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Regional Food on stage
The Canberra Times "Home, Leisure, Caravan, 4WD, Camping and
Ferret Show" has just finished. One of my ex-workmates at
the NFIS, the National Food Industry Strategy Helen Taylor
was the event manager (she just moved to AIS, we love
acronyms here in Canberra) asked if I could help fill some
of the spots on the Gourmet Stage at the event. I said yes
ages ago, thinking maybe we'd have a new issue of the
magazine to promote (Hah!) and rounded up some people to
come and talk 'regional'
That's what we did. I took some pictures and video and I'll
assemble a story for our
mmMultimedia section. We did get lost on a program
featuring the miracle fat catching George Foreman Grill
("Folks, for the next 20 mins, it's $50 off!") and Susie of
Lime
Grove's instant lime tart.
We had some great people from the
Farmers Market, from
Regional @ CIT, Jan our
Plate chef,
Evelyn
talked jam,
truffle people,
a brewer, icecream maker, a top
winemaker and the most spirited guest (who woke up the
audience, most looking for a quiet place to sit), was
Matthew Hulse from
DOJO Bread. That's him at left. There's a story coming
on Matt as well .
It's a strange show, and it seemed like all the inventors
were out selling their gadgets en masse. Hose bags? Miracle
window wiper? Cure anything nutritional additives?
Anti-static plastic blinds?
You've probably guessed that the Ferret bit above was a
joke. It's actually the Home, Leisure, Caravan, 4WD,
Camping and
Snake Oil Show. Truly.
Fred Harden. 28
October'08
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