Special Regional Events 2008
marieke’s Art of Cuisine Regional Events, the Shared Table- brings a fresh and inspiring approach to connecting gourmands with talented chefs, unique gardens, stunning seasonal produce, passionate cooking, individual winemakers, gorgeous locations, and will offer up to four special events each year to discerning adventurous diners searching beyond the merely fashionable.
Meet and interact with chefs and their passions, have fun, savour real food, share ideas as well as unusual gustatory delights in an informal and informed ambience.
And, participate in the preservation and sustainability of genetic diversity, organic produce, and the exploration of traditional cuisines and ingredients adapted to the New World and interpreted for modern palates.
"The joys of the table belong equally to all ages, conditions, countries and times; they mix with all other pleasures, and remain the last to console us for their loss."
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste
SUMMER 2008
Sunday 17 February 2008 Sorrento Lunch with Andrew McConnell in a Special Garden, "Karkalla"
These events are informed and enlivened by Marieke’s life lived through and for food and hospitality: 30 years at her stoves with extensive herb and vegetable gardens that she created at her country doorstep; over 20 years working with some of the most original cooking talents in the country, and a lifelong commitment to demystifying the creation of extraordinary food in her career as a teacher at her renowned cooking school; many years as an ambassador for regional cuisine and an Australian culinary identity during her involvement with the Symposium of Gastronomy and The Australasian Regional Food and Wine Network; and a fundamental belief in the joys and camaraderie that ensues from shared tables.