Word of Mouth


Adelaide Riverbank Precinct, Elder Park
Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May 2010

 

A new event at Tasting Australia, Word of Mouth went beyond the earlier food, wine and beer writers' festivals. Word of Mouth was a two-day celebration of the spoken and written word in food and wine-related matters. The event included debates and gave youth a platform to express their views. It was also an opportunity for guests to meet and learn more about some of the people who help shape the way we eat and drink.

The Word of Mouth festival was hosted by Festival Director, Ian Parmenter and Joanna Savill, of SBS television and the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide. Savill returned to Tasting Australia once again as a highly respected presenter and journalist who has been involved with the event for many years.

 

Open sessions. No registration required. First in, best dressed.

 

Saturday 1      Sunday 2 May

 

Saturday 1 May

11:00am to 11:30am

In conversation Poh and Andre

Australia's Masterchef was the big hit television show of 2009, making Adelaide's Poh Ling Yeow and Andre Ursini familiar faces around the nation. Former television cook Ian Parmenter talked to them about their overnight success.
11:45am to12:30pm


Gourmet tours and tears

This session was for those who have thought about going on a culinary tour, or hosting a gourmet adventure. Frequent fryers Maeve O'Meara, Amanda Ward, Ian Parmenter and Sue Heine discussed the highs and lows of gastro-tourism.
12:45pm to 1:15pm


In conversation Antonio Carluccio

Joanna Savill talked to celebrated chef, restaurateur, television presenter, author and mushroom lover, about his life in food.
1:30pm to 2:15pm


Sin and well-considered indulgence

Author, educator and food historian Barbara Santich, chef/authors Cole Thomas, Shannon Bennett and ABC broadcaster Alan Saunders considered the way we go about enjoying food.
2:30pm to 3:15pm


Paddock to plate to palate

Farmers' markets, Slow Food groups, artisanal products, school kitchen gardens... they're all springing up like wild mushrooms but are they really having an influence on the way most of us eat? Jane Adams, Dr Richard Mitchell, Sally Hammond, Stephanie Alexander, Pip Forrester.
3:30pm to 4:00pm


Triple Cream

Three of Australia's top cheese aficionados, Cheese Slices Will Studd and producers Victoria McClurg and Kris Lloyd, provided a tasty insight into the mysteries of making the world's most diverse of food products.
4:15pm to 5:00pm


Grape Expectations

Where is the Australian wine industry heading? And what's in store for the nation's consumers? Led by Sommeliers Australia SA Chapter head Louise Radman, young winemakers Kerri Thompson, and Sandrine Gimon share their vision for the future.

 

Sunday 2 May

11:00am to 11:30am

Spice girl, spice boy

They're both mad about spices. Food and wine communicator, television personality and author Lyndey Milan and celebrated spice authority Ian (Herbie) Hemphill shared a whole world of spice knowledge from history to 'how to'.
11:45am to12:15pm


Theres a critic in my soup

Take a brace of chefs and a pair of restaurant critics, gently stir and you get a good picture of the shape of the restaurant industry. The critics: Rob Broadfield and John Lethlean. The chefs: Irishman Paul Rankin and English chef Antony Worrall Thompson.
12:30pm to 1:30pm


Debate: The Kitchen is the Centre of the Universe:

Is the home kitchen really vital? Will kitchens even feature in homes in the future? Broadcaster and writer Alan Saunders, journalist turned farmer Matthew Evans and Irish food and wine commentator Ernie Whalley argued for the affirmative, while a group of determined school students argued against the notion that a home kitchen is God.
1:45pm to 2:15pm


Keeping it real

With climate change, issues of food security, sustainability and the environmental impact of food production, the growth of agribusiness and the homogenization of food production, how can we ensure that our children and grandchildren will be able to eat real food? Peter Cundall (Australia) Julie Biuso (New Zealand) and Jill Norman (United Kingdom)
2:30pm to 3:00pm


Travel bugs

Its often regarded as the best job in the world: to be a travel writer. But is it such a junket? Is it all soft beds and free food? Who wants to be a food and travel writer? The experts were quizzed: Paul Diamond, Winsor Dobbin, Paul Mercurio
3:15pm to 4:00pm


Is Spanish the new French?

There's no doubt that the world's food and wine lovers are having an affair with Spanish cuisine. Chef Frank Camorra and writer Richard Cornish, with food writer John Barlow explore the Spanish passion.
4:15pm to 4:45pm


Matchmaker, matchmaker...

... make me a match. Are there any rights and wrongs when it comes to pairing wine with food? Or food with wine? Are we too obsessive in our quest for the perfect match? Former sommelier and publisher of Selector magazine, Paul Diamond; wine writer Patrick Haddock; and former winemaker and television cook Ian Parmenter try to shed some light on this colourful topic.

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