Aussie duo hosts food and wine masterclass
Pictured are Neil McGuigan, John Torode and from United Wine Merchants, Martin McAuley.
Aussie duo host food and wine masterclass
Northern Ireland’s growing number of foodies will be delighted by the ongoing partnership between celebrity chef John Torode and award-winning Australian winemaker Neil McGuigan – a liaison which recently saw the ‘Wizards of Oz’ land in Belfast to conduct a culinary masterclass.
The pair joined forces last year to create the ultimate personal food and wine-matching service and now, thanks to the success of that service, they treated a limited number of lucky guests to a delectable evening of perfectly matched cuisine and wine at Robinson and Cleaver.
Overlooking the iconic Belfast City Hall, the restaurant was the perfect location for chef of the moment John Torode to prepare and personally cook the perfect meal, which was then served with wine accompaniments handpicked by current IWSC International Winemaker of the Year, Neil McGuigan.
The Australian duo grew up in the same part of the Hunter Valley, Australia’s most visited wine region. Their new food and wine-matching knowledge can be accessed via Smartphone by scanning a QR code.
Neil McGuigan admits to being a fan of John Torode’s cooking combinations for many years and believes they share a passion for making and enjoying wonderful food and wine. Their aim with this trip is to make pairing more approachable and accessible to food and wine-lovers in Northern Ireland where McGuigan’s wines are hugely popular, celebrating the sale of a million cases here in 2013 through local distributor United Wine Merchants.
The Torode McGuigan personalized food and wine-matching service will ensure consumers serve the perfect Cabernet Sauvignon with beef, a sparkling Shiraz at a barbeque and a delectable Chardonay with muscles .
John Torode said: “With more people now entertaining and cooking from scratch at home, we felt it really was about time that people were given easier access to clear, simple and fun food and wine-matching advice. Neil is one of the most astute readers of the public palate and tastes around and being able to collaborate in this way and with the latest techniques is so exciting.”
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