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Gin & Tonic Day October 19th
Many of us have a daily ritual, an intense passion, that one vital element that elevates each day.
Let's raise a glass to Gin & Tonic Day
In 2010, at age 95 and on her hospital deathbed, Mary’s devoted loved ones brought her one last G&T for the road. What unfolded next was nothing short of extraordinary! Not only did they commemorate this day in her honour, but they also ignited a worldwide phenomenon.
Aussies love gin and Australia boasts a significant presence in the worlds production, housing over 300 distilleries, dedicated to crafting this favoured spirit.
Gin has not only established itself as
a staple in the classic gin and tonic, you'll also find it incorporated into many modern dessert recipes.
Darren, has enjoyed infusing the essence of gin and tonic into a variety of desserts for many years.
Favourites include lamingtons, pavlovas, Swiss rolls, trifles, and plated desserts like the one pictured above, combining fun elements such as lime curd, juniper marshmallows, fizzy white chocolate (to create an effervescent experience in your mouth) and his much loved gin and tonic jelly, made from the spent botanicals left after the gin making process.
You can expect to find plenty of G&T inspired recipes as our website develops and we hope you'll join us when we launch on November 30th.
Foxtel Oct 25th @7.30pm
Network 10 Oct 26th @8.30pm
Celebrity Gogglebox Australia
Look out for newly appointed armchair critics Nat Tran and Darren Purchese.
You don't want to miss this!!
NEW IN TOWN
In search of a little happiness we treated ourselves to a delicious breakfast at JOY , a brand new cafe in Coburg.
We tried the Sautéed Greens, White Bean Hummus, Feta Fried Egg on Seeded Sourdough with Greek Sausage Animus Gin cured Salmon, Soft Boiled Egg, Creamy Beets, Herb Cream, House Pickle & Toasted Rye
There is a wonderful display of sweet and savoury bakes from iced cinnamon scrolls, lemon tea cake, burnt basque cheesecake, sausage pizza, cauliflower frittata and beautiful salads. We wanted to try it all but with great restraint we ordered a slice of Babka Strawberry & Rye Cookie
As city dwellers, space it tight for growing food but we grow what we can. Our balcony tomatoes have gone in this week and we look forward to watching them grow. We've chosen four heirloom varieties from The Diggers Club
It's also time to get cracking with our sourdough starter, more about that below, and we'll keep you posted on our progress.
One of our greatest food pleasures is freshly baked bread but running a very close second, are all the fantastic things we can create with the left overs. Croutons, pangratto, fattoush, panzenella, etc, etc and absolutely anything crumbed. Baking bread is a labour of love and nothing should ever go to waste.
There’s an extra mouth to feed at Studio Kitchen with the birth of our sourdough starter. It’s day three of daily feeds and it’s looking and smelling the right amount of funky, another 7 days and we’ll be baking bread.
For the starter, we’ve used a freshly milled whole wheat flour that we picked up from Bee Sustainable in Brunswick East.
We’ve also been busy baking, testing and eating.
On the menu, Ginger Fluff Spon ge & Ap ple Spiced Cake, Raspberry and Lemon Ricotta Cake.
We’ve pickled veggies, made cheesy gougères, truffled mushroom butter, barbecued salt bush intercostals, we've made a moorish potato, onion and zucchini bake and marinated king fish with lime, shoyu, spring onion and chilli.
There’s a lot to do before our launch day of November 30th.
From pro chef to everyday recipes, we can't wait to share the food we love with you x
November Issue
delicious Mag
See Darren's incredible recipe for his Passionfruit, Coconut Pav Stack.
Grab your copy and PAV
a nice day x
Great Australian Culinary Voyage 2024
Join us as we set sail in January 2024 for Cunard’s Great Australian Culinary Voyage. There's a stellar line up of foodie talent; our very own Darren Purchese joins Karen Martini, Mark Olive and Gary Meghan. It's a wonderful opportunity to indulge in your love of food and wine while enjoying a luxury summer cruise on Queen Elizabeth. Hope we see you on deck for table tennis and cocktails x
5 Jan 2024 - 12 Jan 2024
7 Incredible Nights
on Queen Elizabeth
Thank you so much for being a part of OUR food community
Darren, Cath & team Studio Kitchen
