{"id":18030,"date":"2011-03-19T09:06:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=18030"},"modified":"2011-03-22T19:41:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T17:41:03","slug":"eat-in-2011-is-shopping-smart-entertaining-guests-with-produce-from-delis-and-food-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/eat-in-2011-is-shopping-smart-entertaining-guests-with-produce-from-delis-and-food-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"Eat In 2011 is ‘Shopping Smart’: entertaining guests with produce from delis and food shops!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Increasingly consumers are entertaining their guests at home, by shopping at a select number\u00a0of specialist food shops and delis, and preparing something last minute.\u00a0 This is partly due to the recession South Africans have experienced in the past two years, as well as the general shortage of time, and this has stimulated the production of wonderfully healthy and creative food products for in-home use.\u00a0\u00a0 It also reflects the greater time that consumers spend on shopping for produce and ingredients than they do cooking or preparing it.\u00a0\u00a0 This was said by Anelde Greeff, editor of Eat In<\/strong>, at the announcement of the winners\u00a0of the 4th Eat In Produce Awards, which was held as a Night Market at the Old Biscuit Mill on Thursday evening.\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Best New Product\u00a0winner of the 2011 SAB Eat In<\/strong>\u00a0 Produce Awards, as judged by Anelde Greeff, Justine Drake (previous editor of Eat In<\/strong>), Pete Goffe-Wood (an Eat Out<\/strong>\u00a0 Top 10 restaurant judge), Anna Trapido (an Eat Out<\/strong>\u00a0 Top 10 restaurant judge) and Michelle Barry (principal of the Christina Martin Cookery School in Durban), is Totally Wild’s Aloe and Baobab Juice, which contains calcium, iron and vitamins.\u00a0\u00a0 The South African Heritage Award went to Enaleni Farm in KwaZulu-Natal,\u00a0and this selection was motivated as follows:\u00a0“This KZN farm is preserving our heritage by keeping a herd of Nguni cattle, endangered Zulu sheep, growing rare, local maize varietals and the traditional ibhece melon”.<\/em><\/p>\n

The other 2011 SAB Eat In<\/strong>\u00a0 Produce Awards winners, with the motivation for their selection,\u00a0are the following:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 “Best Organic Product: Kimilili\u2019s Witzenberger cheese:\u00a0 <\/strong>Made in the Swiss Appenzelltradition, using nothing but cheese cultures, microbial rennet and salt, the tangy, six-month matured Witzenberger had the judges carving off slice after slice.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Small Produce Award: Paddock – Chuck and Bobs:\u00a0 <\/strong>Creating a small range of bacon, salamis and hams, Chuck and Bobs\u2019 produce delighted the judges, as did the small-scale, hands-on way in which they make their charcuterie.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Small Produce Award: Earth – The Drift Farm\u2019s range of organic fruit and veg:\u00a0 <\/strong>Specialising in rare vegetables like black Aztec corn, fingerling aubergines and candy-striped beets, this family-run farm also goes to great lengths to be environmentally friendly.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Small Produce Award: Bakery –<\/strong> The Foodbarn\u2019s<\/strong> ciabatta and rye bread:\u00a0 <\/strong>Made using locally produced stone-ground flour, natural yeast and water, the texture and freshness secured The Foodbarn\u2019s woodfired loaves a place at the top of the bakery list.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Small Produce Award: Dairy – Swissland St Maure cheese:\u00a0 <\/strong>The judges were blown away by the character of Fran Isaac\u2019s fromages; most notably the soft, wood-ash-coated St Maure log, with its slightly salty, nutty taste.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Small Produce Award: Grocery – <\/em>Quality Pickles<\/em><\/a>\u2019 range of chutneys, atchars and pickles: <\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
This home-based kitchen produces 11 delicious sauces and seven stupendous pickles, including fragrant Mebos Chutney, crunchy pickle, and dhania.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Merit Award: The Kitchen Garden sprouts:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Joseph Feigelson offers the largest selection of edible sprouts in Africa, and supplies the country’s top chefs.<\/em><\/div>\n
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*\u00a0\u00a0 Best Markets and Stores:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
North – <\/em>Braeside Meat Market<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Pretoria Boeremark<\/em><\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The judges commended Braeside for their commitment to sourcing the best, most ethically-reared meat. Owner Caroline McCann shoots her own venison, offers braai classes and is even breeding local turkeys.\u00a0\u00a0Family-friendly Pretoria Boeremark meanwhile, was commended for its warmth, its unaffected charm and its amazing range of fresh farm produce.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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South: Get Stuffed Enterprises\u2019 <\/em>The Real Cheese<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Neighbourgoods Market<\/em><\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Valerie Elder’s range of South African cheeses is hard to beat and is illustrative of her dedication to our local cheesemaking talents.\u00a0Running since 2006, the Neighbourgoods Market has grown into a hub of fabulous produce which has transformed Woodstock into a sought-after foodie destination.<\/em><\/div>\n
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East: <\/em>Everfresh La Lucia<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>The Food Market<\/em><\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>With the widest range of products, from imported truffles and cheeses to indigenous beans and mfenu, Everfresh La Lucia goes to great lengths to promote fresh, indigenous produce.\u00a0\u00a0Established by Emma Dunk, Nick Papadopoulos, Eric Edwards and Karen Brokensha, The Food Market showcases the most superb produce in KZN.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
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Central: <\/em>The Valley Market<\/em><\/a>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>In the foothills of the Magaliesberg, The Valley Market show off both the area\u2019s natural bounty and the pioneering artisan produce of its residents. There is even an online box scheme delivering to Joburg”<\/em>\u00a0.<\/div>\n

The 2011 edition of Eat In<\/strong> magazine was launched at the event, the tenth issue,\u00a0with 850 listings in categories such as bakeries, butcheries, cheese suppliers, delis, cooking schools, kitchen tool suppliers, ‘exotica’ (being spice\u00a0and imported product suppliers), fish suppliers, \u00a0farm stalls and markets, organic food suppliers, caterers, olives and olive oils, and tea and coffee suppliers.\u00a0\u00a0For the first time quick and easy recipes are provided as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>For the first time the Eat In <\/strong>Produce Awards were held with\u00a0a ‘Night Market’ at the Neighbourgoods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill, with many of the regular stall holders and past Eat In <\/strong>Produce winners selling their wonderful products.\u00a0 I was pleased to meet Richard Bosman<\/a>\u00a0 (left), making an excellent quality and packaged\u00a0range of\u00a0cured meats using pasture reared pork.\u00a0\u00a0I bought lovely mozzarella products from Puglia Cheese<\/a>, and loved\u00a0the stand for Buffalo Ridge in Wellington, buying their mozzarella too, and trying their yoghurt.\u00a0\u00a0 It was good to see La Motte’s Farm Shop\u00a0have a stand too.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

To co-incide with the Awards, S A Breweries launched two craft beers at the event – a Newlands Extra Special, and the Sunset Wheat Beer. A lovely sparkling Newlands Spring water was also available to drink at the launch.<\/p>\n

As an invited guest to the Awards, it was disappointing that there was no name tag on arrival, despite my RSVP.\u00a0\u00a0The media and “VIP” guests were herded into\u00a0the back section of the market hall, but there was no one to guide one to the SAB table for the beer, and there was no wine available if one was not a beer drinker.\u00a0 No food was served (ironic for a food-related event), and invited guests had to buy their food.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0whole function\u00a0seemed a little amateurish in its execution, and I had to ask for the media pack on my departure, no New Media Publishing staff member proactively ensuring that all guests received such a pack.\u00a0 The media pack consisted of a selection of SA Breweries beers, a lanyard and the Eat In<\/strong>\u00a0 magazine, but none of the award-winning products!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Eat Out <\/strong>editor Abigail Donnelly, who was attending the event as a colleague, and who was one of the writers for the magazine, was most hospitable and helpful, even though it was not her function, and not her duty to do so.\u00a0 New Media Publishing’s\u00a0Eat Out<\/strong>\u00a0Top 10 Restaurant\u00a0Awards’ events\u00a0have a far longer history, admittedly, but\u00a0are slick and almost without hiccups, in contrast to what we experienced at the SAB Eat In<\/strong>\u00a0 Produce Awards.\u00a0 Parking anywhere reasonably close to the Old Biscuit Mill remains a challenge, even in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n

Eat In 2011<\/strong> magazine.\u00a0\u00a0 www.eat-in.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a>\u00a0 Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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