JACQUI'S FOOD ADVENTURES

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Saturday, 6 May 2023

I will be in the kitchen with the incredible Michelin star Chef, Heidi Bjerkan from Credo in Norway, and the uber talented Tasting Australia Food Curator, Emma McCaskill for our kitchen brunch event.

Tickets through Tasting Australia

And true fans of food will enjoy some celebrity spotting at this year’s event. Some of the culinary legends who’ll be in attendance include James Lowe – London-based head chef of Michelin star restaurant Lyle's, and international talent and household name, Karen Martini. Korean cuisine, fermentation specialist and recent twohat awarded, Chae. Also taking a seat at the conversation table will be the heartwarming Ayubi Family from the unforgettable Parwana restaurant. Revered

Jacqui Lim is a passionate, active advocate of the food and wine industry. Besides eating and drinking a lot, she sees her role to be connecting people with, and through, good food whether it be organising food and wine events, sharing her experiences on Instagram, @jacquisfoodfetish, recommending restaurants or simply bringing friends together to enjoy a meal.

She has dined at more than 350 ever-changing Top 100 restaurants around the country over the years, plus a number of World’s 50 Best and Michelin Star restaurants.

Jacqui has a Master of Arts in Gastronomy, is a judge for the national Eat Easy restaurant, chef and produce awards and is co-owner of awardwinning Thai restaurant Soi 38 in Adelaide. Follow @jacquisfoodfetish for more insights into the dining plates of Australia's best restaurants.

Restaurant Botanic DEGUSTATION $245 - $315

The Garden Trail menu by Executive Chef Justin James is as exciting as it is faultless, taking you on a unique garden-to-plate Australiana experience. Kangaroo, emu, marron, pearl meat, native thyme, bunyabunya, karkalla, paperbark and so much more – each dish a work of art and having its own narrative. You can’t help but feel ever-so fortunate. Currently ranked number one in the country by Gourmet Traveller and it’s right here in Adelaide.

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, Plane Tree Drive, Adelaide

@restaurantbotanic_adl

Hentley Farm

DEGUSTATION $225

Executive Chef Clare Falzon is inspired by nature, often out picking edible flowers and foraging for plants and mushrooms. Combine this with produce sourced from nearby farmers and the local community and you get the Discovery Menu. Think broad bean rye tarts with ricotta, dill and cumin, chicken with wild garlic, hazelnut and oyster mushroom, and shown here, swordfish with togarashi, chickpea, ponzu and spring onion.

Cnr Gerald Roberts Road and Jenke Roads, Seppeltsfield

@hentleyfarm international chef and now Adelaide's very own Justin James of Restaurant Botanic. Along with multi-award winning duo Paul Carmichael & Kylie Javier of Momofuku Seiobo, and world-renowned, Michelin starred (and a Michelin Star for sustainability too)

Heidi Bjerkan of Credo in Norway. Cook, food curator, sustainable living advocate and author Rebecca Sullivan will be there. And so will cook, baker and two time MasterChef Alumni, Rose Adam, co-owner of one of Adelaide's favourite Middle Eastern inspired cafes – The Middle Store.

The Storytellers series will be held in Town Square’s new The Dining Room space. So, bring your glass (maybe a tissue too) and grab a seat. The sessions are free to attend and you can reserve your place by registering online. But hurry. Spots are limited!

28th April - 2nd May tastingaustralia.com.au

@tastingaustralia

Umaii

SNACKS $10 - $21 MAINS $28 - $60

The name means ‘skilful’ or ‘delicious’ which is fitting for this new restaurant in Currie Street that’s serving quality Japanese food, wines, cocktails and sake. There’s a good selection of snacks and mains, plus you can make up your own nigiri plate from a range of local and international seafoods including SA Bluefin tuna belly, NZ Ora King Salmon, and Hokkaido scallops or Anago sea eel from Japan.

27 Currie Street, Adelaide @umaii_adl

The Brompton Hotel

STARTERS $16 - $23, MAINS $22 - $36

Chef Andrew Wandless has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and now he’s at The Brompton serving mainly European dishes like the delicious spherical garlic butter Chicken Kyiv with slaw and Lyonnaise potatoes, spanner crab omelette with mornay glaze, and pictured here, smoked potato and hen egg ravioli in a prosciutto broth. There’s also a separate bar snack menu. Not your average pub grub. Definitely worth a visit.

5 First Street, Brompton @bromptonhotel

Bar Riot

SNACKS AND SHARE PLATES $5 - $37

New neighbourhood wine bar Bar Riot opened in December with tap wines by Riot Wine Co., international bottles and cocktails. The food is by Trent Lymn (formerly 2KW) and Cecilia Lymn - small, simple Argentinian and Spanishstyle plates like pig’s head croquettes, sardine skewers and octopus escabeche, as well as a good number of vegetarian options like these summer greens tartlets. Make sure you order the Molotov cake to finish!

57 Gilbert Street, Adelaide @riot_bar