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Tasty treats set to temptTHIS year A Taste of the Huon Festival will feature 91 exciting stalls — including many of the old favourites as well as 16 brand new ones — all showcasing the very best produce that the Huon and Channel regions have to offer.
This year’s event, which will be held over the weekend of March 13and 14, has been growing in numbers and popularity each year, and is now in its 24th year.
“Patrons love the uniqueness of the stalls and the quirky little signs,marquees and vans, and the wide open spacious grounds for family and friends to relax and enjoy,” Rosemary Bennett, president of A Taste of the Huon, pictured right, said.
“We have amazing food stalls with something to please the most discerning palate, also award winning wines, apple cider, apple juice, ensuring everyone will be catered for.”
“Our very small committee of nine members have so much passionfor their community and so much drive and determination to oversee and plan the festival that has been embraced as one of the finest food-and-wine festivals in Tasmania.
“And Roger Oates, our dedicated festival manager, works closely with the committee to ensure that our professional standard is upheld every year.”
This year the food theatre will be themed around Tasmania’s dairyindustry, hosted by John X and Paul Foreman, with special guests, the Direen family, from 2COW milk dairy; radio DJ Dave Noonan, from Heart 107.3; and Grant Rodgers, from the Dairy Industry Tasmania.
“Russell Morris and his band are performing on Sunday, March 13, at2pm. He will be a huge drawcard, usually we haven’t the funds to provide an interstate act, but with two great years behind us we have been able to splash out,” Rosemary said.
On Monday, March 14, the band Timeless Hot Many, the AustralianArmy band, Cygnet Jazz Collective and James Maddocks Swing 4 will provide a full day of entertainment of jazz and swing.
“Once again we’ll also have loads of children’s entertainment. On Monday there is a colouring-in competition for children 8 and under, the first prize is a flight on a rotor lift helicopter and also second and third prizes,” Rosemary said.
“Plus our own local gardening guru, Paul Healy will run informativesessions on the Total Poultry Food Garden.”
Festival patrons can meet Paul at 11.30am and 1.30pm both days ofthe festival.
The volunteer community groups that assist with the parking, cleaning and gate keeping are rewarded for their assistance with funds provided from the entry fee.
Topped with fruit sauces from the Huon Valley. Traditional toppings like maple syrup, lemon and
butter available. VisiT us aT sTall No. 15
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2014 WINNER for BEST FOOD STALL at Taste of the Huon2013/14 WINNER TAS Fine Food AwardsGoLd - Curried Scallop sILveR - Garlic Chicken, Steak, Bacon & Cheese BRonZe - Minted Lamb, Huon Salmon & Brie,Rabbit in Cider, Steak & Mushroom, Peppered Steak & Steak
2014 WINNER People’s Choice Award, Huon Valley Business Awards
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Treat time as Huon
Savoury & Sweet Crepes served with produce from the Channel & Huon. Site 28
Savoury & Sweet Crepes served with produce from the Channel & Huon. Site 28
APPLE, PORK AND THE HUON VALLEY Everyone’s Favourites
Enjoy our juicy, free range pork
loin with local apple, crusty
bread, unique fg glaze, sour
cream and spring onion dressing.
A true taste sensaton!
Once A Year Opportunity
for Southern
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Take home our soap kebabs only available at a Taste of the Huon
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quality fruit.The proof is in the
pudding with Willie Smith’s Cider crowned best of best at the Aus-tralian Cider Awards last year with their lim-ited edition 18 varieties of organic cider, along with two other trophies for Best Cider and Best Australian Cider or Perry.
Frank’s Cider is made from apples farmed from their family home Woodside.
Frank’s cider is also award winning and is created from 100 per cent pure Tasmanian fruit.
The Tasmanian InnCider and Mussel Bar has been valuable sup-porter of A Taste of the Huon for many years and has built up a strong patronage with their unique cider and mussels.
Nandroya Wines,Wombat Springs Vine-yard, Hartzview and Home Hill will also be presenting their exciting new vintages at the fes-tival, and all are looking forward to catching up with their old friends that have enjoyed their wines for many years.
Mark and ChristineDuggan’s beautiful apple, apple and strawberry juices and freshly picked new seasons apples, Cox’s orange pippin, Lady in the Snow, golden delicious and Royal galas, as well as four varieties of pears will also all be avail-able at their stall this year.
TASTY TREATS: Just some of the fine fare on offer at this year’s A Taste of the Huon festival include, from top, the award-winning Willie Smith’s organic apple cider, Joanna’s delicious berry jams and Tara and Mark Duggan’s famous fresh locally produced crisp apples.
FOOD TO APPEASE EVERYONETHIS year the food stall operators have lift-
ed the bar on the quality of the produce they will be offering at the Taste of the Huon Festi-val, not only are they promising fresh local pro-duce but outstanding presentation and country friendly service.
Sarra Gregg from Natural & Organic De-light’s’ is a first timer this year. She will be serv-ing rustic abalone, abalone or scallop boats on a bed of organic Japanese coleslaw along with cheeses from 2COW Dairy. Icy poles made from Huon organic apples and popcorn will be also be available.
The Naked Bike Café originally based at Geeveston, will offer house-baked treats such as florentines, slices and cookies made from local ingredients including many of the de-licious fresh fruits grown in the Valley .
The Wood-Fiery Redhead promises you thebest pizzas made from renowned handmade pizza bases topped with the region’s lamb, goat’s cheese, mushroom and truffle oil.
Tasmanian Fruit Pies will be serving its range of delicious shortcrust pastry pies packed with pure Tasmanian fruit (no sugar or thicken-ers) hot from the oven with Huon Valley clot-ted cream.
Sirocco South is also excited to be a part of ATaste of the Huon this year and what an excit-ing menu it has to offer. The Shanks for Mem-ories will certainly take your tastebuds for a ride, while the wallaby shanks, slow cooked with mushrooms, pepper berries, Bruny Island hot smoked cheek bacon, onion, garlic, tomato and red wine, served with a crusty roll are also hard to beat. Follow with a duo of vanilla cus-tard and Lindt bittersweet chocolate custard.
Waffle on Cafe is making their debut at thefestival this year and will serve a range of differ-ent toppings, including local berries, Mountain River Yoghurt, apple and ice cream, along with crispy bacon from Griggs butcher at Huonville, caramelised banana and maple syrup.
The popular Pig and Fig stall will have free-range pork loin steaks and will barbecue them freshly to order. These are served with slices of Huon Valley apples and mesclun greens on lo-cally baked, crusty, continental-style bread.
A COOL CLIMATE BENEFITS — GRAPES AND APPLES
The Huon and Channel region’s climate isgenerally very cold which keeps fruit growers happy as it assists with the production of good
sets the table
is now making their own Nougat & Fudge using fruits from their own orchard. Call in to try our Huon Berry Fruits,
Raspberry Delight & Apple Crumble fudge.
Visit us at site 66
Rosti Chalet looks forward towelcoming new and regularcustomers at Stall No. 7ENJOY OUR ROSTIS(Swiss Potato Cakes)served with the best freshproduce from the Huon Valley
Ranelagh Recreation Grounds
SUNDAY 13th and MONDAY 14thadmission $9 children • under 12 free
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a TASTE of the HUONReleasing our 2015
White Wines
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at A Taste of the Huon
At our stunning Restaurant across the paddock you can
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Showcasing
Tasmanian Seafood
including Cajun
Calamari, Half Shell
Scallops, Chilli Mussels
and Salmon. Featuring
Vanidol from his South
Hobart Restaurant cooking a
selection of his famous dishes.
Served warm with 2Cow Dairy clotted creamNew to the Taste of the Huon - site 33
TasmanianFruit Pies
Apple, Apricot,BlAckBerry And BlueBerry.
Apple, Apricot,BlAckBerry And BlueBerry.
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