What a weekend at Barossa, Baroque and Beyond! We started at fermentAsian on Saturday night with such a great dinner for 80 people. With the Grigoryan Brothers, Slava & Leonard and Sharon Draper giving musical interludes with guitar and cello, along with the wines from David and Philip Lehmann, it was a marriage of beautiful food, fantastic music and great wines. Read the rest...
Are you as excited as we are for series 2 of The Great Australian Bake Off? Tune in to Foxtel's LifeStyle FOOD Channel on October 11 at 8:30pm AEST to join Maggie, Matt, Claire & Mel as they guide 12 passionate bakers through a series of gruelling challenges in the hope of being crowned Australia's Best Home Baker. Read the rest...
My entertaining always follows the golden rule of keeping things simple to let the produce shine. I always create generous platters of nibbles ahead of time - a stressed host is never fun!-MB. Read the rest...
I had the most amazing night last night in Sydney, so much so that I am still on a high. We began the evening perched in my favourite spot at Opera Bar looking out over the lights of Sydney and ate the most exquisite food; every single bite was a perfection of flavour, texture and delight. And then to Australian World Orchestra... where do I start? The concert was an absolute thrill; the energy of these Australian musicians who play around the world, together for this very short series of two concerts to celebrate their 5 year anniversary was just exhilarating; the sheer exuberance of their playing, the audience response and then at the end all of the musicians hugging each other because they’re so excited to be playing together. It’s a night I wouldn’t miss for anything and the sum of the night was certainly greater than its parts -MB. Read the rest...
I've just arrived back to the Barossa after a stimulating, wonderful and exhausting few days at the Maggie Beer Foundation Masterclass with 30 cooks and chefs working in aged care across Australia. It was such a brilliant group of people that gave me back as much as I gave them. Read the rest...
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