Upclose: House with a history
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THE house named Claremont has been a quiet beauty in the town of Tenterfield for more than 130 years.
The restored home, built for a former Tenterfield mayor and government minister, was an unlikely match for a couple whose new Brisbane home had won the Housing Industry Association house of the year within its price bracket.
It was, however, here that Warwick and Jan Frith found their tree change more than three years ago.
“We’d been down here with friends fishing and been here for Food and Wine Festivals,” Mrs Frith said.
“We stayed here at times on our way to Sydney, and we always liked the feel of the place.”
Ironically, some time before they made the move, the Friths were here for the Food and Wine Festival and walked around town with some friends who were also visiting. As they walked past, one of the friends pointed at Claremont and said she would move to Tenterfield if she could buy that house.
The Friths later decided they wanted to make the move from their award-winning Thorneside home in Brisbane, but had a list of criteria for their new location.
“It had to be close to good doctors and a hospital, another thing was it had to have a classic car club – we have a 1957 FE Holden that was Jan’s father’s first and only car and it has been in the family ever since,” Mr Frith said.
“We wanted a nice golf course and four seasons.”
They considered Iluka before heading to Tenterfield to spend a weekend looking at land and houses.
“We decided we would try and buy an established place in town if we could,” Mr Frith said. “We thought it would be handy to walk about the place.”
They selected four properties that were suitable but, when it came time to get serious, only Claremont was still available.
Mrs Frith vividly remembers her first visit to the house which stands opposite St Joseph’s Primary School.
“I couldn’t believe what a beautiful old home it was,” she said. “It has been beautifully renovated.”
It was the conservatory room off the kitchen that was the clincher for the Friths. The couple spend most of their time there in the natural light that streams through in both the morning and the afternoon.
The conservatory – or family room – is a modern addition to a home with a long and colourful history.
The house was originally built in 1875 by Charles Alfred Lee, who ran the Maryland Store and was one of Tenterfield’s first aldermen and then mayor in 1875.
He was president of the hospital board, School of Arts chairman and chairman of the Tenterfield Railway League. Charles Alfred Lee followed Sir Henry Parkes as the Member for Tenterfield in 1884 and continued to represent Tenterfield for more than 35 years. In that time, he was the NSW Minister for Justice and the Minister for Works.
He died at Claremont in 1926 in possession of a cheque from his own account that was reported to have been on the bushranger Thunderbolt when he was shot, and was stained with Thunderbolt’s blood.
Claremont has been home to many people since.
One resident who has gone, but left a memory that makes the Friths smile is George Cooter, who was a typesetter at The Tenterfield Star and described to the Friths as “a real gentleman”.
When asked if any of the former residents who have passed on might linger in the halls of the old home, it is George that Mr and Mrs Frith mention.
“There are funny little things that happen,” Mrs Frith said. “The boys’ beds are always mucked up like someone has been sitting there and there has been a missing cushion that we have never found.”
While Mr Frith said the home is in great condition for its age, it is cold and maintenance is a daily challenge.
The two are keen gardeners and Mr Frith said he has dug every inch of the 8094 square metres of land on which the house sits.
“We started at one end and worked all the way through,” he said.
The couple said they continue to love Claremont and it will be their home for as long as their health allows.
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5 Big Upcoming Austin Food Events and Festivals
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Paul Qui’s strawberry dish at last year’s Austin Food Wine Festival
As you’ve probably noticed, Austin’s not all about music anymore. Our city is quite the cultural capital, and the food scene in particular is flourishing. One surefire way to show this is the sheer number of food festivals and events happening over the next few months. Here are five that promise to be a lot of fun.
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Yumi Media Comments on America’s 10 Best Spring Food Festivals – Virtual
Following an article about the 10 best spring food festivals in America, Yumi Media releases a statement.
Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 12, 2013
On April 12, Yumi Media, a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle, responds to an article published on Fox News regarding the 10 best spring food festivals all across America.
According to the Fox News article, there are food festivals held all across America during the spring, but these 10 stand out above the rest:
- New Orleans Wine Food Experience- The festival offers a sampling of over 75 NOLA restaurants.
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum Crawfish Music Festival- This festival lasts for two weekends, and ends with the famous Coast Crawfish Cook-off.
- Pungo Strawberry Festival- This food festival, found in Virginia, offers food lovers the chance to try strawberries in over 50 different ways.
- National Cornbread Festival- The National Cornbread Festival in Tennessee offers food lovers the chance to experience different styles of cornbread.
- Vegas Uncork’d- The festival is a combination of celebrity chefs and parties.
- Food Wine Classic- There are more than 80 cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, and panel discussions at this festival.
- Annual Italian Market Festival- This festival in Philadelphia is an Italian food lover’s dream. From freshly made cannoli’s, to vendors drawn in from China and the Middle East, this festival has everything an Italian food lover could want, and much more.
- The Austin Food Wine Festival- This festival in Texas is a weekend full of celebrity chefs, music, and whiskey tastings.
- Blue Ridge Wine Food Festival- Held in North Carolina, this festival is famous for its “Grillin Chillin”, North Carolina barbecue combined with Alaskan salmon, scallops, and crab.
- Memphis World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest- What better way to celebrate spring that with a BBQ contest? 250 teams enter, and the grand prize is $100,000 awarded to the team who smokes the best pork.
Yumi Media representative Justin Maas released a comment on the top 10 festivals. “This is a great listing of food festivals across America, and really shows how the country is a melting pot even when it comes to food. Hopefully some of these festivals serve a great vegetarian option like Quorn.”
Yumi Media is a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle. Launched in 2012, Yumi Media was founded by a group of friends as a way to explore their mutual love of food while sharing that love with the community at large. Whether you’re looking for something cutting-edge, like Quorn, or comfort food like mom used to make or something in between, Yumi Media is your one-stop resource.
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Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 12, 2013
On April 12, Yumi Media, a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle, responds to an article published on Fox News regarding the 10 best spring food festivals all across America.
According to the Fox News article, there are food festivals held all across America during the spring, but these 10 stand out above the rest:
- New Orleans Wine Food Experience- The festival offers a sampling of over 75 NOLA restaurants.
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum Crawfish Music Festival- This festival lasts for two weekends, and ends with the famous Coast Crawfish Cook-off.
- Pungo Strawberry Festival- This food festival, found in Virginia, offers food lovers the chance to try strawberries in over 50 different ways.
- National Cornbread Festival- The National Cornbread Festival in Tennessee offers food lovers the chance to experience different styles of cornbread.
- Vegas Uncork’d- The festival is a combination of celebrity chefs and parties.
- Food Wine Classic- There are more than 80 cooking demonstrations, wine seminars, and panel discussions at this festival.
- Annual Italian Market Festival- This festival in Philadelphia is an Italian food lover’s dream. From freshly made cannoli’s, to vendors drawn in from China and the Middle East, this festival has everything an Italian food lover could want, and much more.
- The Austin Food Wine Festival- This festival in Texas is a weekend full of celebrity chefs, music, and whiskey tastings.
- Blue Ridge Wine Food Festival- Held in North Carolina, this festival is famous for its “Grillin Chillin”, North Carolina barbecue combined with Alaskan salmon, scallops, and crab.
- Memphis World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest- What better way to celebrate spring that with a BBQ contest? 250 teams enter, and the grand prize is $100,000 awarded to the team who smokes the best pork.
Yumi Media representative Justin Maas released a comment on the top 10 festivals. “This is a great listing of food festivals across America, and really shows how the country is a melting pot even when it comes to food. Hopefully some of these festivals serve a great vegetarian option like Quorn.”
Yumi Media is a food website devoted to delivering the latest and greatest in food news, recipes, and products to incorporate into your own healthy lifestyle. Launched in 2012, Yumi Media was founded by a group of friends as a way to explore their mutual love of food while sharing that love with the community at large. Whether you’re looking for something cutting-edge, like Quorn, or comfort food like mom used to make or something in between, Yumi Media is your one-stop resource.
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‘Fork and Cork’ to fill heart of city
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PLANS are underway to stage a major food and wine festival in the heart of Mount Gambier early next year to boost tourism and the profile of regional producers.
While the festival is still in its embryonic stage, organisers want to establish the festival – to be called “Fork and Cork” Mount Gambier Food and Wine Festival – as a prominent yearly fixture that lures food and wine enthusiasts from across southern Australia.
Despite the city being once home to a bustling international festival in the crater lakes area and the Blue Lake festival, there has been a major void in the city’s general public celebrations event calendar for more than 10 years.
A committee – made up of prominent Mount Gambier food and wine business people – has been established to get the project off the ground and will work to pool together the cream of regional wine and food producers.
The committee has lodged a $20,000 funding application with the SA Tourism Commission under the regional events category.
Committee spokesperson Terry Strickland – who is also president of the Mount Gambier Regional Winegrowers group – said the event was planned for March, 2014 in the Garden Square precinct.
He said the aim was to establish a premium food and wine event that would attract big name chefs and grow to become a prominent and significant regional festival.
Mr Strickland – who is a winemaker – said the festival aimed to attract both intrastate and interstate visitors to the city.
“It is early days, but we are hopeful it can be staged – we want it to become a yearly fixture for southern Australia.”
Conceding there were dozens of food and wine festivals across Australia, he said plans were underway to ensure it had a “point of difference” by attracting well-known celebrity chefs and incorporated educational wine and food components.
“It will be exciting for the city, but there is a huge amount of work to be done,” Mr Strickland said.
He said the festival also aimed to showcase the premium wine and food operators in the region, particularly given the Mount Gambier district had been declared a wine region in its own right.
Mr Strickland said the committee would work under the umbrella of the established Mount Gambier Events, which has staged New Year’s Eve celebrations in recent years.
Mount Gambier Chamber of Commerce president Lynette Martin yesterday rallied behind the festival committee and said it had the full support of the chamber.
“The chamber certainly does support it and hopefully it will attract many visitors to our great city,” Ms Martin said.
She said the city had been lacking a major yearly festival for “some time”.
“We have a wonderful wine region, including producers around Mount Gambier and the Coonawarra, along with wonderful food we should showcase,” Ms Martin said.
“We want the festival to become a yearly event so Mount Gambier becomes a destination for wine and food travellers.”
The business leader said the wine and food tourism market was a growing and bustling sector, which had enormous potential for Mount Gambier.
“It is a lifestyle choice and a lot of people are really interested in food and wine,” Ms Martin said.
“The festival would be really wonderful for our city and I look forward to the organising committee successfully bringing it together.”
The committee is also searching for sponsors for the event.
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Springtime means good eats and drinks in Jackson. If you’ve been hiding out from freak hailstorms by eating soup at home, now is the time to put down the ladle and get out into the city—all for a good cause. Three food and drink events are blasting into Jackson in a seven-day span, benefitting three community-minded organizations: the Alzheimer’s Association, the Jackson Zoo and Fondren Renaissance Foundation’s children’s art program.
In Mississippi, you can get up close and personal with a lot of interesting folks. But rare is the chance to talk to true wine vintners, the people who make some of the most sought-after wines worldwide. Enter Sante South, a luxury wine festival celebrating its ninth year.
Sante South brings the winery experience to Jackson April 13, with 32 visiting winemakers from around states such as California and Oregon, and countries such as Argentina, New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.
“The thing that makes Sante South special is that it is not the regional sales person from the winery that is coming to Sante South,” says Sarah Gibson of the Alzheimer’s Association. “It is the actual vintners that live on the winery and actually make the wine. And so it’s really nice to have up close and personal time with the vintners, but it makes it even more personal that we only sell 200 tickets for that first hour. So you really can talk to the vintners and ask questions and get more of a personal experience.”
Proceeds go to the Alzheimer’s Association, which benefits from Sante South for the eighth year.
Restaurants from across the state will be on hand serving some of their signature dishes, but the wine is truly the star of the event. Unlike similar events in Mississippi, Gibson says Sante South has an edge due to the wineries that participate.
“I think two things (make this event stand out). The thing that makes Sante South different from other food and wine festivals is the selection of wine. We are very proud of the selection we have,” Gibson says. “And then, the fact that the actual vintners are coming to Mississippi from overseas to participate.”
Scott Jackson, certified sommelier and founder of Colony Wine Market, was integral in helping to choose the wines and reach the vintners.
It’s meant to be a learning experience for guests, who are encouraged to ask lots of questions, take notes and find new favorites. “Another thing that’s neat is we give you a little book, it’s a wine guide and it will have each winery in there,” Gibson says. “We encourage people to take notes or mark off ones they like, and then they can take it to their local wine store if they find one they really like and purchase it.”
During the event, a drawing will take place, where one winner will receive one bottle from each of the 32 vintners scheduled to be present. Raffle tickets are $20 each, with a total wine haul at stake worth $1,200 to $1,300.
Sante South is April 13 at Highland Village. The VIP tasting, limited to 200 tickets, is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $125, advance purchase only. The grand tasting is from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and is $80 in advance, $90 at the door. Tickets are available at santesouth.com/events.
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Finding the best food is half the fun in vacationing. If you plan your trip right, you could be in the Anna Maria Island area during one of its many food festivals.
Each year starts out with the Forks and Corks Food and Wine Festival, which is held in January. Local and international chefs, restaurateurs and wine makers gather each year to spread their culinary expertise. Try samples of some of the best wine around and learn how to pair it with your favorite meals, or you could even take a class and learn to make the wine yourself. Venue and ticket information can be found at www.freshoriginals.com/forksandcorks.
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You won’t have to wait long before another festival is underway. The Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is held the third week of February each year and offers about 25 food vendors, art and live entertainment for the thousands of people who attend. All this food and fun serves a purpose: to support the commercial fishing industry. For more information, visit www.cortez-fish.org/fishing-festival.html.
The Fishing Festival isn’t the only festival where sea cuisine is common. The DeSoto Seafood Festival features just that: seafood, although several musicians perform and plenty of activities for the whole family. The festival is held each year in April and trolleys are available to shuttle patrons to and from their cars. For the full line up at this year’s festival, visit www.desotohq.com/events/seafood-festival.
Rhythm and ribs, can you think of a better combination? This festival, also held in April, features all sorts of BBQ-ers hoping to show off their recipes. As for the “rhythm” portion of the festival, there will be a variety of bands that play country, jazz, blues, RB and rock. General admission tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at www.gulfcoastribfest.com.
Several eateries, many of them exclusive to the Bradenton-Sarasota area, come out each year for the Taste of Manatee Festival to offer visitors samples of their finest food. Aside from the typical entertainment, this festival also offers live dancers, cloggers and cheerleaders. Find out the scoop on this year’s festival, which is held in November, at www.tasteofmanatee.com/index.html.
Last but not least is the Suncoast Food and Wine Fest, held each year in mid-November. More than 300 wines will be available for visitors to sip on while enjoying live music, a fashion show, cooking demonstrations and a live auction. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased at www.suncoastfoodandwinefest.com.
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Schmoozing, boozing and pigging out at the Taste of Vail
The Taste of Vail, a multi-day food and wine festival that uncorks each year in Vail Village and on Vail Mountain, is still — even after 23 years — one of the state’s most fantastic culinary spring flings. Herewith, a few observations and photos from the weekend revelry.
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To see our complete slide show of the Taste of Vail festivities, go to http://www.westword.com/slideshow/the-taste-of-vail-2013-39300474/.
All photos by Lori Midson.
For the first time in a long time, the mountaintop picnic — one of the Taste of Vail’s signature events — was bereft of a blizzard and howling winds. Instead, the near balmy weather was ideal for a pig roast, and there was plenty of pork being pimped from the various participating restaurants and pig purveyors, including Game Creek (photographed above), the restaurant responsible for making everyone snort.
Unlike some food and wine festivals, the Taste of Vail brings out the best of characters, and while this is not a commentary on the two happy dudes in the snap above, the aroma of weed filled the air, especially behind the dumpsters, where those who weren’t smoking, were peeing. The best thing? No one gave a damn.
Every year, the Taste of Vail hosts a spirited lamb cook-off in Vail Village, and this year, 21 restaurants competed for lamb supremacy. Some of the dishes didn’t quite reach those heights, but there were others, most notably the lamb dishes from Sweet Basil (pictured above), La Tour and Bowl, that did. The winning dish, according to the judges — Andra Zeppelin and Adam Larkey (Eater Denver), Max MacKissock (Squeaky Bean), Jennifer Jasinksi (Rioja, Euclid Hall and Bistro Vendome), Pete Marczyk (Marczyk Fine Foods) and yours truly were among them — went to Sweet Basil, whose slow-roasted lamb paired with preserved lemon labneh, pickled ramps, lamb cracklings and dried olives, made us all wish for more.
Wines — very, very good wines — were a huge component at this year’s Taste of Vail, and the winemakers and reps were pouring it liberally, which may account for the fact that by the time the bottles had run dry, I had a stomach that stored at least a bottle…or two. It may also account for the fact that my butt was wet. Then again, it could have been the result of wearing cowboy boots, which are not remotely conducive to slushy snow. Take my word on this.
This woman trotted off with one of the most coveted dishes at the on-mountain picnic: a medieval-size pork chop.
Tender Belly’s bacon was a big hit. No word, though, if it arrived in Vail in a pigup truck, or whether there were any pigpockets on the mountain. Oh, wait…there was at least one.
To see our complete slide show of the Taste of Vail festivities, which also included wine seminars, a grand tasting event and silent auction and winemaker dinners, go to http://www.westword.com/slideshow/the-taste-of-vail-2013-39300474/.
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The rich gastronomical tradition of Baja seems to be the protagonist this month. In Ensenada, the Taco and Mexican Food Festival will be followed closely by the Shellfish and New Wine Festival. Meanwhile, Todos Santos in Baja California Sur is getting ready for its second Gastrovino Food and Wine Fest.
Also in early May, don’t miss the Cabo Marine Show in Cabo San Lucas. It’s the largest marine networking event in Mexico.
Hundreds of local events for everyone can be found on
Baja.com. The following represent some of our favorite selections for this month.
Note: Event dates and details are subject to sudden change or cancellation. Please confirm with the event organizers before booking your trip.
San Jose del Cabo
Festival Ritmos, Colores y Sabores
When: April 9
This festival, now in its seventh year, promotes its region with food, art and cultural entertainment.
Cost: Free
Info:
baja.com/san-jose-del-cabo/events/festival-ritmos-colores-y-sabores
Ensenada
Fifth Taco and Mexican Food Festival
When: April 14
Every kind of taco you can imagine, whether hard shell or soft, beef, fish, pork, chicken, vegetable or cheese, all will be available for tasting at the Ensenada festival.
Cost: Free
Info:
baja.com/ensenada/events/5th-taco-and-mexican-food-festival
Shellfish and New Wine Festival
When: April 19-21
Held at the Hotel Coral Marina, this event has workshops, day trips and seminars, as well as the “ultimate tasting.”
Cost: About $18
Info:
baja.com/ensenada/events/shellfish-and-new-wine-festival
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo Marine Show
When: May 1-4
The show returns for its fourth edition with the best nautical and marine industry products and services that Mexico has to offer. This year the event is expected to draw more than 4,000 visitors.
Cost: Free
Info:
baja.com/cabo-san-lucas/events/cabo-marine-show
Rosarito-Ensenada
Rosarito Ensenada 50-Mile Fun Bike Ride
When: May 4
This event, celebrating its 34th anniversary, will start in Rosarito and follow a course that brings riders along the Pacific Coast as well as inland through the beautiful Baja countryside. The race ends in Ensenada with a Finish Line Fiesta that includes drinks and live music.
Cost: $40
Info:
baja.com/ensenada/events/rosarito-ensenada-50-mile-fun-bike-ride
Todos Santos
Second Gastrovino Food and Wine Festival
When: May 4-5
The second Gastrovino festival will feature wine and food tastings, wine-pairing dinners, live music and art in the town of Todos Santos.
Cost: About $20
Info:
baja.com/todos-santos/events/2nd-gastrovino
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