky style tomato sauce…CLICK HERE
We just love fresh free range eggs cooked in it and have dozens of other great ways of using it!
And…with the best of red fleshed plums just coming into season why not everyone’s favourite true KIS KIF the Plum Crumbe click on the image and for more recipes take a look at the recipe index
Champagne
Champagne editor Kaaren Palmer…back from France and starting to feed through some marvellous reviews and recommendations. The Champagne navigation has been edited to expand the where to drink Champagne section and there is plenty of new content including links to interesting articles, a fabulous new book about Champagne and much more from the front of Champagne…READ MORE
January 7, 2012 wouldn’t you know it just when we have purchased dozens of very expensive flutes the trend in Champagne is to move to white wine glasses…READ MORE
January 6, 2012
Delicious, delicious Champagne Deutz now available in Australia…READ MORE
champagne and food…
Champagne and food matching from Kaaren’s recent class with James Smith for Galaxy Guides. A stellar line up of less well know but readily available Champagnes.
For last week’s content… and loads of fabulous Champagne information
CLICK HERE
what’s hot for champagne
Well, next week there is going to be plenty next week with our December what’s hot including some great gift ideas for gourmands!
Also where to drink Champagne in Paris from Champagne editor Kaaren Palmer…
CLICK HERE
Fino regional McLaren Vale, contemporary Australian gg top 20 Closed 24 to 26 December, open 27 to 31 lunch only, dinner New Year’s Eve, closed Sunday 1 and Monday 2 January, then back to normal trading
Jolleys Boathouse Restaurant King William Street and river, contemporary Australian gg top 20 closed from 24/12 until 27/12 inclusive
Kenji Pulteney Street, City, contemporary Australian/Japanese
Lion Hotel Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, contemporary Australian normal trading hours
Red Ochre Restaurant War Memorial Drive, City, contemporary Australian, unique Australian ingredients closed Sundays and public holidays otherwise all good
Sosta Rundle Street, City, Argentinian steak house, real wood grill gg top 20
The Pot Food and Wine 5 minutes from the city closed from 25/12 until 31/12 inclusive
Urban Bistro Fullarton Road, Rose Park, contemporary Australian
Magill Estate Restaurant
Penfolds Road, Magill (15 mins), contemporary Australian, home of Grange, new review being written we like the food and wine a lot!gg top 20
real chips
a fish and chip shop that to my complete astonishment cuts its own chips…yeah! …and they are beach side Semaphore at the Semaphore Fish and Chip Shop, 36a Semaphore Road, Semaphore South Australia. If you don’t want to queue on Fridays and Saturdays telephone 8449 8277 and order in advance.
in season
great recipes for accomplished cooks, great recipes for aspiring cooks who can follow a recipe. We love using seasonal ingredients and making dishes that we probably only eat once a year…click on the images to go straight to the recipes!
click on the image above to go to the recipe…recipe and styling Galaxy Guides food editor, Ann Oliver
Lots of information about storage and handling and recipes can be found on www.southernrocklobster.com as well as technical information for green meat extraction, storage and handling…and, we’ll be having lots of recipes and ideas on Galaxy Guides over the season.
south australian diary new events coming soon!
to see and read about sauchin 2011 please CLICK HERE
The South Australian olive oil judging results. And…whilst our research shows our subscribers are readers are not shopping in the big supermarket chains we welcome the industry attempt to force the big chains into accepting proper standards for extra virgin olive oil!
Our first review for Press
We take a look at a couple of great cheap eats
More ice cream recipes
galaxy guides
much more fun if you go out with us
…even fun if you stay in with us!!
Australia ADELAIDE — South Australia MELBOURNE — Victoria BRISBANE — Queensland PERTH — Western Australia SYDNEY — New South Wales DARWIN — Northern Territory
some time in 2012 HOBART — Tasmania sometime soon we hope,in the meantime if you are travelling to Tassie check out events on www.acommonground.com.au where you are bound to meet others who share your philosophy – bookings can be made from their site.
America NEW ORLEANS
the very famous restaurateur and chef couple
Mary and Greg Sonnier gave us fab list that explores the glitz and the ritz and the humble NEW YORK
contributor Olivia Stratton January 2012
SPAIN BARCELONA
contributorDavid Hay Comerç,24
contributor Marian Clarkin interview with Ferran Adrià and his tips for dining in and around the Barcelona markets CLICK HERE
GREECE ATHENS
contributor Stella Chedari January 2012
ITALY VENICE — February 2012
Japan contributor Rebecca Stubbs TOKYO — from three stars to tiny noodle bars seating just a gfew people
Cook’s Club Ann Oliver’s classes have finished for 2011 click here to see past class information.
Our favourite South Australian coffee roaster in his own business (and just across the road). Tony D’Angelo can now be found in his own business D’Angelo Coffee.
35 Cawthorne Street, Thebarton, South Australia 5031 t +61 8 8352 6313 open Monday to Friday 8.00 am til 4.00 pm
EMAIL
D’Angelo (top) has a passion for coffee and will happily take the time and trouble how to get it right!
Shanghai’s best terraces
Spectacular views sensational wine lists and fab food and all at very affordable prices.
from top to bottom…the fat olive, The Roosevelt and brunch at M on the Bund.
our shanghai
my Shanghai (well me and my mates)! completely updated with many new restaurants, updates on old favourites, a couple removed and some great new cheap eats CLICK HERE
