I’ve got another VIP experience for you darlings this week (quite frankly VIP is the only way to see things 
). ! It’s one for the Melbourne based lovelies this time at September’s Taste of Melbourne event and even better this involves some wine along with food and some cooling off in a VIP tent! At this year’s Taste of Melbourne event the team from Giesen Wines are bringing their delicious wines to Taste of Melbourne, working alongside Marlborough’s Regal King Salmon to provide the ultimate New Zealand experience.
After 30 years in wine the boys from Giesen, Theo, Alex and Marcel, have created one of Marlborough’s most recognised wineries. Their most widely known drop is Giesen Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc but there’s plenty more to enjoy including The August, The Brothers range and more Estate Range wines.
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| September 3rd, 2011 by Not Quite Nigella
Adriano Zumbo
Hello lovelies! A good Saturday to you all! 
I’ve got something short and sweet for you today… a poll on what you think about food, food styles and your food influences! And not only just a poll but one in which you get the chance to win 1 of 5 VIP double passes to see Masterchef Live
The ultimate foodie’s event, MasterChef Live, is back for the second year and will run from 7-9th October, 2011 at the Royal Hall of Industries & Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park. The event will provide foodies with the opportunity to cook, learn and shop while mingling with their favourite MasterChef chefs, judges and contestants.
Adam Liaw
And dahlinks because you know I only travel in style I know you do too so we are giving away five sets of two VIP tickets worth $85 each so each pair is $170! Cool down in the Jaguar VIP lounge (where last year I saw Maggie Beer chatting to guests) and enjoy one complimentary drink and special appearances throughout the day from chefs and contestants plus a gift bag.
Maggie Beer
So for your chance to win, start the poll and enter your email address in the last field to enter the giveaway! It ends in a week at midnight AEST 11th of September, 2011 so get in quick. Tell your friends about it and they might even bring you along too!
***The winners are:
Megan S. of NSW
Nicole W. of NSW
Louisa M. of NSW
Joyclyn T. of Qld
Sylvia B. of NSW***
Start Poll
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| August 27th, 2011 by Not Quite Nigella
I made the mistake of watching Dr Oz’s show the other day. There I was thinking that I was pretty healthy and then he stated going on about the foods we should eat. I figured I would be safe as I love vegetables and broccoli and lettuce are my best friend. Then he mentioned the fruit that we should be eating and then I realised that I didn’t eat much fruit at all, unless it was in a pie or a pastry.
There’s no reason why I don’t eat much fruit. Well I do like my fruit more on the exotic side and super sweet and of course Winter fruit isn’t really either of those things. But I was lucky enough to get a sample box of the fruit from Fruit at Work and I was curious to see what the selection was like. The fruit is all from the Flemington wholesale market which is where many restaurants get their produce. The website said that there would be a selection of “apples, bananas, peaches, nectarines, pears, oranges, kiwi fruit, mandarins, grapes and strawberries” although admittedly this did seem more of a Summer box than a Winter box and prices start at $24.95 including free delivery.
I got a slightly different selection with my $60 box which had a lot of fruit including 11 red delicious apples, 10 mandarins, 5 packham pears, 2 beurre bosc pears, 4 oranges, 4 granny smith apples, 4 oranges, 2 bananas (precious, like gold nowdays!) and 2 passionfruit and my favourite, a box of plump, huge cherries.
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| August 20th, 2011 by Not Quite Nigella
I believe that within many of us, there’s a Francophile lurking within. There certainly is for me, it was really destined given my name. I’ve been fortunate enough to visit Paris twice in my lifetime and each time it has felt like an adult’s Disneyland for pastries and cakes and food. I mean they totally understand my devotion to butter!
If you are similarly French and food obsessed, the new Maeve O’Meara and Guillame Brahimi show that is currently screening on SBS no doubt has whetted your appetite for all things French. If you have missed it or missed a couple of episodes, do I have a delicious surprise for you! I’m giving away five copies to five lucky readers. Whenever I watch it, it makes me want to bake late at night. There are interviews and stories with Maeve, Guillaume, Alain Ducasse, charcuterie, Will Studd Masterclasses and a Bennelong kitchen tour as well as recipes such as gratin dauphinois, fish stock, mayonnaise, truffle scrambled eggs, tomato salad, stocks and caramelised pork belly.
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| August 13th, 2011 by Not Quite Nigella
You probably already know of my jam fetish. The absolute need to buy jams wherever I travel because I love eating jam as does Mr NQN who has his crumpets slathered with it every night. Well Anathoth is probably a brand known to NQN readers as I did a giveaway a while back which was very popular-it turns out that you have as much of a jam fetish as I!
Anathoth jam is a jam made in New Zealand using just fruit and sugar and nothing else. That’s right, that is no pectins, preservatives, colours or flavours just the two ingredients that we would use when we make a jam. It’s as close to home made jam as one can find so it’s already got a great head start on a lot of jams. If you’re stuck for brunch ideas, Anathoth have got something rather fun to start your weekend off with! They’re giving away some Anathoth brunch packs which contain:
1 x Anathoth Rhubarb and Red Berry Jam
1 x Anathoth Cherry Berry Jam
1 x Anathoth 100% cotton tea towel
1 x Edmonds White Wings pancake in a bottle shaker mix
All packaged up and sent to 35 lucky Not Quite Nigella readers thanks to the people at Anathoth Jams!
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| July 30th, 2011 by Not Quite Nigella
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