Friends of the Gantry
FOOD
Chef Joel Bickford has collaborated with some of his industry friends to create a special degustation menu, showcasing the talents of some of Australia's best loved chefs and restaurants with a portion of the proceeds going to OzHarvest. OzHarvest is Australia's leading food rescue charity which collects quality surplus food, distributing it to people in need. Big thank you to the five incredibly talented chef's from last night. You put on a spectacular array of dishes!
Joel Bickford - The Gantry
James Viles - Biota Dining
Troy Rhoades Brown - Muse Restaurant
Aaron Ward - Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Young Chef of the Year
Hanna Leinonen - Sixpenny
Starters
Smoked Newcastle Mackerel - green apple - sour cream - wasabi - dill - wood sorrel
-Troy Rhoades, MUSE Restaurant
Potatoes - truffles - smoked corn - sheeps milk
-James Viles, BIOTA
Main
Pheasant, Joel Bickford (The Ganty)
Murray Cod, Aaron Ward (Young Chef of the Year)
Dessert
Sea Buckthorn - carrots - liquorice
- Hanna Leinonen, Sixpenny
Location: Pier One Sydney, The Gantry
Photography: Li-Chi Pan &
Bookings: http://www.thegantry.com.au/ or 02 8298 9910
In an attempt to retain the grand, historic public rooms of the 1860s and 1920s - of which the Café Royal was famed for - these Grade II listed spaces have been carefully restored.
I had the pleasure of staying here for two nights - come and see my photo diary and what I got up to.