Beat offers some words of wisdom about how he goes about creating a successful dish for his Restaurant 'Keller's Swiss and Indian', in Alice Springs.

He talks about using local bush foods, pricing and the whole process of putting together the dish.

Pic: Beat Keller with Rayleen Brown performing judging duties for the Bushfoods Wildfoods Recipe Competition (Outside Afghan Traders in Alice Springs) See: http://bushwildfoods.wikispaces.com for
the whole story.

Rayleen talks about how she uses local bush foods and knowledge within her catering business.

Kungkas Can Cook has become a very successful business in Central Australia. Indigenous owned and run, Kungkas employs Indigenous staff and has provided many traineeship opportunities for young people.

Athol Wark talks with Joy Taylor (Desert Innovation Centre) about creating appealing recipes using bush and wild foods within the hospitality industry.

Through his business Warkabout Wildfoods Consultancy, Athol travels extensively and his expertise is called on both in Australia and abroad.

Dy talks candidly about her Alice Desert Festival Domestic Foodie entries; about using bush foods; developing new recipes; her experience of the Recipe Competition Finals with Maggie Beer at Kungkas Can Cook; and her new Products (a direct result of taking part in the Bushfoods/Wildfoods Recipe Competition)

NB Gurgle = dish washer only!

See: bushwildfoods.wikispaces.com for more information about the event.

Jo's Desert Seed Cake was entered in Heat 2 of the Recipe Competition. Jo was also a driving force behind the Steiner School 'bushfoods' fundraiser cake stall. A gorgeous service that contributed to the general ambience of the event this year!

Pictured - some of Jo's cakes at the cake stall!

Jacob Moore (with his dad Dave) talk about their entry in Heat 2 of the Bushfoods/Wildfoods Recipe Competition.
Their entry - a lemon grass tea and wattle seed damper with quongdong & rosella jam.

1st time entrant Suzi Lyons, talks about how and why she created her dish 'Pomegranate, Bush Tomato & Kangaroo Casserole'; and what it's like to enter a cooking competition! See Heat 2 of the Bushfoods/Wildfoods Recipe Competition 2007 on http://bushwildfoods.wikispaces.com for more info. Recipes available.

Yirara College domestic science class entered a Bush Cook Lasagne dish in the Recipe Competition. They won the Maggie Beer Special Incentive Award later at the Finals Presentations! Linda asks the young women about the ingredients!