Poachers Pantry 10 August 2012

It was a great day for a photo shoot in a lovely rural setting. The food was beautifully presented and for the most part very tasty. We were given a substantial discount on the cost of meals making the experience all the more pleasurable.

Welcoming sign

Rustic Building

Quite a solar array - wish we had been there prior to UN Competition closing.

Rural setting with lots of old horse drawn farm equipment. 

Lucky horseshoe and great wood texture for compositing or background.

 Possible background image. 

Cutting blade from sidebar horse drawn mower.

Fig before the leaves come out. 

Fig Tree

Potted succulant

Texture for background of an image.

One of the sculptures in the garden.

Focusing on the flowering bush. 

Lovely hot chocolate with marshmallows.

Terri getting stuck into the hot chocolate. 

Flat white with spoon sculpture in background.

Coffee sitting on the menu.

Smoked garlic and cheese soufflé twice baked with leek and gruyere

Smoked garlic and cheese soufflé twice baked with leek and gruyere

Baked scallops with classic prosciutto, Morcilla almond crumb and sauce Jacqueline

Baked scallops with classic prosciutto, Morcilla almond crumb and sauce Jacqueline

Smoked lamb rack with pressed lamb belly, minted pea puree, potato herb crust and $42

whipped labneh

Hot smoked ocean trout salad, roasted eschallot, chilli and candied lime

Hot smoked ocean trout salad, roasted eschallot, chilli and candied lime

Bouillabaisse of Queensland prawns, Blue eye fish, bacalado mussels and

croutons with a smoked tomato rouille

Bouillabaisse of Queensland prawns, Blue eye fish, bacalado mussels and 

croutons with a smoked tomato rouille

Bouillabaisse of Queensland prawns, Blue eye fish, bacalado mussels and $3

croutons with a smoked tomato rouille

Smoked chicken prosciutto and sage saltimbocca, with a celeriac potato mash, 

wilted Cavalo Nero and heirloom carrots

Smoked chicken prosciutto and sage saltimbocca, with a celeriac potato mash, 

wilted Cavalo Nero and heirloom carrots

Not much left of the Baked scallops with classic prosciutto, Morcilla almond crumb and sauce Jacqueline

Sticky slow cooked beef ribs with black vinegar, sticky rice, toasted almonds and 

a coriander relish

Lory enjoying the Rabbit, wild mushrooms and freekeh ‘risotto’ with fresh shaved truffle and 

Pecorino Pepato

Sticky slow cooked beef ribs with black vinegar, sticky rice, toasted almonds and 

a coriander relish - A lovely 'Fingerling'  Shiraz made from the grapes on the Poachers Pantry  property processed by a local Hall winery.  

Smoked chicken prosciutto and sage saltimbocca, with a celeriac potato mash, 

wilted Cavalo Nero and heirloom carrots

Duck cassoulet of braised leg, crisp skinned smoked breast, creamed du puy lentils 

and radicchio

Apple beignets with cinnamon sugar, rosemary sugar and spiced pumpkin ice-cream

Lady grey infused chocolate torte with citrus mascarpone, tea jelly and macaron

‘Gingerbread’ with brittle pecans, shortbread and salted caramel ice-cream

Stawberry sponge, strawberry and sour cherry jam, white chocolate foam and basil ice-cream

Sussex Pond mandarin pudding with Pedro Ximenez macerated muscatels, whipped honey cream

and lemon balm

Not much remains of the

Stawberry sponge, strawberry and sour cherry jam, white chocolate foam and basil ice-cream

Too filling - Lady grey infused chocolate torte with citrus mascarpone, tea jelly and macaron

Too filling - Lady grey infused chocolate torte with citrus mascarpone, tea jelly and macaron

Peaceful grazing