tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post8988239805171725148..comments2023-10-31T22:22:44.116+11:00Comments on Rita's Bite: Catering to the massesRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-26105583580982894202009-07-02T21:00:14.067+10:002009-07-02T21:00:14.067+10:00No 7.15 Anon, I wasn't a local in the sense th...No 7.15 Anon, I wasn't a local in the sense that I was born there. I worked as Maggie Beers head chef in the year I lived there, firstly living in Nurioopta then at Gawler.<br />Incidentally, my wifes family emigrated as Silesian Germans to the Barossa & settled in as the publicans of the Nurioopta Inn way back when history was documented.<br />I however, am just a city boy with a country heart who has found himself amongst the zeitgiest of the times. However that time living amongst the vines has had a profound influence on me & continues to make its mark to this day still.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-62216581238770252452009-07-02T20:10:04.591+10:002009-07-02T20:10:04.591+10:00He's the brother of Maggie beer anon. Older br...He's the brother of Maggie beer anon. Older brother.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-73297937116985870712009-07-02T19:15:09.649+10:002009-07-02T19:15:09.649+10:00Steve .. alot of Barossa Valley stuff in your post...Steve .. alot of Barossa Valley stuff in your post<br />Local lad were you ??<br />Grew up there myself .. a loooong time ago :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-12184733271241724732009-07-02T17:02:20.103+10:002009-07-02T17:02:20.103+10:00Yep. I should have run off with the best man. Both...Yep. I should have run off with the best man. Both times!ut sihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538141894476024857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-71316143212509026692009-07-02T09:09:58.397+10:002009-07-02T09:09:58.397+10:00Steve, don't feel like a looser - you have wha...Steve, don't feel like a looser - you have what we aspire to - a great marriage with someone you still have heaps in common with, share offspring with, plus love and respect. Your wedding sounds great. Good on your Best Man too!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-9398535703080358962009-07-02T08:16:35.544+10:002009-07-02T08:16:35.544+10:00Boy I feel like an complete capital L Loser with j...Boy I feel like an complete capital L Loser with just the one wedding!<br />1992, Ours was at a lovely (it was back then)little country bistro in the Barossa Valley. Family, friends, amazing food. We were the last to leave, my best man & the Bridesmaid 'got on well' that night also! Next day we all met at the Grenock Creek hotel for a countery before we headed of to the Clare Valley for a few nights away amongst the vines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-34854156034351206982009-07-01T20:03:08.955+10:002009-07-01T20:03:08.955+10:00Sounds like another Rita list coming on .... anybo...Sounds like another Rita list coming on .... anybody with more than three weddings???<br /><br /><br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-69630474841742017742009-07-01T16:55:34.357+10:002009-07-01T16:55:34.357+10:00I have never really enjoyed a wedding. I find the ...I have never really enjoyed a wedding. I find the speeches tiresome or crass...the food uninteresting & the plonk undrinkable. Prof & me have been invited to the wedding of a H'mong hill tribes woman in north Viet Nam which we definately attend however. No running water or electricity but they kill a pig! And, if the speeches are boring, we won't know.ut sihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538141894476024857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-39068719063634803892009-07-01T15:54:29.465+10:002009-07-01T15:54:29.465+10:00The weddings I went to I liked (if such things CAN...The weddings I went to I liked (if such things CAN be liked) were the garden weddings with a celebrant. Not in fancy ``hired'' gardens but people's backyards or their parents'.<br />The stiff church ones with big reception were the worst.<br />Huge expense and many of them (marriages) lasted but a trice.<br />But each to their own. Just make sure it's what you want and not the influence of family, friends or the corporate dream to get your dough.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-13217538114708980212009-07-01T14:49:18.899+10:002009-07-01T14:49:18.899+10:00Hi Rita II. In my own way, I actually did get to h...Hi Rita II. In my own way, I actually did get to have the weddings I had more on my terms than anyone elses. The fact that ideally I shouldn't have gone through the actual procedure is irrelevant (I can say this now after 40-odd years, but obviously it was different at the times). We didn't eat any special meal or have a reception or anything for Wedding 1 because neither of us wanted to, or believed in that stuff at that time in that Beatles-era! Wedding 2 food was also cooked by a chef friend, at my request, with the wedding cake baked by Drysdale. Wedding 3 was Thai food because I wanted it to be, and ditto for the Croquembouche.<br /><br />So even though actually marrying obviously wasn't meant to be (for me), the circumstances were as good as I could get at any given time, and I enjoyed the food at my weddings very much. For someone who ultimately decided to start a food blog, that's pretty predictable and on track, wouldn't you say?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-77893687323486169202009-07-01T13:48:45.234+10:002009-07-01T13:48:45.234+10:00And the one and only reason I have ever regretted ...And the one and only reason I have ever regretted not getting married was that I always wanted to have my "own" wedding, where I could get to do things the way I liked!! I do like organising functions (and helping them succeed), but I always have to do what the client wants! These confessions make me think perhaps I was fortunate in managing without after all... (and the current partner has lasted for 13 years now without the nups, so why bother?)Rita IInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-79113963705360798652009-07-01T11:43:11.969+10:002009-07-01T11:43:11.969+10:00Ahhhh, Ut Si - such reminiscences! Well, where to ...Ahhhh, Ut Si - such reminiscences! Well, where to start for mine? <br /><br />Wedding No 1 was at the Registry Office here in Hobart, which at that time (April 1968) was situated in what is now Drysdale House in Collins St. My husband and I worked together in Geology Section at the Hydro, and took our lunch hour off to get married, then returned to work! You can see what scant regard I have for the process!<br /><br />Wedding No 2 (1980) was at Runnymeade in New Town, with assembled friends and relatives present, then back to mother-in-laws just up the road to share a few vats of 'wet food' (which were probably Beef Strog and Chicken a la King or something 80's like that) served with rice!<br /><br />Wedding No 3 in 1999(yes, yes, I really SHOULD have known better!!) was a return trip to the Registry Office which by then had moved down to the bottom of Murray St on the ground floor of the Executive Building.<br />The meal to celebrate (I hesitate to call it a reception) was held next day at home, catered principally by me with the hands-on assistance of many good friends, and was Thai food, with the good old Croquembouche for a wedding cake - which unfortunately I didn't get to taste, much as I would have loved to!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-57931196002186707822009-07-01T10:41:08.862+10:002009-07-01T10:41:08.862+10:00You are so going to be sorry you asked Sergie.
We...You are so going to be sorry you asked Sergie.<br /><br />Wedding #1 <br />My olds had a restaurant...very convenient & soo laid back I nearly fell asleep on top of the croque en bouche (true!)<br /><br />Wedding #2 Japanese garden, Botanic Gardens, Hobart...then off to the restaurant at the former Woodbridge hotel with the 2 witnesses & celebrant...restaurant empty 'cos it was AFL Grand Final Day...soo laid back we didn't even have a cake (when the chef discovered that we were there to celebrate our nups he baked us a mud cake...well, it was the 80's <br />...with a divine ganache dotted with violets) <br /><br />Impending Wedding #3<br />Cuba...that's what I get for marrying a commie.<br /><br />How about you Rita babes?ut sihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538141894476024857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-76020528577264311692009-06-30T20:09:20.225+10:002009-06-30T20:09:20.225+10:00No, but it was laid-back and humble. Just immediat...No, but it was laid-back and humble. Just immediate family.<br />I'm not saying this is the case here, but so many weddings have become over the top and show-off. ``I'll beat yours'' sort of thing.<br />They spend a fortune. I'd rather they kept the dosh towards a home.<br />But the wedding and the honeymoon cost a small fortune.<br />What did you do Ut Si? If you can ask, so can I.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-40142040204690879022009-06-30T18:51:25.349+10:002009-06-30T18:51:25.349+10:00Hey Sir G,
Did you and Lady G have quickie down a...Hey Sir G, <br />Did you and Lady G have quickie down at the registry office?ut sihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538141894476024857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-20642313924572424582009-06-29T18:27:30.712+10:002009-06-29T18:27:30.712+10:00To our wonderful Rita. As the newly weds, we would...To our wonderful Rita. As the newly weds, we would like to Thank you for all your tireless work. Honestly all the Wedding Planners throughout Hobart ought to be scared....... If you ever decided to go into Business doing Event Organising or Weddings then they will all be out of Business!!!!!! It honestly was the best day of our lives and to us everything was perfect and went seamlessly. we can't thank you enough. All our love the Love Birds.<br /><br />P.s Are you sure it was only 3 Glasses???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-8467801717009290902009-06-29T18:09:09.105+10:002009-06-29T18:09:09.105+10:00God I hate weddings. Why do people need all this p...God I hate weddings. Why do people need all this paraphernalia?<br />Just keep it simple.sir grumpynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-73085040565414620472009-06-29T11:12:41.592+10:002009-06-29T11:12:41.592+10:00Having been a lucky guest at the aforementioned we...Having been a lucky guest at the aforementioned wedding, I can say that it was nothing less than perfect and I was totally oblivious to any little hiccups which had occured. It was an honour to be invited to such a grand occasion. Congratulations! to all concerned. <br /><br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-31418970520079579642009-06-28T07:27:24.617+10:002009-06-28T07:27:24.617+10:00Maggie - that may well be the case for many, but i...Maggie - that may well be the case for many, but in my own case, I feel much better on the other side of the fence! I'd take the organisation of a function any time above attending one. I suppose for me I could equate it (that is, organising a function) to successfully completing a crossword puzzle. Sometimes you can't find those 2 final answers in order to complete the crossword puzzle - and so it is with function organisation. Most things go to plan but there always seem to be a few things which are the sticking points.<br />Steve - I'm sorry but the J-Lo reference missed me - please explain!<br />TG - no, am up and ready to attend a brunch at 9.30 am.<br />You'll all be amazed to hear that normally teetotal Rita actually succumbed to a drink or 2. The wine of choice (not sure if GP would actually classify it as a wine worthy of mention) for the wedding by bride was a Moscato. I loved it, and actually had 3 glasses - a totally foreign reaction for Rita! I had a brief glimpse at the world of alcoholism last night, as I sternly rebuked myself after finishing my 3rd glass and feeling like another! I'm afraid that's as close as Rita will ever get to being drunk!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721723151185687327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-10055959761096189432009-06-28T00:25:28.056+10:002009-06-28T00:25:28.056+10:00Oh dear Rita! You sound like tomorrow should be s...Oh dear Rita! You sound like tomorrow should be spent tucked up in bed recuperating.Tassiegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01937005091364457746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-51144350305786831062009-06-27T17:38:07.437+10:002009-06-27T17:38:07.437+10:00Good on you Rita, you'd give J-Lo a run for he...Good on you Rita, you'd give J-Lo a run for her money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089273951617856289.post-48658190786362009232009-06-27T16:09:29.034+10:002009-06-27T16:09:29.034+10:00I feel working a wedding is no where near as enjoy...I feel working a wedding is no where near as enjoyable as going to them. There is a sense of accomplishment when a big event comes to a close. I hope you had a well earned drink or two as a reward to all your hard work.Nolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04832101520413940500noreply@blogger.com