The 2016 Gascoyne Food Festival is back this August spanning across four days from Thursday 11th – Sunday 14th!

Visit the Festival Events page for further information

The 2015 Go for 2&5® Gascoyne Food Festival is being held from the 13th to the 16th August.

This year we are bringing you a more comprehensive program with events to suit all foodie lovers.    More information here

The 2015 Gascoyne Growers Market season will start on the Saturday the 16th of May.  Check out the new and familiar faces that will be stallholders for this year’s markets here.  Please be aware due to the late start in the season post Cyclone Olwyn some fresh produce may not be available until June.

Thank you to everyone for making the 2014 season so enjoyable.  The markets went out with a bang, with live music and tastings by our local cooking extraordinaire Paul Kelly – we should have got him on the mike to see if he can sing as well as he cooks!

The season would not have been possible without funding support from Landcorp, who contributed significantly to the running of the Gascoyne Growers Markets.  Also our tireless co-ordinator/coffee tart Melanie Foxley.

To register your interest for the 2015 season please contact Mel on 0419 726 066 or email markets@gascoynefood.com.au.

The freshest produce, the best chefs, a tropical plantation setting and a long table set for 180 people was the yearly highlight of the Gascoyne Food Festival held in Carnarvon from the 14^th to the 16^th August. The Long Table Lunch was hailed another success by all who were lucky enough to get hold of tickets for this annual gourmet extravaganza.

WA’s Food Ambassador Don Hancey and his team from Pan-O-rama Catering lead the charge again this year along with other leading Perth restaurateurs including Peter Manifis from Incontro, Shane Watson from Print Hall, Scott Bridger from Bib and Tucker, Nick Donlin from Beaumonde Catering and Michelle Forbes from The Trustee Bar and Bistro.

Utilising local fresh fruit and vegetables from local grower groups Loveapple and Sweeter Banana, prawns from Norwest Seafood, fish from Pickles Point Seafood, crabs from Abacus crab, beef from Lyndon Station and the freshest herbs from Morels the chefs challenge was to each provide a signature dish.

The Long Table Lunch event was held at Bentwaters Plantation and along with a purpose-built outdoor kitchen under the shade of magnificent old Poinciana trees, surrounded by mangos and grapefruit, made for an idyllic setting. As guests arrived they were greeted by the flurry of white aprons and the exotic smells of a myriad of aromas which made up the 10 signature dishes designed to showcase the Gascoyne’s sensational array of fresh food and produce. The Gascoyne’s very own WA Signature Dish finalist, Paul Kelly, kicked off the day with his Abacas Crab tartlet.

The Gascoyne Food Festival spans three days and includes a Chef’s paddock tour, the inaugural BBQ on the Beach, Long Table Lunch and tastings at the Gascoyne Growers Markets. The events celebrate the coming together of the restaurant industry with local growers and the supply chain whilst creating brand awareness for the region’s produce.

Executive Chef of The Trustee Bar and Bistro said “It’s such a great experience to get out of the kitchen and meet the producers behind all the amazing WA produce. It really puts in to perspective the amount of sacrifice and passion that goes with a farming lifestyle.  It was also a highlight working alongside amazing chefs that are now great mates.”

Pictures from the 2014 Gascoyne Food Festival can be found on our Facebook page link to the right.

The Gascoyne Food Council is working with 6 of Perth’s movers and shakers in the chef world to send their produce direct from the paddock to the plate.  Very soon seasonal Carnarvon fruit and vegetables will be available on select menus around Perth.  More updates to come soon on this exciting project.