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TROPIC • FOOD & BEVERAGE

Q&A with head chef
Dominic Maleary

If you were stranded on a
tropical island and could choose
three ingredients to take with you,
what would they be?
Maldon sea salt, Silkwood pepper and
a nice olive oil.

Who is a chef that you look up to
and why?
Pierre Koffmann because he is an honest
man who worked hard for everything he
has. He is one of the original superstars of
the European culinary world.

What culinary trends have you
been following lately?
Nostalgic desserts – the rise of retro
food. We love to take classic desserts and
flavours and flip them on their head.
For example, our take on the classic
lemon tart is a yuzu lemon meringue tart
with pistachio fairy floss and freeze-dried
raspberries. It’s a customer favourite on
our new dessert menu.

What's your favourite toast topping?
Crunchy peanut butter and grape jam.

Is there a dish you could never take off
the menu at BUKO?
No, we always like to keep it fresh and
constantly changing, experimenting with
Perfect pairings new ideas. We have had to say goodbye
to some of our favourite signature dishes
Local suppliers are part and parcel of BUKO’s menu. to always continue moving forward,
Here’s just a taste. creating new dishes and flavours.

The Mad Baker
BUKO sources all its sourdough from this local teacher-turned-baker Love a deal as much as we do?
extraordinaire. Marc Dressler’s award-winning sourdoughs, which are
fermented for 72 hours, add to the lure of BUKO’s steak sandwiches. Opt for the Just Feed Me package
• Two nights in a Beachfront Resort Room
Bingil Bay Beef • A three-course dinner for two on the
Speaking of steak sangas, all BUKO’s beef comes from the Just Feed Me menu at BUKO
Blennerhassett family herd. The grass-fed Santa-Brahman cattle are • 12pm checkout
fattened up on lush green paddocks just up the road from Castaways.
$279pp
Innisfail Seafood Being on the Great Barrier Reef, BUKO has access to
an amazing supply of reef fish through Ben Heath at Innisfail Seafood.
The catches are always fresh and of the highest quality, which shine MORE: castaways.com.au
especially on BUKO’s cold seafood platter for two.

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