Join us on August 11th, 2019

To the delight of his many fans, Javier Codina  is making his annual visit to Hervey Bay, Barcelona born Codina is assured of a rock stars welcome at the Fisherman’s Kitchen seafood cookery marquee.

Says Javier, ‘I am really looking forward to showcasing my Catalan style of cooking using the spectacular Queensland produce -   catching up with local fishers and scientists for the news on the seasonal fish and the latest on sustainability.

“Although keen home cooks are showing much more interest in supporting local produce, which is wonderful, we need to continue the educational process on what seafood is caught where, to eat a locally as much as possible, support ethical small catchers and prepare food simply “.

Jo

Her passion for travel leads to her food dream and she hopes when her MasterChef Australia journey comes to an end, she can combine her two great loves and create travel culinary tours for foodies across Australia and overseas. She hopes the experience will offer market and kitchen tours, and she can host cooking classes with local chefs.

Aldo

Growing up in the Italian province of Bacoli, Aldo says sharing food was the key to his childhood. Each day his nonna would ask him what he wanted for lunch and dinner and he recalls always asking for pasta with cannellini beans and fresh mussels. He did not grow up with fancy food, it was all about fresh ingredients and comfort dining.

Kyoto born Hajime Horiguchi now calls Hervey Bay home. He opened the first Japanese charcoal grilled restaurant for the Fraser Coast with  Tanto.

Horiguchi began his love affair with seafood, cooking  from the tender age of 5 at his father’s restaurant. This has seen him become a much awarded Chef, since  2002 ( Noosa’s Wasabi Restaurant - two hats, Best Regional Restaurant, and a National Finalist of Electrolux Appetite for Exellence of 2013. In 2014,he joined as Head Chef at Minamishima being awarded  two hats, Best Restaurant of the year VIC of Good Food and Wine Guide.

Associate Professor Daryl McPhee is Head of Higher Degree Research at Bond University and a Director of the Commonwealth Government’s Fisheries Research & Development Corporation.  He is highly regarded researcher worldwide for his practical experience in both commercial and recreational fisheries management

Author of several non-fiction fisheries management books – the most recent being nominated for the 2018 Queensland Literary Awards,  Daryl been coming to Hervey Bay since childhood to wet a line. He not only talks the talk but is champion recreational angler – as are his children.

Seb always knew he’d pursue a career as a chef. Work experience with a bread maker and chef in his early teens was the precursor to 7 years at  Brisbane’s Moda under the wing of celebrated Catalan chef, Javier Codina.

Seb is making his first appearance at the Fishermans Kitchen. This by no means is not his first trip to Hervey Bay for the De Kort with family links in the Bay.

Fraser Coast Foodies Network

Food blogger and feature writer, Denis Maher is the champion of food on the Fraser Coast with his Fraser Coast Foodies Network spreading the region's food scene news. The salt water in his veins from a stint as a Master Fisherman in the state's north and now a marine business consultant nationally assures that he is never far from fresh local seafood. Denis' other hat as barbecue pitmaster is embracing the smoked and BBQ slowcooking movement - bringing new flavours to the Fraser Coast.