Whilst food can be nourishing for the body, what can be good for the soul is giving to a charity. And when you can combine the two, well that is even better! Variety is a wonderful children’s charity dedicated to improving the lives of sick, disadvantaged and special needs kids. In the last three years, the Variety of Chefs dinners in Sydney and Brisbane have raised over $500,000 for Variety!
This year, there are three chefs Regan Porteous from Toko, Peter Kuruvita and Mr Chen the NTD Chinese culinary competition winner. The menu is as follows:
Regan Porteous from Toko
All served as shared platters
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar
Peter Kuruvita
Spanner Crab Kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
Mr Chen
Stuffed Pear
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew
Thanks to Variety of Chefs, one lucky Not Quite Nigella reader will win two tickets to the Variety of Chefs dinner held at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney on the 30th of June, 2012! For a chance to win all you have to do is tell me which is your favourite dish from the ones above! Simply add your answer as a comment to the story. The competition ends at midnight AEST on the 17th of June, 2012. You can enter this competition once daily and it is open to anyone within Australia however, transport to and from the venue is not included.
Best of luck!
Lots of love,
Lorraine
xxx
Tickets can also be purchased at http://www.varietyofchefs.com.au/!
***The winner is Nick W. of ACT!***
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Oh, man … I wish I were there so I could attend … Happy Weekend
One of these days I will need to plan a trip to Australia. What a wonderful event. Good luck to all! Have a great weekend.
It will be great if I can go to that event,
my favorite dish would be Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu
Im currently living in canberra as a student, me and my boyfriend occassionally come to sydney just to eat oysters from sydney fish market and for that we will come in the morning and go back to canberra at night.
I have been to sydney again for a long time due to part time job and study, I will be so happy if I can go there to taste the beautiful oysters
YUM!
It would have to be Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree. My mouth is watering just reading it.
spanner crab kinilaw XD loved it
Peter Kuryvutas Spanner Crab Kinilaw! This would be a dream come true and a perfect gift to myself for my 1 year of blogging!
I would have to say the spanner crab kinilaw. I have never actually tasted crab and would love to try it!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
I am definitely a desert girl ! The stuffed pears would be my main ….
They all sound delightful and what a wonderful cause! If I had to choose though it would be Peter’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree. Yum!
Short ribs for sure!
I would love to attend and all the dishes sound fantastic. I could never go past oysters though, so the Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu would be my number one pick. Simple and delicious flavour combination.
All of it sounds good… I’d love to eat the Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing as it sounds so Delish and I can imagine the flavour sensations on my tongue, excited is the word I’d use to describe it.
The other item that tickles my interest is the tremella and goji berry rock candy stew – it just sounds awesome.
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu is absolutely my favourite and would be hard to beat.
I think my favourite would be the dish with the short ribs. I had some for dinner last night and they were amazing. xx
Kingfish sashimi, fresh and simple
Living in Sydney must be wonderful for a food lover
I’m off to the Noosa Food and Wine Festival in an hour. I’ll eat my fill and think of you all. LOL
A hard choice between Peter Kuruvita’s offerings but I think the Kinilaw wins! Based on a Filipino ceviche, his ingredients (SBS recipes) transforms this into a taste-tingling dish.
It would have to be the Stuffed Pear Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew for me. Sounds amazing!!
OMG they all sound delish but I have to say that the sound of “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree” made my tummy dance.
A hard choice as they all sound fabulous, I’ll choose Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar share platter.
I love the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Pure because it would taste fantastic and I can almost smell it just from its name
im due to have a baby in 2 weeks and have been unable to eat any raw fish – so Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, would cure the craving for sashimi i have had for the last 9 months – it all sounds amazing
Spanner Crab Kinilaw – because I have never been brave enough to try crab in a restaurant and imagine how this would be for my first time!
Each dish sounds very interesting and each chef is no doubt very clever. i think the Stuffed Pear
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew as I am curious about its taste and presentation. Thanks.
I vote the Spanner Crab Kininlaw, so fresh and lovely, yummo!
I like the sound of them all BUT there is one dish in particular I’d like to try because its name is just so intriguing: Mr Chen’s Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew! Thanks for a great giveaway Lorraine!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw…I’ve been drooling over Peter Kuravita’s “Island Feast” so I’d love to taste one of the dishes made by the master!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
Ooh I adore pear and the stuffed pear sounds so mysterious. I would want to try that for sure to find what surprise innards it has!
Mine would have to be the Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew; it’s like nothing I’ve ever had before!
There are many dishes on that list I haven’t tried, the one that catches my attention is Peter Kuruvita’s
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
sounds like such an amazingly sophisticated dish
I would love to try the Wagyu, short ribs, celeriac and pomme purée as it is getting colder and I am starting to crave slow cooked comfort food and fires.
My favourite dish sounds like it would definitely be the “Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing”. I love yuzu.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw, as I can appreciate how FIDDLY it is to pick a crab and it is something I am reluctant to do at home. I am also fascinated with cured food, so I’m sure this will titillate the tastebuds!
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw. I saw this dish on SBS and immediately fell in love with this mouth watering delight. Though this is a Filipino inspired dish, I love Kuruvita’s “fusion” cooking approach by adding his Sri Lankan culinary touch, creating a colorful multicultural dish that is not only beautiful to look at, but flavorsome as well, with the perfect balance of Spanner crab salad, Tomato concasse and Chilli vinaigrette fusing together in culinary harmony.
It gotta be the Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew. Sounds so intriguing!
Stuff pears!
I always love creative desserts. Also given the other food on the menu, stuffed pears sounds like a delicate and refreshing way to end the meal.
The Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds ahhmazing! Definitely my favourite
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew- because I have the biggest sweet tooth ever!
I would have to say the Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing. I love anything and everything at Toko. My husband and I went there last year for our wedding anniversary and I now feel sorry for all the other restaurants, as I would love to go there again this year and every year!
I guess I’d pick Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
I would have to say the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree would be my favourite dish.
You its sounds like a scrumptious heaven on a plate.
I would love to try Peter Kuruvita’s spanner crab, I have been watching his food show and have been very inspired, it would be fantastic to get an opportunity to meet him.
Definitely stuffed pears – I wonder what they are stuffed with. Hopefully chocolate?!
Def the Spanner Crab Kinilaw! Peter’s such a great chef
The waygu beef. I can taste it now and the rest on the plate. What a night to remember!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar – LURVE Japanese dishes
Ohh definitely the stuffed pear! Sounds like warm and spiced goodness!!
Amazeballs! This sounds so good and it’s hard to pick just one favourite but I think the Peter Kuruvita dishes are the ones I’m most excited about, I’ve been watching his shows on TV and everything sounds so so delicious!
I would love to go to one of those events, too bad I am so far, can’t just drive there…
What an event! I wish I hadn’t already made commitments otherwise I would totally enter!
Have an awesome weekend my friend
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
It definitely a tough one but I’d have to choose the thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – it sounds amazing!!!!!
My pick would have to be Peter Kuruvita’s “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”…it sounds divine!
Definitely the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – I can only imagine how it would melt in the mouth.
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu – Im on a ‘seafood’ and eat it diet!
wow they all sound so yummy . I think I would like the spanner crab kinilaw as seafood is my favourite. Love to attend this good charity event.
It would have to be the tremella & goji berry rock candy stew. I love trying new dishes that I have never heard of!
Amazing menu!
Definitely the Stuffed Pear
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew for me though – it sounds ah-mazing!
Yum, I think I’d love all of them, but my top two would be the Kingfish sashimi and the Beef Tataki! The dinner would be a great surprise for my husband’s 40th!
Peter Kuruvita is a renowned seafood chef with his Asian flvours and it will be wonderful to try his other tantalizing tasties such as the Wagyu Beer, Short Ribs with Celeriac and Smoked Pomme Puree. Celeriac is so delicious and as its season of availablity is so short I would love to taste this enticing offering. I have made celeriac and king Edward dauphinoise which was great but this smoked puree sounds delectably delicious. I know the meat will be superbly satisfying.
Oysters. Ive ben known to eat dozens at a time. Gorgeous and good luck to me and everyone else!
Tx
(it’s the keyboard, not my typing…)
You had me at ‘freshly shucked oysters’… and with vinegary Tosazu to to complement their slippery deliciousness,this would definitely be my favourite dish of the meal!
Oysters and kingfish sashimi! Yum! I am obsessed with anything japanese at the moment, such fresh flavours!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – YUM
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar is my favourite,as I am a single carer of my own three kids with disabilities I have to say that the variety club as brought much joy and wonderful outings in the past and without them we would not have had this opertunity,thankyou so much variety club
I’ve eaten at Flying Fish before so I would have to say Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw,
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree…sounds delish!
Oh my that menu is Devine how can I chose just one? I hope I won’t have to :-p
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
One spanner crab kinilaw please for me and my fisherman.
I googled Spanner Crab Kinilaw and it looks wonderful.
Oh what a wonderful event!!!… I would love to attend.
The dish that tantalises my tastebuds is the Wagyu beef sort ribs…
I do my own slow cooked recipie at home which cooks for 4 hours in a homemade sauce,,,,would love to see the difference of using the Wagyu ribs,,
All the best
Brad Mc
I adore Flying Fish, so I’d have to say the wagyu beef, short ribs, celeriac and smoked pomme puree, it sounds absolutely amazing!
Definitely the kingfish sashimi – how delicious it sounds!
Stuffed Pears…what else would a madbunny eat…
I’d love to try the Spanner Crab Kinilaw. It would be worth making a trip to Sydney for the dinner.
Wagyu Beef Short Ribs sounds fantastic!
Awww I wish I lived in Sydney for competitions like this.
The Spanner Crab Kinialw has me drooling, I’m getting ready for it. How delicious would it be,tuck your lips around and to taste such a magnificent dish, yummy.
So hard too choose,love the lot, can’t pass Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu .I could make a meal of oysters anytime.
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Spanner crab!! Not sure what a Kinilaw is but I simply just love crabs!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar will definitely be a winner! you cant go wrong with it!
spanner crab kinilaw sounds devine, +1 for me pls!
Wagyu Beef Short Ribs whether bbq-ed, pan fried is delicious and coming from these chefs mean it will be superb!
kingfish sashimi is so versitile and always my favorite!
Stuffed Pear Tremella sound fancy and yummy, defs that one!
thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing would be my pick, going through a ponzu phase atm
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree had me drooling already, definitely that one!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds awesome so id take that one pls!
this dinner is such a good cause!
Wagyu Beef Short Ribs would be my pick! manly food!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu. These will slide down my throat with much joy and pleasure.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!!
What a fantastic event for a great cause. The goji berry rock candy stew sounds facinating and would have to be my favourite.
Since it’s breakfast time now, that stuffed pear is sounding mighty appealing!
As the weather gets colder I would LOVE to try Peter Kuruvita’s beef short ribs dish…yum
Spanner crab kinilaw, as I have never tried crab before and what better way to first try it than in a dish by the talented Peter kuruvita!
Beef Tataki – so spicy!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw is simply amazing.
Once you try it your memories will always make your mouth waters…
Spanner Crab Kinilaw is simply amazing.
Once you try it your memories will always make your mouth waters…
Given the colder weather we are having at the moment my pick would have to be the “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”…it sounds delicious!
My favourite dish sounds like it would definitely be the “Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing”. I love yuzu.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw, haven’t tried this before so this would be a great chance to
Yum, I think I’d love all of them, but my top two would be the Kingfish sashimi and the Beef Tataki! The dinner would be a great surprise for my husband’s 40th!
I attend a charity event each year for Mothers Day. It is the highlight of the year for me. This year’s guest speaker was Maggie Beer. The experience is a truly memorable one. As a true foodie I am always on the lookout for wow factor, taste sensation meals. How amazing would it be to be part of a pure foodie indulgence at an amazing venue, all for a great cause. I’m a great lover of seafood so my standout would have to be Spanner Crab Kinilaw. I’m adding this event to my bucket list ha ha.
Cheers and thanks for a great comp that’s not 25 words or less.
kingfish sashimi!! yuuuuummmmm!!!!
I think the shared platter sounds like my favourite. I love to pick at lots of things so shared platters always work for me!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree -yummo
I love love Peter Kuruvitas seafood dishes so for me it would have to be the Spanner crab kinilaw. I work near Flying Fish and often run past it on my lunch time jogs and its supper hard not run straight in there for some of his perfectly cooked seafood…
The Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds Ahhhhmazng!!!
Beef short ribs! Though it would not do to throw bones over ones shoulder at a fancy dinner.
King fish sashimi!!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree simply delicious!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds fantastic! definitely that one!
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds fabulous!
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds delish! yummo!
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds fabulous esp by peter! mmm
kingfish sashimi is a must order for me!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree would be perfect for this cold weather
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree already had me drooling. yummmmm!
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds awesome! mmm
Definately Peter Kuruvita’s
Spanner Crab Kinilaw. I watched him make this on his show, and it looked amazing!
Definitely Peter Kuruvita’s “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”!
Definately the beef tataki dish. I love very raw meat – bleu steaks and the like. Tataki allows the beef to “sing”!
It would definately have to be:
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
That just sounds devine!
Would love to attend this faaaaabulous event! I have just started to eat fish (late to the party on this, I know!) so the dish that jumps out to me on the menu is the thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing… and of course you can’t go past Aussie oysters!
Most definately the beef tataki with pickled onions, soy, sake & vinegar. Japanese food is so clean and delicious!!! I would love to go to this event!!!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw would be my favourite.
I would love to try the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – because I generally don’t eat red meat because it’s too tough but I’ve heard that Wagyu is TDF (to die for) and I’d love to sample the best cooking the best!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – sounds absolutely delish!
The Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!! I’m already salivating!
As you probably already know very well from reading CC – I am a self confessed mushroom addict. Consequently the tremella & goji berry rock candy stew has sparked my interest as I have never tried this type of fungi before.
Definitely the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree! YUMMO!
I love oysters so the Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu.
Stuffed Pear – because it sounds the most delicious!!
I would have to say Peter Kuruvita’s Wagyu beef, short ribs served with celerica and smoke pomme puree. Such generous chefs giving to a very worthy cause.
Yum! The Spanner Crab Kinilaw for sure!
My favorite dish will be Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar. I love everything in Toko restaurant but beef tataki is always a must. Oh…how I wish I can go to this event for my wedding anniversary
Yum! Best sounding dish would be Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters sounds delish, love oysters!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds tantilising! yummo!
wagyu short ribs is perfect for this weather… mmm lunch time!
hi NQN fabulous competition you have here. i love dishes that are delicate on the palate so i would definitely go for the kingfish sashimi.
im a desset person so Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew tickles my fancy.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds wonderful and delicate.
hi nqn, another year already! Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds a great way to end the night.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree, perfect for this chilly weather.
i would love to attend this with my wife as a present for bringing us a lovely baby boy. my wife and i both agree that the Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar would be a fantastic dish to enjoy!
I think the pears look the best – rock candy stew – yum!
The Wagyu Beef with Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds so good!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds soo yummy. i thnk i really wanna marry a chef my cooking is disgusting
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds way too interesting and different to go past!
I’d love to try Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree please!
My pick would have to be Peter Kuruvita’s “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”…it sounds divine!
They all sound devine but I would love to try Peter Kuruvita’s “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”
It would have to be the Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew. I’m new to Australia and have no idea what this is, but it sounds amazing and I just want to try it!
The Beef Tataki would be my favourite, I am sure it melts in the mouth
I intend to enter daily so you’ll get sick of me soon… and I am still backing the Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Love Peter Kuruvita so Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!
short ribs and beer mmm yummy
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds divine. I’m sure I have never tasted anything like this, Mmmm.
It is soooo hard to choose! I lurve my food and they are all such amazing dishes!….hmmm ok, I will have to go with the gorgeous Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree. SOUNDS AMAZING YUM!
Just the Wagyu Beef by itself with english mustard, no need for any other distruction!
The Wagyu Beef with Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds so good!
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw, enough said
pear? fav fruit. rick candy stew? fabs.
i love kingfish so thats definitely my pick
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds soo yummy mmmmmm
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree. mm man food
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds interesting and quirky. yum!
Wagyu Beef speaks for itself already ahaha
kingfish sashimi is so versitile and always my favorite!
The crab for sure! I have never tried it and it sounds delicious!
Definitely the “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”! mmmmmm
Got to be Peter Kuruvita’s “Spanner Crab Kinilaw” sounds AMAZING.
However, I would be delighted to be dazzled by the culinary delights of Regan Porteous and Chef Chen at a Variety of Chefs Dinner.
Mine would have to be the Wagu Beef n ribs. I love ribs mmmmmmmm
The tremella & goji berry rock candy stew would have to be my choice – purely out of fascination!
Definitely the shared platter – Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu – Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – a great way to a tantalising meal.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw – because I love crab (but can never be bothered cooking and cracking it myself!)
I love the idea of a stuffed pear. Random fact, my Chinese name means pear! Not entirely sure why my parents named me that.. I should ask haha
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew but actually one of each please.
Peter Kuruvita’s “Spanner Crab Kinilaw” sounds delicious. mad lover of crab!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu – Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing, need i say more?
The tremella & goji berry rock candy stew would have to be my choice
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree wow!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is my pick if i get to go!
yummy menu! Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi has me salivating.
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw, enough said
The Wagyu Beef with Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is definitely my cup of tea!
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds sweet and refreshing to end the night! yum!
My pick would be the Wagyu beef, short ribs. Yummo!
The Tremella and goji berry rock candy stew sounds very intriguing! I definitely want to see and taste that one!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree definitely mouth watering
kinilaw crab sounds amazing! would love to try it as i have never had crab!
Given the colder weather we are having at the moment my pick would have to be the “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree”…it sounds absolutely divine!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw
kingfish sashimi
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – need to win this for my girlfriend!!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu- to get the missus’ blood flowing
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds sweet and refreshing to end the night! yum!
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw, enough said
Peter Kuruvita’s “Spanner Crab Kinilaw” sounds delicious. mad lover of crab!
kingfish sashimi ricks my world!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu hey hell!
The Wagyu Beef with Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds so good!
kingfish sashimi is definitely my pick! yum!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar! beef tataki is a must order when on the menu!
this weather would be perfect for Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree.
Wagyu Beef! Pleaseee pick meeeee!!
I need to win this!! Sashimi
It would have to be Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree.
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds delicious!
The Spanner Crab Kinilaw is defs my pick
kingfish sashimi is an all time favourite.
The Tremella and goji berry rock candy stew sounds gorgeous!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw ^^
kingfish sashimi is so versitile and always my favorite!
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds awesome!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree” is perfect for this cold weather!
YUMMM kingfish sashimi!!
Definitely stuffed pears – (hopefully they are stuffed with chocolate!)
In this frigid weather, the sounds of that Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is really tickling my fancy!
What can I say? What’s not to love – dress-ups,gala night, paparazzi, celebrities, foodies,fine food, fine venue, excitement and great cause. It’s all a win/win situation where everyone’s happy. I’m very partial to share plates so Regan Porteous, I’m all yours.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – I’ll ‘Steak’ my life on this ‘Puree’fection!
I have to say it again, wagyu beef!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters need i say more?
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters are a favourite in the family!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds delicious!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw by peter sounds awesome! yes pls!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree ofcos
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for this cold cold weather
kingfish sashimi is my fav for sure!
hi nqn! been dying to go to variety of chefs for ages!my favourite would definitely be kingfish sashimi cos its so light and refreshing!
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds like a nice way to finish off the night!
Ooh – I could really go for the beef tataki right now! Is it just me that thinks that would make a brilliant Sunday breakfast?
spanner crab kinilaw, as i have never tried crab before and would love to experience a new taste.
Definitely kingfish sashimi
I just had my first baby recently and craved oysters but couldn’t have them so definitely the pacific oysters tosazu!!
The spanner crab kinilaw sounds unbelievable – yes, please!
The Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds like it would be light, sweet & refreshing!
the wagyu beef has had me salivating since this comp started!!
Peter Kuruvita
Spanner Crab Kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
For sureskies!
spanner crab kinilaw, yum!
Can’t stop thinking about the Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing!
Definitely the “Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree” in this cold weather!
Wagyu beef short ribs!!!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for this cold cold weather
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing sounds refreshing and tangy! mmmm
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing is a old time favourite of mine
pacific oysters tosazu all the way!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds absolutely devine!
spanner crab kinilaw sounds tantilising!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing is my pick for sure!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing is my wife and i’s favourite because it was the dish that brought us together
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree for sure
Fresh, healthy, light, natural andddd tasty – of course the thinly sliced kingfish with chilli and yuzu ponzu dressing wins me over.
The spanner crab Kinilaw sounds perfect and is one of those diddly things that is very hard to do yourself.
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing sound incredible – I love ponzu!
spanner crab kinilaw..yum!
have to say it again… KINGFISH SASHIMI
YUMMMMM!Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree….
Peter Kuruvita’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds like the kind of sensory delight that would tantalise my tastebuds.
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds amazing with a variety of flavours and textures that sound simply delicious to my sweet tooth.
All the dishes look amazing, but I would have to pick Regan Porteous’ Kingfish sashimi with chilli yuzu ponzu dressing. Yum!
Oh man this prize is so totally awesome I have to enter again, I’m hanging out to try the wares of Peter Kuruvita!!
I’d never heard of Mr Chen so I googled him – turns out he was one of the winners of the Silver Awards of NTD’s 4th International Chinese Culinary Competition, and his specialty is Sichuan cuisine! It appears that Sichuan food has become more and more popular in Oz, as there seems to be many new Sichuan restaurants opening in various major cities.
Is stuffed pear representative of Sichuan cuisine? Maybe if it is stuffed with loads of chillis! I’m most interested in trying this dish out.
Absolutely fantastic. Thankyou.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
Ther beef tatki would be my favourite, for sure. I love beef, but my tummy no longer loves cooked beef, unless it is slow cooked and has lot of connective tissue to loosen it up – such as beef cheeks.
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu is defs my pick mmmmm
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for this wintery weather
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds amazing!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds interesting
this weather is pretty rotten and i just want to curl up in bed. but im getting out of bed for a big serving of Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!
beef tataki is a old favourite of mine! yum~
Kingfish sashimi with chilli yuzu ponzu dressing simple and fresh!
pacific oysters tosazu all the way!
spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing! would love to try something new and different.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!!
The dessert – it’s always the dessert for me and this one sounds a delightful and delicious delicacy!
Definitely the kingfish sashimi
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!!
spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing and interesting!
beef tataki all the way!
Kingfish sashimi with chilli yuzu ponzu dressing! yum!
Kingfish sashimi with chilli yuzu ponzu dressing is awesome!
so much good food, so hard to choose! but i have to choose the oysters!
love the sound of Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds amazing and warming!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing will always be my pick!
The way Peter Kuruvita prepares his meals are amazing, therefore I would have to say my favourite on the menu would be the Spanner Crab Kinilaw & Wagyu Beef. Flying Fish is my all time favourite restaurant and to included on this dining experience would be an honour!
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
- Virginia Woolf
spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing. Would love to try something new and different!
The stuffed pear sounds divine! I’m very curious as to what it will be stuffed with
I could really go for dessert right now so Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew is my pick!
Stuffed pear all the way! This is why…acrostic-style:
Seasonal
Tasty
Ultimate delicacy
First class
Fancy
Exquisite
Delectable
Perfection
Excellence
Addictive
Ridiculously mouth-watering
Regan Porteous has the favoritemenu for me…mouth watering
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds delish!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds very different! i want to try that.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw is my pick for sure!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing a favourite of mine!
did someone say freshly shucked oysters? ME!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for this weather!
spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing pls!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing will defs blow me away!
Stuffed Pear for breakfast, anyone?
kingfish all the way!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree mmmmm salivating
spanner crab kinilaw for sure!
spanner crab kinilaw sound intriguingly delicious……
stuffed pear with tremella? rock candy stew? mmm
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree. if only i had this for dinner every night
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree mmmmm salivating for sho!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu all the way!
thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing sounds refreshing, great start to a meal!
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing. Would love to try something new and different! Have never had crab before and Peter is an amazing chef.
It would have to be the freshly shucked Pacific oysters Tosuzu and the thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi with the chilli dressing, as we live well away from the sea we don’t get much fresh seafood and I miss it so much.
Thinly sliced kingfish sashimi
It’s Winter and a good hearty meal appeals to me so Peter Kuruvita Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is my choice. It will hit the spot on a cold rainy night in Sydney. Warming to the tip of my toes.
I’m with Lizzy! In this horrid weather the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is definitely the pick.
spanner crab kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree for sure!
thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi with the chilli dressing sounds delish!
oysters all the way
oysters is my favourite seafood so definitely that!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree will leave me feeling warm and hearty
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for winter!
desserts is my favourite course so stuffed pear it is
I always thought that Sydney Rock Oysters were preferable to Pacific Oysters but I’d be more than willing for Pacific Oysters Tosazu to change my mind!
Spanner crab kinilaw! Sounds delicious!
Mmmmm, stuffed pear. Anything fruity at the end of a meal satisfies my sweet tooth and clears my conscience!
Wow!!!! So hard to choose. I love oysters but could not go past the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme Purée. Yummmo!!!!
Sashimi – I love Japanese food, this dish would slide down easily – ah, the things we do for charity!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds yum
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme Purée sounds yum!
i love oysters any way so yes fresh oysters the way to go
kingfish is so delicious, my favourite type of sashimi!
beef tataki all the way!
so much good food, hard to choose from! but love the sound of the desserts!
i love the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme Purée, sounds so comforting!
oysters are a great way to start a meal!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme Purée is my pick for this cold cold weather!
Would love to try the spanner crab kinilaw, sounds delicious and I have never tried crab before.
Whilst driving along the highway to Sydney, my thoughts drift to the “Variety of Chefs Dinner” to be held at the Sydney Hilton, the excitement builds, will it be me! A smile appears on my face as I envisage the banquet before me, I look down at my plate, Ooooh the lovely Beef tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake and vinegar, looking magnificent on the plate, winks back!….Im jolted into consciousness, Wow – I can taste in on my lips…Not Quite Nigella, but definately bliss!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw
Preparing Crab is something I have never mastered but love to eat!
I could really go for the Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake & vinegar for my lunch today!
The Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree sounds AMAZING… I need to wear a bib whenever I’m reading your blog!
In this gruesome weather I could definitely have a Stuffed Pear to start my day!
I have never tried crab before so the spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing!
Wow, that’s a stunning prize! I’d love the Wagyu beef, it’s non existent where I come from and though we can have some in Sydney, I find this is a delicacy that is expensive (but oh so tasty!!)
I’d love to try Peter Kuruvita’s
Wagyu Beef dish. I tried Kobe beef in Japan so I’m always curious when a dish claims to be using ‘wagyu beef’. The smoke pomme puree sounds interesting and I think (without tasting it :p) it’ll pair lovely with the Short Ribs.
Saw Peter on SBS last Thursday – loved how he cooked a dish with Asian ingredients (bitter melon) and Western techniques (burnt butter!)! Would love to taste his dish in person
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar
spanner crab kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme Purée
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celeriac, and Smoke Pomme is perfect for this cold cold weather!
Stuffed Pear
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew
delish!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree mmmm
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar my favorite
I’d love to get stuck into the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – sounds like just the ticket for the weather we’ve been having lately!
i have never tried crab before so i would love to try the spanner crab kinilaw!
would be Peter’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree.
mmm wagyu beef!
Peter’s Spanner Crab Kinilaw sounds so awesome!
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree is perfect for this horrid weather!
i love kingfish! its so refreshing!
oysters is my absolute favorite!
kingfish is the best sashimi to have, lovely texture!
the dessert sounds amazing… how do u stuff a pear?
wagyu melt in your mouth w/ pureee? u kidding me right?
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree for sure!
I have never tried crab before, so the spanner crab kinilaw sounds yum!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing would make a fabulous breakfast, no?
I’d love to try Peter Kuruvita’s Wagyu Beef dish. I’ve been watching his Island Feast show on SBS and have been very intrigued by some of his cooking techniques. For example his use of Sprite in cooking (last Thursday’s episode), which reminds me of a friend’s recipe where he adds Cola to Japanese soy sauce, mirin and cooking sake to make teriyaki sauce (instead of using sugar). The result was a beautifully sticky glaze with a deeper taste coming from the taste of the Cola. Delicious!
The Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds delicious…
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – OH MYYYYYYYYY! Please pick me
if Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing is on offer im sold!
mmm stuffed pear sounds interesting!
wagyu wagyu wagyu!
the oysterss pls!
i love the sound of the beef tataki!
mmm could do with some wagyu beef right now!
spanner crab kinilaw fo sure!
hi NQN! great comp ure running! im so excited! i love the sound of the Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree!
i love oysters! pick me pick me!
spanner crab kinilaw, as i have never tried crab before and this dish sounds delicious!
I like Sichuan food so I am most excited to see what Chef Chen has to offer. I’m slightly puzzled that he’s been assigned with dessert as dessert does not traditionally feature in mainland Chinese cuisine especially Sichuan food where you tend to see wok-fry chicken covered in 1000 chilli’s.
So I’d like to try the Tremella and goji berry rock candy stew – it may not sound as enticing as a warm pear frangipane tart with milk sorbet and panna cotta, it might turn out to be an elegant dish – didn’t they use to serve tremella to the emperors?
Would loveeeeeeee to try the thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing.
I love fresh sashimi, especially when accompanied by a sour and spicy asian dressing. yummy!
The thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi sounds irresistable – I can’t say no to Japanese inspired dishes!
thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi ftw!
thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi is the best sashimi…. ever!
Tremella and goji berry rock candy stew sounds delicious!
oysters all the way!
i love the sound of the beef tataki!
mmm wagyu for this cold cold weather!
this is a fantastic slection! so hard to choose! i love oysters too much tho!
mm stuffed pear is interesting!
I have never tried crab before, so spanner crab kinilaw sounds interesting and delish : )
Yum, I think I’d love all of them, but my top two would be the Kingfish sashimi and the Beef Tataki! The dinner would be a great surprise for my husband’s 40th! Thanks!
spanner crab kinilaw pls!
Beef Tataki! mmmm
i love wagyu beef so thats my pick!
mm oysters… drooling!
i love the sound of the beef tataki! yum yum
mm stuffed pear… interesting indeed
i am a oyster lover, bring it on!
tataki tataki tataki!
the cold weather = pomme pureeeeee
I have never tried crab before, so I would love to try spanner crab kinilaw, especially as Peter is one of my favourite chefs!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu are my fav!
bring on the Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu! just went fish markets today for my dose!
i love the sound of Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu. so fresh and juicy!
spanner crab kinilaw is usch an interesting concept!
my stomach grumbled at the sound of wagyu beef! need i say more?
spanner crab kinilaw is something i definitely want to give a try!
beef tataki is the way to go!
wagyu beef and pomme puree is fantastic!
stuffed pear sounds nice…
Spanner crab kinilaw, for two reasons. Peter is one of my favourite chefs and I have never tried crab so this dish sounds very tempting!
Regan Porteous’s Beef Tataki sound mouthwatering and a winner.
Stuffed pears (hopefully the stuffing is chocolate!)
Stuffed Pear – for the mystery of it all….stuffed with what I wonder?
Spanner crab kinilaw. Have never tried crab before and peter is my favourite chef, so this dish sounds perfect : )
The Beef Tataki sounds like quite a treat!
The Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar sounds like the perfect lunch to my currently rumbling tummy!
Kingfish Sashimi MMMMMMMMMMM
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew – what, is rock candy too sweet for breakfast?
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds like the perfect dish to me, as I have never tried crab before and peter is one of my favourite chefs!
It would have to be the freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu for me, I just can’t go passed them.
As I watch the rats and cockroaches scurry past,
I ponder how long my flatmate’s dishwashing habits last.
Munching on limp instant mi goreng ain’t no fun,
but with thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi…then the feast would have only just begun!
Mmmm… stuffed pear. I’m dying to know what it’s stuffed with!
Spanner crab kinilaw for sure! I have never tried crab before and peter is one of my favourite chefs, so this dish sounds perfect!
Freshly shucked Pacific Oysters Tosazu sounds quite nice!
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew, sounds intriguing!
Spanner crab kinilaw, I have never tried crab before and Peter is one of my favourite chefs! Perfect dish.
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing: that dressing sounds amazing!
The mystery of the Stuffed Pear is just too enticing!
mmmm Mr Porteous is the MAN!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing – yes pleaseeeeeee
I’d love to try Peter Kuruvita’s Wagyu Beef dish because:
(a) I’m a huge fan of Peter and have been watching his Island Feast show religiously. Would LOVE to see him cooking in person!
(b) The combination of short ribs and smoke pomme puree sounds totally irresistible. Lorraine, I’ve tried Joel Robuchon’s Pomme Puree recipe you posted and it was utterly rich and delicious! I’m interested to see how Peter’s smoke pomme puree compares. I think the smoky flavour will match the short ribs nicely.
My curiosity continues – Mr Chen’s dishes interest me because he specialises in Sichuan food and people don’t in general rate Chinese desserts. But if he uses the lovely Chinese yellow pear, (I’m also extremely curious to what filling it’ll have!) I think the stuffed pear could be a winner!
With fresh, raw spanner crab kinilaw on the menu, guests will always return for more.
One can never be pre-peared for Mr Chen’s Sichuan innovations, he constantly astounds diners with delightful new creations.
Tremella & goji berry rock candy stew sounds like just the ticket to start the weekend off with a bang!
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds like my kind of dish. I have never tried crab before and peter is one of my favourite chefs!
Beef Tataki, pickled onions, soy, sake, vinegar
I tried this for the first time last Christmas at Fort Dennison restaurant… What an amazing dish – the beef is so flavorful and tender.. Melts in your mouth. Would love to relive that moment! Yum
this has my mouth watering, the meat looks too good to be true and I want to taste it.
Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree, sounds delicious
The kingfish sashimi! I just adore Japanese food!
Spanner Crab Kinilaw
WOW!!! Not something I could ever try to replicate.
Spanner crab kinilaw, as Peter is one of my favourite chefs and I have never tried crab before, so this sounds like the perfect dish : )
Last chance to pick a meal and I’m going to have to go with Wagyu Beef, Short Ribs, Celerica and Smoke Pomme Puree – just so comforting for this winter weather!
With this menu you cannot lose, But which course fave to choose ?
I have to go with Regan’s platter,
Perfectly conducive to pre dinner chatter.
Spanner Crab Kinilaw, as I love seafood so this would be a terrific and very delicious dish to have in winter.
The things one do to get one’s workaholic husband out to a spectacular unforgettable experience. How dare you Lorraine force a couple of true foodies to try and choose between any of these truly awesome sounding dishes. Of course we would be salivating in anticipation of the next course, all the while taking in the ambience,conversation with our nearby seated partners and discussions about each course. I’m sorry but it’s hard to choose. If you are going to be technical, I’ll go the seafood although I’m up for the surprise element. Lorraine, I know you have a sense of humour so please know I was only joking, I am not having a nasty go at you, it’s just so hard to choose as this is world class. The winners will be SO LUCKY!!
I am a huge admirer of stuffed pears. Also a huge admirer of this outstanding and worthy cause, and all its amazing contributors. As my child is a cancer survivor I have heard much about what Variety achieves. Raising money for the standers to help wheelchair bound children is such a worthwhile cause.
Spanner crab kinilaw sounds amazing as peter is one of my favourite chefs and I have never tried crab before, so I think it would be a great experience!
LAST CHANCE!!!
Thinly sliced Kingfish sashimi, chilli yuzu ponzu dressing
Spanner crab kinilaw – cos I don’t even know what kinilaw is! It’s good to try new things
All of the above as a tasting plate. All chef’s have great food on offer. I would like to taste them all on the night.
Has this been drawn yet?
Absolutely mouthwatering…hope i win!!
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