The Good Food & Wine Show celebrity chef line-up features a host of local and international stars, including: Jenny Morris, J’ Something, George Colombaris, Sherwyn Weaich, Adriano Zumbo, Siba Mtongana, Sarah Graham, Bertus Basson, Chef Christo, Claire Allen, and Siphokazi Mdlankomo.
For the first time, the 2016 Good Food & Wine Show will centre on a set theme. This year, the driving force behind the thinking, recipes and innovations is Fresh. In other changes, the event has been extended to three full days, while opening times have also been lengthened. There is more good news for pensioners, who don't have to bother thinking about an entry fee on Friday, 27 May, while entry to the Chef's Open Theatre is free to the public for the duration of the event.
The Baking Theatre, sponsored by Albany Bakeries, is another big highlight. It will host a range of activities, including a fascinating series of My Kitchen appearances from Executive Chef, Braai Master and television host Sherwyn Weaich and his much loved Gourmet Bushie brand.
“The Baking Theatre focusses on food, family and friends,” said Thabile Gwiji, brand manager of Albany Bakeries. “Running a family kitchen can be a real long-term challenge and Albany has always looked for ways to make this mission easier and more exciting for mums and family chefs. The Baking Theatre allows us to do just that.”
The Gourmet Bushie is an increasingly popular and prominent lifestyle reality cooking brand that was born following a string of high-profile appearances from Weaich on shows such as MasterChef and Ultimate Braai Master, among many others. In recent years Weaich and The Gourmet Bushie brand have travelled across Europe and southern Africa, cooking alongside local and international chefs and hosting demonstrations and experiences at high-profile events. Supporting the live Gourmet Bushie experience, Weaich writes a weekly food column and an online food blog, which reach roughly 3.4 million readers.
“The Gourmet Bushie brand is a perfect fit for Albany,” said Gwiji. “The essential idea for Albany at the Good Food & Wine Show is to create amazing experiences through food, and there is no one in the country who understands South African food and South African families like Sherwyn. It's no accident that he is so popular - he creates experiences that we can all share with family and friends, and that live on in our daily lives.”
Members of the audience can expect to be pulled from the crowd to interact with Weaich in his quest to tame the kitchen flames. His fast-paced show will keep fans of all ages and persuasions on the edge of their seats, while delivering regular insights on how to create easy, inspiring dishes sure to leave the family demanding more.
Weaich will also entertain visitors at the Albany Bakeries stand, where he will demonstrate how to create dishes that keep the family fuller for longer. Demonstration highlights include Chicken Piccata with Albany Bread Salad, Albany French Toast with an Ameretto Crème, Toast with Honey, Mascarpone Cream Cheese and Nutella, and Albany Banana and Dulce-leche Bread Pudding. Visitors to the Albany Bakeries stand will, of course, get to nibble on a range of tasty samples, and also stand to win an Albany Hamper at any time. In addition, Albany's innovative recipe cards will allow mums and other family chefs to take their new culinary discoveries straight back home, and into the kitchen.
“We're really excited about the fact that the experiences at the Baking Theatre and the Albany Bakeries stand will all be very interactive,” concluded Gwiji. “This is a fantastic opportunity for South African families to get together and have fun, to experience new tastes, flavours and ideas, and to take a breath of tasty new air back home with them. We look forward to seeing Cape Town there.”
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Opening times: Friday and Saturday: 10am to 10pm, Sunday: 10am to 6pm.
