The Good Food & Wine Show® 2006 will be a Show to beat all shows, where a melting pot of the finest ingredients and accomplished personalities of previous year’s Shows, will mix and merge with new celebrated faces, new international culinary trends, and new global elements.
Consistently Proudly South African, the Show has constantly promoted the importance of introducing, welcoming and absorbing a global perspective. It’s that aspect which has catapulted South African cuisine and culture into the world arena.
Welcome to the winter Good Food & Wine Show® 2006. Welcome to the future of food, wine, travel, lifestyles and everything in between!
So, what does southern Africa’s culinary showcase have in store?
Everything imaginable for locals, visitors, trade and traders, families and fundis. Entertaining world-class demonstrations in the AEG-Electrolux Chefs in Action Theatre, in association with Pick ‘n Pay’s Choice, BP and Easylife Kitchens, by international celebrity and television chefs – from old favourites like BBC Food’s Alan Coxon, organic maestro Steven Saunders, Ready Steady Cook’s Brian Turner, British favourite James Martin, and new favourites, like award-winning chef and Saturday Kitchen star, Antony Worrall Thompson and Michelin Star chef Daniel Galmiche.
Joining the team of culinary experts is world-renowned wine connoisseur, Robert Joseph. Our international chefs will be hosted by The Bay Hotel, where they will dine in style at Tides Restaurant.
Local super chefs include our Giggling Gourmet Jenny Morris, “Absolutely Delicious” author Sharon Glass, Ristorante Ritrovo’s Fortunato Mazzone, Morné Botha, Executive Chef at The Bay Hotel and BBC Food’s Cooked star Justin Bonello.
Book your place to cook alongside your favourite chef at one of their LG Hands-on Workshops in association with Clover and Checkers, a unique, once in a lifetime opportunity to learn trade secrets and tips. And in SA Food Lovers Lane, the South African Chefs Association will demonstrate dishes using speciality products from our hottest local producers, and all the kitchen goodies and gadgets you long to buy, but never had the courage to! Interaction, that’s the open secret of the Show.
See the crème de la crème of South African culinary masters at the Afrox Proudly South African Theatre. Demonstrations by leading chefs from restaurants around the country as well as talented members of the South African Chefs Association will host interactive and informative sessions showcasing their own unique dishes and tell us why the best of our chefs choose gas.
Look beyond labels and learn about the whys and wherefores of whisky at the Single Malt Whisky Bar, understand the intricacies of Distell brandy paired with desserts created by celebrity chef James Martin, and whistle up a martini to mesmerise the masters! Shake your mind and you could win a fabulous cocktail-making course for you and 4 friends courtesy of LiquidChefs. Send your most daring cocktail recipe, using Smirnoff Vodka, to www.gourmetsa.com and make sure that you are at the LiquidChefs stand, where a panel of judges will select the winner, to be named The Showstopper!
A taste for travel? You’ll grow wings when you see the Show’s numerous dream gourmet tours on offer at entirely digestible prices – taste the exotic food right here, meet the celebrated chef, then book a tour to his region! Gastronomic gallivanting! And if you want to be a winner, the Show’s chockfull of mega competitions – win a gourmet cruise along the Mediterranean coast, your weight in wine or a fully equipped kitchen!
At the Show, you can travel the world, without leaving Cape shores. In the Mediterranean Pavilion, you’ll find the owner of La Masseria Restaurant, with a range of olive oils she sourced on a trip to the Amalfi Coast. At this Show you get the real thing at unreal prices.
And what about new trends from around the world? The Show brings you – arguably – what’s being dubbed The Future of Food. Be among the first to test out Molecular Gastronomy, a whole new world of flavours!
The winter Good Food & Wine Show® 2006 is designed for everybody with a zest for life. Whether you’re into food, wine, lifestyle or travel, you’ll meet fascinating people with a passion for what they do: from organic produce to small producers of exotic olives; major wine farms to intergalactic kitchen appliances! Intimate hands-on workshops with celebrity chefs – laugh-a-minute dems with showman chefs. It’s all at the winter Good Food & Wine Show®.
It’s food, it’s fun, it’s for the whole family.
Visit South Africa ‘s largest food, wine and lifestyle celebration, The Good Food & Wine Show, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 18 – 21 May 2006 and in Gauteng at Gallagher Estate from 2 – 5 November 2006.
For more information and Hands-on Workshop bookings please visit www.gourmetsa.com or call the Gourmet Festival Hotline 084 565 0069.
MEET THE CHEFS:
James Martin
James Martin has made a great impact since he began to appear on television in November ‘96 and has rarely been off screen since. James has presented no fewer than thirteen shows and has written a regular recipe column for Ideal Home Magazine, as well as four cook books. His latest, Easy British Food, was released at the Good Food & Wine Show® 2005. When he’s not dazzling TV audiences he’s running a popular deli or consulting for his restaurant aboard the cruse liner “Ocean Village”. James has a range of small kitchen electrical appliances with Wahl and a range of saucepans with Stellar. Company Magazine has voted him one of Britain’s most eligible bachelors.
Brian Turner
BBC Food’s Brian Turner is one of Britain’s most successful and well-known chefs. After working at some of Europe’s most prestigious hotels and restaurants, he opened Turner’s in 1983. Brian went on to become a successful television personality, appearing regularly on Ready Steady Cook and Master Chef. After the sale of Turners, he opened Brian Turner Restaurant and made a visit to Buckingham Palace to receive his CBE, awarded for his services to tourism and training in the catering industry. In 2004, Brian launched a range of sandwiches supplied around the UK. Salads and fillings have now followed. He received The Special Award, given for his dedication to the British catering industry and his commitment to various charities. 2005 saw the launch of the Brian Turner Coffee Range and the opening of a new restaurant, Turner’s Grill.
Steven Saunders
Organic maestro, Steven Saunders, earned his reputation as one of the UK’s leading chefs at the tender age of 19 when he was awarded ‘Britain’s Youngest Patron/Chef’ - a title which has never been superseded. Steven then launched The Pink Geranium restaurant and won Young Chef of the Year in 1988 and National Restaurant of the Year in 1991. 1997 saw the purchase of Sheene Mill, a 17th century watermill, which he converted into a modern, stylish restaurant, earning the award of the most fashionable restaurant outside London by Condé Nast. Steven has written ten cookery books, which have become bestsellers in Europe. He recently launched the first catering company, Organica, ever to achieve organic certification in Europe.
Antony Worrall Thompson
In 1981 Antony opened the hugely acclaimed Ménage à Trois restaurant, which was the very first in London to serve only starters and puds. From there Antony has had a fantastic career owning no less than thirteen restaurants. In 1987, he was presented with what is acknowledged as the chef’s Oscar, the Meilleur Ouvrier de Grande Bretagne. The small screen loves Antony – from BBC Food’s Saturday Kitchen, to Ready Steady Cook. He’s also increasingly in demand to comment on and discuss serious food issues such as diabetes and the eating habits of children. Cook books are numerous including the best selling The GI diet. He’s currently working on an Antony Worrall Thompson range of food and off-the-shelf products.
Alan Coxon
Alan’s work output has been prolific with innumerable TV appearances, feature articles and live talk shows. In 2002/3 1.3 million viewers watched the two series of BBC 2’s Ever Wondered about Food, a social science and historical cookery show about Britain’s favorite dishes. Coxon’s Sporting Feast was flighted in 2005, where he cooked with top South African sporting celebrities in their homes, as well as Coxon’s Royal Feast in 2004 where he cooked with Royal families in Sub-Saharan Africa. He’s completed three cookbooks – the latest being Ready in Minutes proudly published by Struik, South Africa. In a poll spanning across 100 countries, Alan was recently voted one of the Top 10 TV chefs in the world.
Daniel Galmiche
The charming Frenchman has all the characteristics of a successful chef: intensity, passion and fiery ambition. His career has taken him all over the world, working in highly acclaimed restaurants such as Le Gavroche in Portugal and Harvey’s in Bristol, where he achieved the prestigious award of a Michelin Star, more recently he maintained the coveted Michelin Star at L’Ortolan near Reading. When he’s not cooking in the kitchen Daniel is demonstrating at events and festivals around the world and most recently at The Regency International in Bahrain. He has a regular column for various publications and has appeared on radio and television programmes for the BBC.
