Lauraine Jacobs

Food & Wine Writer

15 April 2013

EVERLASTING FEAST EVENTS COMING UP!

Join me at events in AUCKLAND, OMAHA BEACH, MATAKANA, WAIPARA, OAMARU, TAURANGA, HAMILTON, WARKWORTH and more to celebrate and chat about EVERLASTING FEAST.

  • Wed April 17, 6pm to 7pm, New World Remuera, Clonbern Rd, REMUERA. Everybody welcome to share and celebrate over a glass of wine at the Auckland Book Launch of Everlasting Feast.

  • Fri April 19, 8.45am, Breakfast TV One. Tune in when I will be sharing tastes from the book and talking with hosts Toni Street & Rawdon Christie.

  • Fri April 19, 7pm, Omaha Beach Golf Club Dinner. OMAHA BEACH Celebrate the launch of Everlasting Feast at the clubhouse with a three course dinner from Everlasting Feast cooked by Kats Kitchen. Tickets $25 from the OBGC phone 09 422 7551.

  • Saturday April 20, 7.15am, Radio Live. Tune in to catch me talking food with host supremo, Helen Jackson.

  • Saturday April 20, 10am to 12 noon, Village Bookshop, MATAKANA. I will be signing books and talking about food, at the best little bookshop in the north.

  • Monday April 22, 1pm, National Radio, Trip to Mars. Listen in as I voyage to Mars with Jim Mora.

  • Friday April 26, 1pm -4pm, The Everlasting Lunch at Black Estate, SH1 Waipara, CANTERBURY. A three course celebration lunch with delicious wine matches. Limited tickets $80 from dashtickets.co.nz

  • Saturday April 27, 6.30pm, Everlasting Dinner at Pen Y Bryn Lodge, OAMARU. Join me for a stunning three course dinner with dishes from Everlasting Feast and sumptuous wines. To book; dine@penybryn.co.nz or by phone on (03) 434 7939.

  • Wednesday 1 May, Dinner at Grange Rd Cafe 100 Grange Rd. TAURANGA
    Three course celebration dinner. Limited tickets from the cafe ph 07 576 3660.

  • Thursday 2 May, Dinner at District Espresso & Eatery, 19 Home Straight, Te Rapa, HAMILTON. Three course celebration dinner. Limited tickets from the eatery, ph 07 849 6785.

  • Friday 3 May, 4.30pm, Taste Matakana, Mills Lane WARKWORTH Book signing, food tales and chatter with a glass of wine. Call Andrea on ph 09 425 0302

  • Tuesday 7 May, 12 noon, Authors Lunch, Soul Bar & Bistro, Viaduct Harbour, AUCKLAND Three course lunch with recipes from Everlasting Feast and a glass of wine. Bookings at Soul, ph 09 356 7249

  • Thursday 9 May, 6pm to 7.30pm Time Out Bookshop, Mt Eden Village, AUCKLAND Join me for a glass of wine and food talk and tales upstairs at this superb bookshop. (Just in time for Mothers Day gifts!) Free event but rsvp essential ph 09 630 3331 or books@timeout.co.nz

  • Sunday 12 May Mothers Day, Blenheim Books & Bubbles Mother's Day "High Tea Tarts for Tea" Join me with Paper Plus book ambassador Kerre McIvor for a Mother's Day event featuring high tea with leading female authors! It will be an afternoon of fun, hilarity and spot prizes, with a decadent high tea and bubbles on arrival. Marlborough Convention Centre, Blenheim Sunday, 12th May 2013 2pm - doors open 1.45pm $45.00 Ticket from www.buytickets.co.nz includes high tea and bubbles on arrival

  • Friday 17 May, 4pm to 5pm, Auckland Writers & Readers Festival The Everlasting Feast; The Festival food queen, Lauraine Jacobs, communes with another foodie Graham Beattie in the wake of her recently published memoir Everlasting Feast. Interweaving food with her life story, Jacobs sheds light on both. Tickets from buytickets.co.nz or ph 09 375 3355

21 March 2013

EVERLASTING FEAST COMING SOON

My book launch for Everlasting Feast is on Wednesday 17 April. Everyone is invited. Where? New World, Remuera from 6pm to 7pm.

More events to be announced very soon.

12 August 2012

DUCK MASTERCLASS FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH FOOD SHOW

I am thrilled to announce I will be giving my DUCK & PINOT masterclass at The Food Show Christchurch.

See the post below for a run down on what I will be doing.

Date: Saturday 15 September

Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm

Cost: $50

To book: www.foodshow.co.nz

30 April 2012

DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY & PINOT NOIR

THURSDAY 2 AUGUST (PREVIEW DAY) AND FRIDAY AUGUST 12.30pm to 1.30pm BOTH DAYS

Join me for the definitive Masterclass on duck and pinot noir at THE FOOD SHOW AUCKLAND

"Love duck, but not sure how to deal with it? Love wine, and like to find good food matches? In this intensive Masterclass, I will talk you through everything you need to know to produce delicious duck dishes. I ’ll share secrets for preparing her favourite duck recipes, show you how to prepare twice roasted duck, including halving a whole duck and removing the carcass bones, and explain how to achieve very crispy skin and moist duck breast. Duck tastings will be paired with pinot noir to give you a chance to taste this magical combination."

This is an exclusive amd intimate class, limited to only 50.

Once only opportunity Tickets $50 (with goody bag) from www.foodshow.co.nz

13 April 2012

AUCKLAND WRITERS & READERS FESTIVAL

Not to be missed.Please join me for this inspiring and delicious event

HIGH TEA AT THE LANGHAM

  1. HIGH TEA: THE GENEROSITY OF FOOD

A celebration of love, food and family, this pre Mothers’ Day High Tea treat brings together winning cooks and food writers to talk about how food comforts and nourishes, and how giving and sharing food is an act of love, providing joy, solace and security.

Set in the wonderful surrounds of the five star Langham Hotel, this event brings together Australian food writer and novelist Charlotte Wood (Love and Hunger), Fleur Sullivan (Fleur), owner of Moeraki’s world famous Fleurs Place, and Auckland cook Natalie Oldfield (Dulcie May’s Kitchen) as they chat about the love at the heart of their food and writing with Lauraine Jacobs, one of New Zealand’s most accomplished cooks and food writers.

Event Details Date: Saturday 12 May 2012 Time: 03:30 p.m. - 05:00 p.m. Venue: THE LANGHAM AUCKLAND Category: SPECIAL EVENTS Price: Standard $55, Patrons $44

15 October 2011

COOKING CLASS AT TASTE WARKWORTH 15 NOV

TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER

I will be cooking at Taste in Warkworth on Tuesday 15 November at 5.30pm.

The theme will be Finger Food and Seafood Specialties, perfectly timed for the festive season and the holidays.

T 09 425 0302 TASTE; 2 Neville St, Warkworth

15 October 2011

FEAST FOR THE FUTURE 12 NOV

SAT 12 NOVEMBER Here's a reason to get out and about in the City of Sails, and support a very worthy cause. Children like those pictured above at East Tamaki Primary are loving gardening and cooking at school. But the programme needs to expand.

Feast for the Future will take place in Auckland on Saturday, November 12. More than 30 restaurants around the city will donate a portion of their takings from the evening to the very worthy Garden to Table programme.

http://www.gardentotable.org.nz/

3 July 2011

FOOD SHOW AUCKLAND

A LOVELY COOKING SHOW NOT TO MISS.

I will be in the Celebrity Chef Theatre on Friday 29 July at 1.30pm. Be there and we will have some great gooodie bags to give away!

Great practical recipes too! See you there. Do not miss this opportunity.

3 July 2011

NATIONAL RADIO

Talking with Kathryn Ryan tomorrow Monday 4 July at 11.30am. We will caht about My travels in Sri Lanka and I will share a couple of lovely recipes.

28 May 2011

GOOD MORNING TV

I will be on Good Morning TV on Monday 25 July cooking up a storm again.

Don't miss these two eight minute segments teaching basic techniques to make you a better cook!