An incredible few days (as always) on the KI Food Safari last week - pictured here with the talented and truly nice guy James Viles of Biota Dining at Islander Estate Winery before getting into the kitchen that night! -MB. Read the rest...
What I cook depends completely on the season and where I find myself, but right now I’m loving picking fresh silverbeet, straight from the garden – just picked, the leaves and snapping stems are full of flavour and vigour. I simply pan fry the roughly chopped leaves with a little nut brown butter and Verjuice and serve them with roasted almonds and a fresh curd cheese -MB. Read the rest...
Working with a local market, in season, means you are less likely to be spending extra on storage. Just those 2 things - transport and storage - can be enough to put artisan producers out of business and although that is a loss based on finance, I think the cost of never accessing locally grown produce, picked in season, is something of far greater value that we all need to consider every time we shop -MB. Read the rest...
We always use seasonal produce in all of our dishes - it is an especially important part of the Farm Shop’s philosophy. We notice that by using local produce, in season, that our food offer stands out for the superior flavour it has, and everyone appreciates tasting that difference -MB. Read the rest...
Buying beetroot at its best means buying it with the leaves still attached. Nothing gives you a better indication of freshness than the vitality of the leaves- and you also get two vegetables for the price of one! (in fact the leaves are a much better source of vitamins than the roots). Read the rest...
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