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Toodyay International Food Festival and Avon Descent Aug 5 2017

Toodyay International Food Festival

Avon Descent 2017

As the speedboats, then the canoes and kayaks sped past on the Avon River on August 5, crowds gathered for another Toodyay International Food Festival on the riverbank. As you can see from these photos, there was amazing food, and great entertainment for young and old. We had chinese dragons, gorgeous samba dancers, stiltwalkers, music of different genres, Scottish, Celtic, Cappuccino style and good old rock and roll too! There was a great bar area where people could eat and watch the stage. Families gathered with visitors of all ages to sample the many food vans; and watch the action down at the river with the Avon Descent race. There was plenty for kids to do, and Toodyay’s own train with it’s famous driver, an icon in the picturesque town of Toodyay on the banks of the Avon River in the Avon Valley east of Perth Western Australia.

Gorgeous samba dancers from Belleze Samba

Bouncy Castle at the Avon River

Chinese Dragons came into the crowd

Happy families and kids everywhere

Nunzio’s Pizza

Japanese savoury pastries

Fairy Floss still alive and well

Las Empanadas

Lamb Shanks

Zekiberks Singapore Satay

Japanese Savoury Pastries

Celtic Band

Stiltwalkers

A keen kayaker

Iconic view of Toodyay Bridge

what a beautiful food van!

Scottish pipes, yay!

Bubble blowing

Beautiful stilt walkers

Pepper Steak Tree

Shire of Toodyay

French Crepes

August 29, 2017 | Categories: Avon Descent 2014, Events | Leave A Comment »

Toodyay International Food Festival at the Avon Descent Aug 5 2017

Coming Up!

Toodyay International Food Festival this coming Saturday August 5

Come and celebrate the 2017 Avon Descent at the thirteenth annual Toodyay International Food Festival. Held on the banks of the Avon River in Stirling Park & Duidgee Park, Toodyay, the festival allows visitors, race spectators and festival goers the perfect view of the Avon Descent. Combine all of the thrills and spills from the race with delicious international cuisine and a fantastic entertainment line-up and you have a FREE fun filled day for the whole family! Starts at 10am.

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August 3, 2017 | Categories: Avon Descent 2014, Events | Tags: events, food and beverage events | Leave A Comment »

WA Celebrity Signature Dish June 10 2017

On June 10 Western Australia celebrated our own WA Day. Part of the celebrations at Elizabeth Quay was the WA Day Celebrity Signature dish cook off hosted by #BuyWestEatBest and #WADay. There were 4 teams each with a celebrity and a chef or mentor. The regions as you see below were Peel, Swan Valley, Southern Forests and Kimberley. There was a panel of 3 judges and the winner was Team Peel with a beautiful roast lamb dish. But it was a fun and exciting event all round. This was a shoot I did for #MenuMagazine here in Perth!

The winning slow roasted lamb dish

This was the winning dish from the Peel Region

team Southern forests

Team Kimberley cooking up a storm…steam!

The judges looking ready

Each team was interviewed

and the judges chatted to each team too

WA food critic

Yabbies!

Judges in action

team Kimberley Barramundi

Team Swan Valley

winners again

June 26, 2017 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Araluen’s Chilli and Avocado Festival Mar 11 + 12 2017 Perth WA

Araluen’s Chilli and Avocado Festival Mar 11 and 12 was a great event enjoyed by all. There was a wonderful selection of foods and beverages available. These images are from the Saturday and there was some heavy rain on Sunday afternoon. Please see my FB page https://www.facebook.com/lizpackwoodphotography/ to share, like or tag these images and more! Here’s the link to Araluen’s website http://araluenbotanicpark.com.au/ This is a wonderful place and I imagine Autumn would be a perfect time to visit!

March 17, 2017 | Categories: Events | Tags: Chilli Festival 2017, food and beverage events, food wine events | Leave A Comment »

Brunch @ Voyager Estate Margaret River Nov 20 2016

This year as part of MR Gourmet Escape I was lucky to attend one of the special brunches with the star chefs at Voyager Estate. As if Voyager is not gorgeous enough on it’s own (seriously, check it out), this event offered the chance to enjoy a great brunch while hearing these international chefs speak about their famous restaurants and their views about food and work. Hosted by Alice Zaslavsky food host from Melbourne, we were entertained and amazed by how these chefs had become top in their fields worldwide. Joan Roca runs ‘El Celler de Can Roca with his brothers, in Spain. This is famous as the world’s best restaurant. Andoni Luis Aduriz heads Mugaritz, a world famous restaurant in Basque country. Dominique Crenn (shown in the hat) is a 2 Michelin star chef in San Francisco. Her world famous restaurant is called ‘Atelier Crenn’. Here are the pics:

From left Andoni Luis Aduriz, Dominique Crenn, Joan Roca

The chefs and Alice having breakfast @Voyager Estate

Brunch

Dominique Crenn is a 2 Michelin star chef in San Francisco. Her restaurant is called ‘Atelier Crenn’

Dessert

Alice was a charming host

November 27, 2016 | Categories: Food and restaurants | Tags: Justanotherdayinwa, Voyager Estate. Gourmet Escape | Leave A Comment »

Perth Food and Wine Expo 2016

October 14 – 16 at the Perth Convention Centre saw a huge range of food and alcohol products for the public to try and buy. Click on any link to go to that site or FB

https://www.facebook.com/Cello-Liqueur-133920640002381/

https://www.facebook.com/Glassthatglitters/

http://www.nougatlimar.com.au/

https://thecharlickmethod.com/metabuz/

http://kangenwateroz.com/

Centellino

Xo Tea http://www.xoteas.com.au/

http://greenlivingaustralia.com.au/

Green Living Australia http://greenlivingaustralia.com.au/ Aus

http://www.karafilisorganics.com.au/

http://www.xoteas.com.au/

http://centellinoaustralia.com.au/

https://chapelsonwhatley.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/Delcrest-The-Gourmet-Pantry-519946881416760/

October 20, 2016 | Categories: Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

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April 26, 2016 | Categories: Web Design | Tags: Vin65, Web design | Leave A Comment »

Perth Food and Wine Expo pics

Perth Food and Wine Expo

October 9 – 11

Convention Centre Perth WA

Showcasing food and wines from all Perth, interstate and overseas. Check out the huge variety and so great to see people trying everything and having a good time…

Marshmalloz

Paella!

Eastern Gold Sweets

Baklava

Murray St Vineyard from Adelaide

Latash’s Kitchen

Chidlow’s Well from Perth hills

made by Kamal’s Quarter

Chapel on Whately herbal teas

Lychee Cider

John walker Chocolatier

Test kitchen demos

Heaven’s Hell Vodka

Sofi Spritz drink yum

Honeycake, to die for

Taltarni Oyster Bar

Sensi Vini Wines come from Italy

The place to meet

Time to watch and pick up some good ideas

Blue rock wines from Barossa

Sofi Spritz

Eat No Evil van popular in Perth

Lulu and Dolly’s confections

Bagels and maple syrup!

Gozleme hard at work

Happy visitors

Karafilis Organic wines

Sweetly Baked

Vitalicious

Strawberry Stall

Local hand crafted chocolates

Happy customers Dickinson wines

October 17, 2015 | Categories: Events, Food and restaurants | Tags: food wine events, Perth Food and Wine Expo 2015, perth wa events | Leave A Comment »

City Wine 2015 Perth WA

Another great event saw many Perth visitors to City Wine 2015. There were some great wines, beer, spirits and a good selection of yummy food in the Cultural Precinct just opposite the Art Gallery. I was there with my camera…

Please note: to order any of these pics in Hi Res or with full editing please contact me on liz@lizpackwoodphotography.com