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Top chefs to cook off in scrumptious style at DStv Delicious Festival
DStv Delicious Festival
English celebrity chef Rachel Khoo will be cooking up a storm alongside local favourites Jenny Morris and Siba Mtongana at the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival, which is set to sizzle at Emmarentia Dam on 31 May 2014.
A smorgasbord of gourmet delights – including cooking demonstrations, pop-up restaurants and an artisan food market – awaits Joburg residents at this family-friendly outdoor lifestyle event, presented in association with Castle Milk Stout, Nedbank, Whirlpool, Mitsubishi Motors and Kaya FM.
Plus, for the first time, the DStv Delicious International Food & Music Festival plays proud host to the MasterChef South Africa Kitchen, in association with Woolworths. This will form the perfect appetiser to the third season of this popular reality cooking series, to be broadcast on M-Net later in the year. The 100 seater pop up restaurant will be headed up by chef Benny Masekwameng and a number of our favourite past contestants including Kamini Pather. The menu will comprise a number of our favourite dishes from past series and a three course meal will cost R550 per person
Leading British music acts the Brand New Heavies, Soul II Soul and Incognito are also on the menu at this daylong feast of food and music, aimed at those with a sense of adventure and a passion for the tastier side of life.
Depending on what taste sensations happen to be tickling your palate on the day, you can choose among five themed “moods” when selecting your culinary delicacies: elegant, indulgent, fresh, exotic and local.
Explains Colleen Goodman, Head of Retention Marketing for DStv: “We understand that on some days you may feel like something rustic, fresh and simple and on others crave a cheeseburger and fries followed by a scoop of indulgent ice-cream.
“The festival will provide gourmet food shopping as well as Michelin dining, staying true to DStv’s promise of giving you so much more than you expect.”
Passionate and creative cook Rachel Khoo will demonstrate her culinary excellence in her BBC Lifestyle Cosmopolitan Cook kitchen. Inspired by her extensive travels, Rachel will reveal what she’s learned from each destination, also seen in her new BBC Lifestyle series, Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Cosmopolitan Cook. The 100 seater restaurant will feature a menu comprising a number of starters, main and desert tasting plates from her forthcoming series and will cost R550 per person.
Rachel was born in London to a Malaysian-Chinese father and an Austrian mother, and, having previously lived in Paris, now lives back in the United Kingdom, so her style and cuisine can truly be described as cosmopolitan!
In addition, Food Network will be present with cooking demonstrations from local foodie favourites and TV presenters Jenny Morris and Siba Mtongana in ‘Food Network Cooks Delicious’. Visit for the chance to sample some of the dishes from Siba’s Table and Jenny Morris Cooks the Riviera, and also rub shoulders with TV personality Denvor Phokaners as he hosts a cook-off competition. Inspired by Chopped and judged by Jenny and Siba, subscribers can enter online to win a place in the mystery basket cook off.
Jenny is known for taking viewers on a culinary grand tour around the French and Italian Riviera on her show Jenny Morris Cooks the Riviera. Her culinary adventures on Jenny Morris Cooks Morocco have also taken her right on to? edge of the Sahara desert and to various small cities in Morocco.
Siba Mtongana epitomises the rich fusion culture of South African food today, giving the traditional recipes she grew up with a totally modern twist and an injection of international flavour in her show Siba’s Table.
The associate festival partner, Castle Milk Stout, will be creating rich moments to be savoured, offering festival-goers the opportunity to be hosted by the renowned Vicky Crease (Vicky Crease catering & events) who will guide them through a four-course beer and food pairing experience.
“Our Castle Milk Stout is laced with the wonderfully complex flavours including hints of chocolate and caramel, that make it the perfect drink to unlock a wealth of flavours in various foods. We are very thrilled to share this complementary combination of ultra smooth palettes with our consumers,” says Julian Remba, General Manager, Castle Milk Stout.
Visitors will have a field day navigating the world of food at the various market stalls, selecting goodies for a leisurely gourmet picnic or opting to dine at one of the pop-up restaurants. There will also be ample time to relax to the sounds of leading local and international music acts, further details of which will be announced shortly.
The Johannesburg Botanical Gardens at Emmarentia Dam offers the perfect setting for this flavoursome banquet of great food and music. In keeping with the family theme, there will be a Boomerang-themed play area for the kids, plus live shows throughout the day.
Gates open at 11am. General admission for the DStv Delicious Festival is R450, Delicious Lounge pass tickets: R850 - Includes Tented lounge, viewing deck of main stage, private cash bar, golden circle entrance, secure parking and VIP bathrooms. DStv Delicious Luxury Lounge hospitality packages are available at R2900 each. R100 for under-12s; free entrance for children under three. Visit www.computicket.com or phone 0861 915 8000 to book.
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