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A bigger, better and bolder
bite of the gourmet action is coming your way when
the 6th annual Good Food & Wine Show takes its
winning recipe to an exciting new level of culinary
excellence in Cape Town's Good Hope Center from
22-25 May. With the latest and greatest tastes from
around the world, a vast and varied selection of
exciting exhibitions and loads of fresh innovative
interactions and irresistible bargains making their
way to Africa's largest food and beverage expo, you
are guaranteed a fulfilling feast to feed all five
senses. Ken Oringer, chef and
co-owner of Clio Restaurant in Boston and the
world's most popular Chinese cook Ken Hom who jets
between London, France and the USA are among the
kitchen crowd that will enthrall you with exquisite
flavors. Tuscany's celebrated Valentina Harris will
indulgence you with her Italian fare and Indian
chefs Nitin Ramteke and Shashish Hodlur, of the
prestigious Taj Group of Hotels will turn on the
heat with their spicy creations. All international
chefs will descend onto Cape Town, courtesy of
SWISS International Air Lines, who have pledged
their support of the Gourmet Festival in line with
their commitment to quality, innovation and service
that makes them so undeniably Swiss. Hungry for news on the
latest kitchen trends and recipes? These topnotch
chefs also host a selection of interactive Hands-on
Workshops, ranging from Asian cooking, to pasta
making for those who love spending time in their
own kitchens. Roll up your sleeves and let the
experts help you design a new kitchen, teach you to
lay a Zen table or introduce you to some of the
world's finest ingredients. You're never too old to
play with your food or to pep up your cooking
skills! Each workshop accommodates just 26
workstations so that you can get up close and
personal with the master chefs of your choice. All
workshops cost R290 per person and includes your
entry ticket to the Good Food & Wine Show. For
Bookings contact the Gourmet Festival Offices at:
Tel: (021) 465 0069. Other Show highlights
include flamboyant connoisseur and founder of the
London International Wine Awards, Robert Joseph,
who heads the wine front with entertaining
educational tips and talks in the Wine Theater. He
also chairs the all new SWISS International Wine
Awards which will be judged by a panel of local and
international judges, within separate culinary
categories at the Show, with bronze, silver and
gold medals being awarded in each
category. Smaller and lesser-known
wine estates take center stage during the judging
period, which make these awards so unique and set
them apart from other existing wine awards. The
“Best white wine from a small boutique
winery”, which produces only 150 tons or less
per season as well as the “Best red wine
retailing under R50 per bottle will both receive
special awards. The newcomer or lesser-known wine
that has impressed the judges the most at the Show
will receive the “Best kept secret award. The
Awards will include a prize for a local winemaking
trainee to attend this year's London Wine Awards
and the winning wines will be showcased under the
SWISS International Air Lines label at the upcoming
London Wine Trade fair. New this year, is the World
of Beer, Ale and Spirits - an interactive forum
where you can learn to taste with the experts or
just linger with a frosty after a hard day's work.
Should you be on the hunt for unique homegrown
ingredients, take a stroll Down Country Lane, which
brings together some of South Africa's finest
small-scale food specialists. Think creamy
farm-made butters, juicy organic produce and
steaming hot bread. With so much versatility,
there's something to tickle everyone's tastebuds in
a thousand ways. From the adults only Oyster
& Champagne Bar, the Whisky & Cigar Bar and
Brandy Tasting Theater, to the vibrant Cheese
Village, demonstrations galore and the Kidz Zone
where food meets fun, this is a food celebration
for the whole family. Fresh or frozen, pickled or
in a pot, this year the Good Food & Wine Show,
will be a cosmopolitan feast for everybody who
speaks the universal language of food. Entrance fee
to the Show is R40 for Adults and R25 for
pensioners and children under 15 years. Other tasty
treats on the Festival menu FLEUR DU CAP RESTAURANT
WEEK: 9-24 May Cape Town's finest
restaurants offer a fortnight of delicious
two-course menus and superb Fleur du Cap wines at
very reasonable prices. CELEBRITY CHEF DINNERS:
19-24 May Enjoy unparalleled gourmet
dining as international guest chefs create their
magical masterpieces in collaboration with
executive chefs at The Table Bay and The Cullinan
hotels. For bookings
contact: The Table Bay Hotel: (021)
406 5918 The Cullinan Hotel: (021)
418 6920 TASTIC TABLE OF UNITY: 18
May Join celebrities and fellow
South Africans for this awe-inspiring gourmet
luncheon on the slopes of Table Mountain in aid of
Red Cross Children's Hospital. GRAND OPENING CEREMONY:
11 MAY GRANDE FINALE: 23
MAY The Festival pulls out all
the stops with a glamorous Grande Finale Gala
Banquet, hosting a charity auction in aid of Red
Cross Children's Hospital at The Table Bay Hotel.
The Cape Gourmet Festival is an eating, drinking,
shopping, looking, learning and laughing experience
that caters for everyone's taste. The Good Food and Wine runs
from 22 to 25 May in Cape Town's Good Hope Center.
For bookings contact the Gourmet Festival offices
at Tel: (021) 465 0069, Fax:
(021) 461 0294 or visit
http://www.gourmetsa.com |
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THE
Culinary CELEBRATION that speaks
The
world-renowned Cape Gourmet Festival (9-25 May)
annually invites a sizzling cast of internationally
acclaimed chefs to bring their pots, pans and
prestige to its highlight event, the Good Food
& Wine Show, which is recognized globally as
South Africa's premier culinary celebration. See
how an exceptional lineup of top international
chefs from the UK, USA, Italy and India teams up
with an elite cast of South African chefs to pop
the global gourmet lid in the Chefs in Action
Theater to reveal the hottest cooking trends and
savviest secrets.