Welcome to Taste Gourmet’s celebration of our third year. We opened the doors in May 2006 and have loved every minute of our first three years. To celebrate we are planning a big month with special events, tastings, specials, discounts, a new menu, a special birthday celebration menu and a number of big surprises.
Our first birthday surprise is that all customers who shop during May will go have the chance to play our Birthday Roulette, - yes, a roulette wheel with over $5000 in prizes including a year’s worth of lunches and a year’s worth of free coffees. You can’t lose - every player gets a prize.
Surprise number two is that we are celebrating reaching 4500 members of our Food Club and all Food Club members are getting free gift certificates enclosed with this month's newsletter.
Surprise number three is that we will be launching our Platinum Food Club Membership at the end of May. More details in late May.
Surprise number four is that we are launching our new Gourmet Food and Recipe Guide. This great eight page booklet contains heaps on information about many of our great gourmet food products and lots of recipes and suggestions on how to use them. The guide will be free and available mid May. We are also re-launching our gourmet grocery selection with lots of great new products to tantalise your tastebuds.
Taste Gourmet Grocer & Café is now listed in the prestigious Entertainment Book. If you have the new book, 2009-2010, use your gift certificate to claim your free meal.
There are lots of details included in the newsletter so make sure you read all the news and don’t miss out!
One of the most special celebrations for the year is Mother’s Day and Sunday 10 May will be a really special day in the Café. In fact, we think Mums are so special, we’ll be having Mothers Day Weekend with a special Mum’s menu, free gifts and more. See below for details.
HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE YOUR MUM?? WE'RE CELEBRATING MOTHER'S WEEK - BECAUSE MUM'S DESERVE MORE THAN JUST ONE DAY!
We’re celebrating our Mums this month and Mum’s deserve more than one day so we are having Mother’s Day Weekend Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May.
This is our special guide to Mother’s Day and how to make it perfect for your mum.
It’s really easy - just two simple steps.
Chose the perfect present or gift certificate from Taste Gourmet for Mum
Bring Mum to Taste Gourmet for a lovely family breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, ANYTIME during our Mothers Weekend and enjoy our Mothers Week menu and free gift for Mum!
How easy it that?
Make your Mum feel really loved and special by treating her to breakfast brunch or lunch at TASTE Gourmet Grocer and Cafe.
To make your Mum even happier, we’ll present her with FREE Mother’s Day valued at $15.00 for all Mums, on our Mother’s Day Weekend Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 May.
The free gift is for all Mums who order a main meal at the Café on Mother's Day Weekend (Mum’s need to order a main meal and dine with a second person). So, there’s no excuse for your Mum not having the perfect Mother’s Day!
And remember, you can choose from our usual menu AND from our special Mother Day menu runs all weekend. (Here's a sneak preview):
Pumpkin, Caramelised Onion & Rocket Tart - Oven roasted pumpkin, moreish caramelised onion and tangy rocket sitting in a light pastry base, served with caramelised onion and a side of salad greens, cherry tomatoes & shaved parmesan dressed with balsamic
Pan-fried Spatchcock with Port, Thyme and Plum Glaze - Roasted spatchcock marinated and slow cooked in port and glazed with plum and thyme sauce, served with steamed rice and a side salad of salad greens, cherry tomatoes & shaved parmesan dressed with balsamic
Rustic Lamb Shepherd's Pie with Caramelised Onion Jam - Traditional lamb mince slow cooked with carrots and onions topped with creamy potatoes and served with Taste caramelised onion jam and a side of salad greens, cherry tomatoes & shaved parmesan dressed with balsamic
Thai Green Chicken Curry - Authentic Thai green chicken curry (medium hot), served atop fragrant steamed rice, with a side of mango chutney and creamy yoghurt
Slow Roasted Lamb Shank with Mushrooms, Red Wine & Rosemary - A large tender lamb shank, slow roasted in a moreish red wine, mushroom, rosemary and tomato sauce served with rice and a side salad of salad greens, cherry tomatoes & shaved parmesan dressed with balsamic
Beef Madras Curry - Authentic Indian Beef Madras Curry, a delicious medium hot beef curry with coconut and south Indian spices, served with basmati rice, with a side of mango chutney, creamy yoghurt and crispy pappadum
and for all those Mum's with a sweet tooth,
Individual Citrus Burst Mousse - It doesn’t get any better than this! A zesty citrus mousse, topped with tangy lemon and lime curd on a vanilla sponge base. Served with cream and dusted with icing sugar
Individual Tiramisu and Ice-cream An Italian favourite, a light mousse with a rich coffee syrup centre topped with chocolate flakes and a coffee bite biscuit. Served with ice cream, dusted with icing sugar
Warm Pecan Tart with Cream
A luscious pecan tart in a butter pastry served warm with lashings of cream and dusted with icing sugar
Rhubarb & Caramel Crumble with Butterscotch Sauce & Ice-cream
A layered caramel cake with fresh rhubarb and a crumble style top, served warm with hand made butterscotch sauce and ice-cream
Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce and Ice-Cream
A luscious individual warm sticky date pudding topped with caramel sauce, served with
vanilla ice-cream and dusted with icing sugar
PLUS OUR NEW AUTUMN MENU IS ALSO AVAILABLE ALL WEEKEND
IT'S OUR THIRD BIRTHDAY AND YOU GET THE GIFTS!
We opened the doors for the first time on Thursday 25 May 2006 and it’s been another fabulous year of fun, new friends and some really long hours in the shop and kitchen.
Even with experience, starting a new business is always hard work, so we are delighted to have made it to another important milestone and we greatly appreciate the support of our families, the great team of staff and you, our loyal and growing family of customers.
We think we deserve to celebrate and we’d love you to join us.
To celebrate we are planning a big month with special events, tastings, specials, discounts, our new Birthday Celebrations menu and a number of big surprises:
BIRTHDAY SUPRISE 1. WIN $5000 IN PRIZES IN OUR BIRTHDAY ROULETTE
Our third birthday surprise is that BIRTHDAY ROULETTE is BACK. Yes, all customers who shop during May will go have the chance to play our Birthday Roulette, - yes a REAL (O.K, maybe it's a little smaller than a real one) roulette wheel.
You can win over $5000 in prizes, so come in spin the wheel and win:
Coffee EVERY DAY for a Month valued at $100
Lunch EVERY MONTH for a Year valued at $600
PLUS thousands of dollars in other prizes
This is already such a fun promotion - every time you pay at the counter you get to spin the Taste Gourmet Roulette Wheel! Pick a number and if it comes up, you win Coffee for a Month valued at $100. And you go in the draw to win Lunch for a Year valued at $600. If your number does not come up, you still win because we still give you a gift, which GUARANTEES you one of six great prizes from a free coffee to a $100 gift voucher!
YOU CAN PLAY EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU COME IT! AND REMEMBER, WE GUARANTEE YOU A PRIZE - SO COME VISIT AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN!
We are giving away over $5,000 in prizes so make sure you don’t miss out. The only way to play is to come in! (This is so much fun - you just have to come and try your luck!)
SUPRISE NUMBER 2. LAUNCH OF OUR NEW PLATINUM FOOD CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Surprise number TWO (and still a bit of a secret) is that we will be launching our Platinum Food Club Membership at the end of May. It’s still under wraps and will be launched during our birthday week (May 25-30.) But we can tell you that this very special new opportunity will save you money and give you free gift certificates to use yourself or give away to friends as a gift. More details in late May.
SURPRISE NUMBER THREE - NEW TASTE GOURMET FOOD AND RECIPE GUIDE
Surprise number four is that we are launching our new Gourmet Food and Recipe Guide. This great eight page booklet contains heaps on information about many of our great gourmet food products and lots of recipes and suggestions on how to use them. The guide will be free and available mid May.
We are also re-launching our gourmet grocery selection with lots of great new products to tantalise your tastebuds. The guide will become a regular publication, available every three months or so with updates recipes and product information.
SURPRISE NUMBER FOUR - TASTE GOURMET IS NOW LISTED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT CARD BOOK
Taste Gourmet Grocer & Café is now listed in the prestigious Entertainment Book. If you have the new book, 2009-2010, use your gift certificate to claim your free meal. There are lots of details included in the newsletter so make sure you CALL IN AND PICK UP A COPY - read it all and don’t miss out!
USE YOUR ENTERTAINMENT CARD AT TASTE GOURMET
Taste Gourmet Grocer and Café is has been listed in the prestigious The Entertainment Book for Central Coast and Hunter and that’s good news if you purchase a book.
Using a voucher from the book gets you a free meal to the value of $30 when you buy and pay for a second meal.
The Entertainment™ Book is a restaurant and activity guide that provides special 25 to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers from many of the best restaurants, hotels and attractions throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Entertainment™ Books are only available through fund-raising groups, organisations and corporations as a member benefit or fund-raiser. The featured restaurants and other businesses do not pay to be included, they are selected based on awards, reviews and personal recommendations.
Thank you to every one who has visited the shop and cafe, and told their friends about us, we really appreciate your support!
