with Belinda Jeffery, author of Desserts
The fabulous Sample Food Festival in Banglaow is a great day with fantastic food, cooking demonstrations, live music, a showcase of local produce and that wonderful chilled-out vibe that Byron is fmaous for. Belinda will be one of the judges for the Golden Fork awards, so drop by and say hello! Free event.
Contactinfo@samplensw.com
P 0414 925 811
featuring Belinda Jeffery, author of Desserts
A unique one day program featuring ten writers that will present food-related talks. If you have a diet of cookbooks, devour food magazines and are constantly feeding your mind with food, people and the producers, this is for you. Belinda will be one of the guest authors. Morning & afternoon tea is included. Price $185
Contact www.foodandwords.com.au
P 0413 259 535
with Carla Coulson, author of Naples: A Way of Love
This workshop is perfect for women who are in love with fashion and portraiture and want to learn how to collaborate the two. A four day workshop featuring two styled sessions, at two fab locations with fashion, hair and make-up artists. Great for portfolio building. Learn all of Carla's secrets!
Contact info@carlacoulson.com
featuring Indira Naidoo, author of The Edible Balcony
As an ambassador and curator for the Australian Garden Show, Indira has designed a sustainable edible garden to capture the imagination of all the enthusiasts who will visit the displays. It is Australia's premier horticultural and garden show, so go and check out Indira's fabulous work at Centennial Park Sydney!
Contactwww.ticketek.com.au
P 132 849
Kylie Kwong, author of It Tastes Better
Kylie will dish up tasty insects in her talk at the Seeds of Wisdom at Australian Garden Show.The "Bugs and Bush Food" presentation and cooking demonstration will include locally bred edible insects and Australian native bush foods.
Contactwww.ticketek.com.au
P 132 849
Amanda Tabberer, author of Amalfi Coast Recipes
Join Amanda for a delectable journey of local food & wine along the stunning Amalfi Coast. For 6-8 people, all you have to do is get yourself to Rome and Amanda will organise the rest. Taking you up and down the coast to eat in any of the 13 villages, it is a delightful and unforgettable experience.
Contactamanda@my-amalfi-coast.com
Paul Bangay, author of Garden at Stonefields
A rare opportunity to visit Paul Bangay's Stonefields, one of Australia's most beautiful country gardens. Limited private tours with Paul are available on the morning, othewrwise explore the gardens at your own leisure. Take in the seven acres boasting terraced parterres, blue perrenial entrance borders, apple walk and a walled rose garden. Tickets $20/$125 for private (All proceeds support the not-for-profit Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation)
Contact Kitchen Garden Foundation
P (03) 8415 1993
Paul Bangay, author of Garden at Stonefields
Come celebrate with Paul the release of his gorgeous new book about one of Australia's most beautiful country gardens. With stunning photogrpahy, it reveals the triumphs and trials of designing and building this incredible house and garden. Free event.
Contact Potts Point Bookshop
P (02) 9331 6642
with Andrew McConnell, author of Cumulus Inc.
Enjoy a one-off degustation dinner prepared by Andrew and executive chef David Willcocks at the Pepper's Mineral Springs Retreat in picturesque Daylesford. The blossoming landscapes, luxurious surroundings and the creativity of Andrew's culinary skills, will make it an evening you won't forget. $130 including matched wines.
Contact (03) 5348 2202
springsretreat@peppers.com.au
Lucio Galletto, author or The Art of Pasta
Learn some of Lucio's favourite seafood recipes in a hands-on dinner class at Sydney Seafood School. Lucio came to Australia in 1977 and has continued the Italian family tradition of great hospitality and tasty food ever since. Price $120 including dinner.
Contact Sydney Seafood School
P (02) 9004 1111
Christine Manfield, author of Tasting India
An excellent teacher and inspiring cook, let Christine share her ability to blend a diversity of flavours, textures and cooking methods to create original, tasty, modern food. Master her recipes and techniques at a hands-on lunch workshop. Price $155
ContactSydney Seafood School
P (02) 9004 1111
with Paul Bangay, author of The Garden at Stonefields
A most unusual writer's festival, in which garden and crime writer's are combined, will be held over three days in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Landscape designer Paul will provide some insight to creating Stonefields, one of Australia's most beautiful country gardens. For the full program, contact The Body in the Garden
Giovanni Pilu, author of A Sardinian Cookbook
In an intimate cooking class, join expert Sardinian chef Giovanni and sommelier Tim Watkins as they present a 3-course dinner with matched wines. They will demonstrate, then guide you to prepare delicious Sardinian-inspired courses. Sit down afterwards and enjoy the meal, over a discussion about the matching wines. Price $245
ContactSydney Seafood School
P (02) 9004 1111
with Guillaume Brahimi, author of Guillaume: Food for Friends
One of Australia's most popular and acclaimed chefs, Guillaume will combine his classical training in this hands-on workshop to teach you how to select and prepare a range of seafood and present it in delicious French-style dishes. Price $155
ContactSydney Seafood School
P (02) 9004 1111
Photo by Jason Busch
Try your hand at making intricate paper-cut garlands with renowned artist Miso, with classes at Megan Morton’s The School.
Read The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot, by Robert Macfarlane.
See Stories We Tell, Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley’s masterful meditation on family and memory.
Get ready for summer, with a seafood BBQ class at Sydney Seafood School.
Pull up a bar stool at MoVida.
Start your day with Andrew McConnell’s classic breakfast spread or cook up a batch of Tobie Puttock’s zucchini fritters with gravlax and goat’s curd.
Read the new books from two of our most respected writers: Tim Winton’s Eyrie and Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North– both seriously powerful Australian novels.
Dreaming about an Italian holiday? Be inspired by Giovanni Pilu’s top six Sardinian experiences and Amanda Tabberer’s insider’s guide to the Amalfi Coast, then eat well in Umbria with Patrizia Simone.
We'd love to hear about your current favourites – post away in the comments below . . .
A get-together in the Salloum family’s backyard – Photo by Rob Palmer
Sharon Salloum, author and restaurant owner, recalls the organised chaos of a photo shoot in her family’s backyard for her newly released cookbook.
I always knew that trying to organise my entire family to be part of the photo shoot for my book was going to be an interesting task. Most of them work a zillion hours a week, but somehow they managed to rearrange things to be there.
Of course, we couldn’t possibly start the shoot until my parents had given everybody breakfast, so we all sat around eating breakfast pizzas (manoosh), cheeses, fresh vegetables, olives and labne.
Everyone was a little wary of the camera at first, but that didn’t last long. With the photography crew asking questions about Syrian culture and my family’s background, Mum and Dad soon forgot their initial shyness. In no time at all, my dad went from being rather aloof and tough-looking to the star of the show, offering to pose for every shot... By the second shoot day, they were handing out invites to family dinner nights.
Tending the barbecue - Photo by Rob Palmer
Time to eat again! - Photo by Rob Palmer
Aware that being around so many Arabs (and so much food!) might not be an everyday experience for the Lantern team, I worried that my family might say or do something that would make me want to crawl under a rock. But on the whole they were on their best behaviour and far less boisterous than usual – which made me wonder whether we should invite new people to join our family gatherings more often...
Charring eggplants for baba ghanouj in the backyard - Photo by Rob Palmer
Now that my book is in the shops, I still find it amazing to see the rituals of our daily life, such as my mother charring eggplant, captured in the photos. For years I’ve watched her do this and have always loved doing it myself, and now we’ll always have these moments in photographs. What’s more, the photo-shoot team are still getting invites to dinner!
Coming home to Stonefields – Photo by Simon Griffths
Over 7 years, Paul Bangay transformed a paddock in country Victoria into a spectacular country estate, Stonefields, a labour of love recorded in these ‘before’ and ‘after’ shots.
Making an entrance: the walled arrival garden – Photo by Simon Griffths
From paddock to parterre – Photo by Simon Griffths
Champagne house – every garden should have one (or two!) – Photo by Simon Griffths
Laying the groundwork for a bountiful harvest in the herb and vegetable gardens – Photo by Simon Griffths
From trent to lily pond – Photo by Simon Griffths
The rose garden in bloom – Photo by Simon Griffths
A window of the world – Photo by Simon Griffths
Photo by Rob Palmer
Channel your inner spice merchant with this flavour-packed menu of spicy capsicum dip, mouthwatering slow-cooked lamb with zesty tabouleh, and crisp chocolate baklava.
Sharon Salloum’s Chargrilled capsicum, walnut and pomegranate dip
Shane Delia’s 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green olive tabouleh
George Calombaris’s Chocolate baklava
Chargrilled capsicum, walnut and pomengranate dip by Sharon Salloum– Photo by Rob Palmer
12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green olive tabouleh by Shane Delia– Photo by Sharyn Cairns
Chocolate Baklava by George Calombaris– Photo by Mark Chew
Beautiful frescoes - Photo by Carla Coulson
Shrines everywhere you look – Photo by Carla Coulson
The patina of age on the buildings . . . - Photo by Carla Coulson
. . . and great signage! - Photo by Carla Coulson
Life is lived on the streets - Photo by Carla Coulson
Passeggiata time – with pups in tow - Photo by Carla Coulson
'If we keep dancing like this, we'll start a street party!' - Photo by Carla Coulson
'Concetta! Lower your bucket!' On cue, the baker drops off his loaf, saving Concetta the three flights of stairs down to the street – and back up again - Photo by Carla Coulson
Caffè Messico: Gennaro ‘Genni’ Parente shows how it’s done - Photo by Carla Coulson
Coffee is taken as seriously as . . . - Photo by Carla Coulson
. . . authentic pizza - Photo by Carla Coulson
Graphic by Evi O
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Slow-cooked veal shoulder with porcini by Guy Grossi– Photo by Mark Chew
Cook up a proper Sunday lunch this weekend, with Guy Grossi’s luscious slow-cooked veal shoulder with porcini. All it needs is a crisp green salad, some bread to mop up the juices and perhaps a bottle of your favourite light red or aromatic white.
This beautiful dish will really make an impression. Slow-cooking the veal allows plenty of time for the porcini sauce to become intensely flavoursome. Shoulder is a great cut for this dish as it is gelatinous, meaning it won’t dry out during the long cooking. You can prepare this ahead of time and just warm it when needed. If you don’t have a casserole large enough for the veal, you can cook it in a roasting tin, lightly covered with baking paper and foil.
1 × 1.6 kg boneless milk-fed veal shoulder
sea salt and cracked black pepper
2 sprigs rosemary
5 sage leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
PORCINI SAUCE
100 g dried porcini
2½ tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 large handful sage leaves, chopped
200 ml white wine
sea salt and cracked black pepper
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