LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition
And the winners are!
Gold Award Best Region - The Manse, Adelaide City
Silver Award Best Region - Greenhouse, Perth
Bronze Award Best Region - TasSouth, Tasmania
Best Apprentice - Cameron Perry - TasSouth, Tasmania
Best Food and Wine Matching - Greenhouse, Perth
Best Entree - The Manse, Adelaide City
Best Main Course - The Manse, Adelaide City
Best Dessert - The Manse, Adelaide City
Thank you to all teams who took part in this years comeptition.
FOOD CRITICS WANTED
Fancy yourseld as a food critic? Here's your chance to join the all-star judging line-up of the 2010 LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition. Three judging positions are up for grabs and all you have to do to win is a quick food review to camera, filmed in conjunction with Channel 7's Today Tonight. Visit the Adelaide Central Markets on 27 April between 1.30pm and 3.30pm to sample a culinary delight prepared by Ian Parmenter and Simon Bryant, critique the dish on camera, and go in the running to win one of these prestigious positions.
Thank you to all who came down to the Adelaide Central Markets to take part and we would like to say a big congratulations to the following people who will be joining the esteemed panel of competition judges: Christian Reynolds, Uma Ramachandran and John Andreou.
Culinary professionals are invited to battle for the top culinary honours including:
Gold Award Best Region
A 12-day culinary tour through one of the last remaining kingdoms in the world, Cambodia. Your host for this culinary tour will be well known Chef and Western Australian food ambassador Don Hancey. Don captained the winning team from Margaret River at the
inaugural Australian Regional Culinary Competition in 1997. He is an aficionado of the culinary magic of Cambodia. Highlights include a sunset champagne Mekong River cruise, a traditional Khmer cooking class, shopping at the Russian Markets, visits to exotic spice and food markets, and tastings of the fabled Cambodian green peppercorns, classed as the finest in the world.
The fabulous Temples of Angkor Wat will be explored, along with the Royal Palace, National Museum, and a climb to the top of Wat Phnom Temple. There will be plenty of free time to explore the many wonderful French colonial bars and restaurants that line the banks of the mighty Mekong River. The team will also be welcomed to dine and share hospitality knowledge at the Paul Dubrule Hotel School in Siem Reap, a contemporary college that welcomes Western influences as an adjunct to their hospitality training. In Phnom Penh the team will prepare a cocktail style event, Taste of Australia featuring a wide array of premium Australian regional foods and wines.
Silver Award Best Region
All-Clad is pleased to support the 2010 LifeStyle FOOD Channel Australian Regional Culinary Competition and to honour the Silver Winning Team. All-Clad will offer each of the three team members, a cookware package from the All-Clad Stainless Collection, including a 12 frypan, 20cm saucepan and Dutch oven, valued at $940 per prize pack.
Bronze Award Best Region
The Bronze prize is a collection of fine wine from the Cellars of Grant Burge Wines. It includes the limited release sparkling Blanc de Noirs, the Decanter Wine Magazine gold medal winning fortified wine along with premium wines from Grants Wines of Distinction range Filsell Shiraz, The Holy Trinity Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre, Balthasar Shiraz Viognier and the newly released Corryton Park Cabernet Sauvignon. There are a few surprises in your dozen as well.
Best Apprentice
The winner of the award for best apprentice - sponsored by Luke Mangan and Glass Brasserie at the Sydney Hilton Hotel - will have the unique opportunity of working with Luke Mangan and his exceptional brigade at the renowned Glass Brasserie, gaining an invaluable insight into the skills, flair and technique required to execute the menus for which they are famed. The winning apprentice will then experience the other side as a diner in the restaurant and see how all the elements come together to create a unique and memorable dining experience.
Also up for the taking are awards for Best Entree, Best Main Course and Best Dessert.
Judges:
Ben O'Donoghue; David Sly; Heidi Van Gerwen; John Lethlean; Kate Lamont; Pete Evans; Rob Broadfield; Simon Bryant; Louise Radman; Mark McNamara; Matthew Evans; Don Hancey; Tony Tan; Chris Jarmer, Philippe Clergue and Frank Camorra.
Teams:
| Team Name | Region | Team Members |
| Wagga Wagga Tafe | Wagga Wagga, NSW | Warren Thompson, Jack Stratford, Peta Hillier |
| The Manse Kitchen Adelaide City | Adelaide City, SA | Lachlan Colwill, Emma Shearer, James Zerella |
| Jacob's Creek | Barossa, SA | Joshua Trevena, Sean Lindley, Sarah Schubert |
| Greenhouse | Perth, WA | Matt Stone, Daniel, Ryan Bussy |
| 4 Wheels - 5 Stars | Murraylands, SA | Dennis Hubel, Tom Schenke, Gina Hickson |
| Hilton Adelaide | Adelaide City & Plains, SA | Stewart Wesson, Adam Grice, David Gareffa |
| Team Ramlegh Park Central Victoria | Central Victoria, VIC | Mark Shuttle, Winsome Le Grand, Carolyn Powerlett |
| Healesville Hotel | Yarra Valley, VIC | Ben Arnold, Aaron Young, David Robson |
| Settlers Margaret River | Margaret River, WA | Rob Gough, Justin Manins, Chris Lowe |
| TasSouth | Southern Tasmania, TAS | Paul Foreman, Tess Jarvis, Cameron Perry |
| Feast on Margaret River | Margaret River, WA | Chris Cheong, Monique Palandri, Amelia Baines |
To read more about the competition download the full event brochure or contact Annunziata Thompson on 08 8463 4698 or annunziata.thompson@tourism.sa.com
