Hope you're having a lovely break and eating well. Many thanks for your support in 2009 and best wishes for 2010 from us here at SPICE

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Since a few people have asked, no we don't have anything to do with the recently re-badged hospitality industry giveaway mag from Sydney, 'Spice News'.

In spite of the eerily familiar masthead, we remain confident that readers will be able to appreciate the difference that five years of building a brand a quality magazine can bring.

If you were confused by the two, we'd be happy to hear from you - just shoot us an email or give us a call.

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It's out and gracing the soothingly pink cover is Fremantle chef Stefan Amentanto - who's created our seasonal menu. We're all very happy with the issue and the delicately latticed bits of wisdom running through the mag like a nicely marbled bit of steak.
Much on Fremantle, much on Carnarvon, how to make your own ice-cream and keep Mr Whippy off the streets, putting meat back on the BBQ, what to do with fish, suburban bars, new restaurants, fancy burger joints, Great Southern Reislings, cold and refreshing local kolsch, planting strawberries, beautiful garlic, financialisation of food, and more ... or MOAR as my daughter would say.

And now would also be a time to suggest that you treat yourself and a loved one to a subscription with our stunning special offer of get one subscription and get another one for half price. Go to our subscriptions page.

Available at all good newsagencies and ask if they don't as well as selected stockists around the state [see beneath the fold]

Barker & Hale (Cottesloe, Floreat)
Bento Box (Denmark)
Big Fish Direct (Fremantle)
Billabong Brewing (Myaree)
Blackwood Kitchen (Bridgetown)
Black Duck Gourmet Pantry (Albany)
Boatshed Fresh Food (Cottesloe)
Cape Kitchen (Busselton)
Clayton's Quality Meats (South Perth)
Fancy Pantry (Attadale)
Food for Me (East Victoria Park)
Frank's Gourmet Meats (South Freo)
Fresh Provisions (Bicton, Claremont, Mt Lawley)
George Street Merchants (East Fremantle)
Gourmet Centro (Myaree)
Kakulas Sister Grocer (Fremantle)
Kitchen Warehouse (Osborne Park, Myaree)
Liquorice Gourmet Foods (Claremont, Mt Hawthorn)
Loose Produce (Como)
Love Me Tender Butchery (Palmyra)
Malibu Fresh Essentials (Safety Bay)
Margaret Riviera (Cowaramup)
Margaret River Providore (Margaret River)
Market Tastes of WA (Mt Claremont)
Matters of Taste (Bicton)
Mill Point Fresh Food Market (South Perth)
Mondo Di Carne (Inglewood)
Narrogin Nursery and Café (Narrogin)
O2H (Nedlands)
Pemberton Wine Centre(Pemberton)
Prima Fresh Market (Stirling)
Princi's at Romano's (Beaconsfield)
Rising the in the Yeast (Myaree)
Rumps Gourmet Butchery (Mandurah)
Sisters Super IGA (Joondalup)
Swansea Street Markets (East Vic Park)
Taste of Balingup (Balingup)
The COOK/Book (Highgate)
The Fruit Basket (Mt Pleasant)
The Good Olive (Margaret River)
The Good Store (Victoria Park)
The Grocer (Nedlands),
The Herdsman (Churchlands)
The Home Provedore (Freo, Claremont)
The Naked Butcher (Mundaring)
The Source Real Food Store (Denmark)
Vanilla Gifts and Homewares (South Fremantle)
The Wine Deli (Yallingup)
Western Farmers Market (Fremantle)

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Sat 12 and Sun 13 December

The Southern Forests region’s 2009 Manjimup Cherry Festival is on will also feature ‘Tastes of the Southern Forests Avenue’. Headlining the Avenue are chefs Peter Manifis and Gabriel Zahra, presenting the Southern Forests abundant produce – marron, truffles, trout, lamb, beef, cheese, nuts, wine, cherries to name a few. Should be a tremendous celebration of food in a region that's going leaps and bounds.

www.cherryfestival.com.au/

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In a bit of a bind(er) at the moment with the mags waiting to be bound at one of the two binders in Perth during a bust time of the year. Will be back this week and then out in the post and into the shops - you'll love it!

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