#MFWF | CONSCIOUS DELICIOUSNESS - GRUB FOOD VAN

A hive of six chefs came together to celebrate pollination to plate on a chilly Sunday night at Grub during #MFWF.  

Grub is an eccentric urban oasis in Fitzroy dotted with bric-a-brac, plants and gnomes. Grub serves up an all-day menu and is a hotspot for breakfast goers. With Head Chef, Scott Blomfield, at the helm, Grub likes to do things a little differently with strong roots in sustainability and farm to plate. 

Conscious Deliciousness shone the spotlight on Melbourne's best sustainability focused chefs and produce suppliers. With ethical farming practices and sustainability at the forefront, each dish was created to ensure little wastage across the board. 

Collaborating chefs:
* Scott Blomfield - Head Chef Grub
* Alejandro Saravia – Owner / head chef at Pastuso Restaurant
* Jesse Gerner – Owner executive chef Anada, Bomba, Green Park Dining
* Daniel Giraldo – Head Chef Maha Restaurant
* Pierre Roelofs – Pastry Chef and creator of the Dessert Evenings
* Thiago Miranda – Finalist on Electrolux Appetite for Excellence and former head chef at Church Street Enoteca
* Paolo Tancredi – Chef and creator of Speak as you Eat
* Cam Smith (3RRR – Eat It) - MC

Kangaroo Tartare - Scott Blomfield

Chickpea clouds, spinach pollen - Alejandro Saravia created ever so light 'clouds' using the Butterfly in the Thermomix

Airdried Hirmasa kingfish, smoked pepper, preserved lemon and native green - Daniel Giraldo 

Carnaroli risotto, cime di rapa, green peppers and grilled scallions - Paolo Arlotta

Tea smoked eggplant with white miso, furikake, rice crisps, mushroom dashi and burnt eggplant puree - Scott Blomfield

Gippsland natural beef bud aged in hay for 30 days - Alejandro Saravia  

Underrated veggies - Alejandro Saravia  

Chocolate, lemon, avocado and raspberry - Pierre Roelofs

Eating up a storm for Thermomix as the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Insider.

EAT | SUNDAY'S GROCERY (Hong Kong)

A quirky concoction of speciality liquor purveyor, convenience store and take-out joint, Sunday's Grocery is the third venture by Canadian pair Matt Abergel and Lindsay Jang, of Yardbird and RONIN fame. 

We got chatting to staff at a craft beer shop who told us to seek out Sundays Grocery, order Korean fried chicken and a katsu sando, buy some bevsand sit by the water or head back on the rickety old tram. And so we ventured to Kennedy Town and did exactly that. 

Sadly it's now closed. Head to the website to buy online and find out where they'll be opening next. 

#MFWF | A TASTE OF THE OCEAN

It's not often you hear you'll be enjoying tail to fin. This rollicking seafood feast was hosted by seafood guru and author John Susman. Bringing together chefs Josh Niland (Saint Peter, Sydney), Brent Savage (Cirrus, Sydney) and Ben Williamson (Gerard’s Bistro, Brisbane) for a communal long table feast celebrating hand dived, sustainable and wild caught seafood.  

Eating up a storm for Thermomix as the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Insider.

#MFWF | CARNAVAL - PASTUSO

Chef Alejandro Saravia’s love affair with Thermomix began 10 years ago in Paris. When opening Pastuso in Melbourne, a Thermomix was number one on the kitchen equipment list. Today his trusty Thermomix allows him to create anything from a Peruvian take on pannacotta called Algarrobina to the sauce for Escabachel, an acidic fish marinade.

Pastuso is a modern Peruvian grill, cevicheria and pisco bar located in ACDC Lane. You can follow Chef and his love for local Gippsland produce and Peruvian culture and cuisine on @chefalejandrosaravia.

During Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Pastuso was transformed for 'Carnaval'. A celebration of Peruvian cuisine, inspired by the art and culture of the coast, the Andean highlands and the Amazon. Peru's past was channelled through cuisine, traditional dancers and contemporary art. Festival food adventures off to a cracking start!

Peru's signature cocktail - the Pisco Sour! Create your own using this recipe in your Thermomix. Perfect for your next dinner party or Saturday night in.

Want to know more? Uncover the history of this drink on the Pisco Trail.

Choros Escabechados - Spring Bay mussels, escabeche sauce and flat bread

Locro de Zapella - Roasted pumpkin crips, burnt pumpkin puree and black garlic, crushed pumpkin seeds and huacatay oil

Trucha de Rio - Goulburn River trout, dill, fennel, garlic drops and cucumber sauce

Pastel de Choclo - Charred sweet corn, goats cheese, stir fried baby corn asparagus, spring onion and alfalfa

Cordero al Palo - Milk fed lamb, slow cooked Andean style with salt bush leaves
Andean Grains - Selection of Andean grains, Peruvian olives and almonds and almonds
Remolacha Asada - Roasted beetroot, pickled baby onion and sour cherry vinaigrette

Huargueros de Manjarblanco - Peruvian pastry stuffed with creamy caramel

Mil Hojas - Layers of puff pastry, rice pudding mousse and preserved sour cherries
Algarrobina - Peruvian panacotta, cinnamon sponge and caramalised white chocolate
Pie de Limon - Peruvian style lemon pie

Eating up a storm for Thermomix as the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Insider.

#MFWF | MELBOURNE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL

An abundance of exceptional food adventures across ten days with World's 50 Best smack bang in the middle of it all. Melbourne Food & Wine Festival takes over Melbourne from 31 March to 9 April. The world's greatest chefs, restauranteurs from near and far, food journalists from all corners and food lovers will gather, eat and drink their way through the #MFWF program.

I'm thrilled to working with Thermomix as the #MFWF insider! I'll be getting behind the scenes, attending masterclasses, chatting to chefs and getting the scoop on what's hot, trending and why the pros can't live without their Thermomix. Oh and did I mention I'll be eating up a storm?! Can't wait to share it with you via Insta-stories on both @lauramaymoseley and @thermomixaus.

Thermomix offers a helping hand in commercial kitchens across Australia - it's the sous chef that never answers back! Follow hashtag #ThermoKitchenStars for a celebration of  kitchens and chefs who love Thermomix.

COOK | A TRAVELLING SWIRLY PAN CALLED 'MATILDA'

There is something a little magical about chain letters and parcels from strangers.  Many moons had passed since I first signed up to join the Peoplehood of the Traveling Swirly Pan.  So when my turn finally came around and the travelling swirly pan called 'Matilda' rocked up in the post, I couldn’t help but smile.  It was so lovely to read the journal, full of tales and travels from around the world, with thoughtful memories and beautiful recipes scrawled by unfamiliar handwriting.

Orange rosemary raspberry cake

I have spent countless nights flicking through the What Katie Ate cookbook.  I am not usually one for cake baking for I have been longing to recreate her stunning Blood orange and rosemary cake.    Sadly, blood oranges don't come into season until later this year, so I improvised using navel oranges and raspberries.  Here is my converted recipe which was created using my Thermomix TM31.

Cake
3 oranges, peeled, pith removed and cut into segments
5 sprigs rosemary, leaves picked
350 g unsalted butter, softened
330 g caster sugar
3 tsp Cointreau
5 eggs
450g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder

Syrup
Juice of 4 oranges
2 tbs caster sugar

Icing
Juice of 1 orange
100 g fresh raspberries
320 g icing sugar

Method
Preheat the oven to 180C.  Grease Matilda with coconut oil.

Place orange segments and rosemary leaves into mixing bowl and chop 20 sec/speed 5.  Set aside.

Place butter and sugar into mixing bowl and mix 20 sec/speed 5.  Add Cointreau and mix 5 sec/speed 5.

Add eggs, flour and baking powder and mix 30 sec/speed 3 until well combined. 

Pour cake batter into prepared Matilda and bake for 50-60 minutes or until the top is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.

Place juice and sugar into clean and dry mixing bowl and heat 5 min/Varoma/speed 2.

Remove cake from oven, leave to cool and the transfer on to wire rack.  Place a tray under the wire rack and then spoon the warm syrup over the cake and leave it to be absorbed.    Leave cake to cool.

Place all icing ingredients into mixing bowl and blend 20 sec/speed 5.   Leave to cool.  Then drizzle over the cooled cake.  Chill iced cake in fridge for 20 minutes. Sprinkle rosemary leaves over the cake before serving.

DO | MY FRINGE BINGE

This Fringe World Festival I'm spending my thirty one balmy nights of Perthfect to revel in the wonder of these shows...

La Soiree at Pleasure Garden

Mummy at Pleasure Garden

Before Us at Blue Room Theatre

I Can Breathe Underwater at Blue Room Theatre

Jon Bennett: How I Learned to Hug at Noodle Palace

Those Who Fall In Love Like Anchors Dropped to the Ocean Floor at PICA

Trygve Wakenshaw: KRAKEN at PICA

Calypso Nights at Noodle Palace

The Bookbinder at Blue Room Theatre

Everything Unknown at Cottesloe Beach

FAG/STAG at PICA

BRIEFS: The Second Coming at Spiegeltent - Pleasure Garden

John Safran: Murder in Mississippi at Noodle Palace

RIVER. at Blue Room Theatre

Yoshi's Castle at Stables Theatre

Elephents at Teatro 1, Pleasure Garden

The Epicene Butcher at Stables Theatre

#perthinstameet

We idle way those quiet times escaping into the screen, forever scrolling our way to early RSI.  Some are searching for inspiration, whilst others are the curators, who share breathtaking moments of wonder captured in that small square frame.  Instagram has fast become the epicentre of fashion, design, culture and dreams. 

Perth is just bursting with creative folk many of whom have become a little Insta-famous.  Without these people amongst us, who else would be colouring not just our world, but our local communities and circles with their inspiration and talent.

For the past year I have been blessed to get to know, work with and become wonderful friends with Stacey Clark.  Not only is Stacey a bundle of talent, but she is a pocket rocket full of laughter and all things bright.  Stacey is one of those lucky few, living her dream of connecting creatives all over. 

On a lovely Spring evening, Stacey Clark and Instagram maven Bec Tougas joined forces to curate Perth's first Instameet. A perfect night for the flourishing community to get together, have fun and swoon. 

#perthinstameet from Ethan Ho on Vimeo.

Window styling and event curation ~ Stacey Clark Stylist
Event curation ~ Bec Tougas
Photography ~ Christine Lim
Space ~ Empire Homewares Mount Lawley
Video ~ Ethan Ho 
Typography ~ Tash 'The Articulate'
Delicious gelato ~ ChiCho Gelato
Coffee times ~ Micrology Coffee Roasters
Cupcakes ~ Cakes by Laura Isabella
Cold pressed juices ~ Pure Glow Cleanse
Grown up drinks ~ Bar Pop

Here is Stacey Clark doing what makes her happy.  She was invited by Empire Homewares to dress the window and boy did it look pretty!

Oh so pretty! 

Harry Potter - a recipe for Polyjuice Potion

'Because, in a few days the Polyjuice Potion will be ready! In a few days, we may truly know who is the heir of Slytherin.'  Hermione, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

An enchanted ceiling dotted with stars and floating candles hangs over the room, where bottles, vials of dragon blood and empty beakers flicker against the burning candles on the bookshelf of the Potions room.   Dobby pokes his head out of an urn, too afraid to step into sight, perhaps hiding from the shrills of a Mandrake crying in Herbology.  The dull echoes of Moaning Myrtle are heard from the Chamber of Secrets whilst the aroma butter beer punches the air.

This is not just a scene from a movie, but an enchanted evening carefully curated by  Bryton Taylor of  Food in Literature.  

Two months ago, we carefully opened envelopes sealed with Hogwarts' crimson wax and excitedly scribbled the date in our diaries …. Harry Potter Party! 

Thank you Bryt for a magical evening at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry.  We were all utterly swept away by your amazing attention to detail!   Dressed in robes, we supped on pumpkin pasties, polyjuice potion and sweet treats like treacle tarts.  With each enchanted memory beautifully captured  by our wonderful friend Danica Zuks.  Take a peek at The Great Feast below … 

Ingredients 

8 lemons, flesh only 
2 continental cucumbers, chopped
1/2 cup spinach leaves  
100 g raw sugar, dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water to make sugar syrup
300-400 ml gin, to taste (try Hendricks or a West Australian local The Sabre by The West Winds Gin)
2L soda water 
ice cubes

Method 
Blend or juice lemon, cucumbers and spinach leaves.
Place juice into serving ware with sugar syrup and gin.  Stir well.
Add soda water and ice and serve chilled.
This recipe makes the perfect amount for a 5.6L cauldron (or serving jar).

Above left: A muggle party punch (serves 10)
Below: A potion for the wizarding wonders among us.
 

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Bryton Taylor - Food in Literature
Bryt's video - watch here 
A Harry Potter Hogwarts Dinner Party part I 
A Harry Potter Hogwarts Dinner Party part II

Danica Zuks for her amazing photography and talent behind the lens 
Danica's sweet treat recipes - The Brazen Duck
The Tales Compendium - Harry Potter party
Whit - dinewhitme
Briony - Eat Meets West  
Teresa - Chi Garden 

that unconditional love

We first met when Mischa was 8 weeks old.  She curled up into a shy little ball in my lap on the drive home.  Enduring sleepless nights of puppy crying, it was not long before she was lifted up to sleep on her little corner of the bed.  She was far too cute not to cuddle! 

From puppy training to chewed up shoes, sleeping in the cleans clothes basket (something she never grew out of) and ripped up gardens, she was always up to mischief.  We had been through heart breaks together, both eating all day and lazing on the couch watching movies, moved house twice, enjoyed summer afternoons in the park and wintery nights tucked up in bed.  You forget that they go through everything with you and are always there. 

After nine years of that unconditional love that only dogs can give, we had to sadly say goodbye.   The house feels empty, I have more room on my bed and I miss having Mischa under my feet. 

You will be missed my little Mu.

Giving Up the Ghosts

A lone tree looms in the background, its bare limbs sorrowfully mirroring the sad girl on stage. She paces back and forth frustrated, back and forth past the worn car seats that litter the stage. Circling the car, she looks into the distance with wild, manic eyes. The girl checks her watch and shakes her head. The mood of the theatre grows uneasy with her consuming panic as she paces and circles some more.

‘Giving Up the Ghosts’ follows the story of an unlikely pair. After connecting on an internet forum, Ruth and Steve plan to meet a week later, both with their hearts set on the same ill fate. A secluded beaten track, off a quiet country road, is the perfect place to be forgotten.

Ruth, neurotic and still living at home, has never really known happiness, whilst Steve an affable truckie feels lost and hopeless. Based on a real event in the UK where two strangers meet online to commit suicide, this compelling production explores the story of two souls rather than the act itself. What unfolds is a tender and honest depiction of the human heart and how easy it is to break.

Georgia King and Paul Grabovac deliver stand out performances in this dark and brooding new works by emerging talent, Sarah Young. The dialogue is thoughtful yet wry, the intimacy of the Blue Room providing the perfect setting for this provocative piece to unfold.

‘Giving Up the Ghosts’ is showing at the Blue Room until 12 July and is part of the Winter Arts Season. For more info visit the Blue Room Theatre.

Film, popcorn and choc bombs

Revelation Film Festival

This July our city transforms into a film lover’s paradise.  Escape to a cosier land where salty popcorn and hand made choc bombs reign supreme.  Immerse yourself in some of the world’s best offbeat cinematic offerings at the Revelation Film Festival. 

Rev as it is affectionately known, showcases contemporary independent films across Luna cinemas from this Thursday, 3 July.  A myriad of documentaries, features and shorts, usually shocking, brilliant and provocative or a mixture of all three!  

Here is what I can’t wait to see at Rev:

Under the Skin
Rev kicks off with the festival’s darling, Under the Skin.  Love her or hate her, Scarlett Johannson always turns heads.  This time she plays Laura, an alien luring men to their deaths with her captivating looks.  Some would think, there are worse ways to die! The film is dotted with scenes capturing non-actors being filmed unawares with hidden cameras. 

Vladmaster Viewmaster Experience
Celebrate the analogue with Perth’s first, Vladmaster Viewmaster Experience. With a Viewmaster in hand, this interactive session will take you on a visual journey like no other as you click along to the soundtrack. Definitely one to share with friends!  Once the word spreads, I have a feeling this one will sell out. 

Palo Alto
Being the niece of one of film’s most influential female directors would be a little scary.  Or perhaps a flirtation with film from a young age is a healthy confidence booster.  One thing is for sure, Gia Coppola, had the right connections to bring James Franco’s 2010 collection of short stories to life.  Palo Alto follows a group of teens living in a small Californian town of the same name.   Starring the likes of James Franco and Val Kilmer,  its hard not to put this one on your ‘one to watch radar’.

The Man Whose Mind Exploded
This curious doco follows the bohemian life of Drako Oho Zarhazar.  With all the trimmings of a circus performer it’s not hard to believe there are many whispers about Drako.  Stories of a dancing career and modelling for Salvador Dali, but this film explores a deeper side as Director Toby Aimes pieces together the fragments of Drako’s life.

Wetlands
What do avocadoes, filth and bodily excretions have in common? Wetlands.  Dubbed by Buzzfeed as the most WTF movie of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, you will have to watch this cult bestseller turned movie to find out.

For more information check out the Revelation Film Festival website.

JON FAVREAU’S CHEF (2014)

Don't see Chef on an empty stomach!  With a colourful cast, witty dialogue and oh so many delicious scenes it is definitely one to watch with a big bowl of popcorn.  Here are my favourite snippets from the film.

1.  Chef Carl and his son tucking into Cuban sandwiches like a boss.

2.  A dark haired Scarlett Johannson eating pasta like a babe.

3.  The gang perfecting their Cuban sandwich recipe.  I am sure many of my wonderful food vendor friends have all had this moment of glory.

4. Discovering that Franklin Barbecue is legit!  The smoke house they visit in Austin Texas is the real deal. 

Winter Arts Season - picks for June

With the days drawing shorter, the nights unfold early, with no better place to scurry away than somewhere warm and inviting. The Winter Arts Season offers that retreat, delivering another enthralling line up in its tenth year. You have all Winter to lose yourself in theatre, music, dance and more, why would you bother staying in? Here are my top picks for June:

The Winter Supper Club will have you reaching for mulled wine and lining up for dinner time delights.  Twilight’s wintery little sister takes over Forrest Place each Friday to warm up your appetite.  Discover the tastes of Colombia at Marcelita’s empanadas, marvel at pulled pork at Boss Hoss BBQ or slide into a burger or two at the Merrywell food van.  The last Friday of each month brings a different line up of food vendors with a myriad of flavours and is definitely worth a look.

Dark tales stir in the sleepy little town of Huntersville.  Werewolf Priest is a wry little musical held in the intimacy of the Blue Room Theatre. A story of love with bold, brazen personalities and a creature lurks in the night terrorizing the town.  Somewhere between American Werewolf in Paris and Beauty & the Beast, it’s as if Disney took a swing at you then laughed in your face.   This production is a perfect Winter’s night out with a peppery glass of red in hand.   More info ...

Rabbithead tells the story of two best friends. Loving life, taking selfies and totally inseparable… well until life takes a sour turn and messes it all up.  With beats by DJ Catlips and more feathers on stage than a night at Connies, this production is set to be electric.  You can catch Rabbithead at the Blue Room Theatre until 14 June, so be quick!  More info ..

From 6-22 June, award winning playwright Aidan Fennessy brings us House on the Lake.  Studio Underground at the State Theatre Centre will host this psychological thriller.   Fellow blogger Carmen Jenner has written a fantastic review which you can read here.   I cannot wait to check this out.  More info ..

Last year I was utterly mesmerised by G.  The high octane dance works by the Australian Dance Theatre Co was my favourite performance in the 2013 Winter Arts Season. 

This time round, 2 One Another has caught my eye and seems to have that same pulse.  This multi award-winning work is set against a pulsing neon backdrop with haunting electronic sounds and is being held at His Maj from 18-21 June.   More info..

Rabbithead tells the story of two best friends. Loving life, taking selfies and totally inseparable… well until life takes a sour turn and messes it all up.  With beats by DJ Catlips and more feathers on stage than a night at Connies, this production is set to be electric.  You can catch Rabbithead at the Blue Room Theatre until 14 June, so be quick!  More info ..

dinewhitme.com

Eat Drink Blog was held over Summer at Perth City Farm and it was many wonderful things.  Blissful memories of eating food, talking about food, talking about writing about food and being surrounded with people who just love food full stop.   Whilst all the food kerfuffle was pretty damn good, I would have to say that one of the highlights was meeting Miss Whitney Ng of dinewhitme.com.  

Whit, which is what I now have the pleasure of calling her as we are pals, is one bundle of immense talent.  She is the baby of our little food circle but only by age. In the short five months since we met, I have admired her awesomeness and been blessed with her wisdom, skills and friendship that she generously shares. She is one of the brightest writers I know and takes a pretty mean photo. She is shooting for the stars but is a little limited without the real tools of the trade (ie. big fk off flash, camera and other fancy stuff). The stomach carries the heart is a Pozible project for our dear little friend to 'dream a little bigger'. This is a such a great project to contribute towards and it has my full support!

The world is your oyster Whit! 

Kinfolk workshop: wreath making

The aroma of wildflowers mixed with freshly ground coffee filled the air, as we escaped the heat in the cool comfort of The Tenth State.  This blissful shop, come café, is a treasure trove of delights and on a scorching hot Sunday afternoon in December, the home of a Kinfolk workshop.

We swapped names and smiles whilst milling about, stocking up on gifts and guilty pleasures.  I spied a canary yellow rhino vase and cheekily purchased it for my boyfriend (ie. myself) and found a handful of cute cards to see me through the first months of the year.

These local Kinfolk adventures are curated by the infectious, Stacey Clark. A bubbly and damn talented local stylist bent up an Agrarian living and capturing/creating life at its dreamiest.  During our last Kinfolk moment we gathered around long tables laden with hearty home-style cooking in the hearth of a beautiful up-cycled home.  To get an inkling of the magic we call Kinfolk you must watch this video.

This time we gathered to celebrate Mother Nature and the good old time of the Yule.   Bec of Fox Rabbit, a flower fairy who makes anything green look good, took us through the nifty craft of wreath making, using the bright and rustic hues of native Australian flora. 

Photo by Glenn of Still Love

We perched cosily in The Tenth State’s intimate rear studio, tools laid before us.   As we selected flowers and leaves and wired away, I remembered how much I had loved getting all crafty.  As age sets in you find yourself reminiscing whilst flicking through magazines, saying things like ‘next Summer I will make that’ or ‘next weekend I will find the time’.  In the hectic lifestyles we all lead, those simple acts that make your soul smile are so easy to forget.

Kinfolk is all about bringing local partners together for the greater good (feeding Kinfolk-ers and making them feel loved).  We were spoilt with treats to sustain the tummy and smother the heart.  We snacked on a bounty of the sweetest popcorn you have ever tasted by The Pop Institute and divine Bahen & Co chocolate. Washing away the heat of the day with icy, crisp cider from Custard & Co.  We clutched our keepsakes for the day; a gorgeous Mitchell & Dent illustration and an adorable Kinfolk decoration.

Photo by Glenn of Still Love

Trading coos and compliments over our collection of masterpieces we braved the heat clutching our wreaths for photos by the ever so clever Glenn of Still Love Photography. We sipped ice coffee and shared a moment of glee with our final creations!  How bad ass are my skills?!

Photo by Glenn of Still Love 

Our dreamy day closed on a sumptuous spread that had Stacey's ethereal touch. Her attention to detail always results in a scene that makes you simply *sigh*.  Over delicious meats, gooey cheese and a wholesome kale salad we shared tales and tribulations on the topics of wreath making, life and our busy Summers ahead.  Kinfolk is the perfect way to meet new friends and enjoy the magic of the season.

Buenas noches

Months can pass before we synchronise calendars to spend some much needed time together.  I love that even we can still be the same four friends we were seven years ago no matter how many lunar cycles have passed.  

As much as we love eating out it is sometimes the simple nights over home-cooked meals that are the most memorable.   I am  happiest in the kitchen busily throwing together dishfuls of flavour whilst we trade secrets over a glass of red wine. 

The Menu ...

Strawberry Gazpacho from Dani Valent's In the Mix 2 cookbook
Iceberg lettuce chunks with chilli mayo
Oven baked corn cobs with paprika butter
Chipotle and ancho chicken tenderloins with lime wedges
Jalapeno guacamole
Old Lira pizza bases with cheese and chorizo 
Tomato medley with persian fetta and torn basil

The Inspiration ... 

Kinfolk Table

Every now and then you meet someone who breathes life into everything they touch.  Stacey Clark is my new found girl crush.  You can read all about the magical Kinfolk Table event she lovingly created in her blog post.  

breaky burger

It would be a sin to leave a weekend of gourmet escaping without putting one of these bad boys into your belly.  This breakfast item has been getting some airtime lately, often popping up in my newsfeed.  This bouncy toasted brioche containing bacon, fried egg, swiss cheese and aioli will have you lining up for Morrie's next time you head down to Margs.