Tony Smith of Plantagenet Wines and Bouverie in Mt Barker (featured in this Autumn's Spice), joined David Coomer of Star Anise, Jamie Kronborg of Big Island, and Richard Muirhead of Tourism WA on the Spice hosted discussion panel on Seasonal and Regional: Trading on WA's Differences. They followed chef and author Jude Blereau; Josh Byrne of Gardening Australia, Annie Dunn of Absolutely Organic and Dr Richard Bell of the School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Murdoch University discussing Examining Organics: The Future of Food?. Cheers to Spice writer (amongst other things) MC Verity James for some fabulous facilitating and all those who braved the heat to listen and participate. More cheers to fellow Spice writer (amongst other things) Margaret Johnson for facing off with Russell Wolfe in the cook-off

Many thanks also to everyone who dropped in on the Spice stall to pick up a magazine or six, sign up for a subscription and /or just to say nice things to us*. Great to see the festival coming along magnificently and doing justice to what's out there in food and wine in Western Australia. Looking forward to next year. If you couldn't make it here's what you missed.

*and to the person who bought the set but said they'd come back to pick up the missing Spring, contact us and we'll send one out.

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Nothing like a 42C day to announce it - Spice Autumn is out!

Smokers of food. Keepers of bees. Cooking of mushrooms. Making of sausages. Fishers of sardines. Drivers of the South West highway. Hunters and gatherers of bush food. Eaters of apples. Visitors of markets. All packaged with the usual smart writing, tasty pics, and guest pleasing recipes.

Available in all good newsagents Australia-wide and at the following outlets in WA:

Fresh Provisions (Bicton, Claremont, Mt Lawley), Mondo Di Carne (Inglewood), Sealanes (South Freo), Kakulas Sister (Freo), Wine Liasons (Freo), The Home Provedore (Freo, Claremont), O2H (Nedlands), The Grocer (Nedlands), Lady Kitchener (Claremont), Black Duck Gourmet Pantry (Albany), Blackwood Kitchen (Bridgetown), Seashack (Esperance), Get Stuffed Olive Company (Gingin), Loose Produce (Como), Margaret Riviera (Cowaramup), Picobello Patisserie (Bicton), Swansea Street Markets (East Vic Park), Boatshed Markets (Cottesloe), Gourmet Centro (Subiaco), Vanilla (South Freo), Angelo Street Markets (South Perth), Food for Me (East Vic Park), Kailis Fishmarkets (Leederville), Clayton's Quality Meats (South Perth) Kitchen Warehouse (Osborne Park), The Beaufort Street Merchant (Mt Lawley), Rising the in the Yeast (Myaree), Love Me Tender Butchery (Palmyra), Crave On (Leederville), Cherry's Fine Food (Mt Pleasant), Matters of Taste (Bicton), Deli Di Mondo (Attadale), George Street Merchants (East Freo), Malibu Fresh Essentials (Safety Bay), Cape Kitchen (Busselton), Margaret River Venison (Cowaramup), Chilli Hot Kitchenware (Dunsborough)

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