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Sticky Rice Latest Newsletter and Simon Bryant
Our latest newsletter is out with full details of the upcoming Master Classes with Christine Manfield ( only a few places left) and Celebrity Chef Simon Bryant . It Includes our class calendar through to September 2010.
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Christine Manfield in Adelaide
Limited places are now available for the 3 Master Classes with famed author and Restaurateur Christine Manfield. May 21, May 22, May 23 2010
Christine Manfield to teach Master Classes
We are flying the Sydney based Chef to Adelaide and offering a very rare and exciting opportunity to really up-skill and become masters in Asian cuisine under the instruction from this Master Chef.
Christine’s highly celebrated restaurant Universal opened in Sydney’s Darlinghurst in August 2007 and with many published cookbooks and an international following, Christine is one of the few Top ranking Chefs in Australia who masters in Asian Food.
This is a rare opportunity with a maximum of 3 classes only.
During the 4 hour hands-on class, Christine Manfield will prepare and demonstrate a challenging menu based on her best selling ‘Universal’ Restaurant dishes as well as recipes from her newest cook book ‘Fire’ whilst delivering a wealth of knowledge along the way.
Following the demonstration of each dish, participants will create their own attempts under the watchful eye of this great Chef. Dining and wine tasting will follow with visiting Adelaide Hills wineries Nepenthe and Bird in Hand already lined up to complete the gourmet day.
The class focuses on the technical and challenging elements of this complex Asian menu.
Rice Crackers and Chilli Pork- (organic berkshire pork w Makrut lime leaves, cashews and coconut served on deep fried golden rice cakes)
Rare Roasted Hahndorf Venison w Spiced Beetroot and Coconut Sambal- (garam masala oil rubbed Hahndorf Venison w spice infused beetroot served w coconut tamarind sambal)
Palm Sugar Kingfish and Green Mango Salad w Caramel- (exquisite hiramasa kingfish fillet in caramel sauce with salted dried radish and green star fruit served on betel leaves)
Salted Hazelnut Caramel and Chocolate Tart. (chocolate pastry, salted hazelnut caramel and
chocolate ganache w Mandarin Napoleon liqueur)
It’s a master class not to be missed! Booking details at this link.
To read up on Christine’s Profile visit our Chefs Page!
NewsCrush 24th Jan with Free Cooking Demos
Sticky Rice Cooking School will be partnering with Lobethal Rd Winery at Mt Torrens for Crush on Sun 24th Jan. Chef Ali Seedsman will be doing 2 FREE cooking demonstrations at 11.30am and 3pm and will show you how to make BBQ Grilled Swordfish Skewers w Chamoula, Harissa , Baba Ganoush and Tahini Yogurt. She will also be selling Slow Roasted Lamb and Moroccan Chicken in Warm Pita; Mezze Dip Plates and Spiced chocolate & Almond Cake with Turkish Delight Cream for lunch on the day and Lobethal Rd and Bacchant wines will be available by the glass to enjoy alongside this Middle Eastern Feast. Beer Drinkers will also be treated to Lobethal Biehaus hand crafted beers. No Need to Book.
Come and Join us for some Free Cooking Demos
Thai Cooking Classes in SA are National Finalists
Well today saw a very welcome albeit completely out of the blue surprise, drop into our Sticky Rice inbox!
We have been shortlisted nationally as 1 of only 6 businesses to be anonymously and independently selected by a panel of judges as finalists for the Travel and Tourism Awards 2009 run by the prestigious Weekend Australians Travel and Indulgence Section. The letter was another reason to celebrate and to say thank you to all our customers and professional teaching Chefs and staff that have made our product worthy of being shortlisted nationally by the panel of judges in our first year of business.
We will be featured in the paper on Sat Feb 6th as part of the lead up and voting to the final awards announcement in Feb 20th Issue and readers who vote will have a chance to win a set of luxury luggage from Melbourne’s Catherine Manuell Design and a selection of cookbooks from Lantern, an imprint of Penguin Australia.
Excellent Reputation for Sticky says Daily Telegraph
During one of the David Thompson Master Classes we had travel journalist Alice Wasley with us participating and taking notes for her double page article which was published on Jan 5th in the Sydney Daily telegraph below. For the full two page Pdf version including one of the David Thompson Master class recipes you can read here and here.
Vietnamese Master Class May 3rd
Chef/Author ‘Little Vietnam’ (Lantern) Nhut Huynh
Vietnamese Master Class May 3rd 2010
In 2010, Nhut is excited to be involved with Tasting Australia in Adelaide in April/May and 2nd series of Master Chef. He has a Master Class scheduled for the Sticky Rice Cooking School on May 3rd as well as filming for a new cookery/lifestyle program. Bookings here
Nhut Huynh arrived in Australia in 1984 as a refugee from Vietnam. Like many others escaping political change and upheaval, he had dreams of a better life with freedom and opportunity. Nhut began his cookery career as a kitchen hand working on Sydney Harbour on tourist boats. Even though he spoke no English, he persevered and through the support of friends and colleagues he was signed as an apprentice cook. Nhut excelled in practical skills but was left behind when it came to theory, so his employer structured his roster so that he could go to English classes each day to assist with his TAFE study.
After finishing his apprenticeship, like many before him he ventured into the world of commercial cookery to explore his options. After an unremarkable but enjoyable career, Nhut met his future business partner food and wine writer Jeremy McNamara in 2000. The chance meeting with Jeremy turned into a great friendship and within a year Nhut and Jeremy had opened their first restaurant RQ Sydney in Darlinghurst, NSW.
On the drawing board, RQ started life as a casual brasserie serving simple Asian favourites, but as the project came together it evolved into one of Sydney’s early pioneers of upmarket Asian eateries. RQ was an immediate success and Nhut quickly developed a signature style of Vietnamese inspired dishes prepared in a contemporary style. Reviews and media hype recorded Nhut’s journey, and regular appearances on television and articles in premium food media followed including Australian Gourmet Traveller and Delicious Magazine.
RQ scored well in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide for five years running. In 2006, Nhut and Jeremy decided that there was still a place in the market for the original RQ concept of a fast and funky brasserie named Snakebean Asian Diner was born. Again, Nhut received great food media support for his new venture including special listings in the Good Food Guide.
Nhut has appeared as a regular presenter on Mornings with Kerri-Anne (9 network), Fresh (9 network), Food Safari (SBS) and a wide range of public demonstration events across NSW. Nhut also has spent time teaching at The KOTO project for street kids in Hanoi and in 2004, he was recognised for his contributions to training in cookery with an award from Tourism Training Australia
In 2007, Nhut and Jeremy sold RQ Sydney to free Nhut from full-time commitment to their restaurant operations, and Nhut began work on his first cookery book ‘Little Vietnam’ (Lantern). Nhut travelled widely throughout Vietnam to collect treasured family recipes for his book. Snakebean and Nhut’s wholesale catering division, RQ Catering, continued to thrive and in July 2009, ‘Little Vietnam’ was published to wide acclaim. Nhut is currently working on research for his next book and is engaged as a training consultant specialising in Asian cookery, private and corporate cooking classes and appearing as guest chef at events nationally.
What started as a dream for a penniless farm boy with no English in a strange land has become a reality. Nhut Huynh continues to surprise and delight diners and his colleagues with his unique take on Vietnamese inspired cuisine in Australia. Bookings for his master class are now open in the Sticky Rice Cooking School Calendar.
NewsSticky Rice Master Classes for 2010
David Thompson Master Class
The recent Master Classes with legendary Thai food expert Chef David Thompson have left their mark on the school…literally. David obliged a request by owner Claire to leave a memory message and signature on the crisp white walls of the cooking school.
“I just wanted to mark the occasion, and have a constant reminder that this great Chef came and visited us. I just hope we never have to paint over it!
Next Master Class
The next Master Class is on Feb 6th 2010 with Ex Head Chef of Neil Perry’s Rockpool restaurant in Sydney. Chef Katrina Ryan will be conducting a technical class for a maximum of 10 keen cooks who will get to grips with live mud crabs, butchery and deboning techniques and fiddley fish filleting amongst other things. The menu is an extravagant affair and the class fee includes dinner and wine for 2 people after the class.
“ we thought it would be nice to have a really small group of people in the class because of the technical aspects of the menu, but we will have food for many more and therefore each participant can invite one partner or friend to join them for dinner and share the social time after the class whilst enjoying complimentary wines.
Bookings are open now and limited to 10 places.
and more to come…..
David may have been the first Celebrity Chef to sign the walls but there are certainly more on their way with Christine Manfield arriving on May 21 and staying for a 3 days master class workout. Bookings will be open early next year.
David Thompson Sticky Interview on TV tonight
Last weekend marked the date of our marathon run of master classes with legendary Thai Food Expert and Michelin Starred Chef David Thompson and what an exhilarating, demanding and rewarding experience it turned out to be! Seen below with owner Claire Fuller and Sticky Rice Teaching Chef Brian Smith, David Thompson was reported to be an inspiration to work with over the 3 days.
David Thompson (right) at Sticky Rice with owner Claire Fuller and assisting Chef Brian Smith (left)
“You have always been at the top of the list for me in terms of what you represent for Thai food and I couldn’t have put you on my wish list for the first year of my business achievements because I am a realist and thought that this would be dream material rather than practical goal setting.”’ Wrote Claire in a letter of Thanks to David after the classes.
“In addition to your cuisine expertise I was more than touched by your generosity of time and spirit which you so graciously donated despite your long and tiring tour demands. I see and learn from you that gracious good manners and kindness are a fundamental quality that goes a long way to sustaining oneself in business and as a leader you applied this freely which made for a much more rewarding environment for the team of hard working and often stressed and tired people around you.”
Claire says ”David’s humanity shone through. For me his wit and humour and delightful eloquence will be a hard act to follow, and I even shed a little tear when he left!”
David’s classes involved 12hour long days by the staff at Sticky Rice Cooking school who were assisted by numerous Adelaide Chefs who were chosen because of their passion for Thai cuisine. Some of the activities along with an exclusive interview with David Thompson and the other Chefs were captured on camera by A Current Affair who tonight ( Thursday 19th Nov) will air their report on Channel 9 at 6.30pm. Check out ACA website for more details.
Getaway to Adelaide Oct 15th
Fans of the popular TV series Getaway will, this week, be treated to an inside peek at what goes on at the Sticky Rice Cooking School. Thursday 15th Oct @ 7.30pm on Channel 9 will see presenter Catriona Rowntree chopping, wrapping, pounding and woking up a delicious Taste of Thailand menu, with Chef Kelly Lord and other class participants.
The TV Footage was filmed back in March 2009 as part of Catriona’s visit to the Adelaide Hills. A place very dear to her heart, Catriona is always interested in finding a new excuse to come to the Hills and Getaway producers were tipped off about the new school by the Adelaide Hills Regional Tourism board. The film day turned out to be lots of fun for everyone involved and the Getaway team were professional and a joy to work with. A delicious feast of Pork and Prawn Spring Rolls, Thai Beef Salad, Red Curry of Chicken w Kaffir Lime Leaf and Tapioca w Palm sugar and Pandan Syrup was enjoyed and complimented by some great Adelaide Hills Wines.
From Friday 16th Oct you can view footage of the feature via the Getaway website at this link. or via utube where a fan of the cooking school has loaded the footage.
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