You might have heard that I’ve teamed up with the iconic Aussie brand Wiltshire to produce some BBQ tools ‘with a bit of a difference’.
 
I think cooking should be relaxing and a pleasure - and having the right tools at your fingertips certainly helps!
 
So my Precision BBQ Spatula has been created with special grooves to make flipping food easier, a sausage splitter, prongs for piercing and tenderising, a cutting edge which doubles as a scraper and a curved laser edge for superior knife-like cutting and slicing.  Plus, the handle’s hook doubles as a bottle opener, a handy necessity for most BBQ chefs!   RRP $12.99.
 
The barbie isn’t over when the food’s ready, of course.  
 
My Precision BBQ Tong is a lightweight, modern looking take on the traditional tong. It has a superior slide bolt locking device that ensures the tong doesn’t close when in use, and is stylish enough to use at the table, not just at the barbie. RRP $12.99.
 
They’re made from brushed stainless steel, and also come in a duo pack at just RRP $22.99.
 
If you’re interested in checking them out, have a look in Big W and leading independent kitchen or hardware stores.  Or call McPherson’s Consumer Products, phone 1800 65 11 46, to find out your nearest stockist.

From Uruguayan Chicken to Mexican Suckling Pig, Japanese Robatayaki Vegetables to Singapore Chilli Crab, OUTDOOR includes delicious barbecue recipes from all over the world – using every kind of barbecue you could imagine. Whether your pride and joy is a simple wire rack over an open fire, an everyday kettle barbecue or a gas-fired hotplate with all the bells and whistles, the recipes can be cooked on any equipment, as demonstrated by Ben in OUTDOOR.

In OUTDOOR you’ll also find the best drinks to keep the temperature down as the grill heats up… Why not try a Dark and Stormy, the classic Cuban cocktail, or a Kiwi twist on the famous English summer tipple, the Southern Cross Pimm’s? Then round off a night under the stars with some delicious desserts, such as a wonderful Mixed-berry Meringue Swiss Roll or the refreshing Grilled Pineapple with Rum, Ginger and Lemongrass. And of course there are recipes for rubs and marinades, breads, salads and vegetables – everything you’ll ever need to make your barbecues the best in the neighbourhood. So pick up your copy of OUTDOOR and get grilling!

Outdoor can be bought from Borders, Angus & Robertson, Dymocks, David Jones, Myer & ABC shops, or wherever good books are sold.

Surfing the Menu Again follows celebrity chefs Ben O’Donoghue and Curtis Stone on their second cooking tour of Australia.

The book of the second popular series of the ABC’s Surfing the Menu. Filming around the country, Ben and Curtis avail themselves of the amazing regional produce to concoct delicious recipes to tempt any palate.

As well as the twenty-five recipes that appear in the series, Surfing the Menu Again contains an additional 55 recipes created for home cooking.

Filled with the authors’ passion for food, as well as glorious images from their travels and of course mouth-watering photographs of food, food and more food, this is a cookbook that you can reach for again and again for daily use and for knockout dinner party dishes.

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Welcome to this summer’s new hit series, Surfing the Menu - a gastronomical adventure across the sun, fun and food-filled
land of Oz.

Featuring two of the UK’s hunkiest celebrity chefs, Ben O’Donoghue, from the BBC‘s The Best and Curtis Stone, critically acclaimed international chef, both return home to Australia to tantalise our taste buds.

Available on DVD and video, the boys take you on a journey where you’ll meet some unconventional characters and discover the unique produce of Australia, cooked in some of the most spectacular locations on earth.

From Broome to the Margaret River in the West and Byron Bay to the Bellarine Peninsula in the East, including a detour across Bass Strait to Tasmania for a beer and some freshly smoked salmon. Every episode of Surfing the Menu will have you asking for more!

The DVD features all 8 episodes from the first series:

1. Broome
2. the Abrolhos Islands
3. New Norcia
4. Margaret River region
5. Tasmania
6. Vicotoria’s Bellarine Peninsula
7. Hunter Valley
8. Byron Bay

Surf over to the Surfing the Menu web site!

Rated: PG - Duration: 208 mins. - 2004 - PAL Format - Region 4 DVD

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Back from last year’s hot summer treat, Australia’s hunkiest celebrity chefs, Ben O’Donoghue (BBC’s The Best) and Curtis Stone (My Restaurant Rules) head back home for another gastronomical trip around Australia in their new DVD release, Surfing the Menu Series 2.

As seen recently on ABC-TV, this new series features twice the adventure, fun and excitement as the two world-class chefs once again escape their London kitchens to embark on an Aussie adventure of a lifetime.

With their surfboards and boning knives packed, they’ve hijacked a film crew to cook up a Gourmet Adventure Series that’s one part travel show and two parts cooking show; you won’t be able to decide which is tastiest - the places they take you, the dishes they create, or the boys themselves!

Travel to the Ningaloo Coast, Kakadu, Cairns Highlands, Albany, Mornington Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Freo and Rotto, and Sydney, to meet some unconventional characters and discover the unique produce of Australia, cooked in some of the most spectacular locations on earth.

Rated: PG - Duration: 225 mins. - Released: 2005 PAL Format - Region 4 DVD

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What happens when two top chefs and one experienced cook all pit their wits against each other in an exciting new BBC2 cookery series to find the very best recipes?

Each week Paul Merrett (The Greenhouse), Ben O’Donoghue (Monte’s) and Silvana Franco (food writer and home economist) compete against each other to serve up the very best dish to a panel of food-loving judges.

Categories include everything from the best sandwich or soup recipe to the best pasta or chicken dish, and the result is a collection of 60 fabulous recipes gathered together in The Best cookbook.

Can Silvana’s Tuna and horseradish burger rival Paul’s Seared black pepper tuna, or will Ben win with his Warm braised tuna salad? All the recipes are simple to prepare and use readily available ingredients so now you can decide for yourself which is the best recipe and serve up delicious home-cooked meals in the process.

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