Ochre Restaurant Wins Taste Paradise Signature Dish Competition
Craig Squire won the award for his Tempura bugs, papaya salad, with sweet chilli lemon myrtle dipping sauce.
This dish was chosen for its innovative use of local ingredients that is the essence of Tropical North Queensland
The Public Vote Winner was Tropical Pan seared Tuna salad laced with a Mango vinaigrette’ by Chriso the Personal Chef with 464 votes
Finalists included
1 Tier of mud crab, mango and avocado from Kewarra Beach Resort
2 Julaymba Journey by Julaymba Restaurant at Daintree Eco Lodge
Three innovative finalist dishes were cooked off in front of the public and a panel of judges at the Pier at the Marina on Saturday 13th November, to declare the winning dish that was considered the essence of Tropical North Queensland, on the presentation and how innovatively the chef has used local regional produce so that every mouthful says ‘Taste Paradise’.