Hi guys! Last weekend I went to my first ever cheese festival, and after attending, I don't know why I haven't been until now! We had a 'grate' time at the Cheesefest + FERMENT Festival in Rymill Park (in Adelaide if you're not a local) on Sunday. The weather was beautiful, providing perfect conditions for an outdoor event. We were all handed a wine glass upon entry (even Mr 11 - don't worry, he only used his for water!), then were able to wander around the many stalls that were dotted around a closed off area within the parklands off East Terrace.
I was happy to see there was an area for kids, with games like Jenga, Snakes and Ladders and even a table tennis table set up, as I was a bit worried my son would get bored being at a cheese and wine event all day! He's quite fussy, so I was super proud when he tried a few meat, cheese and chocolate samples, and thankfully there was food he liked available to buy; think chips, ice cream and the yummiest chocolate brownies ever (yes, I tried some of his!). I'm sorry to say the brownie disappeared before I could even get a photo!
We were lucky enough to get an early seat for the live cooking demonstration by Masterchef's Matt Preston, as the area got super-packed. Matt was funny and entertaining and truly a larger than life character.
Unfortunately they had run out of the tote bags we were supposed to receive upon arrival, and it was a bit awkward sampling cheeses and buying food whilst carrying around a wine glass all day. I wanted to try a weird beer, so I got the apple and pomegranate: big mistake! Honestly, it was the worst beer I've ever tried! I made up for it by sampling a lot of Rose wine until I found one I liked, then bought a glass of that. Yes way, Rose!
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Omg! I really love cheese! Lol. Great post
ReplyDeleteThanks Christina! I love cheese too. A lot haha.
DeleteI was initially gonna say that I'm a bit meh about cheese but then I saw the biscuits and other food. And wine! Oh my god, as long as there's an allocated driver or public transport it sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love also that there was an area for kids and might suggest that as something our local food & wine festival could look at adopting!
Yes I had hubby as my allocated driver hehe. The kids area was so good and not too packed either!
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