Fine dining with Sydney’s best foodies
It’s back! This year’s subscriber-exclusive dinner with the Herald’s top foodies – Good Food Guide editor Joanna Savill and Good Living editor Sue Bennett – is at Sepia Restaurant and Wine Bar. Sepia is the creative collaboration between two of Sydney’s highly regarded food identities – the renowned seafood wholesaler George Costi of De Costi Seafoods and British-born Sydney chef Martin Benn. Ten lucky subscribers and their guest will have the opportunity to join the editors for a five-course tasting menu and matching wines.
To win, tell us in 50 words or less about your tastiest food experience. Whether it’s fine dining, street food or home cooking, we want to hear why it was special to you.
When : Wednesday, October 19; 6:30pm till late
Where : Sepia Restaurant and Wine Bar, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney
Visit : heraldbenefits.com.au to enter
Young Chefs Dinner
An annual highlight of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival is the Young Chefs’ Dinner, at which five of Sydney’s most talented and promising young chefs show off their talents. This dinner is always a sell-out, so this year Herald Benefits has reserved two tables for subscribers with optional matching wines. This year’s Young Chefs dinner will be held at Manly Pavilion, and Herald subscribers save $10 off the ticket price.
When : Monday, October 17; 7pm
Where : Manly Pavilion, Commonwealth Parade, West Esplanade, Manly
Cost : $140 per person excluding wines
Visit : heraldbenefits.com.au for details
Regional dining at its finest
Join the best new chef in the US in 2011, chef Ricardo Zarate of Mo-Chica and Picca in Los Angeles, as well as Hungry Duck chef-owner David Campbell for a pop-up lunch. The award winning chef will prepare a four-course Peruvian style lunch with wines. Herald subscribers will also receive a goodie bag valued at more than $100. Each bag contains a Green Food Generation book which includes Hungry Duck recipes, a bottle of wine, jams and preserves and other fine local produce.
When : Saturday, October 8; Noon-3pm
Where : Schottlander Wagyu Farm, 96 Rose Valley Road, Gerringong
Cost : $100 per person with matching wines
Visit : heraldbenefits.com.auto retrieve promotional code
Fine Dining in Berry
Visiting chef Ricardo Zarate cooks alongside Hungry Duck chef-owner David Campbell preparing an eight-course degustation dinner featuring his modern Peruvian-style cuisine. Herald Benefits has reserved a table of 10 for subscribers. Herald subscribers will also receive a goodie bag valued at more than $100. Each bag contains a Green Food Generation book which includes Hungry Duck recipes, a bottle of wine, jams and preserves and other fine local produce.
When : Friday, October 7; 6:30pm-11pm
Where : Hungry Duck, 85 Queen Street, Berry
Cost : $160 per person with matching wines
Visit : heraldbenefits.com.au to retrieve promotional code
Lunch with Bill Granger
Join Bill Granger, restaurateur, food writer and television chef at this special Dymocks Literary Event. Bill’s recipes echo the simply prepared, produce-driven food found in his celebrated restaurants. Herald subscribers will receive a two-course meal and beverages, a free membership to Dymocks’ Literary Events club plus a signed copy of Bill’s latest book, Everyday Asian. Hurry – this offer is limited to the first 40 people who book.
When : Monday, October, 24; 12.30pm
Where : Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George Street, Sydney
Cost : $95
Bookings: 9449 4366 and quote your subscriber number
Free Good Food Guide at the Growers Market
The Sydney Morning Herald Growers Market features suppliers from around the state sharing their produce. The first Saturday in October marks the beginning of Food Festival month. To celebrate, the first 150 Herald subscribers to visit us at the market will receive a copy of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2012.
When : Saturday ,October 1; from 7am
Where : Pyrmont Bay Park on Pirrama Road, Pyrmont
Picnic on us at the Noodle Market
Each year Sydneysiders gather at Hyde Park North for the Night Noodle Markets, a major highlight of the Food Festival with its authentic Asian hawker market atmosphere. Each night 20 Herald subscribers can collect a complimentary bottle of Brown Brothers wine and a picnic rug to enjoy on the evening. Visit us at The Sydney Morning Herald tent to collect your picnic pack.
When : Mondays to Fridays, October 10-14 and 17-21; 5-9pm
Where : Hyde Park North, Sydney
South American showcase
Ten of the greatest chefs in South American cuisine will cook a 10-course banquet at the Ivy Room. The biggest stars in South American cuisine, Gaston Acurio, Ricardo Zarante and Sydneysiders Elvis Abrahanowicz and Ben Milgate to name a few, will be cooking an unforgettable meal. Herald Benefits has secured two tables. To add to the evening, subscribers will be treated to a meet and greet with one of the chefs.
When : Sunday October 2; at 7pm
Where : The Ivy Room, 320 George Street, Sydney
Cost : $250 including matching wines
Bookings: heraldbenefits.com.au for details
Beef Butchery Skill at Victor Churchill
Learn basic knife skills and beef butchering techniques to turn any food enthusiast into a confident home butcher. This three-hour course includes product to take home and enjoy with family and friends, as well as drinks and a beef tasting. Herald subscribers also receive a Salter Digital meat thermometer and an F-Dick professional boning knife. Classes are limited to eight people.
When : Mondays, October 10, 17 and 24
Where : Victor Churchill, 132 Queen Street, Woollahra
Cost : $300 per person
Visit : heraldbenefits.com.au to retrieve promotional code
Market to ur with the experts
Join some of Sydney’s top chefs on an early morning guided tour of Sydney Fish Market and Sydney Markets. Starting at dawn when trading is at its busiest, Alessandro Pavoni of Ormeggio or Damian Heads of Pony Dining show you how to select and prepare the best produce for the perfect seafood meal. Travel by coach to Sydney Markets at Flemington and get an inside look at the Southern Hemisphere’s largest produce market. On your way around the wholesale sheds you are given tastings, samples and invaluable tips. Breakfast included.
When : Thursday, October 6; 5am
Where : Starting at Sydney Fish Market
Cost : $40 for subscribers (usually $45)
Bookings: 9360 7620 and quote your subscriber number
From bean to barista
Experience the journey of the coffee bean from the plantation in the mountains of south-western Honduras to your palate at Don Adan Coffee House in Mosman. Gerard Barrios, owner and roast master, shares 140 years of family history and a lifetime of experience. He demonstrates how to taste and understand coffee in a hands-on workshop. Each subscriber takes home a sample of freshly ground coffee.
When : Friday , October 21; 6pm
Where : Don Adan Coffee House, Shop 2/5 Spit Road, Mosman
Cost : $25 per person, limited to 25 people
Bookings: heraldbenefits.com.au for details
100 MILE CHALLENGE
This long lunch with a difference is the highlight of the Food Festival’s 100 Mile Meals program and is exclusive to Herald subscribers (see page 45).
To join 500 people and taste the best in regional produce (from five regional teams), visit heraldbenefits.com.au and go in the draw.
