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Australia’s largest cheese festival, CheeseFest, took place last weekend at Rymill Park in Adelaide.

We arrived just after midday on Sunday and got stuck straight into the serious business of the day: sampling and learning about all the wonderful cheeses and dairy products on display from companies including Barossa Valley Cheese Company, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek, Island Pure, La Casa Del Formaggio, Milawa Cheese Company, Udder Delights, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter and Woodside Cheese Wrights.

I’m in fromage heaven.

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Down here in South Australia we like to do things in a big way. The Big Orange at Berri. The Big Rocking Horse in the Adelaide Hills. The Big Lobster in Kingston. I’m not sure what that says about our state psyche but we like to make a noticeable splash.

We’re not just talking about fibreglass and steel tourist attractions either. The Adelaide Fringe is Australia’s largest arts festival while our festival of cheese, CheeseFest, is Australia’s #1 cheese festival.

Created a mere six years ago by Founder/Director Kris Lloyd (manager and head cheesemaker of Woodside Cheese Wrights), CheeseFest is an outdoor festival at Rymill Park that showcases South Australia’s and Australia’s wonderfully talented cheese producers. You can enjoy cheese sampling, cheese cooking, cheese making demonstrations and even cheese master classes.

Celebrity Chefs appearing this year include patron Simon Bryant (The Cook and the Chef, ex The Hilton), Callum Hann (MasterChef 2010 runner up) and Paul Wood (My Kitchen Rules).

CheeseFest 2011 is showcasing a wonderful lineup of food and wine producers:

Cheese stalls

• Alexandrina Cheese Company, SA
• Australian Specialty Cheese Association, Aust
• Barossa Valley Cheese Company, SA
• B.-d. Farm Paris Creek, SA
• Island Pure, SA
• La Casa Del Formaggio, SA
• La Vera Fine Cheese Producers, SA
• Milawa Cheese Company, VIC
• TAFE SA Adelaide North Regency Campus, SA
• Udder Delights, SA
• Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, Vic
• Woodside Cheese Wrights, SA

Food stalls

• Cocolat, Adelaide
• Coriole Regional Platters, Mc Laren Vale
• Grace the Establishment, Adelaide
• Hotel Tivoli, Adelaide
• James Orlando
• Marrakech Restaurant, Adelaide
• Spice Kitchen, Adelaide
• Salopian Inn, Mc Laren Vale
• Twelve Tables Desserts, Adelaide

Beverage Stalls

• Brew Boys, Adelaide
• Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale
• Hart of the Barossa, Barossa Valley
• Kirrihill Wines, Clare Valley
• McLaren Vale Beer Company, McLaren Vale
• Nepenthe Wines, Adelaide Hills
• Shingleback Wine, McLaren Vale
• The Hills Cider Company, Adelaide Hills
• Tomich Hill Wines, Adelaide Hills
• Whistler Wines, Barossa Valley
• Zema Estate, Coonawarra

See you there.

CheeseFest 2011
Saturday October 15 12.30pm – 7pm & Sunday 16 October 11.00am – 6.00pm
Rymill Park, Adelaide City
Cost: $15 Entry one day or $25 two day pass (includes Official CheeseFest souvenir wine glass, cheese tastings, cooking demonstrations, Coles Alfresco Club. Tickets available from Venue Tix or at the gate (children U12 and accompanied by an adult free)