Great night out on the menu for the Ballito Pro Food and Wine Festival

Foodies of all ages are in for a tasty treat with the arrival of the Ballito Pro Food and Wine Festival taking place at Willard Beach on Tuesday, July 4 and Wednesday July 5 from 5pm to 11pm.

This two-night culinary spectacular forms part of the Ballito Pro presented by Billabong festival programme which is all centred around the international surfing contest running from 27 June to 9 July.

‘Freak Shake’ competition

The first evening will keep it cool for the kids with the exciting ‘Freak Shake’ competition for ages 6 to 13 years.

All milkshake-loving children are invited to enter this dessert-making contest which will involve a dash of culinary skill and heaps of fun.

Teams of two will compete to make the wackiest, freakiest shake possible using whatever milkshake ingredients they bring along on the evening. The teams are encouraged to dress in their wackiest attire and come up with a fun team name to set them apart from the competitors.

The milkshakes will be assessed on both taste and appearance by an illustrious panel of judges including Brand Manager for the Hirschs Group, Luci Hirsch Jackson; as well as the owner of Concha Café, Diogo Barendse.

This winners of this colourful event will be named Ballito’s Freak Shake Team of 2017 with the decadently creamy dessert featuring on the Concha Café menu.

Cook-off

Visitors to the first leg of the Night of Food and Wine will also get to witness some incredible gastronomic entertainment as Darryn Sykes from Illembe surfriders takes on one of the surf contestants in a must-see cook-off.

Things will get more heated on the second night of the festival as contestants play with fire in the Shisa Nyama Proudly African Cook-off.

This smoking hot contest will see teams of two compete in a sizzling mystery box challenge organised by the evening’s incredible judge line-up which includes celebrity chef, Callie-Anne Gavazzi, and Eldry Leibrandt, owner of Shisa Mfethu’s Catering & Events as well as a former Ultimate Braai Master contestant.

Callie-Ann will also be given the platform to showcase some of her favourite ‘beach bites’.

In addition to preparing an exceptional feast of South African fare, contestants are required to assign themselves a team name and dress accordingly.

While watching the exciting contests, visitors to both evenings will be able to sample some of the country’s best vintages at the Wine Tasting held between 6pm and 8pm with R40 buying a glass and eight tasters.

There will also be a Cocktails and Flaring stand, craft beer on sale as well as an Artisanal Food Market with a difference. Local restaurants will be in attendance to entice food lovers with taster menus showcasing signature dishes.

Fashion show

The Ballito Pro Food and Wine Festival offers visitors a host of other entertainment on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings including a view of the latest on-trend fashion at the Simply Models’ fashion shows and best-dressed competitions hinged on the theme ‘African’.

The Miss Ballito Top 3 will also be in attendance and visitors will get the chance to vote for their favourite Mr Ballito while enjoying some dance entertainment performed by Sugar Dance and the Parkour Crew, Street Riders.

Music

Musical entertainment will be presented by Counter Culture with DJ Fuego Heat bringing some soul and funk with a taste of 80s and 90s on Tuesday evening.

The following night will see three-piece South African rock band, Avade, putting on an electric live performance.

The entry fee for the Freak Shake competition is R250 per team and entry for the Shisa Nyama Proudly African Cook-off is R300 per team. To enter email lewaine@fineyoungcooks.co.za

Ballito Pro Food and Wine Festival Programme

Tuesday, July 4

• 5pm to 6pm: Simply Models’ Fashion Show and Competition
• 6pm to 6.20pm: Parkour entertainment by Street Riders
• 6.25pm to 7.05pm: Ballito’s Freak Shake Competition
• 7.10pm to 8pm: Celebrity Cook-off
• 8.05pm to 9pm: DJ Fuego Heat presented by Counter Culture

Wednesday, July 5

• 5pm to 6pm: Simply Models’ Fashion Show and Competition
• 6pm to 7pm: Shisa Nyama Proudly African Cook-off
• 7.05pm to 7.15pm: Sugar Dance entertainment
• 7.20pm to 7.30pm: Cook-off Winners’ Announcement
• 7.35pm to 8.25pm: Callie-Ann Gavazzi Cooking Demo
• 8.30pm to 9.30pm: Avade presented by Counter Culture

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