Pizza, Adriano Zumbo and Sake

Wow, what a month ...
Many of our wonderful regulars have been in for our wicked desserts bringing along some Christmas cheer.

Freestyle Tout Book Club
This year we have read a book every month and eaten some fantastic food using recipes from the books. Many thanks to Val, Ecco and Palvinder, our talented chefs at West End. Looking forward to the next one in February, its a little naughty ;)
Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses by Isabel Allende...



Freestyle Escape news

Last week we held the launch of the Real Food Festival at Freestyle Escape.
Many thanks to David Shakespear from Vespa Pizza for assistance on the Day

Mark in your diary 29th-31st July 2011 for what is set to be a fantastic weekend discovering the flavours of the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.


Myrtle our wood-fired oven


Sunshine Coast foodies


Cameron from Spicers Clovelly Estate oversees Karen from Sunshine Coast Destination and Faith from Hinterland Times making pizza


My wonderful kitchen, ready for an excellent line-up of guest chefs in 2011 including...



Patissier Adriano Zumbo



Matthew Kemp from Restaurant Balzac

Lots of rain means lots of growth so Freestyle Escape had a helping hand from the Mooloolaba Backpackers. Many thanks to:
Stuart from Glasgow, Scotland
Darryl from Calgary, Canada
James from Brighton, England
Neil from the Isle of Iona, Scotland
Kelly from Alexandria, New Zealand



Highlights of 2010

My 2 personal highlights this year were having Bruno Loubet and Martin Boetz cooking at Freestyle Escape, simply sublime





New Restaurants

Sake - My new favourite. Check it out.



Guzman Y Gomez - New Mexican restaurant in the old Depot site at Emporium. Check it out.

Christmas Trading

Just a reminder that Freestyle Tout is open over the Christmas break, click here for trading hours.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Warm Regards, Martin

Wood-fired Pizza Class at Freestyle Escape

The Wood-fire Pizza and Cheese Making class at Freestyle Escape was a hit! Making great use of the Freestyle Escape's newest edition, our wood-fired oven fondly referred to as Myrtle, Michael from Fino Food and Wine showed the way to make the perfect pizza and Buffalo cheese - the old-fashioned way.


Bron lighting Myrtle (the wood-fired oven)


Myrtle up and running


Michael with the girls


Michael kneading the dough


Emilia picking herbs for the pizzas and salad


The A-Team


Michael rolling out the dough


The test pizza


Taste testing the first pizza before going into production for lunch


Lunch in the oven


Mmmmm...


all from the Garden...


...Lunch


We've inherited some ducks! Elton and George Michael. Custodians of the dam.

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Build Your Own Pizza Oven Class at Freestyle Escape

Ever wanted a pizza oven in your backyard? Well our guests did. Joining us for a fun weekend Cameron from The Clay Shed and Richard Cartledge from Gravity Pools were there to guide and assist. Cameron supplied all the materials required while Richard taught us the techniques including how to create faux rocks.


Cameron from the Clay Shed


Tom and Elizabeth placing the heat pavers on top of the calcium silicate board


Richard from Gravity Pools placing the sandbags to create the dome


Cameron placing fire bricks for oven rim


Richard adding brickie loam to create dome


Elizabeth perfecting the dome before the plastic sheet goes on (preventing the cement from sticking to the sand)


Julia and Elizabeth covering the plastic sheet with the first layer of heat resistant cement


Julia and Richard adding more cement


Mixing the second batch of heat resistant cement


Richard and Matt putting in the flue


Julia placing the insulation blanket over the top layer of heat resistant cement


Cameron finishing the insulation blanket


Tom and Richard placing on the next layer...


...and then the next (Richard, Martin and Tom)


Time for a yummy lunch (while concrete is setting)


Richard creating the detail


Elisabeth and Matt finishing the final layer


Richard with oxides to create colour (and below)




Matt throwing on sand


Afternoon tea time with Martin's yummy scones,homemade raspberry jam & cream,mmmm...
while the colour and cement cures


The finished product! Fondly nicknamed Myrtle...as in Myrtle the Turtle


With the latest addition to the outdoor kitchen www.freestyleescape.com.au
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South Bank Artists

The Southbank Insitute of Technology held their annual student showcase last Thursday with a very impressive lineup of visual arts, graphic design, photography, animation, performance and creative cuisine. Below are some of my favourites.


Gus Eagleton


Gus Eagleton


Great exhibition space


Susie Hawkins


Quinton Purdie


Gus Eagleton


Sang-gul Nam

For more information, please contact:
Carly-Beth Paulden
Planning and Information Officer
Design, Arts and Hospitality
Southbank Institute of Technology
Level 3, Block E
66 Ernest Street
South Brisbane
P: (07) 3244 6465
F: (07) 3244 5161
carly-beth.paulden@southbank.edu.au
www.Southbank.edu.au