Freestyle Happenings

Book Club at Freestyle Tout West End



Join our bookclub to meet others who are passionate about food and books.
When: Wednesday June 2
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: West End
This month’s book is Food of Love by Anthony Capella, a romantic tale set in the Eternal City combining food, love and adventure. Book in for a 2-course dinner and glass of wine with recipes from the book for $30. May we suggest Coaldrakes bookstore at Emporium or Avid Reader at West End. RSVP 3255 3288

This Month’s Exhibiting Artists
Jade Milne (top) is exhibiting this month at Freestyle Tout Emporium whilst Anna Gonzalez (bottom) is exhibiting at Freestyle Tout West End.

Freestyle Happenings

Wine 101 at Freestyle Tout Emporium
Explore Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris. Wednesday April 21, 6.30pm for a 7pm start. $30 per person includes wine and canapés.
Phone 3262 3077, Bookings essential.

Book Club at Freestyle Tout West End

Join our bookclub to meet others who are passionate about food and books.
When: Wednesday May 5
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: West End
This month’s book is Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran, filled with mouthwatering recipes and enchanting details of life in Ireland. Book in for a 2-course dinner with recipes from the book and glass of wine for $30.
Bookings and prepayment essential 3255 3288
May we suggest Coaldrakes bookstore at Emporium or Avid Reader at West End.

Young and the Restless Nights
Pop in after work on a Monday night at Emporium or Tuesday night at West End with a girlfriend or 3 to share a pizza and salad over a glass of bubbles for $18 each. This is your night to catch up on the weekends goss.

This Month’s Exhibiting Artists
Photographers Henri van Noordenburg (top), Karen Milder (centre) and Anna Marcella (bottom) are exhibiting this month at Freestyle Tout West End as part of the Queensland Festival of Photography.






Simonne Solomon (below) is exhibiting at Freestyle Tout Emporium.


Meet photographer Henri van Noordenburg
Join Henri van Noordenburg on April 17 at 5pm for an artist talk at Freestyle Tout West End. RSVP 3255 3288.

Salad and Stiletto Lunch
Design your own salad and stilettos on Wednesday April 28 at West End. Salad lunch, glass of wine and petite desserts for $35.
Bookings and prepayment essential 3262 3077
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Kate French sculptures on show!
www.katefrench.com.au

Freestyle Escape

Welcome to Autumn at Freestyle Escape!
With all the rain we have had in recent weeks, Freestyle Escape is looking very lush and green. David our wonderful caretaker and I are frantically trying to reclaim the herb garden and orchard from the wilderness. It is great to see many of our fruit trees fruiting - cumquats, kaffir limes, lemons, oranges and pomelos, young berries are now in flower, passionfruit, and I am quite excited about the coffee trees! Let me tell you the tamarillo jam I made from the fruit from my last visit is devine! (Very popular with my girlfriends!) I am looking forward to using some of my own local fruit in my upcoming cooking classes! More news on that later!



Young Berries in flower



Passionfruit



The Orchard



Monsteria Delicious (Fruitsalad plant)



Monsteria Fruit



Magnolia in Flower



Magnolia



Longans



Coffee



Noosa Farmers Market


It is my mission to get everyone to buy local produce and be supporters of their local farmer markets. Why not go along to my favourite markets and sample some of the produce available?

Noosa Farmers Market at the Noosa Australian Football Club, 155 Weyba Road, Noosaville, every Sunday 7am to 12noon.
Jan Powers City Markets, Brisbane Square river end of the mall, every Wednesday at 9am to 6
Jan Powers Farmers Market, at the Powerhouse, 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month

Enjoy.......

Just Add Spice

Last week I went to the launch of Lyndey Milan and Ian Hemphill's (Herbie) latest cook book at Trio's in Noosaville www.trios-on-the-river.com . This book has a lot of great information on spices, some fantastic recipes and loads of informative tips on wine and wine matching. Its always great to see Lyndey as she is known for her fun, fast and fabulous approach www.lyndeymilan.com Ian Hemphill is one of Australia's foremost culinary spice experts www.herbies.com.au


The lunch consisted of yummy recipes from book. Loads of insight and fun was had by all. Trio's chef Geoff Cohen cooked the below from the book. Let me tell you all was devine.
Salt & Pepper Calamari
Baharat Spiced Salmon (book uses ocean jacket)
African Berbere Chicken Thighs
Lamb Neck with North African flavours
Couscous with cumin-spiced pumpkin & vegies
Sticky Fig & Dates in espresso syrup
Chilli cardamon chocolate truffles


Lyndey Milan, chef Geoff Cohen and Ian Hemphill


African Berbere Chicken Thighs


Salt and Pepper Calamari

Hilton Brisbane Masterclass Weekend - July 24 + 25, 2010

This years Hilton Brisbane Masterclass Weekend looks to be one well worth attending with a hive of activity and exciting presentations on subjects such as Queensland seafood, cocktails, chocolate and pastry and blending of spices. This year's event will be held on July 24 and 25.

The presenters are Chef Alastair McLeod (Bretts Wharf), Chef David Pugh, Wine Consultant Ben Edwards and respected food and wine commentator and author Peter Howard.

Queensland Catch - see and taste what 2 Queensland chefs, Nick Holloway and Russell Armstrong, cook up with an abundance of fresh Queensland seafood.

Martin Boetz (originally from Brisbane) from the famed Longrain will be flying in to present Asian Affairs with Luke Nguyen. This is set to be a great class with Thai vs. Vietnamese. I'm sure all will enjoy the dishes they will devise matched with the aromatic Granite Belt wines that so suit this style of food, presented by leading consultant and master of wine, Peter Scudamore-Smith.



Sunshine Coast based chef Matt Golinski from Noosa catering company The Rolling Dolmade, which produces a mezze range based on locally sourced ingredients,and is a regular on TV show Ready Steady Cook tackles the challenge of what bites pair with big rich wines in the Greatness of the Graveyard, Vintage Room session.



Being into desserts as I am, two things set to blow my head back are:
Chocolate On My Mind . A sensory and sensual journey through the wonderful world of chocolate from bean to bar, under the guidance of Lindt Master Chocolatier Thomas Schnetzler.
The other one would be the Passionate Patissier with Adriano Zumbo from Balmain. Indulge in his famous French macaroons or his luscious cakes and pastries lauded as unique in concept and execution.

Put it in your diary now...

Check out www.qldmasterclass.com for more information.

Freestyle Escape

Freestyle Escape is looking a picture with all this rain. Rainforest trees are in flower and both our dams are full. The wildlife is unbelievable: whip birds, kookaburras, ducks and many other birds in singsong. The fruit trees in the orchard are looking very happy indeed. The kaffir limes, tahitian limes, lemonade trees and kumquats are all fruiting. I picked the last of a bumper crop of tamarillos. Mmmm let me see..maybe panna cotta with tamarillo compote or tamarillo jam mmm yum.












Sally from Taste Trekkers cooked up a storm for our guests at the Escape house on Saturday night and then joined us at the Arthouse. For dinner, I did a yummy simple pasta with bacon and vine-ripened tomatoes and an awesome salad (using fresh herbs and nasturtium flowers from our herb garden) with a dressing of maple syrup, side of vinegar, olive oil and seeded mustard (delish). This and a few vinos..magic. Waking up to a beautiful morning I just had to make french toast with bacon and maple syrup for breakfast. Before you go getting jealous, we had to work it off weeding the herb garden which had become quite feral. The thought of which made Sally hightail it out of there straight after breakfast!

Cocktail Jugs at Freestyle!

Introducing Freestyle Tout's new Cocktail Jugs!

Choose (if you can) from 3 delicious flavours:

The Ladybird with Bird in Hand Sparkling Pinot Noir, Lemoncello, Chambord Liquer and lemonade topped with raspberries and strawberries


Pimms No 1 Classic Pimms served with ginger ale, lemonade and brimming with a garden of fruit


Twilight Saga with white wine, Creme de Peche, apple juice, a dash of soda, passionfruit, citrus and fresh lime.


YUMMMMMOOO. My favourite is the Ladybird.

Also on offer are yummy things to have with drinks after work...

The Cheese
Served with Lavosh & muscatels
Heritage Red Square (Tas)
Shadows of Blue (Vic)
Top Paddock Cheddar (Vic)
Willow Grove Brie (Tas)
Witches Chase Goats Cheese (QLD)

With drinks ...
Warm marinated olives
Salted Roasted Nuts N
Hot Buttered Popcorn
Trio of Dips with lavosh and toasted bread V
Chips with lime aioli & homemade tomato sauce V GF

See you soon...