This issue is all about firsts:
- This is our first fragrant cover. Just in time for colder days, we're treating you to a TASTE that smells of cinnamon. Tell us what and you could win a copy of Reza's Indian Spice by Reza Mahammad. Send your best guess to win@tastemag.co.za
- It's the first time Vanie Padayachee cooks just for us. Read and make her adaptation of her mom's curry recipe for Mother's Day.
- It's the first time you'll get a sneak peak at Karen Dudley's cookbook A Week in the Kitchen (you can win a copy, see below). Her Woodstock eatery is a creative hub where everyone from locals to Michelle Obama come to feed appetite and imagination.
- For the first time, we catch up with former Woolworths Good Food Ambassador David Grier on one of his epic charitible journeys. Earlier this year David ran the length of India and we met him in Mumbai.
- This is the first time we include prices per serving on our weekday meal recipes- we hope this makes budgeting and planning easier.
- And, in another first, we give you an exclusive look inside the fantastic new tasting room at the magnifcent Babylonstoren estate.
- And here's a first we're super proud of, the launch of Woolworths' Nicolway store in Bryanston - the biggest Woolworths food market in the country! Exciting stuff.
- Finally, TASTEmag.co.za is available in a mobile-friendly version on your cell phone!
This is not a first, but it's a close second. We're starting to put our second readers' issue together and we'd love you to be a part. Visit our readers' issue page for all the ways you can contribute.
Sumien
THE GREAT SOUP RECIPE HUNT IS ON!
It's time again to enter your favourite home-made soup recipe that could see you win a fantastic R50 000 Woolworths gift card PLUS your soup will be sold in Woolworths stores countrywide.
Read up on tips on what the judges will be looking for this year and all the terms and conditions before you submit that winning recipe.
To enter your recipe, visit our competitions page. Remember, you may enter as many times as you like.
PHOTO COMPETITION
We're challenging our readers to take foodie photos and send them to us at win@tastemag.co.za.
We're after snaps of your gatherings - the food, but not only the food, we want to see the table, the people, even the dog!
We'll put them online and ask our users to pick the best.
The winner will receive the new Nokia Lumia 800 smartphone, hailed as the best multimedia cellphone around.
For more info and loads of references visit our page for tips and tricks to manipulate your photos here.
WHAT'S ON THE WEB
COMPETITIONS (registration required to enter but then we have your details should you be the winner)
Note, new competitions are added all the time, so these are just for starters...
READERS' RECIPES
Baby Marrow Pasta by Lynne Bedingfield
Mexican Red Bean And Avocado Wraps by Marlese Radyn
Peanut And Potato Salad by Usha Sing
Nutty Hummus by Terri-Robin Haywood
Feta And Broccoli Canneloni by Diane Hempel
PLACES
My little black book: What's cooking in Port Elizabeth - it's more than you'd think!
The best Italian restaurants in your area as chosen by the TASTE team
SKILL-UP OF THE MONTH
How to: Make basic pasta dough plus your perfect basic pasta dough recipe
MASTERCHEF COOKOFF: BATTLE OF THE BOBOTIES
Ingrid Jones vs. Benny Masekwameng
GET YOUR TASTE
The current issue of TASTE magazine is available from Woolworths, CNA, Exclusive Books and Dis-
Chem stores nationwide.
Subscribe to multi-award-winning TASTE magazine for the special price of R264 and receive 11 issues delivered to your door – that’s a saving of over R80 on the normal cover price. Plus 10 new subscribers will receive a bottle of Fleur du Cap Unfiltered Merlot 2008 and a covetable Carrol Boyes New Leaf pewter stopper with their first issue.
Woolworths TASTE is also available in digital format.
JOIN THE TASTE COMMUNITY
If you're as passionate about food as we are, we would love you to become a TASTE blogger. You will be included in exciting promotions and could even have your recipe featured in TASTE magazine in our new regular Blog Star slot!
And to stay on top of everything delicious and fabulous happening on our website and in our magazine, subscribe to the popular taste e-newsletter.
Visit Woolworths SA Facebook to stay on top of happenings at our favourite food store.