NEW
TASTES…NEW FACES FOR TASTE OF DURBAN 2014
The Pick n Pay Taste of Durban is back from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 July
at Suncoast Casino & Entertainment World (Suncoast). Chefs from eight of
Durban’s top restaurants will create special menus of starter-sized dishes,
including their signature dishes, designed to reflect their individual
philosophies, whilst showcasing seasonal and premium ingredients. Taste of Durban 2014 promises to be the most exciting
‘foodie’ event of the year.
Marcelle Roberts from Café 1999 is back for the third-year
running with her inimitable brand of casual cuisine. Louise Potgieter from Havana Grill at Suncoast and Little Havana and Chef Nardia Adams,
from Asian Tapas spot Greedy Buddha, will
be cooking up a storm and Lucy Markewicz will be flying the colours for Freedom Café. Popular Indian restaurant Amaravathi Palki, Market and Beluga, brings the total of
participating restaurants to eight.
Over three days, this unique
international restaurant festival will bring together Durban’s most dedicated
and sophisticated foodies in an
al fresco, fine-dining celebration.
Visitors will have the opportunity to sip, sample and shop their way around the
festival. This year’s show offers a
range of brand new features and culinary experiences, to ensure that there is
something for everybody to enjoy:
‘Must-do’s’ include:
_ One of
the show’s most popular attractions, the Pick
n Pay Fresh Living Chef’s Theatre, where top chefs showcase their culinary
skills in fun and informative cooking demonstrations, culinary challenges and
entertaining Q & A sessions, is a unique
opportunity to see the city’s top chefs in action and is also a chance to meet
the people behind the award winning Fresh Living magazine.
- The Pick n Pay Wine
and Canapé Experience, is an interactive area where guests will
learn how to create simple, stylish and delicious canapés, while being
instructed by wine experts on how to pair each canapé with a wide range of
wines to complement the balance of flavours.
-
LINDT, South Africa’s finest Swiss
chocolate, will have their Master Chocolatiers on hand making delicious LINDOR
truffles and fresh pralines. LINDT will also be selling their delectable
EXCELLENCE and CREATION ranges, as well as LINDT hot chocolate, which can be
enjoyed outside in the LINDT Al Fresco area.
The Chocolatiers will also be demonstrating their master skills,
as they build and decorate intricate chocolate sculptures, in the Chefs
Theatre.
-
Castle Milk Stout Experience
- Castle Milk Stout will bring a taste experience
to be savoured. A marquee including a lounge area with ambient smooth sounds of
our DJ and a tasting experience that shows the full credentials of the full and
complex flavours of our product and its pairing with food.
-
Robertson’s Butcher’s Block in association with Big Green Egg - A gastro theatre dedicated to all things meaty. Chefs will
collaborate with local butchers to harness Robertson’s 90 years of sourcing and
blending spices. Your braai will never be the same again as you create a
Robertson’s Combination that comes alive with these versatile rubs. All
dishes will be prepared in The Big Green Egg, which rethinks the South African
braai, using the ancient clay cooking technique ‘Kama do’. Featuring in the
Butcher's Block is Certified Karoo Meat of Origin - mutton and lamb guaranteed
to be free range, fully traceable from the Karoo region, free from added hormones
and routine antibiotics.
-
BP Wild Bean Café- Two millions cups of Wild Bean Café coffee are sold
and enjoyed every year. BP Wild Bean
Cafés use only 100% top-quality Arabic beans - sourced from Tanzania,
Gautemala, El Salvador and Brazil – offering the best combination of sweetness,
acidity and bitterness. At Taste of Durban, our Wild Bean Café Baristas will
hand-make your favourite coffee, latte or hot chocolate to perk you up and keep
you going!
EARLY BIRD OFFER – VALID UNTIL 3 JULY!
The following Early
Bird discounts apply for Standard and Premium tickets up until the 3
July:
- Early
Bird Standard Entry – *R50 - Entrance
to the festival including a glass
(save R30)
- Early Bird Premium
Ticket – *R150 - Entrance to the
festival
including a tasting glass plus R100 worth of Scoins (the
official
currency)
*save R30
-
DStv Clubhouse Ticket- R685 - entry to
the festival, a free tasting
glass, R150 Scoins, a private clubhouse to use as
a base for the show with a complimentary bar service (wine, malt and soft
drinks) plus a Taste of Durban Gift.
Taste of Durban Festival
SCOINS
Scoins
are the Festivals’ official “currency”, which can be purchased at the festival
from the Taste Bank or Scoin Sellers walking around the festival grounds. Visitors use Scoins to purchase sample dishes
and drinks from the various exhibiting restaurants, bars and exhibitors. Each Scoin is worth R5. Change is offered in Scoins only.
Media
Enquiries: Joanne
Hayes, Tumbleweed Communications
Cell:
083 6277249 e-mail: tigerjo@iafrica.com
TASTE
OF DURBAN 2014 – FAST FACTS
What,
Where, When, How…
Festival times:
- Friday 25 July: 18h00 - 22h00
- Saturday 26 July: 12h30 – 16h00;
18h00- 22h00
- Sunday 27 July: 12h30 – 16h00
Tickets:
Tickets
are limited and booking is recommended – for further information and bookings visit ITickets on www.itickets.co.za or Pick n Pay
tickets on www.pnptickets.co.za
- Standard
Ticket – *R80 - Entrance
to the festival including a glass
- Premium Ticket – *R180 - Entrance to the festival including
a
tasting glass plus R100 worth of Scoins (the official
currency)
-
Taste Clubhouse Presented by DStv Ticket -
R685 - entry to the festival, a free tasting glass, R150 Scoins, a private
clubhouse to use as a base for the show with a complimentary bar service (wine,
malt and soft drinks) plus a Taste of Durban Gift.
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