Last weekend I went to the Good Food&Wine Show held at Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour. It was my first time attending such a show, besides small Wine&Jazz Festivals I have been to, and I absolutely had a ball there, all by myself – it was Friday so everyone was at work. What about me? I took a day off only to see Gordon Ramsay! Tickets for his sessions were all sold out except for Friday morning, so there was much choice.

Was he worth giving up a day’s pay? I would have to say ‘YES!’ You can call me silly or stupid or whatever, but at least I had a choice and had the gut to say ‘I’m not going in today.’ Most importantly, I didn’t regret in the slightest spending all day indulging in good wine and cheese as I left the show.

Gordon, Gordon~~!! He was exactly the same as on TV, in terms of the way he talks and swear. He gave audience, which was made up of females, a good laugh. I wasn’t a HUGE fan of him up until the show. Now I like him more than before. Appearing on stage with rather dishevelled hair and moving around in a hectic way made him seem so natural and human.

After Gordon Ramsay’s session, I wondered off to the main event to try different wines and foods. It was before midday so I waited til the clock hit 12 – at least I had some sense and moral *cheeky*- and started drinking. But I saw many people walking around, their wine glass stained with wine and their cheeks almost the same colour was wine, when I first arrived, which was 10.20am. Good on them! *big praise for their boldness*

Nice olive oil and balsamic vinegar infused in different spices was a good part of the show, let alone wine, olives and cheese. Cinnamon&Vanilla Balsamic vinegar... how does that sound? What about wasabi olive oil?

I started out being very careful about which wine I choose for tasting, then as time went by, I tried any wine I stumbled across – it’s always the case, isn’t it? *smile* In the end, I couldn’t remember which wine I liked and was thinking of getting. *sigh*

Not just wine, I also went around all different cheese stalls trying nice cheese, and I settled in an Italian cheese section where I had the most incredible blue cheese and creamy soft cheese, which the guy at the stall claimed as world best. He was So right! Unlike French brie or camembert, it had an unusual bite to it, kind of sharp and stinky. By then I was feeling pretty happy from all that free wine, so it was very easy to fork out a big chunk of money I wouldn’t normally spend on cheese. Another surprise, when I heard a voice announcing the nearing end of the show. I couldn’t believe I spent the whole day drinking and eating non-stop. When you are doing what you are really passionate about, you realise how easy it is to forget the passing of time. On the way home with a bag full of cheese and another bag full of 4 bottles of Nando’s I felt pain in my feet. But all for the fun!

This is just an extra pix of a Korean Kimchi stall at the show. I thought it was quite strange to see it there because wine doesn’t go with Kimchi! It might do with the Kimchi pancake, though. For me nothing beats cheese with wine…