Yummy weekend fare

We know you can’t wait for weekend. How do we know? Because this weekend is the first ever Eat Out Food Festival at the Old Biscuit Mill on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 March. Besides a food market of the best local fare, there’s also an awards show, a pop-up picnic and an interactive market-to-table chefs dinner.

On Friday evening, from 5pm to 9pm is a special night market dedicated to the finalists in the Eat Out DStv Food Network Produce Awards. The winners of the awards will also be announced at 6pm. Picnic baskets curated by the likes of food personalities Abigail Donnelly and Jenny Morris will also be available for purchase, sponsored by Knorr Whatsfordinner. The picnic items will all be from the market and market-goers will be able to buy a picnic hamper and shopping list, guiding them to buy ingredients for the picnic recipes. Whatsfordinner’s chefs will be preparing tasters from three of these picnics at the Whatsfordinner pop-up kitchen.

On Saturday from 9am to 2pm, the winners from the previous night’s Eat Out DStv Food Network Produce Awards winners will be the main focus of the Neighbourgoods Market. Later that evening, five top South African chefs will serve a interactive market-to-table dinner, sponsored by Woolworths. The dishes will be based on ingredients from the awards’ finalists and guests will take part in the preparation under the guidance of the chefs.  Limited tickets are available for the dinner, which cost R400 per person for three courses and wine; or R700 for a double ticket. Tickets can be booked at hv@hannerievisser.com.

Yummy yummy, we’ll be dieting all week in preparation!

RSVP on Facebook or for more information, visit the website: www.eatout.co.za/Producer-Awards