The launch is for the 11th November 2008 between 6.30pm and 9.30pm. The tickets are for 2 people to attend this inaugural event, which is set to be a fun evening including:

- great food and drink
- live music
- Kraft’s Billionth Jar on display
- Show bags to takeaway

So if you are interested in mingling with local restaurateurs and other St Kilda identities then these tickets are for you. The auction expires on this Wednesday evening. Simply visit www.ebay.com.au and search for ‘Relish Tickets’.

All proceeds from the auction go towards the nominated Relish charities

The launch of the book will be a cocktail evening at Red Scooter on the 11th November - invitations have just been sent out yesterday. If you would like to attend the book launch, stay tuned, we will be auctioning off a couple of tickets on Ebay - with the proceeds from the auction being added to the funds being raised for the two charities we are supporting this year.

Contributions have closed for the Relish 2009 recipe book. Thank you to all of the local restaurants, cafes and bars who have contributed to this great project.

Here are the entries:
Aroma Bar Restaurant - Paella
Amello - Slow cooked pork belly with spiced hoisin and sour plum salad
Barcelona - Gambas al ajillo
Bar Corvina -Chicken & mushroom risotto
Barney Allen’s - The Huey Burger
Bar Santo - Parpardelle al pesto di castagne
Beachcomber - Seafood Platter
Bedouin Kitchen - Ful Medames
Big Mouth - Menage a Rub
Blue Corn - Chilli, beef & black bean enchilada and Churros Niharika chocolate sauce
Cafe a Taglio - Parpardelle Veal Ragu and Torta caprese
Cafe de Cuba - Spanish Omelette
Cafe Neli - Chicken Satay
Cafe Spuntino - Moules et Frites
Cicciolina - Taccozzette with bug meat and soya beans in saffron and mascarpone
Circa - Organic Carrot salad, yoghurt, almond & honey dressing
Claypots - Baked white warehou with couscous & Moroccan spices
Dick Whittington Tavern - Parmesan Crusted Lamb Cutlets
Dogs Bar - Duck Tortellini
Donovan’s - Lumpy Bumpy Roast Chicken
Dweezil - Eggs in Pergatory
Elbow Room - King Prawn Fajita
Espy Kitchen - Kangaroo Steak
Fresh - Organic beetroot, sweet potato & spinach salad
George Lane - Boozy Businessman
Grindhouse - Buttermilk pancakes with compote
Grocery Bar - Free range poached eggs with lime infused mushrooms
Il Fornaio - Chorizo & white bean cassoulet
Kyma - Souvlakaka
Las Chicas - Carrot & Date Loaf
Lamaro’s - Kataiffi Prawns
Lau’s Family Kitchen - Prawn & Pork won ton
La Vintage - Spare Ribs
Leo’s Spaghetti Bar - Fettuccine Salmon
Majong - Chilli, cucumber & calamari salad
Melbourne Wine Room - Mussels with chorizo, tomato & white wine
Mirka at Tolarno - Rabbit & Porcini Ragu
Mr Wolf - Chocolate Mousse
Monroe’s - Veal Scallopini
Pelican - Char-grilled Calamari with rocket, dried kalamata olives & hazelnuts
Pizza e Birra - Panna Cotta
Pur Pearl8 - Singapore Fried Noodles
Red Scooter - Char-grilled chicken breast with prosciutto and shallot stuffing
R Bar Restaurant - Meredith Farm Lamb Rack honey, ginger glazes & sesame crusted saffron mashed potatoes sauteed vegetables and pan jus
Riva - Turkish delight trifle
Robarta - Pomegranate Vanillatini
Sapore - Seafood Linguine
Street Cafe  - Jambalaya
Stokehouse - Candied apple and almond cake with orange mascarpone and nougat
Soul Mama - Pumpkin, spinach & coconut lentil curry
The Galleon Cafe - sweet potato & fetta hash browns
The Olive Tree - Beef Wellington
The Vineyard - Pan-fried New Zealand Salmon
Wicked’s in Elwood - Barley Salad
Wild - Pakoras with minted yoghurt
Yellow Door Cafe - Iron Man Omelette
Zappa - Gnocchi with tomato, ricotta & basil

To purchase a copy of Relish 2008 click here.

Aroma Bar Restaurant - Paella
Bar Corvina - Chicken & Mushroom Risotto
Cafe de Cuba - Spanish Omelette
Dick Whittington Tavern - Parmesan Crusted Lamb Cutlets
Dog’s Bar - Duck Tortellini
Fresh - Organic Beetroot, Sweet Potato & Spinach Salad
Grindhouse - Buttermilk Pancakes with Apple & Berry Compote
Grocery Bar - Free Range Eggs with Lime Infused Mushrooms
Las Chicas - Carrot & Date Loaf
Olive Tree - Portugese Scallops
Wicked’s - Barley Salad

More recipes are on their way, and the Recipe Book is now filling up fast. With the book due out in early October it is currently all rush, rush, rush. The final designs are being worked on and we are now tackling the issue of the name.

Our original name, Bayside Bounty has had to be revised with the City of Port Phillip now on board as a sponsor (Bayside Council is the next Council next door!). Any ideas would be appreciated, currently the strong contenders are:

Signature Recipes
The Gourmet Alliance
The Recipe Connection

I am really pleased to announce that the City of Port Phillip have just pledged sponsorship for the Recipe Book project. This is a really exciting development and has helped to get the project closer to its completion.

Mike McIntosh from the Business & Economic Development & Tourism Unit and Mayor Janet Cribbes have shown much enthusiasm for the project which has been most encouraging as we enter the final days prior to the book going to the printers.

The book is due to be out in the streets in early October and it now includes recipes contributed from cafes & restaurants from Elwood, St Kilda, East St Kilda, South Melbourne & Albert Park. If you haven’t submitted your recipe yet, it is not too late, there is now 7 days to go until the book is sent to the printers, so please contact us today.

Cafe a Taglio - pappardelle veal ragu
Donovans - lumpy bumpy roast chicken
Il Fornaio - chorizo & white bean cassoulet
Lamaro’s - kataiffi prawns
Lau’s Family Kitchen - prawn & pork won ton
Sapore - spaghetti lingini
The Vineyard - pan fried new zealand salmon

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If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this project, please contact us soon at pr@stkildarotary.org.au.