Julie plans flying visit
LOCAL businesswomen can pick up some tips from Australia’s first MasterChef at The Arts Centre Gold Coast on September 14.
Since taking the first series of the TV phenomenon by storm, Julie Goodwin has leveraged reality fame into a steadily simmering career.
Her book, Our Family Table, was published in 2010 and immediately topped the best-seller list.
She’s now working on a new tome to release next Mother’s Day.
No surprise her trip to the Coast, to appear at the Business Women Incorporated lunch forum, will be fleeting.
“Unfortunately, this time I will just be up and back for the event,” she says.
“I am very busy, but I always make time for my family.
“There is nothing better than all sitting around the dinner table and sharing what your days have been like over a home-cooked meal, or having a lazy Sunday breakfast with the family.”
Julie says her has evolved since MasterChef kitchen.
“I really started to experiment, trying to re-create things that I had tasted and enjoyed elsewhere, swapping recipes and ideas with friends and family,” she says.
“I have found that food is pivotal at any gathering and a real kinship occurs naturally over a meal.
“I have learnt to cook meals with time, patience and love to really create the best dishes I can.”
The lunch is $80 for members and $100 for non-members.
Book online at www.bwinc.com.au
cooking style her stint in the showcase the region’s finest produce in the Sample Tent.
Arrive in time for the Bush Poet’s Breakfast and you could be tucking into a gourmet bacon and egg roll.
Attractions of the non-edible variety include live entertainment, rides and a dance off.
Entry is $2 for adults and $1 for kids and it’s for a great cause.
For more information go to www. summerlandhousefarm.com.au PALAZZO Versace will partner with South Australia’s Teusner wines to bring guests a bespoke epicurean encounter on September 19.
Teusner winemaker Kym Teusner and Vanitas head chef Martin Glutz collaborate on the three-course menu, which includes duck and foie gras sausage with pistachio, parsnip puree, octopus and pear salad; roast beef with truffle butter; and dark-chocolate creme brulee with sour-cherry sorbet and Grand Marnier syrup.
It’s $150 a person – call 5509 8000 to book. THE Cove Cafe at Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove is mixing things up every Saturday night with a rotating menu available until September 29.
There’s Asian persuasion in the form of beef rendang and steamed pork and vegetable dim sum, or experience European eats such as seafood paella, gnocchi ala Milanese and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding.
The buffet also includes a selection of fresh seafood, salad bar, soup, bread and cheese stations, carvery, hot dishes, and a dessert counter.
Call 5501 9840 to book. YOU don’t have to be a foodie to enjoy the Annual Fun Food and Wine Trivia Challenge on October 12.
Just bring your appetite and sense of humour – more than 100 amusing photos are beamed on to large screens to accompany every question and there’s a seven-course degustation.
The event is held at The Arts Centre Gold Coast with head chef Brian Meade overseeing the meal and contributing a few questions.
“We must be doing something right as each year more people attend,” says organiser, Rotary Club Gold Coast’s Phil Rosenberg.
“While many organise tables of 10 friends, most come along as couples or with a few friends.
“There are also a few companies that use it to entertain clients or thank their staff, and we noticed that last year girls’ night outs were popular.”
Proceeds from the event are donated to Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children.
Call 5588 4000 for tickets.