Enjoy a stunning Bush Tucker Lunch prepared by one of Noosa’s most celebrated chefs and cookbook author, Nilla Tomkins of Vanilla Food beginning and ending with specially-crafted cocktails created by the award-winning Sunshine & Sons and Nil Desperandum Rum for an INspiring afternoon of fascinating conversation and bush tucker cuisine.

Guest will be welcomed with a bespoke botanical cocktail using native ingredients and Sunshine & Son’s Vodka that was recently voted the “World’s Best!” before being treated to a stunning Bush Tucker Feast including starters of Wallaby Tartare with crispy salt bush, housemade crackers and emu mayonnaise; Betel leaf with Chili Prawns bush tomato, macadamia Cream and Finger Lime. Mains will include Whole roasted Cauliflower, with roasted wattle seeds, bush honey miso tahini; Papaya salad with native herbs; Roasted Eggplant with native greens & bush chilli and date caramel sauce; Whole Wild caught Fish with bunya nut & saltbush dukkah; and Housemade GLUTEN-FREE Smoked Damper with macadamia butter!

Chef Nilla and distiller Matt Hobson will share their stories between courses, culminating with an interactive Q&A session and giveaways before adjourning to Vanilla Food’s Kitchen Garden gazebo for Native Tiramisu dessert together with a small batch organic spiced rum from Nil Desperandum, Australia’s only certified organic rum.

Additional cocktails and Australian organic natural wines, craft beer and kombucha will be available for purchase.

Ticket Information

• Tickets: $120 + booking fees.
• Tickets include: 3 course menu, welcome and farewell cocktail (additional drinks available for purchase). Plus loads of delicious lucky door prizes to be won and products available for purchase.
• Ticket sales close: Friday 31st May 12pm.
• Dietary requirements are available.
• Tickets are strictly limited to six (6) tickets per purchase - large group bookings are not available for this event.This is a licensed event and all ticket holders must be 18+.
• $1 from every Restaurant Event ticket purchase will be donated to OzHarvest, helping provide nourishing meals to those who need it most – $1 equals 2 meals.
• Please refer to the Ticketing Terms & Conditions for information regarding refunds, transfers and general conditions of entry. Every ticket purchaser must read and agree to these before completing their purchase.

Menu

~ On Arrival ~

Sunshine & Sons Specially-Crafted cocktail featuring native botanicals and the Vodka voted the World’s Best!

~ Starter ~

Wallaby tartare with crispy salt bush, & housemade crackers with Emu mayonnaise

Betel leaf with chili prawns, bush tomato, macadamia cream, finger lime

~ Middle ~

Whole roasted Cauliflower, with roasted wattle seeds, bush honey miso tahini

Papaya salad with native herbs

Roasted Eggplant with native greens & bush chilli and date caramel sauce

Whole Wild caught Fish with bunya nut & saltbush dukkah

Housemade GLUTEN-FREE Smoked Damper with macadamia butter

~ End ~

Native Tiramisu with a small batch organic spiced rum from Nil Desperandum

**menu subject to change according to availability of ingredients.