On Saturday October 31, Brasserie Bread hosted a Mountain Sausage Sizzle at the Aids Trust of Australia Food & Wine Fair in Hyde Park. Doubling up as the farewell marquee event for the Sydney International Food Festival, expectations were running high for SIFF s last hurrah and everyone brought with them a monstrous appetite for good food and a great time. And let s just say, it did not disappoint! With the sun shining, a live music stage, and people eagerly checking out the food offerings or sprawled across the grass, the Brasserie team sliced, buttered, sizzled, and hustled our way through a mountain-sized heap of delicious country pork sausages and a whopping 37 loaves of French Mountain Bread.
photo courtesy of Simon (http://theheartoffood.com)
Thanks to Simon (http://theheartoffood.com) for the gorgeous photos above.
We had two sections to our stall, the first being the section of sampling and selling loaves, pastries and cakes while the second section saw 5 people working a la sweatshop mode, buttering, preparing and serving food at a furious pace.We had a rotation of people up front, including our lovely orders team (Jim, Nat, Lisa and Joce) who were selling their hearts out.
while Kayan and Babs handled the nitty gritty slicing and buttering of bread
knocking back a couple of beers in the process
Jason and Paul manned up and handled the BBQ-ing of hundreds of pork sausages
Ashley, Maddy (David s girls), Alex and Jeremy swiftly sampled and smoothly sold our loaves at the other end
While the bosses respective partners, kids and guests sat out back in the Brasserie Bread Harem
Even Freddy showed up to push sausage sizzle sales past breaking point.
The sun and crowds were out in full-force, and everyone just chilled on the grass, food in one hand, drink in the other, while a diverse range of live music acts took to the stage. I remember opera at one point… surreal. (PS if you remember from a while back, this was the spot where we had our first Spring Picnic in the Park event)
Fantastic food, great vibes, beer guzzling aside, it was a fabulous day out for us all and a massive farewell to the month of SIFF. Can you believe it’s November already!? For the full set of photos, check out the album on Facebook, or Flickr.
Speaking of picnics, we re having our second Picnic in the Park event this Friday, 6 November!
Location: Wynyard Park (York and Carrington Street, Sydney CBD)
Date: Friday 6 November
Time: 12.30 1.30pm
Cost: FREE
Menu: 6 Seed sandwich roll with Tuna Salad (tuna, boiled egg, oven-dried tomato & wild rocket), mini Christmas Fruit Mince Tarts*only 50 sandwiches will be prepared for the event. Come early if you don t want to miss out 🙂
We re back for Round 2, and we ll be bringing some pre-Christmas cheer to the Sydney CBD. All you have to do is bring yourself, couple of mates if you want to shre the free sandwich goodness around, and don t forget your drink. We ll also be rolling out the usual spread of breads, so if you re lucky (or early enough), you may even snag yourself a nice little treat to snack on for afternoon tea in the office, much to the envy of your colleagues.
To RSVP, click here
In the case of wet weather, the event may be postponed to the following Friday 13 November. Stay tuned to @brasseriebread on Twitter or our Facebook page for wet weather updates on Friday morning. To read on about how our first Picnic in the Park event went, click here.
