Guests start to arrive, Salt Water Dining.
The sun and wind kept the rains at bay and gave us a wonderful platform for Saltwater Dining at One Mile, North Stradbroke Island.
Guests arrived by the Yellow Water Taxi Service to the Little Ship Club to a glorious sunset, going down on the waters of Moreton Bay. Entertained by the music and stories of Getano Bann, you could start to feel the shoulders relax and the evening started to warm up!
Aunty Margaret Iselin from the Minjerribah Council of Elders welcomed us to country before Aaron shared a traditional song from the island.
Aunty Margaret Iselin
As the sun disappeared, the entrees of oysters and calamari were served.
The oysters were a ‘do-it-yourself’ dish of Murray River salt, sweet pepper, lemon aspens and finger limes. A feast for the senses!
The calamari was lightly crumbed in a mix of lemon myrtle, sweet pepper and a lovely tangy citrus tartare sauce.
Dale busy in the kitchen!
Dale Chapman was able to share her stories from the kitchen, the trade secrets, tips and techniques on how you can start cooking with native foods. Eddie Diamond, the Chef at the Little Ship Club, was also able to share his love for food and his helpful hand with the menu created by Dale.
The main meal was a large serving of local snapper, slowly cooked in paperbark and lemon myrtle, served with a mixture of fresh salads including cous cous salad with paw paw dressing and a sweet potato and taro bake. You could even choose to smother your serving with some bunya nut and basil pesto!
Paperbark cooked snapper with bunya nut and basil pesto.
The final treat was a choice of Island honey Pannacotta and Johnny cakes served with Lilly Pilly and Davidson Plum Jam and whipped wattle seed cream.
Island Honey Pannacotta
Johnny Cakes
The night finished with a serving of lemon myrtle and white chocolate cheesecake before the guests had to catch the taxi back to the mainland.
As the last taxi left, the voices and stories from the event remained, leaving a wonderful memory and taste of the Salt Water people of the Moreton Bay waters.
Getano Bann kept the guests entertained.
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It was the most glorious night - the setting was just beautiful, sitting watching the sun go down…superb food and wonderful company. All the more special listening to the stories. Can we do this every weekend?