The Good Food and Disappointment Show

When I heard that Gordon Ramsay was going to be at this year’s good food and wine show, I knew I had to be there. Unfortunately for me the tickets were super expensive so I spent a lot of time um-ing and ah-ing about whether or not it’s worth buying the cheap tickets and sitting in the back and if I can actually afford to buy the more expensive ticket.

 Eventually I realized that if I could get R100 from 10 people I would be able to buy the ticket, but why would anyone just give me R100? So I decided to sell cupcakes, 1 batch for R100 and they can be claimed whenever the buyer wants them. My first 10 batches of cupcakes sold really quickly and I was on my way to see Gordon.

 

Gordon Ramsay

All I can say is what a waste of money. Everything was so rushed and impersonal. They wouldn’t let us take photos, the ‘canapés’ were cheese and crackers and he cooked steak and creamed spinach. What a let down!!

As for the rest of the show, and this opinion probably has a lot to do with my long day and huge disappointment with Gordon, but how boring can things be??

Apart from a few stands where the owners really loved what they were up too, everyone looked super bored. Most people just stared at me when I looked at their products and didn’t offer any information. And what a rip off, R20 for 1 macaroon at one of the stalls I visited...

That said... there were some delicious and fantastic things going on.

My bosses super clever family for example-

Her sister Amy’s delicious Clarks family original sticky plum sauce...  I don’t even feel the need to explain this any further. 

Amy's Sticky plum sauce stand



Aaaand her cousin heather (aka pronto mamma) and her amazing slow roasted cherry tomatoes, spicy marinated mushrooms and sauces. YUM YUM YUM!!




Pronto Mamma



Other than that there were some interesting stands with everything from cheeses, to cured meats, delicious sarmies, preserves, real French fries, weird and wonderful kitchen gadgets and the hottest hot sauces you’ve ever tasted.




Other Stands and friendly people and stuff

 

But all those good stands just couldn’t make up for the bad ones and the bad taste left in my mouth. Very disappointed this year.