I have had 2 visits to The Taste of Tasmania over the last 2 days. The girls loved it we were very impressed with the street performers and it was excellent to see the lawn area opened up, so plenty of places to sit.

Day one:
Squid and chips form Fish Frenzy
Platter from Smolt
Zingy and original Gillispies ginger beer
crepes and strawberries form Mian Crepes
Ice cream from Big Bessie

Day 2:
Platter from Frank restaurant – I was so impressed to see the interesting use of veggies on this platter in particular the pumpkin, combined with the delicious meat and seafood- perfect food for after my 1.5 hour workout at the gym in the morning!!
Coffee and chocolate cone from Coal River farm
Skewers and Kofta from Lost Pippin
Zingy and Original Gillispies ginger beer
we were going to give the ice creams a miss after the chocolate cone but we couldn’t resist at Mures while picking up some mussels for dinner!

Maybe I choose really well, or maybe because I appreciate the cost and effort that would be involved, but for 2 days entertainment and well above average food for a lovely meal with children, including paying the buskers recommended family donations to the buskers, it is really good value!

Media Release 21 December 2016

 New Tasmanian Seafood Cookbook wins Two Prestigious International Awards

 Eloise Emmett’s self-published seafood cookbook, Seafood Everyday, is the national winner in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, in the category of Best Woman Chef Cookbook and Best Fish and Seafood book. The Gourmand World Cook Book Awards honour the best food and wine books each year, from over 200 countries around the world. These awards are designed to increase knowledge of food and wine cultures around the world, and to help with food and wine tourism.

From the president of the jury about the Best Woman Chef Award: “The book is a excellent way to share the wonderful Tasmanian food experience. It is generous, passionate and happy book, straight from the heart. Thank You”

From the president of the jury about the Best Fish and Seafood Book award: “This book succeeds in sharing Tasmania and the flavours of seafood with the reader. It will attract visitors to Tasmania”. Edouard Cointreau, President of the Jury- Gourmand world cookbook Awards.

 Eloise says, “I am so thrilled to be the national winner for the award for Best Woman Chef Cookbook and for the Best Fish and seafood award! It is such a wonderful opportunity to bring international attention to the excellent seafood we have available to us in Tasmania!”

Eloise Emmett has self-published Seafood Everyday, containing 80 original recipes featuring the best of Tasmania’s fresh seafood – with recipes for weeknight family meals from local salmon as well as special celebration dishes made from Tasmanian crayfish – perfect for Christmas lunch.

Eloise will represent Australia and Tasmanian to receive the national awards at the Best of the Best cookbook awards in Yantai China in May. In January, she will find out if the book has made the final 5 shortlist to be in the running for the Best in the World in both categories.

A qualified chef with over 20 years experience, Eloise decided to self-published Seafood Everyday, after approaching many publishing companies with her recipes a few years ago. She was told that publishing companies only like to publish cookbooks by celebrities, so Eloise decided to proceed independently. Only 8% of the cook books entered in the Gourmand Cook Book Awards are self published, and Eloise feels a great sense of achievement and satisfaction with her winning result.

Eloise says, “self publishing is a lot of work, but it is not difficult as long as you treat it like any business – I make sure I have a business plan and an organised workflow, employ the right people, do your research, set achievable timeframes, do my marketing well and budget accordingly”

Eloise has also self-published The Real Food For Kids Cookbook in 2015, and worked with the Bream Creek Farmers Market to produce a fundraising cook book to support the Farmers Market in 2012.

Seafood Everyday is selling extremely well in bookshops throughout Tasmania and is making its way into bookstores all over Australia. It is available at local bookshops, including Fullers, Dymocks, and seafood shops, as well as directly from Eloise’s website eloiseemmett.com