Winter Wild: Celebrating Tasmania (and the ‘Big Island’s’) thrilling “Off Season” …
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Set your tastebuds on fire as you embark on a thrilling gastronomic rollercoaster ride that takes you from MONA’S spectacular Dark Mofo Winter Feast to the dark dinners, midnight banquets, late-night supper clubs, and magnificent fire feasts that ignite lutruwita/Tasmania's cold, dark nights.
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Brimming with stunning moody images and more than 200 recipes re-created and shared by some of Tasmania’s (and Australia’s) most lauded chefs, artisan food producers and talented street vendors, that cooked up a storm during a swathe of wintry festival and foodie events across the small island.
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Learn how to master the flames with KIWI Vincent Trim, MONA’s Executive Chef and his iconic Heavy Metal Kitchen.
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See ULURU’s stars through the lens of talented KIWI photographer Max Inwood.
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Revive your corpses with a cornucopia of Dark Mofo-inspired cocktails conjured by some of Tasmania's most loved distilleries and bars.
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Uncover some tips and tricks on how to make great cocktails, including “The Perfect Martini”.
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Learn what to grow, forage for, and prepare, for your winter table.
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Float away chocolate sinners on a river of dark molten gold to ‘Summerland’ (Pagan Heaven!).
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Unearth some of the world’s best-known ancient solstice sites and winter solstice celebrations, as well as discovering what different cultures eat at this auspicious time.
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Be transfixed by two deliciously dark tales recreated by UK-based professional storyteller, Martin Maudsley, who regaled a series of gripping winter tales at the Willie Smith Mid-Winter Festival held in Tasmania.
ACCOLADES
Winter Wild: a feast of dark delights 1st Edition (not available in New Zealand) won multiple international awards, including beating the Rolling Stones Book “Unzipped” to win Gold for ‘Best Coffee Table Book’ at the Independent Publisher Awards in New York 2022). It also won Bronze for Best Cookbook at the same awards and Australia Food Book of the Year (Fighting Covid) at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. The book also won Best Self Published book (1st place) and two other categories: Best Book Printing and Fighting Covid (2nd place).
The 2nd Revised and augmented edition is NOT just a reprint. The book contains more recipes, more beautiful moody images, revised/expanded content and refined design. The 2nd edition has been shortlisted (top 6) in the prestigious ‘BEST OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR’ category at this year’s Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, as well as ‘BEST REGIONAL BOOK’ for Tasmania, representing Australia. Results due end November 2025.
Winter Wild: a feast of dark delights has NOT been for sale in New Zealand until NOW neither has it been reviewed or featured in any media articles in New Zealand, to date.