Greetings all,
We hope you are well and have been eating some good food lately – if you have please let us know about it, so that we can check it out.
CT has gone crazy these last couple of weeks. We are bursting at the seams trying to keep pace with production – a headache, but a really nice headache to have. If you are in the vicinity of the Biscuit Mill, please do pop in and say hello...if you want to pitch in and help, we won’t stop you!!
New products/developments
Lunch – if you don’t already know, we do a lunch service at the shop during the week – chorizo hot dogs, aged sirloin rolls, chicken wraps and veg wraps plus a few specials and some side salads. We have also decided to extend this lunch service to Saturday – so if you around at the market tomorrow, please come in for a bite (tomorrow we will only be doing the 2 wraps).
Cranberry Relish – while technically not a new product, we have redone this product as it compliments gammon and turkey (brie & camembert as well) very nicely. A fantastic condiment that should be on table this year for Christmas dinner/lunch or better yet, the next day sandwiches!
Pates – we now have our pates available in 100g glass containers. We have used a slightly different process to make these pates which means that the life is considerably extended. The pates (currently Venison, Country & Chicken) are available for retail as well as wholesale clients.
Ginger lemonade – we had a lot of requests to bottle our ginger lemonade – you ask and we deliver – so it’s available in the deli fridge all day long now.
Other drinks – we are working on more drinks – strawberry and beetroot is the second drink...any suggestions would be welcome as we would like to do up to 4 different drinks.
Specials on Saturday – there is always something new and special on Saturday at the shop – if you can’t see it yourself, just ask...Oded hasn’t made up his mind yet, but I am pretty sure he will be doing a hummus/chickpea salad and one or two other items. Crayfish season is upon us, so we will hopefully be doing our crayfish salad again soon.
Cooking Classes
Subject: Preserving
Date: Sunday 12 December 2010
Time: 11am to 3pm (depending on cooking time)
Venue: Oded's Kitchen (The Old Biscuit Mill, 373 Albert Rd, Salt River)
Cost: R400
A very hands-on, informative cooking class where participants (limited to 8 max) will learn how to make 3 different types of preserves: Preserved Moroccan Lemons, marmalade (Brown Sugar 3-Citric) either a Salsa (3-Tomato) or a Pickle (Tannie Zelda's).
Oded will begin the class with a tasting session of part of the current range and then go into quite some detail about the history of preserving.
You need to only bring yourself and everything else will be provided - aprons, utensils (bring a favourite knife if you have one), recipes, a snack lunch and take home of 3 jars of preserves (that you have make during the class).
Subject: Middle Eastern Dips
Date: Saturday 18 December 2010
Time: 10am to12pm
Venue: Stellenbosch Slow Food Market
Cost: R250
A demonstration class in which we give away our trade secrets on how to make the perfect hummus, baba ganoush and mohammrah – we’ll also give you a jar of each to take home. Designed to give you a taste for what we do and to introduce you to some interesting ingredients and techniques.
To book for either class, please contact:
lewis@odeds-kitchen.co.za
Tel: 021 447 0400
Markets:
Biscuit Mill – (every Sat) at the shop we will always have the largest range. We will also be trying out a couple of new products, so even if you came last weekend, there will be something new and very delicious in store.
Night Market on Wed 15 December from 4pm – midnight – a chance to do your Xmas shopping and stock up on your favourites.
Stellenbosch – (every Sat) no excuses for not giving this market a visit. Quality-wise it rivals the Biscuit Mill, experience-wise I think it surpasses the Biscuit Mill. The type of market you can go to with your baby or dog and not feel claustrophobic. Food is the main thrust of the market, but there is also a very nice craft and décor section.
Night Market tonight! 5pm to 10pm!
Earth Fair Market – (every Wed eve & Sat) one of CT’s hidden gems...a great array of food and they have a fantastic bar that serves only organic wines and micro-brewery beer. It’s indoors as opposed to some of the other markets in the area so is always open. It’s also CT’s only weekly night market (Wed 3pm to 8pm)
Night Xmas Market 16 December.
Long Beach – the Triangle Square group have several markets in and around CT. They are all in shopping centres, indoors and normally attract a wide range of vendors. The market is every second Friday (this Friday from 10am-5pm). If you are in the area, it’s well worth a visit – a lot of your favourites with a few local stands. The link is not the greatest – if you need directions or additional info, please contact us.
Natural Goods Market at Central Park (Canal Walk) – every first Sunday of the month. We’ll be trying this market out on Sunday – I had a most enjoyable brunch there last month with my family and was quite impressed with the variety of traders. A combination of crafty items and some really fantastic food – a few of your favourites and quite a few traders that I have not seen at any other markets.
Dean St Arcade – Newlands – Wed (9:30am to 2:30pm) a new market that we have started to do organized by the Triangle Square (they are fast becoming a force in the market world). Based in the Woolworths centre in Dean St, a small and intimate market – only about 12 traders and they have carefully selected some of their top traders (we are quite honoured to be included) and the range of products is really top-notch. If you are in the area, a great time to fill up on your culinary delights.
BITS & BOBS
Fruit on your tree and don’t know what to do with it? We will happily take it off your hands and exchange it for finished products if we can use it.
Empty jars? Bring them back to the shop for a discount on your next purchase. We are trying very hard to do as little harm to the environment as a result of doing business and this is one way you can help us.
Work for us - We're looking for fun loving, energetic, food knowledgeable people, who have access to reliable transport to manage a stand at a market for us.
Market locations are spread out in and around CT. Most of the work will take place on a Saturday morning - market hours are generally 9am to 2pm with some set up and break down time required. There are some markets on Sundays and there is one market that takes place in Tokai from 3pm to 8pm. The product itself is easy to sell, but we need people who like to talk and to attract people to the table. You need to be able to lift and carry boxes that weigh up to 14kg - so no dodgy backs please!
All training will be provided before we let you run a stand on your own. Payment - we pay on the day and the more you sell, the more you earn with a basic pay included.
That’s all for now, hope to see you at a market or the shop. Eat, drink and be merry – it’s been a long year, so enjoy the festive season and stay safe.
Love
Oded and the team at Oded’s Kitchen
