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25 Feb Maude Journeys South Australia
To kick off 2020, Maude journeyed to South Australia as the region to be the focus of their tasting menu from January through March. South Australia is in the southern central part of the country where it is nicknamed the “Wine State. It is home to Adelaide, the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Coonawarra. It is a diverse region that includes the coastline and the outback, providing an array of ingredients including wattleseed, quandong (a native peach), mountain pepper, lemon myrtle, native watercress, pandanus and strawberry gum, to showcase in a delicious menu. In addition to the diverse ingredients foraged, the Maude team was also influenced by the fresh seafood sourced from the coast. Oysters, mussels, cockles, limpets, spiny lobsters, Eastern School prawns, and freshwater crayfish are all thriving in the southern waters. They were inspired by chef Maggie Beer, an Australian legend who runs a cooking school and farm shop which is home to peacocks, olive groves, a quince orchard and a lake. And they visited Hutton Vale, where 3,000 merino sheep roam and are raised for their wool and meat. We began with a bottle of Rieslingfreak No. 4 Riesling from Eden Valley that was fresh and aromatic with notes of lemon, lime, white flowers and slate with bright acidity.![Reislingfreak No. 4, Eden Valley](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002730/Reislingfreak-No.-4.jpg)
![Reislingfreak No. 4, Eden Valley](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002730/Reislingfreak-No.-4.jpg)
![oysters cooked in lamb fat and hiramasa (yellowtail kingfish) with finger limes](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002756/Oyster-Hiramasa.jpg)
![oysters cooked in lamb fat and hiramasa (yellowtail kingfish) with finger limes](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002756/Oyster-Hiramasa.jpg)
![celtuce (stem lettuce) with kumquat and coconut, and a tuile cone with wattlesead, potato and black truffle](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002925/Celtuce-Potato.jpg)
![celtuce (stem lettuce) with kumquat and coconut, and a tuile cone with wattlesead, potato and black truffle](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002925/Celtuce-Potato.jpg)
![Handpicked 2017 Riesling, Clare Valley](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002849/Handpicked-2017-Riesling-Clare-Valley.jpg)
![Handpicked 2017 Riesling, Clare Valley](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002849/Handpicked-2017-Riesling-Clare-Valley.jpg)
![Spanner Crab Gelee](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002720/Spanner-Crab-Gelee.jpg)
![Spanner Crab Gelee](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002720/Spanner-Crab-Gelee.jpg)
![Milk Curd](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002815/Milk-Curd.jpg)
![Milk Curd](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002815/Milk-Curd.jpg)
![Henschke Croft 2016 Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002842/Henschke-Croft-2016-Chardonnay-Adelaide-Hills.jpg)
![Henschke Croft 2016 Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002842/Henschke-Croft-2016-Chardonnay-Adelaide-Hills.jpg)
![Pheasant Broth](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002740/Pheasant-Broth.jpg)
![Pheasant Broth](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002740/Pheasant-Broth.jpg)
![nori sourdough, fermented acorn squash and black sesame Vegemite butter](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002803/Nori-Sourdough-Fermented-Acorn-Squash-Black-Sesame-Vegemite-Butter.jpg)
![nori sourdough, fermented acorn squash and black sesame Vegemite butter](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002803/Nori-Sourdough-Fermented-Acorn-Squash-Black-Sesame-Vegemite-Butter.jpg)
![Spiny Lobster](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002713/Spiny-Lobster-1.jpg)
![Spiny Lobster](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002713/Spiny-Lobster-1.jpg)
![St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 1996 Barossa](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002710/St-Hallett-Old-Block-Shiraz-1996-Barossa.jpg)
![St Hallett Old Block Shiraz 1996 Barossa](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002710/St-Hallett-Old-Block-Shiraz-1996-Barossa.jpg)
![Aussie Hand Pie](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002942/Aussie-Hand-Pie-1.jpg)
![Aussie Hand Pie](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002942/Aussie-Hand-Pie-1.jpg)
![Aussie Hand Pie](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002931/Aussie-Hand-Pie-3.jpg)
![Aussie Hand Pie](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002931/Aussie-Hand-Pie-3.jpg)
![Peter Lehman Stonewell 1994 Barossa Shiraz](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002752/Peter-Lehman-Stonewell-1994-Barossa-Shiraz.jpg)
![Peter Lehman Stonewell 1994 Barossa Shiraz](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002752/Peter-Lehman-Stonewell-1994-Barossa-Shiraz.jpg)
![Grilled Parsnips](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002900/Grilled-Parsnip.jpg)
![Grilled Parsnips](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002900/Grilled-Parsnip.jpg)
![D'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 1998 GSM](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002910/DArenberg-The-Ironstone-Pressings-1998-GSM.jpg)
![D'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings 1998 GSM](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002910/DArenberg-The-Ironstone-Pressings-1998-GSM.jpg)
![Pheasant](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002734/Pheasant.jpg)
![Pheasant](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002734/Pheasant.jpg)
![The Old Faithful 2005 Northern Exposure Grenache McLaren Vale](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002657/The-Old-Faithful-2005-Northern-Exposure-Grenache-McLaren-Vale.jpg)
![The Old Faithful 2005 Northern Exposure Grenache McLaren Vale](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002657/The-Old-Faithful-2005-Northern-Exposure-Grenache-McLaren-Vale.jpg)
![Lamb](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002839/Lamb.jpg)
![Lamb](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002839/Lamb.jpg)
![Frozen strawberry gum panna cotta](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002903/Frozen-strawberry-gum-panna-cotta-with-kiwifruit-winter-citrus-and-lime-leaf-foam.jpg)
![Frozen strawberry gum panna cotta](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002903/Frozen-strawberry-gum-panna-cotta-with-kiwifruit-winter-citrus-and-lime-leaf-foam.jpg)
![Chocolate Rye](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002921/Chocolate-Rye.jpg)
![Chocolate Rye](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002921/Chocolate-Rye.jpg)
![Mignardes](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002819/Mignardes.jpg)
![Mignardes](http://pleasethepalate-bucket1.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/11002819/Mignardes.jpg)
Our South Australian meal at Maude was per usual an exceptional, memorable meal. But, we also enjoyed it while Australia has been suffering with horrendous fires. According to Maude, the friends and beautiful places they visited have remained safe during this devastating time in Australia. However, many others have not been as lucky. So, during the South Australia menu from January through March 2020, Maude is donated 100 percent of the profits from the menu to Drought Angels, Curtis Stone’s #Commit2One partner for the year. That makes our journey to South Australia with Maude an even more extraordinary meal.
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