Discover Ipswich Magazine 2021

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across New York City, Mexico and New Orleans. He’s cooked for Hollywood stars such as Meryl Streep and John Goodman and spent several years in Brisbane kitchens before arriving at The Pumpyard Bar and Brewery in 2020. Burgers, pizzas and 16-hour smoked brisket are among the crowd favourites. “We use the beer in the cooking as much as we can working with head brewer Kenny. He explains the complex flavours he’s brewing and we use them in dishes, like the Super Model pale ale in the fished batter.” 4. Shannon Ellison Next door to Pumpyard in the 88 Limestone precinct, you’ll find Dovetails where Shannon Ellison has introduced a refined modern- Australian menu. Shannon has a background at award-winning restaurants in the Northern Territory and brings his love of native Australian ingredients. Watch out for signatures like crocodile that he dusts with native thyme and aniseed myrtle, fries lightly then serves with a rosella compote, purple congo potatoes and bunya nut pesto. He enjoys sourcing the freshest Queensland produce he can find, like Mooloolaba prawns served with a creamy garlic sauce, and finger lime in the cheesecake spring rolls.

Fenton rolled out a huge custom-built smoker to the front lawn of the heritage- listed landmark and began offering Fenton’s Fired Up on Saturdays. He created beautiful sides to go with slow smoked brisket and chicken wings, and his concept was a smash hit. 7. Chef Rana For more than a decade, Indian Mehfil has brought colourful Indian food to the Ipswich dining scene and Chef Rana has been in the kitchen for six of them. He specialises in northern Indian and Mughlai style cuisines which he honed His career highlights have included cooking for the Indian cricket team when they played in Brisbane in 2015. Look out for Chef Rana's personal favourite dishes Pahari Bkra (goat), Kamal Kakdi and Tawa Chicken as specials. See more at Discoveripswich.com.au/meet-the-chefs ■ 6 while working with the Peninsula chain of hotels in Bombay and Muscat, Oman, in the early 1990s.

5. Mark Naoum Classic European technique and modern wow factor inform the menu at The Cottage Restaurant where chef Mark Naoum and his wife Ange have created a brilliant fine dining destination in a restored heritage cottage. Queensland produce, that you might expect to stumble upon in any of the country’s capital cities. There’s a fine wine list on offer It’s elegant cuisine, showcases premium

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including champagnes to enjoy with Mark’s brilliant French-leaning creations. Watch out for exceptional set menu offerings marking special occasions such as Mother’s Day and Christmas. 6. Fenton Keogh Fenton was perhaps best known for the French restaurant, Fentons, which he ran in Ipswich for more than a decade. That was until he fired up the smoker in 2020 and garnered a whole new league of followers! He and wife Lisa have run weddings and events at The Ipswich Club for some time but needed to come up with a new take-away option.

By Wendy Hughes Travel and food writer @wwwendy