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Fashions on the Field

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The 2009 Port Macquarie Cup Fashions on the Field.

Signature Dish 2009

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:18:02 +0000

12 of the best chefs from Port Stephens to Coffs Harbour go head to head at the second annual Mid North Coast Signature Dish Awards.

Special guest judge, Serge Dansereau from the Bathers Pavilion at Sydneys Balmoral Beach, and fellow judges John Cassegrain from Cassegrain Wines and North Coast Institute of TAFE cooking teachers, Matthew Armstrong and David Baker had a tough time picking the winner from this years high standard.

Lauren Charlton from FocusTV was on hand to find out whose cuisine will reign supreme.

Finalists dishes included:

Lindsay Schwab – Fusion 7, Port Macquarie – Line caught local Kingfish on fried Ricardoes green tomatoes with spring pea and black bean vinaigrette, coriander and a Comboyne potato wafer.

Natalie Jane Samaras - Kingfisher Café, Blueys Beach – Country Roulade of Beef.

Dusty Bowie-Ford - Blue Bottles Brassiere, Woolgoolga – Pork Sirloin with a Prosciutto Muille Fuille and Red Wine Poached Pear with a Mint Salad and Pomegranate Reduction

Ashley Mitcham - Synergy Restaurant, Mercure Centro, Port Macquarie - Fillet of Blue eye Cod with a Sparkling Wine infused saffron veloute, squid in fettuccine, sea scallops poached in acid butter garnished with salmon caviar

Lee OCarroll - Flooded Gums, Bonville Golf Course, Coffs Coast – Garam Marsala spiced duck breast, dug leg confit, potato and apple galette, crispy oyster mushrooms, broccollini and natural juices

Chris Harris - Luxe Fine Food Café and Catering, Port Macquarie – Kundabung Duck Breast in Rotolo of Porchini Mushroom, Pecorino and Baby Spinach

Joshua Mills - Aquablu Bistro and Bar, Nelson Bay – Ocean Assiette.

Chad Simpson - Australis Diamond Beach Resort, Diamond Beach – Tournedos of Wauchope Beef on an onion, tomato and Hastings yoghurt croute with crispy skin snapper, Crowdy Bay King Prawns and a hibiscus relish

Michael Schubert – Rydges Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie – Tea Smoked Duck Breast served with a Spiced Blood Orange Sauce and Tea Marbled Egg.

Glenn Thompson - Zest Restaurant, Port Stephens – Balantine of Farmed Macleay Rabbit wrapped in Prosciutto with Pickled Eschallots, Black Olive Paint and Sauce Aigre Doux.

Todd Richardson - The Corner Restaurant, Port Macquarie – Assiette of Local Muscovy Duck.

David Henry - The Stunned Mullet Restaurant and Bar, Port Macquarie – Crispy Skinned local Mulloway, five spiced cauliflower and desiree mash, baby spinach, Asian herb salad, and Omani lime infused yellow curry.

Mid-North Coast Tourism Awards

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:25:37 +0000

Candice Rose walks the red carpet with the who’s who of the Mid-North Coast tourism industry at the annual awards night held at the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie.

Port Macquarie 2030 Forum

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:03:49 +0000

FocusTV visits the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council’s 2030 Forum.

Morning of the Earth

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:07:35 +0000

In the lead up to the Morning of the Earth concert at Cassegrain Winery in Port Macquarie. We catch up with some of Port Macquarie’s most iconic surfers from the 70′s for focusTV.

The Observatory Resort

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:52:30 +0000

The Observatory Resort in Port Macquarie aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2012. A huge achievement for a large hotel. At the offical launch party Louise Beaumont talks to Chris and Trish from the Observatory, and some of the other local businesses involved in helping them go green, for focusTV.

Oysters in the Vines

admin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:16:55 +0000

The 2009 Cassegrain Oysters in the Vines was a great day out. The Oysters from the Port Macquarie and Camden Haven areas in the Hastings area are known as some of the best in Australia. Fresh local oysters were available on the day, freshly shucked from The Big Oyster and Armstrong Oysters. Plus on offer was a great selection of flavored Oysters from Ca Marche Restaurant, Synergy Restaurant, Silverspoon Catering and the Bay Street Brasserie at Panthers. Wine and Oysters are a perfect match and we’re lucky enough to live in an area that has the best of both almost anywhere in Australia.

Festival of the Sun ’08

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:25:08 +0000

The 2008 Festival of the Sun held in Port Macquarie was a great event. Candice Rose takes a tour through the crowd for focusTV. Meet long lost twins, learn how you can be a wizard with magical powers, why leather is the ‘in’ fashion of fotsun 2008 and ‘Roach’ makes his debut as a news reader. See you in 2009.

Latin Dance

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:49:51 +0000

Candice Rose takes a visit to the Latin Dance school in Port Macquarie and chats with dance instructor Michael Madden about his passion for latin dance.

Signature Dish 08

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:34:46 +0000

12 of the local area’s best chefs go head to head to find out who has the best Signature Dish of the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales. Chefs from Rydges, Luxe, The Corner, Stunned Mullet, Fusion 7, Kingfisher Cafe, Zest Restaurant, Tellers Restaurant, Oceanside at Hawksnest, Kingfisher Cafe and Flooded Gums Restaurant all compete for the title.

Signature Dish

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:46:17 +0000

The launch event for the Mid-North Coast Signature Dish awards. Hosted by Kenny Little’s, the chefs from The Corner Restaurant and the Stunned Mullet go head to head in Port Macquarie.

Behind the scenes

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:06:27 +0000

Ever wondered what goes into one of our covers? We take you behind the scenes for our September issue featuring Port Central’s Fashions on the Field, celebrating one of the biggest days on our local calender, the Port Cup.