Taste of Joburg
The taste of Joburg 2012 was amazing! I was fortunate enough to win tickets for the Taste of Joburg expo that took place this passed weekend at Monte Casino.
Being vegetarian I was a bit sceptical at first to attend (what would I eat) but I decided to give it a bash! and I must say that turned out pretty fantastic! We sampled different types of olives, olive bread and various scrumptious pestos dipped crackers into the aromatic olive oils and much more! We purchased a bottle of the Romesco pesto which has cashew nuts, pickled peppers, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and spices.
I have to say, yes ladies we love chocolate and there was a stand where we could sample the chocolate. I think I spent over 10 minutes at this stand.. my happy place :) I found it quite interesting that the chocolate was dairy free, and sugar free and still tasted divine. I purchased 3 mini slabs of the golden brown rich wonder. They had a variety of flavours, sea salt, chili, and coconut to name just a few. I'm Lindt's biggest fan and I must say this could very well be a close second to the Master Swiss Chocolatier.
The evening was great with the wine and champagne flowing freely and had a musical wisp in the air by a guitarist, a drummer and singer. I particularly enjoyed the Pick n Pay tents where there was a free half an hour course on wine and canape.
Unfortunately we didn't participate in this as we had to dash off to fashion week! So off we went exploring to the second Pick n Pay tent where my cousin Asmita currently enrolled in culinary school was working :) At the tent various scrumptious meals were being prepared and magazines were handed to the guests. There are some really great recipes in there, one of my favorite's being the veggie Pattie.
All in all a great night with delicious food. Be sure to attend next time if you didn't attend this one. It
was lots of fun!
P.S some of the images are mine and others are from external sources
Being vegetarian I was a bit sceptical at first to attend (what would I eat) but I decided to give it a bash! and I must say that turned out pretty fantastic! We sampled different types of olives, olive bread and various scrumptious pestos dipped crackers into the aromatic olive oils and much more! We purchased a bottle of the Romesco pesto which has cashew nuts, pickled peppers, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and spices.
I have to say, yes ladies we love chocolate and there was a stand where we could sample the chocolate. I think I spent over 10 minutes at this stand.. my happy place :) I found it quite interesting that the chocolate was dairy free, and sugar free and still tasted divine. I purchased 3 mini slabs of the golden brown rich wonder. They had a variety of flavours, sea salt, chili, and coconut to name just a few. I'm Lindt's biggest fan and I must say this could very well be a close second to the Master Swiss Chocolatier.
The evening was great with the wine and champagne flowing freely and had a musical wisp in the air by a guitarist, a drummer and singer. I particularly enjoyed the Pick n Pay tents where there was a free half an hour course on wine and canape.
Unfortunately we didn't participate in this as we had to dash off to fashion week! So off we went exploring to the second Pick n Pay tent where my cousin Asmita currently enrolled in culinary school was working :) At the tent various scrumptious meals were being prepared and magazines were handed to the guests. There are some really great recipes in there, one of my favorite's being the veggie Pattie.
All in all a great night with delicious food. Be sure to attend next time if you didn't attend this one. It
was lots of fun!
P.S some of the images are mine and others are from external sources
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