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[photographer Flavio Rosa and wine writer-artist- projectionist Jason Boudville at the Kurb Gallery's Fair Trade Art Exhibition]

Happy World Fair Trade Day! Lot's of information at Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Counteract outrageous corporate piss-taking with some fair trade coffee and chocolate.
Get on over to the Bakery ARTRAGE complex on 233 James Street Northbridge from 5-11pm on Sunday the 11th (take Mum!). $10 entry (kids free) for bar, stalls, food, coffee, and entertainment.
And on Friday May 16th theres a wind-up at the Oxfam Perth store at 872 Hay Street 7pm - entry by donation.

[Facebookers! get yourself to WA Fair Trade Collective for further details]

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This Thursday the 1st of May, you can save your trip down Albany Highway for later as wines from the Great Southern region will be available for tasting at the Perth Town Hall. Also available are spirits from the boutique distillery Great Southern Distilling Company and a range of local olive oils, jams, chutneys and hand-made specialty cheeses.

4pm-8pm Thursday 1st May at the Perth Town Hall (cnr Barrack and Hay)
Tickets: $20 at the door, which includes a tasting glass.

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The Bickley-Carmel Harvest Festival is this weekend the 3rd and 4th of May and offers the opportunity to enjoy yourself in this unique wine and fruit producing area just on Perth's doorstep. You can taste the local wines as well as talk with the winemakers. You'll also be able to enjoy the fabulous local produce. The event kicks off with a fundraising event for Muscular Dystrophy at Myattsfield Vineyard on Friday night.

There's more information at the Bickley & Carmel Valleys Tourism Association website or you can download a detailed PDF of the event here.

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To be in the running to win the subscription prize of the Le Creuset kettle and Coquelle, simply take out a subscription to SPICE before May 31st, 2008.

The Winner of the Calphalon Chef Skillet and Karahi wok was J Copeland.

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This year's César Award (French Oscar) for Best Picture went to Abdellatif Kechiche's Secret of the Grain. Luna Palace Cinemas are kindly offering some double passes to Spice readers.

Set in the rustic port of Sète, Secret of the Grain is the story of Slimane, whose growing dissatisfaction with the shipyard job he's had for the last 35 years prompts him to try to open his own restaurant. His dream seems unbelievable, but his contagious conviction and persistence work their way into the hearts of his loyal but dispersed family; the four children from his first marriage, his ex-wife, current girlfriend and her bright, outspoken daughter, Rym (played to great acclaim by the stunning newcomer Hafsia Herzi). A grand film about ordinary people, Secret of the Grain is a slow-burning drama drenched with humanity (and - naturally - some mouth-watering meals), in the tradition of Babette's Feast and Eat Drink Man Woman. Starts Thursday 10th April at Cinema Paridiso & Luna on SX

There are 5 double passes available and all you have to do is be the amongst the first to email info [at] lunapalace [dot] com [dot] au and put ‘Spicy Film Giveaway’ in the subject line and include your postal address in the body.

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Just a couple of things to take make the most of in this issue.

First off is the subscription prize of the Le Creuset kettle and the Coquelle. The cool thing about the Coquelle is that it was designed by Raymond Loewy, who is the, THE, man of 20th design. If you don't know him, then spend a good half an hour or so familiarising yourself his work here, so you can chat about your new cast iron pot while making a cuppa with your new kettle (assuming you subscribed to Spiceand then went on to beat the not unreasonable odds to win).

Also, if you call into Pronto Butchers in Monument Street, Mosman Park with your copy of Autumn and spend more than $20 on some of their free range and organic range of meats, you get a complimentary gourmet sausage pack. A nice little roulade of lamb with sun-dried tomatoes and feta set me back a little over that last Friday and fed four happy people.

Next, win a Gold Medal Gift Pack including a decanter, a drizzler and a dipping dish and 4 (4!) litres of fabulous Kalamata oil from Olio Bello in Margaret River. Just send your name and contact details to spice@oliobello.com or phone 9492 8394.

Finally, local cooking school owner Nico Moretti is offering a $10 discount on the RRP to Spice readers on lovely new cookbook "Cooking Passions". I'll be taking mine away to read and most likely cook from this Easter. You can order by contacting they can contact them on 9228 0507 or email nico@urbanprovider.com.au.

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