Meet the head chef.
01.02.18
Our now head chef, Kaitie Baker, was been with us since 2014. She started as an apprentice and quickly worked her way up the ranks. Her hard work, passion and dedication bring excitement and a vibrant teamwork environment to The Beekeepers Inn.
We decided to sit down and catch up with the head chef while she had a spare five minutes!
Who are your main influences in the culinary world?
''Jamie Oliver is definitely one of my main influences. His food is always fresh & he works with vivid colours, textures & ingredients. He can make an ordinary meal into something spectacular!''
Whats your favourite ingredient to work with?
''I don't have an all time favourite, but once I have a good combination of flavours I tend to use it in a diverse range of dishes. Like, blueberries & basil...it's an awesome combination. Surprisingly (not) I get to work with a lot of honey which is such a versatile ingredient.''
Last weekend on earth - what country would you be eating in?
''Italy! definitely would eat some authentic Italian food.''
What drew you to becoming a chef?
''From a really young age I was interested in food. I'd spend weekends cooking with my grandmother & at school I was interested in the foodie subjects. Its not just the food itself, im also really interested in food biotechnology & the nutritional side of it. I firstly trained under Brian Cook at Algona, Mount Panorama, his passion & culinary talent inspired me to pursue a career in hospitality.''
Whats your favourite meal?
''Gin...is that a meal? Ha. But really, I enjoy a very good cut of beef and most breakfast classics. On my weekends its not strange to find me out for an eggs Benedict at my second favourite cafe.''
When your not in the kitchen, where will we find you?
''I love going out for breakfast somewhere, especially with good coffee. I'm fairly passionate about car modification, so its not unusual to see me out and about in my 86. I also try and fit in as much bass playing as possible, as music is also a big part of my life. Being a chef its easy to loose touch with family, so its really important to make time to see them when I can.''
Thanks for taking the time to chat chef!
19.02.18
Recipe of the month.
Get excited guys, for this months recipes we've chosen some Beekeepers classics that you can recreate at home. Something sweet...
Honey Joy's
Ingredients
4 cups of corn flakes (gluten free if thats your go to)
1/3 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of Beekeepers Honey
90g butter
Method
1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees.
2. Melt butter, sugar & honey together until melted together.
3. Meanwhile line a patty pan with 12 paper cases.
4. Place cornflakes in a large bowl & pour over the honey mixture. Work quickly & mix together.
5. Divide among the 12 paper cases.
6. Bake in the over for 5-10 minutes. Keep an eye on them. (they can burn quickly!)
7. Cool & enjoy!
Honey Mustard Dressing
Something savoury. Our famous...
Ingredients (makes about 1 cup of dressing)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (you can use olive oil but it will alter the taste)
1/4 good quality apple cider vinegar
1/4 dark Beekeepers Inn varietal honey
1 1/2 heaped teaspoons heaped dijon mustard
pinch of cracked black pepper
chef's pinch of salt
1. Put all ingredients in a mason jar
2. shake it, until combined and creamy.
3. this dressing will keep for around 3 weeks in the fridge.
4. Great for salads or even a cheeky dipping sauce.
5. ingredients may seperate over time. Just give it a shake to awake!
6. Enjoy
Method
23.04.18
Recipe of the month.
Hello again! We have been super busy with local events and markets surrounding F.O.O.D Week during April and now that we can keep up with the pace, here's a new recipe of the month.
If you were lucky enough to get over to the F.O.O.D week night markets you hopefully would have had chance to sample one of our delicious Honey Panacotta's!
And with that here is the recipe for you to try yourself at home you lucky ducks!
Honey Pannacotta
Ingredients
1 cup milk
1 cup cream
2 titanium gelatine leaves
4 tsp vanilla bean paste
40g dark Beekeepers Inn honey
Method
1.Combine milk, cream, honey & vanilla in a saucepan.
2.Bring to the boil gradually.
3.Remove from heat & set aside for 10 minutes.
4.Meanwhile, soak the gelatine in cold water.
5.Wring out and stir into milk mix.
6.Strain into greased cups.
7.Chill covered in the fridge until set firm.
8.Enjoy with a Goldfields Honeycomb & Persian fairy floss.
02.08.18
Can you believe...
We are already more than half way through the year! Yes, that means Christmas is coming around sooner than you think.
Did you know that we can create hampers to any price filled with lots of local goodies!
Businesses that like to give gifts...its time to be thinking about placing orders.
