Ed Dixon Food Design launch new website- and we LOVE it!

Our favourite foodies, Ed Dixon Food Design have launched a brand spanking new website eddixonfooddesign.com, and we LOVE it!

My favourite feature, apart from all the yummy images, is the simple to use 'Order Online' service provided by EDFD. Now there is no excuse not to hold that cocktail party with the girls, or book those cooking classes you have always promised yourself.

Congratulations Ed and team on the fabulous new website which highlights your gorgeous, vibrant fare and natural talent of incorporating design with food so perfectly.

The Boutique Wedding Market Update

The first ever Portobello Bride Boutique Wedding Market is just a little over two weeks away and we are all abuzz with the excitement of it!

If you haven't already you should check out the The Boutique Wedding Market page here on the blog to find out who all our amazing Stall Holders are - more will be added as we get closer to the Market.

We are excited that Stall Holders such as Ed Dixon Food Design, Skapa Bilda and Georgeous - with the renowned Cecilia Fox have come on board. Also, some of the amazing dresses from Sarah Seven will be shipped over from the US to be exclusively shown as part of the Bridal Salon Fashion Show - what a treat!

We are so honoured to have Bride to Be, Intrepid, Vixen & Velvet and Moth Design as our Sponsors to help make this event happen!

Intrepid have kindly offered a $6000 honeymoon for a giveaway as part of the market - more info coming on the blog about that in the next few days!

There is still time to book your tickets for the Boutique Wedding Market at St Kilda Town Hall, Melbourne, March 26 and 27, 2011 if you haven't already. Click here to book tickets now!

Sydney Market Update:
Due to Paddington Town Hall announcing it will be closed for renovation when the Sydney Market had been planned, it will now no longer proceed. However we do have some great and unique plans for Sydney - so don't despair and keep your eyes peeled for more details in the coming months.

Getting To Know... Ed Dixon Food Design

What’s your favourite part of your job?
In 2011 Ed Dixon Food Design is celebrating ten years!
I look back and think of all of the amazing parties, weddings and corporate events we have catered for and the highlight has been all of the wonderful people we have met along the way.

What are you reading at the moment?
I have a collection of new design and food books that I plan to take on holidays next week to Pambula. My husband and son will be treated to me testing out a few new recipes but mostly I look forward to simply devouring the beautiful food and design photography!

FAVOURITE FOOD TITLE: I’m most impressed by ‘Plenty’ by Yotam Ottolenghi.  It’s entirely vego and he references the fact that we should all consider eating meat a privilege.  That resonated strongly with me.
FAVOURITE DESIGN TITLE: Todd Selby’s ‘The Selby is in Your Place’. If you have not seen the website you must visit www.theselby.com

What are you lusting after at the moment?
We have amazing treats here at our EDFD Abbotsford headquarters.  Every day we are challenged not to eat too many.  Our brownie recipe has not changed for ten years and we have a recent addition of gorgeous French macarons.
Oh....and I would also really love a painting by Gemma Smith.

Top three songs on your play list?

• Anything on Miami Horror’s Debut Album- Illumination
• Anything by Little Red
• And my all time favourite every song on Graceland by Paul Simon

What is your favourite moment during a wedding?
As an event manager – when everyone hits the dance floor with big smiles, a belly full of delicious food ready to relax and celebrate.

Who inspires you?  
AT WORK
A wonderful group of top notch industry partners that we work with every day to produce beautiful events –

• Graphic Designers  - Flight Creative
• Florists -  Katie Marx, Cecilia Fox and Kate Main      
• Stylist - Georgie Kay at Georgeous   
• Photographers Georgie Imhoff, Sarah Wood and Erin Slattery

Just to name a few!

PERSONALLY

• Miranda Skoczek
• Davis Band
  
• Lara Merrett
• Gemma Smith

Favourite Cocktail?
Serving a cocktail or a fruity punch is a great way to kick off any event. From the EDFD cocktail menu I love - Red Tracksuit (vodka, Aperol, Italian blood orange, twist of lime).

What does it take to impress you?
A creative new idea

What is the best piece of advice you were ever given?
Be prepared

Favourite way to spend a Sunday?
Enjoying a long lunch in my garden with friends and family; dining on salads made from home-grown herbs, fruit and vegetables and pizzas fresh from our outdoor wood fired oven.

Black Tie or Casual?
Somewhere in-between.  At EDFD we are seeing a trend towards combining formality and fun. It’s not just about choosing a dress code; the style of your wedding menu has a huge influence on the overall mood.  We are increasingly customising menus so guests are only seated for the main course.  Canapés, entree and dessert are all served canapé style complimented by grazing tables of delicious cheeses, tapas and sweets.

Your suggestion for a new name for ‘Hens party’
Our chef who hosts our Hen’s Cooking Classes hears all kinds of names for Hen’s Parties.  Almost all of which I can’t repeat!

Your favourite hostess gift to give?
A bunch of peonies – I’ve never met a bride who doesn’t love peonies. 

What’s the best gift you have ever received?
My son Lofty and soon after his birth a beautiful Missoni bath robe.

Three words that describe you best.
Design obsessed, kooky, driven

Thanks so much for sharing with us today Ed. We are very much looking forward to having you at the Portobello Bride Boutique Wedding Market in Melbourne on March 26 and 27!

To find our even more about Ed and her team visit:
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