potatoes and silverbeet alongside
Apiaries 8 honeycomb and The Grain
Family French green lentils at the station.
In charge of the showstopping
From the Sea station was QT Gold Coast
Executive Chef Adam Lane, who
prepared The Oyster Province Native
Wild Angasi Oysters with smoked cream
and Bruce Collis Seasonal Wild Caught
Fish whiting with lemon myrtle and
paperbark, andh many more stand-outs.
Finally, QT Canberra Executive Chef
Josh Smith-Thirkell prepared produce
from the paddock. Crowd-pleasing
Schultz Family Farms whole suckling pig
rolls, and spit-roasted The Farm House
Margaret River Arkady Lamb – which
were roasted throughout the day on spits
set up in the alleyways around the
theatre. Talk about drama.3
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AUSTRALIA’S TOP PRODUCE deserves
special treatment, and the team at
QT Hotels & Resorts went the extra mile.
Under the guidance of Event Hospitality
& Entertainment Group Director of
Culinary Adam Petta, QT Executive chefs
from around the country came to prepare
the award-winning produce.
The canapés that circulated on
the night were prepared by QT Sydney
Executive Chef Michael Box. Featuring
ingredients such as Fraser Isle spanner
crab, Torello rosé veal, Meredith Dairy
goat’s cheese and Tuerong Farm
stoneground flour, the menu perfectly
encapsulated the breadth of the produce
nominated in this year’s awards.
Produce from the Dairy was expertly
prepared by QT Melbourne Executive
Chef Andy Harmer, who curated the
nation’s top cheese and dairy, including
Bruny Island Cheese Co. Raw Milk c2,
Pecora Dairy Bloomy and Prom Country
Cheese Venus Blue.
Celebrating the top produce From the
Earth was QT Perth Executive Chef
Nic Wood, who featured Moonacres Farm
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- Adam Petta. 3. Cleanseas Australia Spencer
Gulf Hiramasa kingfish, yuzu & jalepeno. 4. & 5.
From the Sea station. 6. Four Pillars Negronis.
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