Talk & taste: spring gleaning

Sunday 19 September - 11:00 am

Gathering wild foods and conserving surplus seasonal crops is a passion of the Watkins-Sully family at the old Reidsdale cheese factory. Discover how to use unusual ingredients from unexpected places. $20 per person - bookings essential

Preservation Sunday Lunch

Sunday 19 September - 12:00 pm

with dishes inspired by found foods and preserved produce, Janet Jeffs creates a memorable feast. $30 per person - bookings essential

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Talk & taste: growing good food

Sunday 17 October - 11:00 am

Good growers like to share their knowledge with home gardeners – discover the global effects of growing your own good food. $20 per person - bookings essential

Gardeners' Sunday Lunch

Sunday 17 October - 12:00 pm

For springtime we salute new asparagus, delicious broad beans, and our first strawberries at a lunch full of fresh new flavours and seasonal goodness. $30 per person - bookings essential

Talk & taste: garlic time

Sunday 14 November - 11:00 am

Celebrated Jembaicumbene Creek growers Gilles Bonin & Victoria Clutterbuck talk about growing, harvesting, cooking and storing garlic.Tastes will include garlic scapes as well as sensational freshly harvested garlic. $20 per person - bookings essential

Spring Harvest Sunday Lunch

Sunday 14 November - 12:00 pm

Spring crops from the Canberra region star in this special menu, including, of course, new garlic. $30 per person - bookings essential

THE KITCHEN CABINET AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE
OPEN 9am-5pm EVERY DAY
GINGER LANE ENTRANCE (AT REAR OF OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE)
QUEEN VICTORIA TERRACE CANBERRA ACT 2600
TEL: (02) 6270 8156 OR (02) 6273 4366 FAX: (02) 6273 4266
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The Kitchen Cabinet in spring

Springtime
Blossoms are everywhere and from Ingelara we have the very first spring garlic, as well  as their  very last  potatoes - serve with Thirlmere duck and some new Jerusalem artichokes to celebrate spring!

 Kitchen Cabinet gift vouchers
Just in time for Fathers' Day - so Dad can choose his favourites from The Kitchen Cabinet, or the event of his choice from The Kitchen Cabinet calendar. Download a request form

Canberra Apple Calendar
While we wait for next summer's first apples, the Apple Calendar keeps us company with a guide to local varieties. Download your copy

In season: September

FRUIT
cumquat
grapefruit
lemons
mandarins
oranges
tangelos

NUTS
pecans
pistachios

VEGETABLES
Asian greens
Beetroot
Broccoli
Cabbage

Cabbage - Savoy
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Coriander
Fennel
Garlic - spring
Horseradish
Leek
Potatoes - last
Pumpkins - last
Radicchio
Spinach - English
Sorrel
 

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