151 guests attended the innaugural Bemboka Banquet on Saturday night and had the time of their lives.
Here are just some of their comments:
'Great night, great food, great company" - "...also the best terrine I've eaten in over 20 years..."(PB, Canberra)
YOU SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD!"
"The food was amazing and the vibe was fantastic" (RR, South Coast)
"...what a night! It was marvellous. The food was out of this world - just what we expected - and you delivered. The entertainment was great, so was the atmosphere. We had a fantastic time. (E&PO'b, Merimbula)
"Congratulations on a brilliant evening. The food was superb, the decor and atmosphere were stunning and the waiters & waitresses all perfectly charming." (KL, Nethercote)
"What a fantastic event. We enjoyed every minute of it. The food was amazing, the quality of the local produce was exceptional and the entertainment a joy to behold...
...You and your whole team have achieved something to be proud of and more than that you have demonstrated that these wonderful local regional communities, given the vision and leadership can achieve what was clearly an international standard event.
(KG, Canberra)
"You did an absolutely brilliant job.....the food was superb...we had a great night ( kids and all). This event created/tapped into a wonderful sense of pride and community. You inspired collaboration which brought a diverse range of people together which is a priceless gift." (G,J,R &ET, Double Creek)
"...such a memorable night for us we thank you for all the effort, thought and good feeling that exuded from the whole event. It was a pleasure and a privelege to be at Bemboka partaking of such excellent food prepared with such good taste that the banquet excelled on all fronts." (N&G M)
If you wish to be notified of future Banquet events please contact us in the 'Book for the Banquet' section with your contact details so you can be kept informed.
Grow Local/Eat Local
The aim is to produce a Bemboka Banquet which will be grown, produced or manufactured within 15 kms of the Community of Bemboka and catered by local chefs. All proceeds from the Bemboka Banquet will go to the Bemboka Show Society.
See the menu HERE
You may be familiar with the eat local concepts, like the 100 mile dinner, well we in Bemboka are going delight you with food sourced from just 15 kms around town.
You are invited to help celebrate the richness and variety of produce a rural community of less than 350 can grow and that contributes to showcase a unique locavore dinner to be held at the Memorial Hall, Bemboka, NSW, on the 6th of February 2010.
'Locavore' means - culture that eats its own local food.
To avoid the disappointment one feels when 'lumped' with a non-favourite choice at a function, we have created a tasting menu of 4 courses with 5 dishes and per course, so you can eat them all!
With a Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef and another with Michelin Star experience driving this concept expectations are, obviously, very high.
Our intent is unique, record breaking, and historic!
We plan that 90% of the innovative menu will showcase fresh produce grown, produced, processed or sourced from within a 15km radius of the Post Office in Bemboka. Currently we are running at a touch over 94%! Our research indicates that this has never been done before in such a small radius. It is a World first, and you can pledge to be a part of it!
Are you planning to come from interstate?
Why not make the Bemboka Banquet part of a long week-end stay in the Bega Valley and Sapphire Coast or even longer?
There are many things to see and do from galleries to fishing, boating to bush walking, or just lying on a beach.
What to see
Related Information:
The 100 Mile Diet (ABC)
River Cottage UK
