In this altruistic edition, The Forager acts as the middle-man for a food giveaway and highlights some events where you can enjoy great food and drinks, while helping a good cause. In other news: which high-end chocolatier is set to relocate to Rundle Street?
Free nutritious food looking for good home
A South Australian producer – who would like to remain anonymous – is offering free bags of locally grown lentils to worthy not-for-profit organisations.
A bumper 2013 crop of red nugget lentils has led to over-supply, so the producer has 20 25kg bags of these Kangaroo Island beauties to give away to those who seek to feed the hungry.
Each bag is worth $130 wholesale and is enough to make 600 serves.
Red nugget lentils do not require soaking before cooking. They hold their shape well and have a robust flavour which will nicely complement (and stretch out) a meat dish.
They’re perfect to add to soups and casseroles, make a good burger patty, and can be sprouted to add to salads and stir-fries. High in protein, these lentils are not hulled, as leaving the skin on makes them a good source of dietary fibre and lowers the GI.
If your organisation could make good use of this offer, just email The Forager with your contact details and we’ll put you in direct touch with the producer.
The Forager can vouch for the integrity of the producer, who doesn’t want to make a big PR splash – they just want their beautiful product to go to good use so they can fill their storehouses with the next crop.
Golden nugget lentils. Photo: Jacqui Way Photography
Chocolatier sweet on Rundle Street
After three years going great guns on Unley Road, Steven ter Horst Chocolatier is relocating his loved chocolate shop and cafe to Rundle Street.
The East End’s status as a food hub is picking up, and the imminent presence of ter Horst’s very fine hand-made chocolates and cakes gives food lovers another reason to wander down Rundle Street, beyond the rapidly expanding offering of cafes.
He plans to open on November 8 at 256 Rundle Street, the site most recently occupied by computer retailer E Republic.
Fit-out is underway in earnest, and ter Horst is promising a fine European feel including imported Italian patisserie fridges in which his chocolate tablets, nougat, truffles and cakes will be laid out like jewels.
All the favourites from Unley will be available, including coffee and hot chocolate to enjoy in the cafe.
He says the new site will give him more room and also bring him closer to the burgeoning action of the East End.
“We wanted to be in the heart of the city where it’s more vibrant,” ter Horst told The Forager. “We’re very excited to be part of it.”
Blood orange and chocolate tarts at Steven ter Horst Chocolatier. Photo courtesy Steven ter Horst Chocolatier
UGLY bartenders
Support your favourite bartender – and the work of the Leukemia Foundation – through the U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year competition.
More than 180 bartenders across South Australia are involved in a fundraising campaign which supports regional Australians with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood disorders.
U.G.L.Y. stands for ‘Understanding, Generous, Likeable You’ and you can easily identify the bartenders involved (they wear T-shirts that read “I’m U.G.L.Y. – I need help!”).
The bartenders run a range of offbeat events to raise money during October and November.
There are too many events to name but, as an example, Robbie Boucaut at Adelaide’s Rob Roy Hotel is holding an “UGLY Horror Quiz Night” this Saturday from 7.3opm. Go to the website for more details of other events – and watch out for an UGLY bartender at your local watering hole.
In the Barossa dog house
The “Barossa Dog House” team was the top money winner in the Novita children’s charity’s river run event in 2012 and they’re going around again this year.
This Friday, the team is holding a fundraising dinner at Vintners Bar and Grill in Angaston, with premium wines donated from Barossa wineries and a silent auction which includes a masterclass for six people with Saskia Beer followed by lunch at the location where The Cook and the Chef was filmed (that would be at Maggie Beer’s Farmshop in the Barossa).
Tickets are $100 per person with all proceeds to Novita Children’s Services (for bookings, email Penny Yap – [email protected]).
Small bites
PROSPECT Farmers’ Market is opening tomorrow night. The offshoot of the Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers’ Market will be open from 3pm to 7pm at the Vine Street courtyard, on the corner of Vine Street and Prospect Road.
CHEESEFEST will take over Rymill Park this weekend for its annual celebration of Australia’s cheese. The organisers are promising 60 stalls this year, with a wide selection of cheesemakers from across Australia, plus music, wine and special events.
IN a sign of the times, South Australian family-owned and operated winery Tomich Wines today opens the first Australian cellar door in Shanghai. The opening is being celebrated with a big party, including the Chinese city’s leading sommeliers and food and wine industry representatives.
UNIVERSITY of Adelaide has launched a pilot study aimed at understanding Australian family attitudes to meat eating and the use of animals for food production. The work will focus on the under researched group of families who consume meat products. For more information or to participate in the study go to: ua.edu.au/foodresearch
