Taste of tropics at Mission Beach
What's cooking: Luke Mangan will be cooking up a storm for Mother's Day at Mission Beach.
INTERNATIONAL celebrity chef Luke Mangan will present a Mother's Day Tastes of the Tropics event on Sunday at The Elandra, Mission Beach, south of Cairns.
The Today Show chef, from Glass Brasserie, Hilton in Sydney, Salt in Tokyo and South Food + Wine in San Francisco, will embrace fresh and authentic Australian ingredients available in the Cairns region.
Guests are encouraged to treat their mothers to this unique dining experience in the idyllic and tropical setting of The Elandra Mission Beach.
“I'm thrilled to join Curtis Stone and Matt Moran as one of the chefs who has the amazing opportunity to cook at the Elandra resort using all the marvellous fresh local produce," Mr Mangan said.
"I am truly looking forward to celebrating such a special day as Mother’s Day in a tropical paradise.”
Tastes of the Tropics is a series of professional, highly crafted and informative cooking events, hosted by Australia’s top chefs at The Elandra Mission Beach.
An innovative and exclusive cooking series, Tastes of the Tropics has already played host to Curtis Stone (March) and Matt Moran (April).
In June, Geoff Lindsay from Melbourne's Pearl restaurant will host his unique full moon chilli mud crab gala dinner.
The Mother’s Day Gala Dinner at The Elandra Restaurant starts at 6.30pm on Sunday.
The day package is $90 per person.
Guests will enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner drink on arrival followed by an elegant five course degustation menu where Luke will introduce all dishes and inform guests on how each dish has been prepared.
The Mother's Day menu
First course: Sashimi of yellow fin tuna, Persian feta, soy ginger shallot dressing.
Second course: Prawn ravioli, smoked corn tomato salsa.
Third course: Pan fried coral trout, eggplant caviar, braised fennel and char grilled chorizo, curry dressing.
Fourth course: Poached beef fillet, fragrant pumpkin purée, asparagus, macadamia and madeira jus.
Fifth course: Liquorice parfait with lime syrup.
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