Boxt Gift Services are inviting Spice readers to enter the draw for an indulgent “Wild Botanica Kitchen Pamper” pack for their Mum this Mother’s Day.

Your Mum will enjoy (and hopefully share) a bottle of Trilogy Champagne, Wild Botanica Fig Hand Cream and Fig Vegetable Soap, a Maxwell Williams Platter, Fox Run Mini Whisk, Mini Wooden Scoop and Mini Rolling Pin, Angel Aromatics Vanilla Scented Rose, Pink Hand Towel, Tease Tea Sachets, Choc Coated Macadamias, Chocolate Truffles and Chocolatier Baubles.

Boxt offers delivery to anywhere in Australia and will be sending the pack directly to your Mums doorstep in time for Mother’s Day. 

To enter, just send an email to mothersday with your name, address and contact details, together with the name of the Chef featured on the front cover of the latest issue of Spice. Don’t delay, as entries will close on Monday May 3rd. 1st out of the hat wins - drawn May 4th. Entries for Australian residences only, sorry

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It's been quite the sensation overseas and now Julie & Julia will rumble into town and we've got some sneak preview double passes to give away. Previews are for October 3rd and 4th

The film is a foodie must and intertwines the stories of author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and WWII OSS member Julia Child and Julie Child - food blogger. It's gathered a great set of reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes.

To get a double pass email [film AT spicemagazine DOT com DOT au] us with the answer to this question ... Meryl Streep appeared in another film concerned with eating but it was set in Australia. What was the film and what was apparently being eaten?

WA folks only sorry.

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Subscribe between 1 September and 30 November to be in the draw to win. Award-winning Margaret River neighbours Merribrook Retreat and Olio Bello team up to offer SPICE subscribers the ultimate romantic gourmet getaway this Spring. Enjoy an organic farm tour, a private cooking lesson with Olio Bello Chef and a Tuscan picnic for two amongst the Olive Groves before disappearing for a night of indulgence in a luxurious Merribrook Lakeview Retreat Villa, complete with gourmet breakfast (see below the line for terms and conditions). And, as a momento of your stay, take home a VIP membership to the Friends of Olio Bello Club (FOOBIES) and an Olio Bello gift hamper.

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We have some copies of Yoke Mardewi's wild sourdough to be won. The book is an exhaustive and informative guide to sourdough breadmaking. It covers starters, breads - sweet and savoury, cakes, pizza bases, wheat free breads and a few extra treats to boot.

To win a copy, just tell us the three ingredients of sourdough bread.

UPDATE! The sourdough books have been won. Thanks to those who wrote in!

We're also giving away double sets of ex-cop and private investigator Terry McLernon's books, The Fifth Estate and If the Hat Fits, Wear It. Chock full of tales on dirty deeds and corporate corruption in the 80s.

Just tell us which high profile Western Australian from the 1980s you would have liked to have seen carted around the Subi Oval in a cage at the 1987 WAFL Grand Final and had fruit chucked at them by schoolchildren and why.

Email us at competition [at] spicemagazine.com.au
[Australian residents only] [First in best served]

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Subscribe before 30 August to be in the draw to win one of two fry pan and food lover's pack. Each winner will receive:
A Calphalon Chefs pan, to master culinary arts with,
An annual subscription to The Matters of Taste Cooking Club, an online subscription to this Perth based food lovers site gives you culinary inspiration, recipes, kitchen skills and techniques, glossaries, and news, weekly updates and a direct link to chefs.
and A Japanese cuisine cooking class at The Matters of Taste Cooking School.
You'll learn to cook, Chawanmushi, Beef Bento Box, Nihon Soba with Duck and Soy Milk Jelly with Fujis.

(note: this offer has been put together by Spice Publishing, Matters of Taste and Calphalon are not affiliated)

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To be in the running to win 20 litres of Fini extra virgin olive oil simply take out a subscription to SPICE between 1 March and 30 May 2009.

The Winner of the Air Mauritius travel and holiday at Constance Le Prince Maurice was C Armstrong.

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Perth International Arts Festival - Perth Writer’s Festival KOTO Dinner
WHEN: Thurs 26 Feb, 7pm – 10pm
WHERE: The University Club Banquet Hall
Tracey Lister, a chef from Melbourne and her journalist husband Andreas Pohl met Vietnamese-Australian Jimmy Phamthey in Vietnam. Jimmy had set up a sandwich shop in Hanoi to provide training and provide jobs for street kids in Hanoi.
Inspired by Jimmy's vision, they quickly joined the project, helping KOTO to become an 80 seat restaurant and organisation that has over 100 trainees in the program at any given time.
As part of their KOTO journey Tracey and Andreas have produced a stunning book that is part cook book and part travelogue.
Don’t miss this mouthwatering Vietnamese-influenced menu with fine wines. Feast while Tracey and Andreas share tales of life in Vietnam - an inspiring story about making a difference to young lives.
For more details visit the PIAF website

If you're a current SPICE subscriber and are the first to email us correctly explaining what the acronym 'KOTO' stands for, the double pass, valued at $200, is yours.

UPDATE Sorry, it's been won!

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To be in the running to win the subscription prize of a holiday in Mauritius for two, flying Air Mauritius and spending five nights in luxury at the Constance Le Prince Maurice 5-star resort, simply take out a subscription to SPICE before February 28th 2009.

An island in the sky, Air Mauritius flies to 24 destinations on four continents and will delight you with a unique travel experience in genuine Mauritian style. Constance Le Prince Maurice is a luxurious five-star hotel set on an isolated peninsula surrounded by white sand beaches and a calm lagoon.

The Winner of the Calphalon Chef Skillet and Karahi wok was C De Mesa.

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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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UPDATE!: Books have been won! Congratulations to our two winners.

Chocolate and Zucchini, based on the blog of 28 year old Parisian Clotilde Dusoulier, is a delicious novel that accounts for everything food related. From her favorite recipes right down to her guide of France. Take a trip through the beautiful patisseries and bakers in the streets of Paris – without leaving the house!

Turquoise, the title of Greg and Lucy Malouf’s new novel sees the two accomplished chefs and authors travel through the exotic and diverse culture of Turkey. In Turkey they discover new foods, as well as the thrill of eating in the spice markets, quays, tea huts and tiny soup kitchens. Turquoise brings a beautiful mix of travel, delicious food and recipes but also adventures.

Both Clotilde and the Maloufs will be over for the Festival of Perth.

In celebration of these two fabulous new titles, Spice Magazine has a copy of each book to give away. All you have to do to enter and win is answer either of the two questions out of the latest issue of Spice below.

To win a copy of the new Malouf novel, Turquoise, answer this question; whose car did Spice editor, Anthony Georgeff, drive on his trip down to Esperance?
To win a copy of the delicious novel Chocolate and Zucchini answer the question; what else does the winner of the ‘Best WA Olive Oil’ at the 2007 Perth Royal Show have on his farm?

So get in quick and don’t miss out. If you think you know the answer email Kate at kate[at]spicemagazine[dot]com[dot]au with ‘Spicy Book Giveaways’ in the subject line and in the body of the email record your name and contact details along with the title of the novel and the corresponding answer.

Best of Luck….

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To be in the running to win a Wüsthof Cassic Ikon 7-piece blockset value of $1699 simply take out a subscription to SPICE before November 30th, 2007.

The winner of the Winter 2007 subscription prize of dinner and accommodation provided by Wise Vineyards was David Verryt

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To be in the running to win two nights accommodation at the Wise Vineyard chalets in The Teahouse and dinner at their restaurant to the value of $150 simply take out a subscription to SPICE before August 30th, 2007.

The winner of the Autumn 2007 Subscription prize of 20 litres of olive oil provided by Fini Olives was Annie Salathiel

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