delicious. MAGAZINE 2014 PRODUCE AWARDS Blogger Lunch 0

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Last week I was lucky enough to attend an intimate Blogger lunch at ARIA, Sydney, featuring a menu that showcased some of the finalists in the 2014 delicious magazine Produce Awards.

Over the past 6 months, the public and producers have been busy nominating close to 3000 entries from all over Australia. State judges met up and tasted their way through the crop of primary and artisan nominees. They were tasked with selecting the best of their state in the EARTH, DAIRY, PADDOCK and SEA categories to send through to the final round of national judging.

“Small, artisan producers are the real heroes of our food industry, and delicious. is proud to have put so many great Australian products in the spotlight over the past nine years through the Produce Awards,” says Editor Danielle Oppermann. “This year’s crop of finalists is no different – our state judges have unearthed the best their regions have to offer , and we can’t wait to discover which will be this year’s winners at our national judging.”

The full list of finalists is in the June issue of delicious. magazine. More details are available at delicious magazine.com.au

Below (Top to Bottom) Sher Wagyu with slow roasted carrots, XO sauce and Darling Mills Farm watercress; Drysdale Cheeses goat’s milk yoghurt sorbet with Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut and mandarin; INCREDIBLE petit fours; The best mashed potato in the entire world and my stunning place setting :)