Monday 27 May 2013

A food lovers paradise in Port Douglas - Part 1



'Palates of Port'



This weekend saw Port Douglas as a food lovers hub with lots of exciting events to get your taste buds tingling!

On the final weekend of the Port Douglas Carnivale calendar we saw the return of everyone's favourite events along with the new and exciting... 'A Taste of Paradise' showcasing some of the Far North region's finest produce and producers.

First up on Friday night was 'Palates of Port', an event host by Port Douglas Catering & Events at the Sugar Wharf.

Almost 180 guests were treated to an 8 course degustation menu with matched wines prepared by some of Port Douglas' finest chefs from restaurants such as:




Harrison's

Salsa Bar & Grill

Bel Cibo

Nautilus

Thala Beach Lodge

Zai
Sheraton Mirage

Port Douglas Catering & Events



The mouthwatering menu included:


*Mint julep marinated ocean trout


* Chilled rock melon gazpacho with minted crab meat


* Smoked ham hock terrine with crispy hens egg


* Waldorf salad & pressed chicken terrine






 *Peccorino custard, brocolini & shaved asparagus


* Braised beef cheek tortellini


*Seafood tasting plates of seared yellow fin tuna & prawns


* Manhattan ice tea granita



 



* Daintree Tea glazed duck


* Watermelon lime and menthol


* Daintree Estates chocolate nemesis 


* and macaroons!




The entire night was hailed a huge success  and with the World Heritage Daintree Rainforest lending itself as an amazing backdrop and infamous Great Barrier Reef at your feet, could you really have asked for anything better?


 



If you were unlucky to miss out on this year's event don't worry.... it will be back next year and you can always stop by and get your own little 'Palates of Port' any day of the week at one of the participating restaurants!


Harrison's - http://www.harrisonsrestaurant.com.au/

Thala Beach Lodge - http://www.thalabeach.com.au/


Port Douglas Catering & Events - http://www.portdouglascatering.com.au/

For more great pictures of the night you can also visit Cat's Eye Productions atwww.catseyeproductions.com.au/html/

Part 2 of 'A food lovers paradise in Port Douglas' takes us to the new an exciting event 'A Taste of Paradise' where we saw lots of local produces along with some very special guests!

Stay tuned!

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