Simmone’s Café and Catering
Catering legend Simmone Logue will lavish the festival with creations from her new cookbook In the kitchen. Try her delights at the Friday night opening address with Stan Grant ($40), Saturday lunchtime book launch for Meredith Jaffé’s The Fence, Saturday dinner ($100) and film night ($40). Simmone’s Café will be open throughout the festival. It will offer homemade fruit muffins, freshly baked croissants and sweet cakes, tarts and brownies to satisfy that sweet tooth. Lunch options include hearty pies, stuffed baguettes, summery Vietnamese rice paper rolls and colourful salads.
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Friday Opening Night supper
Antipasto dips and olives and rustic rosemary and garlic toasts
Moroccan lamb with fruity couscous, eggplant and tomato kasundi, yoghurt and tahini
(vegetarian option available)
Saturday Movie Night at the Hall
Trout rillettes with lavosh
Baguette with poached chicken, basil pistou, mayonnaise, roasted tomato and watercress
Couscous salad with roasted pumpkin, fresh herbs, pomegranate & tahini yoghurt dressing
Caramelised apple & frangipane tart
Vegetarian option:
Chickpea & Garlic Dip with Lavosh
Baguette with roasted Aubergine, Red Pepper Jam, Grilled Haloumi & Rocket
Roasted beetroot, mescaline salad with chevre, toasted walnuts, red wine & eschalotte vinaigrette
Chocolate & almond cake
Saturday Night Festival dinner
Simmone will introduce each course and share with us her sources of inspiration for her cooking.
Asparagus goat’s cheese tart
Roasted spatchcock with green olives, fennel, oregano and preserved lemon
Flourless chocolate torte with berries and double cream
Vegetarian option Pumpkin, sage and ricotta cannelloni with toasted pine nuts & roasted tomato sauce.
All dishes from In the kitchen by Simmone Logue
Vegetarian options available by advance request to Catherine@stalbanswritersfestival.com.au
Please note that we cannot cater for all special diets so check carefully before deciding to join us for dinner. Alternatives cannot be created on the night.
SIMMONE’S CAFÉ
Saturday breakfast
House baked muffins in assorted fruit flavours $5
Freshly baked assorted sweet pastries and croissants $5
Coffee/Tea $5
Sunday breakfast
Bacon and egg pie $8
Freshly baked assorted sweet pastries and croissants $5
House baked muffins in assorted fruit flavours $5
Coffee/Tea $5
Lunch
Freshly baked baguette rolls with a range of fillings $8
(Double smoked ham carved off the bone with seeded mustard, cheddar cheese and roasted tomato; Poached chicken breast with walnut and basil pesto, rocket and mayonnaise; Vegetarian option Antipasto, pesto and feta.)
Fresh Vietnamese Rolls pack with Soy Dipping Sauce $10
Chicken and leek pie $8
Chunky beef pie $8
Thai chicken salad, julienne vegetables, toasted peanuts, crispy shallot – $10
Quinoa Salad with Roasted Vegetables, Fresh Herbs and Pomegranate – $10
Assorted freshly baked cupcakes – $4
All day espresso coffee and tea $5
Simmone’s famous cake, tarts and brownies $5
If you are yet to book festival tickets, the party, dinner and film options are in the ticketing menu. If you have already booked your day or weekend tickets and would like to add any of these food options, please email us at enquiries@stalbanswritersfestival.com.au with the names for each event. You will then we asked to transfer the relevant about to our account (details below) to confirm the booking.
St Albans Writers’ Festival
BSB: 112879 (St George Bank)
Account: 494027464