Top Aussie Food and Wine Regions Recognised What makes food and drink taste so delicious? Calling all Food, Wine and Beer Lovers Riverina to Demonstrate Local Produce and Talent The Gunyah Kitchen Posse Eager For Culinary Spotlight Miele Rich Traditions: A Feast of Flavours Team South Burnett to Promote Region on National Stage Greater Melbourne chefs are hungry for competition Ramlegh Park Central Victoria to Promote Regional Foods Team Peel- Sea to Scarp to demonstrate produce from the 'oceans to the mountains' S-Cape to showcase Coffs Harbour's culinary talent Team Hunter Valley Wine Country Return Talented chefs to showcase Southern Tasmania Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills to showcase culinary skill Team Sirromet to Showcase Regional Fare Feasting on the Spoken Word Calling Top Aussie Chefs Tasting Australia - Ten Years... and Growing WANTED: The Nation's Top Cooks	TEAM SIRROMET TO SHOWCASE REGIONAL FARE This October, the nation's best regional chefs will compete to win one of Australia's top culinary honours along with an international food trip. Does your region have the produce, the talent and the passion to win this prestigious culinary challenge? Founded in 1997, the LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition is part of Tasting Australia, and is the only competition of its kind, aiming to recognise, develop and promote professional cookery by attracting teams from Australia's regional areas. Team Sirromet consists of kitchen staff from the Restaurant Lurleen's, located at Sirromet Wines in the Redlands Shire, southeast Queensland. The area is well known for its regional produce, which includes the Moreton Bay Bug. Executive Chef Andrew Mirosch says the event will provide Team Sirromet with valuable experience. "The competition will provide our apprentices with the opportunity to see how chefs from other areas utilise produce from their regions, as well as assess different cooking methods," said Andrew Mirosch, Executive Chef, Team Sirromet. "Our local seafood is amongst the best in Australia and is in high demand nationwide. We are lucky to be close to the source." Teams of trained chefs and apprentices from across Australia are invited to do battle for the region's top culinary honour: the Gold Award for Best Region. As well as gold, silver and bronze awards for Best Region, there are a number of individual awards including Best Apprentice, Best Food and Wine Matching, Best Entree, Best Main Course, and Best Dessert. Taking place in Adelaide, teams will have a three-hour time limit to create a three-course menu for four people, with an emphasis on the use of regional produce, under the watchful eye of a team of judges consisting of some of Australia's most respected food and drink professionals. The LifeStyle FOOD Channel, Australia's only television channel totally dedicated to food, is the major sponsor of the Competition. "There is no other culinary competition in Australia which so perfectly reflects our regional differences," said Ric Burns, General Manager. "Competition is a terrific opportunity to showcase the best Australia has to offer in food, wine and culinary skill. We are delighted to again be part of this prestigious event and look forward to celebrating the exciting new talent of the 2007 teams." The high-profile competition will take place at Adelaide TAFE SA's Regency Campus from Monday to Thursday, October 15 to 18, 2007 with awards presented on the final night of competition at a gala event at the Hyatt Regency Adelaide. The sixth Tasting Australia event will celebrate the theme of 10 years and growing with eight days of culinary splendour from 13 - 20 October 2007. Tasting Australia is owned and managed by Events South Australia, a division of the South Australian Tourism Commission. Print this page

TEAM SIRROMET TO SHOWCASE REGIONAL FARE