The Foodservice Australia 2024 Chef of the Year competition

Sam Smith explains his food during the final of the Foodservice Australia 2024 Chef of the Year competition.

Transcript

00:00 And then for the main, I roasted lamb three ways.

00:03 So just a cutlet, roasted, confit the belly,

00:07 and then made an onion marmalade with some of the lamb fat,

00:10 and then put the lamb rump back through that.

00:13 A mint sauce with vinegar and sugar,

00:16 and then just some peas.

00:18 - Deceptively simple.

00:20 I think you've done an awesome job there.

00:22 And tell us a little bit about Ponte down in Nauru.

00:24 So where can guys find you?

00:26 What's the hashtag or what's the Instagram page?

00:29 - So it's Ponte Bar and Dining.

00:31 Just as you head into Nauru and you go across the bridge,

00:34 it's literally on your left.

00:36 You can't miss it.

00:37 It's a little local restaurant

00:39 focusing a lot on local ingredients, especially seafood.

00:41 Dinner time is sort of tapas style,

00:44 so lots of shares, small plates,

00:45 changing the menu quite often.

00:47 It's just good from a chef's point of view.

00:49 - Yeah, well if your competition food's any to go by,

00:51 I think diners are gonna do themselves an absolute service

00:53 by coming down and supporting your business.

00:55 - Awesome.

00:56 - Guys, put your hands together, Sam Smith.

00:58 (cheering)

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