Wynnum Seafood Festival

Wynnum Seafood Festival

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Posted 2016-10-01 by Damsel Martinfollow

Sat 22 Oct 2016


Fancy getting hooked? The inaugural Wynnum Seafood Festival , featuring a bumper haul of Moreton Bay's mouth-watering seafood, alongside a program of free events, music and entertainment, is set to rock the seaside streets and jetty on on 22 October.

The day will feature a roll-call of local fishermen, fishmongers and providores keen to showcase the best of what the Bay has to offer. Signature fresh seafood platters, piled high with prawns, crabs, bugs and oysters, will be served by the locally owned and family run Wynnum Manly Fish Market . Trawler and seafood supplier Incredible Seafood will cook fresh green prawns three ways, so no matter whether you like your prawns as battered cutlets, laced with garlic, or rolled into Italian-style arancini balls, there will be something to suit your taste.

Other vendors will include Brisbane calamari specialists I Heart Calamari , mollusc duo the Mussel Brothers and Claudette , the eye-catching bright blue mobile seafood van. And for those seeking international flavours, look out for the giant Spanish-style seafood paella pan, or Asian-fusion street food including chilli basil green prawns and calamari green papaya salad.


But with pop-up kitchens catering to every taste, seafood won't be the only cuisine on the menu. Among the line-up will be The Muddy Squire Bar presented by Wynnum's iconic Waterloo Bay Hotel , serving up ice cold beers and specially selected wines to complement their hearty gastro pub fare. The Waterloo Bay Hotel will also host the Wynnum Seafood Festival's official after-party kicking off from 6pm in their Marlin Sports Bar.

The Champagne & Oyster Laneway Bar will offer another fully licensed area set up with rustic wine barrels in a charming laneway with live jazz music and local bands playing on the second stage throughout the day. Presented by favourite local wine bar Cedar & Pine , the laneway will serve boutique wines and fine champagne straight from the cellar door of premium Adelaide Hills winemaker Bird in Hand as well as cold craft beers from Monteith's Brewing Company.

The laneway will also be the best place for festival-goers to get their hands on freshly shucked oysters to accompany their tipple of choice. There will be locally sourced Moreton Bay rock oysters with their full creamy body and salty flavour, plus large meaty Pacific oysters known for their clean, briny taste and sweet finish. And as a special treat to oyster connoisseurs, there will be roaming oyster shuckers from Oyster Company Australia handing out free freshly shucked oysters to the first 180 lucky laneway visitors.


Other festival highlights include prawn peeling competitions, mud crab races, cooking demonstrations and panel discussions with some of Australia's leading fish and seafood experts. Brisbane musical talent including the eight-piece swing band The Calibre Cats , award-winning rockabilly fourpiece West Texas Crude and high-energy 40s and 50s swing and rock-n-roll band the Sugar Shakers will round out the entertainment offerings.

As an all-ages event, the will have something for everyone. Children can enjoy an ocean life discovery experience presented by Wynnum Family Day Care. The interactive hands-on display will include a range of aquatic animals, such as starfish, sea cucumbers and sea urchins, for the sipper cup set to look at, touch and hold. Other festival favourites include a jumping castle, inflatable slide, obstacle course and free face painting.

More than 80 market stalls selling everything from sweets to clothing provide added colour and interest. A dedicated craft and arts market presented by Wynnum community group BrisStyle will trade handmade crafts and unique pieces from more than 22 locally based artists and crafters.
**Exclusively for Weekend Notes, Wynnum wine bar Cedar & Pine is offering a $100 voucher for the first reader to correctly answer the following question:

Who is credited with saying:

Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilised pleasures?**

(Hint: You can find the answer on Cedar & Pine's website.)

Email your answer, along with your name, phone number, and postal address, to [email protected]

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!date 22/10/2016 -- 22/10/2016
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