2017 Exhibitors - Ballina Food and Wine Festival

2017 FOOD EXHIBITORS

WHARF BAR & RESTAURANT

Situated right on the river and in the centre of town, Wharf Bar & Restaurant takes advantage of the stunning Richmond River backdrop. With its open plan dining area, guests will enjoy one of the most spectacular sunsets in Australia, whilst enjoying a great selection of quality cocktails and delicious food. By utilising an incredible selection of locally sourced seafood and the regions freshest farmed veggies, Wharf Bar & Restaurant is a memorable dining experience in the historic coastal town of Ballina for visitors and a favourite amongst the lucky locals. Connect with us on facebook.com/WharfRestaurantBallina or wharfbarballina.com.au

AUTHENTIC SOUTH INDIAN CUISINE (Anna Home Catering)

Authentic South Indian food has been serving delicious authentic vegetarian and non-vegetarian South Indian cuisine to the people in Lismore and surrounding areas since 2008. We specialise in preparing Indian food according to your taste while using the freshest and where possible local ingredients. We cater for all major events and shows in the northern rivers. Read our story and more about our business at www.southindian.com.au.

TASTE BYRON BAY

Taste Byron Bay, Founder Terase Davidson, is also affectionally known as "the girl that makes that Salted Caramel Sauce". The Taste Byron Bay, handcrafted Salted Caramel Sauce is a celebration of local ingredients and has completely taken off in recent months. With a string of stockists throughtout the northern rivers, and across the boarder into Queensland, plus a ever growing league of stockists in Sydney, the Taste Byron Bay Salted Caramel Sauce is one of the many locally made products that is kicking big goals both inside and outside the region. Terase is a passionate local food advocate, and also offers a range of services including; Corporate Team Building Events, Catering, Supper Clubs, Pop Up Dinners, Food Tours and Cooking Classes. You can find out more about Terase and Taste Byron Bay's offering via www.tastebyronbay.com As part of the Ballina Food & Wine Festival, Taste Byron Bay will be selling; Pulled Pork Rolls, Smoked Chicken Wings along with Chocolate Brownies with lashings of their famous Salted Caramel Sauce. Terase will also be one of our local chefs featured on the Festivals Cooking Demo Stage.

SECRET CHEF CATERING

Secret Chef Catering is a personalised catering service that comes to you. We work with our clients to create a dining experience and occasion to remember. We can cater long lunches, intimate dinners, themed events to cocktail parties. Our food uses influences from Asia, Mediterranean, European and South American. Working with local suppliers and farmers we can produce food that gets your taste buds ignited. Kaine, who is the owner and executive chef for Secret Chef Catering, developed his initial skills and love of cooking with the freshest ingredients growing up along the East Coast of Australia. He has spent years in top Sydney restaurants Café Sydney and Longrain perfecting his trade before moving to the Northern Rivers, buying a small farm and starting Secret Chef Catering. Jade, the other half of Secret Chef Catering has travelled the world learning about different styles of service and wines. She has managed top restaurants including Café Sydney, China Beach in Sydney and Fino in London. Her love for food, wine and excellent service is sure to exceed your expectations.

Check our website for more information www.secretchefcatering.com.au

CROW-KET

Crow-ket create European style croquettes using organic, local and artisan produce wherever possible. All served with a selection of home made chutneys and dips and a side of crushed avocado – our croquettes are all totally gluten free and we always have vegan options available. Our menu selection is driven by seasonality and quality to help achieve our goal: to always serve delicious little balls of goodness that hand made with love.

BALLINA RSL & BOWLING CLUB

See Executive Chef Blake Seymour at this years Ballina Food & Wine Festival. Blake has previously won the best plate competition and will be delivering a sensational plate to win back the title! Blake will have a tasting plate of Slow cooked local lamb shoulder, Blake’s smoked eggplant salad, market leaves and sprouts w/ mojo picon You can catch Blake on the cooking stage with Gavin Hughes of Byron at Byron.

BALCONY BAR & OYSTER CO.

Just meters back from Byron Bays legendary Main Beach, Balcony Bar sits perched high above the hustle and bustle of Byron Bays busy streets. Balcony Bar offers views over Lawson and Jonson streets and captures the hippy come surf culture that Byron Bay is famous for. Balcony Bar has established itself as a landmark venue for casual dining, as well as large celebrations, casual parties and as a must-go-to destination for all to visit. Under the direction of Executive Chef, Sean Connolly, one of Australia and New Zealand’s most well respected chefs, the food ethos here is all about simple, fresh & hones flavours “our food is approachable, grown up and easy going. The best quality done simply”

BALLINA’S INDIAN KITCHEN

Ballina's indian kitchen is serving costumers from last 4years at 70 river street ballina. We use fresh ingredients (vegetables and meat). We grind our own spices. We cook fresh everyday. Get lots of love from local people and visitors. We cook north and south indian dishes. Looking forward for more love and support in future. Always trying too do better each and every days.

THE HEALTHY GOURMET - CHEESY STICK

The Healthy Gourmet Presents: - The Cheesy Stick

Cheesy Stick is a typical Brazilian tapioca flour bread, here exclusively served on a stick. We powered if off with some mouth-watering flavours that will make you wanting more: Sundried Tomatoes for Vegetarians, Bacon for Meat Lovers and a Dessert version with Banana & Cinnamon. It is a perfect snack to have with wine and beers. And the best of all it is naturally Gluten Free. Also we will be offering amazing Typical Soups, to warm you up in this cooler winter sun.

Find out more at www.thehealthygourmet.com.au

SEEQA ETHIO-AFRICAN TRADITIONAL FOOD

Seeqa is the mobile version of Mana Chita Ethiopian Restaurant in Coffs Harbour. Since 2012 Seeqa has been serving food at festivals and markets along the mid north coast of NSW. Our menu is drawn from the many ethnic groups in Ethiopia including Oromo, Amhara, Harari, and Somaili making for a diversity of flavours, from super spicy curries to savoury filled flatbreads. In case you were wondering, Seeqa means ‘smile’ – our number one product which comes free with every meal.

PAELLA TIME

At Paella Time we only use authentic ingredients, eg, real saffron threads, Spanish paella rice, fresh chicken, local chorizo and Australian wild caught prawns. We cater many events such as weddings, parties, food and wine festivals, local markets and we do music festivals all along the east coast from North Queensland down to NSW south coast. We are local to The Northern Rivers and business is based in Byron Bay.

SAFYA

WELCOME HOME

We are a tight knit family run place, where we believe in letting the ingredients tell the story.

Our food and drinks are inspired by Egyptian recipes dated back 3 family generations and altered to give modern twist. Our food is free from preservatives, processed ingredients, locally sourced, seasonal and organic wherever possible. Honest, simple, & with love is our belief, with a lot of laughter to. “Safya” means pure and our intent is pure; that you enjoy your time in our place.

Bil hana wel shefa (Bon appetite)

Connect with us on Facebook and Instagram

PIGS RUN WILD

After making some of the country’s chefs and restauranteurs go gaga with his ‘can’t-keep-up-with-demand’(SHOULDN’T WE HAVE “Seriously Free Range”) free-range Rock Chic Eggs, entertainment entrepreneur and passionate agriculturalist CM Murphy has teamed up with farmer and small goods expert Marty Leacy to launch Pigs Run Wild, a variety of Seriously free-range fresh pork products and European style smallgoods that are free of chemical nitrates.

THE MARRAKECH EXPRESS

We are a street food kitchen specialising in authentic Moroccan bites. Hassan Berrada is a native of Casablanca with 30 years experience as Chef Executive. He is the original proprietor of award winning restaurant "out of Africa" in Manly, Sydney. In recent years his focus has been on bringing authentic Moroccan food (a rarity) to the people through his mobile operation with his infectious smile and trademark FEZ hat. Marrkech is a regular and popular vendor at premier festivals & markets such as: Woodford Folk Festival, Womadelaide, Splendour in the Grass, The Falls Festival, Bluesfest Byron Bay, Adelaide Fringe, National Folk Festival, National Multicultural Festival, Fotsun Gympie Muster etc Bellingen Community Markets and various quality food and wine events across Australia. Our operation particularly focuses on the sensory journey of eating fresh quality tasty food. Lured by the soft smoky aromas one finds themself upon a shop front image from a souk in Morocco with colourful displays of "eat with your eyes" food that culminates in a taste sensation of delicious fresh soflty spiced seasoned flavours that would make mother morocco proud. We also have a sustainable policy sourcing fresh local ingredients and organic packaging. For more information check us out on Facebook and view our website

ON A STICK

On A Stick cater delicious and fresh treats all served up on skewers which makes it easy for people to eat at events. As local foodies, we are dedicated to serving up a great range of fresh food including chicken skewers in a range of flavours such as satay, honey soy, smokey BBQ teriyaki and tandoori. We also sell a range of meat balls, vegetable skewers, assorted tapas and a number of other delightful dishes from around the world. We are local to The Northern Rivers and our business is based in Tweed Heads. We specialise in catering at events such as weddings, parties, schools, festivals and food truck events. Feel free to contact us on Online or through Facebook.

SHUCK

If you’re an oyster lover, you are in for an absolute treat. Northern Rivers-based Shuck will be showcasing its delectable house-smoked oysters at the Ballina Food and Wine Festival. Plump, Pacific Oysters are sourced directly from oyster farmers in NSW, Tassy and South Australia and then hot-smoked over natural woods until they develop an irresistible smoky flavour, while retaining an inner hint of creaminess.

They are delicious on their own with a wine or a beer, or great added to dishes like pasta and steak sandwiches. Find Shuck at the festival or for more information visit the SHUCK Facebook page.

THE TASTY PRAWN

Fresh local prawns served up by the Rotary Club of Ballina-on-Richmond.

You cannot have a Food and Wine Festival in Ballina without prawns. Ballina is a town with a long history of prawn trawlers and is home to The Big Prawn. The Tasty Prawn is offering the latest local catch you can get from the net. Beautiful fresh prawns with lemon and some of our chef's special seafood sauce Yum !!

Checkout our Festival Facebook page. Want to know more about our Rotary Club then view our club website or Facebook page.

BONE FISH

MAYFIELDS MARKET KITCHEN

Check out Mayfields Market Kitchen on HERE or on Facebook

OLIVE AND LUCA

DUMPLINGS and YUM CHA

NICO

ALFEDOS PAELLA

2017 COTTAGE INDUSTRY EXHIBITORS

DETOUR EN PROVENCE

Byron Bay Olives Company

Operating on locals markets, today Detour en Provence, which became “The Byron Bay Olive Company” produces some of the best marinated olives, homemade Tapenade or other Mediterranean products like marinated Feta or sun dried tomatoes, with an authentic taste comparable to one you could only find in the south of France.

The Byron Bay Olives Company is an Australian olive company. Here you will find all the different marinades and products that we make. The reason why our olives are so popular is because our olives are unic with a special taste and lots of spices. We always try to use local products but we use provencal herbs to give you the traditional french flavour. Have a look at all our types of marinades and find the one that you like the most.

Australian cuisine is changing, that’s why we are introducing new flavors and ingredients. Tapenade is a famous paste dip made from olives, really healthy, vegan, and gluten free. “The Byron Bay Olive Company” has various types of tapenade available, click on “more” to see all of them.

Detour En Provence will be selling marinated Olives, Homemade tapenades and marinated products (fetta, sundries tomatoes, artichokes)

Check out our Website and on Facebook

EXTRA-ORDINARY FOODS

Extraordinary Foods is an artisan health food company creating delicious natural and handmade health foods. Our products are lovingly made with the finest quality ingredients to create tasty products to sustain a healthy way of life. With Extraordinary Foods’, you are looking after your body by including these superfoods into your everyday diet and also enjoying their maximum flavour, with Pimp My Salad sprinkled over your meals, or crunchy Kale Chips to satisfy that urge for an afternoon treat.

More details available on our website

COFFEE AUSTRALIA

Coffee Australia. Locally Grown. Locally Roasted. We are a local roaster, producing our coffee in Ballina each week.

We moved to the area two years ago to work on farm, to get to know the local growers, and to find the best way to present Australian Grown Coffee to you. We have developed a small range of local estate coffees, as well as blends of local and international coffees. All are expertly roasted in small batch orders and packed in the best coffee storage bags to ensure quality and freshness.

We are pleased to be able to present our Espresso Coffee to you at the Ballina Food & Wine Festival for the first time. Please join us for a fine local coffee at this years event.

LET’S CELEBRATE HEALTH

I create only absolutely delicious meals & desserts that are organic, raw, gluten, dairy and sugar free, as well as vegan.

As a nutritionist, I want all my dishes to be a healthy choice.

I am based in Lennox Head and I sell at the local markets.

This year I am offering my famous Lennox Lime Cheesecake, my decadent fudge and my organic Lime ade.

For more information visit our website Lets Celebratehealth.com.au or Facebook page.

KAHAWA ESTATE COFFEE PLANTATION

Kahawa Estate Coffee Plantation is located on the Alstonville Plateau in Ballina Shire in the Northern Rivers area of the far north coast of NSW.

We are delighted to serve you our premium, locally grown and roasted, award winning, pesticide free COFFEE at the Ballina Fine Wine and Food Fair. Should you get hooked on the day, we will have packets of freshly roasted beans for sale!

For more information visit our website at www.kahawaestate.com.au

NIMBIN VALLEY DAIRY

Nimbin Valley Dairy is located just outside Nimbin in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. Kerry and Paul have been farming there for nearly 12 years and making goat and cow milk cheeses and yogurts for about half that time.Both Kerry and Paul grew up on dairies in the region and both come from long lines of dairy farming families, in excess of 5 generations as far as they can trace.

Initially they started with goats that had been purchased as weed eaters. They did such a great job of controlling weeds (a constant problem in high rainfall areas with fertile soils) that when a local dairy goat herd came up for sale they bought it, and added it to there existing cow dairy.

Initially they started making simple fresh goat cheeses and some marinated cheeses, that are still sold through local farmers markets. Distributors and restaurants were still wanting access to their cheeses so they started making a range of cow milk cheeses. This was the beginning of their White Cow, Smooth Cow, Blue Cow and Washed Cow.

In May 2015 they took over Byron Bay Cheese Company and Byron Bay Butter Company. All cheeses are hand made on the farm at Nimbin, using the fresh milk daily to make a wide range of goat and cow cheses, milk and kefir and yogurt. Cheese are distributed from Cairns to Sydney and they attend 9 farmers markets a week.

ZEST BYRON BAY

About 11 years ago Bay Seafood, Byron Bay’s local fish store, wanted to expand its retail options for their regular customers. So Satise a dedicated staff member introduced his inherited flavours of Nepal to the shelves.

When friends introduced the flavours to us 5 years ago, Pob the chef and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to create a family business that could sustain our lifestyle and community living in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Starting with the Zest Byron Bay Spice Pastes, Pob slowly developed the Curry Blends whilst testing the flavours amongst friends, local retailers and markets until we were ready to dedicate our time to expanding and sharing our gluten free flavours across Australia.

Zest Byron Bay | Global flavours made in Australia - zestbyronbay.com.au

TRULY TEA

Truly Tea Byron Bay has embarked upon a sensory journey to share with you a range of teas to explore and experience for yourself.

From native Australian Lemon Myrtle to India’s traditional Masala Chai and on to the highest peaks of Sri Lanka we invite you to embrace our world of flavours – guaranteed to engage your senses.

Our love and fascination with the magic of tea has inspired us to hand blend a premium selection of teas such as green tea,black tea, white tea, herbal and iced tea plus a range of organic and health teas all made with real tea leaves, the freshest herbs,plants and fruits, 100% natural and Australian Certified Organic where possible.

So relax, take your time, browse through our shop and who knows… you may just uncover a new palate pleasing favourite

ALL THE BEST FINE FOODS

Maureen simply loves to cook and to share the simple pleasure of good food with family and friends. Along with the love of food, Maureen grows herbs, garlic and fragrant plants. She has always experimented with achieving good flavour by being creative with innovative & interesting combinations.

After trialling already loved and favourite recipes Maureen developed a range of products and preserves from the bounty of their garden and sourced other local produce to preserve the season.

All the best is a family business located at North Casino.. They honour the farmer and grower and choose Australian produce wherever possible.

The preserves are in keeping with the slow food preparation idea and give you fast options to add pizzazz to your food. They have taken all the best recipes from all the best cooks and have created an all the best range of sweet and savoury preserves, relishes, chutneys and flavour infused vinegars.

HIGH TEA LADIES

High Tea Ladies specialise in High Tea , Morning Tea and Gourmet Picnic Catering for small and large groups.

Great for Family reunions, company picnics or that special birthday or wedding reception.Don’t forget the little princess’s in our area, we also do Princess Parties.

Fresh home made sweets and boutique tea will be sold at the expo for you to sample. High Tea Ladies specialise in High Tea Parties for any occasion. We deliver, we serve and we clean up. Gourmet Picnics presented in the old Fashion Picnic Baskets for Small or large groups.

WE come to you and exceed your expectations. So drop by and see us, we would love to chat with you.

COBRA CHILLI

Cobra Chilli is Exciting, Fresh, Flavoursome and HOT! Producing gourmet, boutique, craft chilli sauces, barbecue sauces, buffalo wing sauces, pepper sauces, chilli pastes and our famous Magic sauce using all natural ingredients. These ingredients combined with this planet’s hottest chillies, as well as some traditional favourites are used to create delicious sauces catering to all chilli cravings alike from Mild to Wild!

You can find more about us at cobrachilli.com or facebook.com/cobrachilli

WATTLE TREE CREEK FARM

Wattle Tree Creek was created 9 years ago and we have been quietly creating recipes using native Australian ingredients in traditional recipes to make multi award winning preserves in 3 different states.

Our farm in Dunoon in the beautiful Northern Rivers is where we grow most of our Australian Native and traditional fruits and vegetables (spray free) that go into our preserve making. Some of our creations include Quandong Mango Chutney, Sea Celery Pickle and our fiery Bushfire Chilli Jam, all gold medal winners or for the sweet tooth our Lemon Myrtle Passionfruit Butter is a must. Our Wild Lime, Orange and Whisky Marmalade is also a big hit!

LE FROMAGE YARD

Le Fromage Yard is an authentic fromagerie that moves around markets on the Gold Coast and Brisbane fortnightly. We sells cheeses from all over Europe and Australia.
The cheeses are constantly changing to create variety and interest in how cheeses are made and how the difference of each country and their landscape can affect the cheeses. We also offer our products online and have them couriered to a designated address if people are unable to attend markets.
You can find more about us at www.lefromageyard.com.au or www.facebook.com/lefromageyard

MUDGEERABA SPICES

Mudgeeraba Spices offers a range of all natural, premium curry blends, chutneys, pickles, sambols and chilli pastes. Curry blends are made from whole seeds and ground from whole spice to guarantee the flavour and freshness. The chutneys, pickles, sambols and chilli pastes are produced using traditional methods and are made from only the freshest ingredients, using only natural preservatives such as olive oil and apple cider vinegar.

You can find more about us at mudgeerabaspices.com.au or facebook.com/mudgeerabaspices

TEVEN VALLEY FARM

Teven Valley Farm is a small manufacturer of adventurous ice cream featuring ingredients that are sourced either on farm or from other Northern NSW growers/manufacturers.

Teven Valley Farm offers direct sale to the public via local markets as well as a wholesale to small retailers, caterers, cafés and restaurants. As a small manufacturer Teven Valley Farm makes product “to order” and is happy to work with wholesale partners for specific product offerings or projects.

Want to know more then check our website www.tevenvalleyfarm.com.au or Facebook https ://www.facebook.com/tevenvalley

SPACE BARS

Space Bars is a small batch, local ice creamery to the Northern Rivers. We make traditional Gelato and desserts with a twist. You will find us at local and interstate food expos, fundraisers, markets and private events. As a 100% plant based company are suited to everyone’s dietary requirements! 20% of our profit is donated to local animal charities or environmental causes, and we are conscious of our footprint, opting for compostable packaging and local suppliers.

After a year travelling the east coast with our desserts we are hoping to open a permanent location this year in our home town of Lismore. We will be offering an extra special dessert for the Ballina Food and Wine expo along with our classics, hot fudge brownie sundaes and banana splits.

To see what we are about or keep up to date on our orbit, visit our social media pages: Facebook www.facebook.com/spacebarsicecreamery/ or Instagram spacebars_icecreamery Thanks so much!