Some like it hot. They will enjoy The Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival that is returning to Spicers Tamarind Retreat on the weekend of August 2-3.
Visitors to the sprawling 18-acre property just outside Maleny will be served a spicy blend of flavours from the region’s Asian restaurants, along with live music, chilled drinks and market stalls.
And visitors are being encouraged to make a weekend of it with Spicers Tamarind Retreat’s ‘Complete Packages’ that include either a one night/one day experience or two nights/two days.
The festival will showcase street-food style dishes from the Spirit House restaurant, as well as local favourites Rice Boi, and the Retreat’s own Tamarind Restaurant led by Sunshine Coast native and executive chef, Daniel Jarrett.
As a flagship experience of the award-winning Curated Plate Food and Drink Festival, the Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival will work with the Curated Plate festival’s culinary director, Peter Kuruvita.
The festival will showcase street-food style dishes from the Spirit House restaurant, as well as local favourites Rice Boi, and the Retreat’s own Tamarind Restaurant led by Sunshine Coast native and executive chef, Daniel Jarrett.
As a flagship experience of the award-winning Curated Plate Food and Drink Festival, the Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival will work with the Curated Plate festival’s culinary director, Peter Kuruvita.
“This is not just a celebration of incredible food and drink - it is also a testament to the collaborative spirit of the Sunshine Coast’s leading Asian-inspired restaurants,” Kuruvita said.
Chef Jarrett (below) says the Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival is about putting on a feast of local produce for a happy crowd.
“For all of these chefs, it’s an opportunity to put a spotlight on the amazing produce we get to use every day," he said.
"We’ll cook for more people in an afternoon than we’d usually see in a week.”
This year The Tamarind will be serving Dan’s own recipe, barbecued half-shell scallops with roasted chilli jam, a coconut dressing and Asian herbs.
The Tamarind Oyster Bar will also make a return alongside a champagne bar and desserts crafted by locals Maleny Food Co.
The Tamarind Oyster Bar will also make a return alongside a champagne bar and desserts crafted by locals Maleny Food Co.
The Tamarind Oyster Bar will showcase fresh oysters with yuzu ponzu while Rice Boi from Mooloolaba is returning to the festival with dishes including black sesame prawn toast with mandarin dashi caramel, dressed with a mayo made with sesame-based goma shabu sauce.
The Spirit House in Yandina will offer Phat Wag wagyu beef sate skewers, with a rich black Indonesian sate sauce and acar pickle.
To match the food on offer, several of the Sunshine Coast’s own beverage producers will be pouring the drinks.
The Spirit House in Yandina will offer Phat Wag wagyu beef sate skewers, with a rich black Indonesian sate sauce and acar pickle.
To match the food on offer, several of the Sunshine Coast’s own beverage producers will be pouring the drinks.
Return buses will run to Spicers Tamarind Retreat from Noosa, Caloundra and Mooloolaba on both Saturday and Sunday. A park-and-ride shuttle will also run between Spicers and Cooke Park in Maleny throughout both days.
The two-day / two-night package begins on Friday, August 1, with dinner at Tamarind Restaurant, breakfast on Saturday morning, tickets to the festival on Saturday, a cheese and charcuterie feasting board on Saturday night, and breakfast on the Sunday. Prices start from $2,516 for two guests.
The two-day / two-night package begins on Friday, August 1, with dinner at Tamarind Restaurant, breakfast on Saturday morning, tickets to the festival on Saturday, a cheese and charcuterie feasting board on Saturday night, and breakfast on the Sunday. Prices start from $2,516 for two guests.
Full details are available here: https://spicersretreats.com/events/sunshine-coast-asian-food-festival-2025/
For festival ticket prices and all other details seet: https://thecuratedplate.com.au/page/sunshine-coast-asian-food-festival
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