Mother’s Day at The Park

What better way to spoil mum this Mother’s Day than a family get together at Centennial Park’s pop up “The Park”. The team here at Katering have put together a special Mother’s Day menu for this Saturday and Sunday only that plays on relaxing and sharing and includes some of our favourite dishes.

Why not pop open a beautiful bottle of champagne and try The Park’s Grazing Plate with prosciutto, Dutch carrots, small vine truss roasted tomatoes, babaganoush, hung labne, crumbed artichoke, watercress salad and toasted Turkish bread.

Or gather the family around and share a selection of smaller plates including:

• Tomato and caramelised onion tart with fresh rocket salad
• Steak sandwich with caramalised onion, aioli and rocket
• Zucchini flowers with fresh tomato sauce and parmesan

For something more substantial we are featuring one of our most popular dishes, a crispy chicken taco with pickled fennel, jalapeno mayonnaise and butter lettuce. Or choose something from our specially created Mother’s Day menu:

• Fish and chips with dill mayonnaise and rocket salad
• Osso bucco with Parisian garlic mash and gremolata
• The Park salad  with grilled haloumi, fresh asparagus, spinach, witflof, mint and lemon vinaigrette

Enjoy an afternoon aperitif with The Park’s cheese platter of blue, brie, cheddar, walnuts, quince and watercress. And from 3pm the pig spit will be ready for our chefs to create warm sliders with apple sauce and coleslaw or a hot lunch of pulled pork, jacket potatoes, sour cream and a pickled fennel and rocket salad.

So clear your afternoon and grab a table at The Park for beautiful food and great cocktails in a wonderful setting to celebrate the importance of our mums.

A Night At Carnegie Hall

Katering had the pleasure of working with renowned chef, Damien Pignolet, to create a special menu for the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) Barry Humphries dinner at Carnegie Hall in Darlinghurst, Sydney.

The spectacular location is owned by Mark Carnegie who has converted the historic church into his home. Surrounded by the perfect mix of old and new, guests were seated at tables stunningly decorated with bright coloured flowers in a room bordered with books and beautiful artwork.

The funds from the evening were donated to the ACO Education Program that provides young musicians with the tools and inspiration to continue their lifelong musical journey.

Guests were greeted with canapés on arrival including:

• Oysters natural
• Spanner crab sandwich squares
• Zucchini custard tartlet with pesto and baby basil

After a wonderful performance by the ACO, the main course was served:

• Rangers Valley short rib of beef, fennel and celeriac puree and glazed carrots
• Warm sourdough bread
• Glastonbury Cheddar with Darling Mills salad dressed with red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil

For dessert, Damien created a beautiful quince and frangipane tart served with cream. Coffee, tea and petit fours were served to accompany.

Katering is always so flattered to work with some of Australia’s most respected and talented chefs and this was certainly a night to remember.