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  • Mama Coco, Far North Queensland

    • 15 Apr 2012
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    Mamacocos

    Spectacular opening dinner at the magnificent Mama Coco's, the ace Cairns cake and coffee cafe now open for dinner on Friday nights only.

    And what an opening spread. I enjoyed tasty Tea Smoked Quail (quinoa, preserved lime, vanilla jus), perfect Hot & Sour Pork (on a bed of rhurbarb, pear and parsnip braise), followed by an exceptional Eclair (with salted Caramel foam, chocolate toasted peanut).

    Amazing work guys, we'll be back VERY SOON.

     

    Mama Coco was established in 2008 by brother and sister, Davy and Celia O’Rourke. They started selling cakes next door to Billy’s Coffee at Rusty’s market . People enjoyed their cakes and they started to see the potential for growing their small business. By the end of 2008 they were selling cakes at Rusty’s and Tank’s Markets and had started to wholesale to cafes and restaurants. They decided to take the plunge and lease a commercial kitchen at the beginning of 2009. 

    Now Mama Coco is a cafe, wholesaler, market stall and caterer. The cafe is open Monday to Friday 7.30-3.00 serving breakfast, lunch, coffee and of course Mama’s cakes.

    You can try the cakes at: Bang espresso, Dolce and Caffe, The Edge and Caffiend (which has the best coffee in Cairns)

    Mama Coco is located at Shop 4/196, Mulgrave Road, Cairns,Queensland 4870 (actually located around the corner on Aumuller street, next to the Westcourt Butcher)

     

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  • Hippie chocolate more expensive than crack

    • 22 Oct 2011
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    Bought four bars of greenie, even-fairer-than-Fair-Trade raw chocolate to sate my choc-lust.

    Total outlay: $33!!!

    That's one expensive fix. No doubt it's handmade by Peruvian virgins: sure tastes that way!

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  • Tasty, healthy weekend goodness

    • 2 Oct 2011
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    Enjoying some simple pleasures before the dubious delights of Dr Junger's 21-day pre-wedding deep Cleanse...
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  • Tasmanian Blue and London Borough of Jam

    • 15 Sep 2011
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    Combination of Champions: amazing Raspberry & Lemon Jam from Lillie O'Brien
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  • Silversonic Lunch, Agincourt Reef, GBR

    • 14 Sep 2011
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    Definitely a contender for best lunch on the Great Barrier Reef, and this was just the starter!
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  • Finally, a Sunday Session of Tasty Nosh at Machans Beach

    • 11 Sep 2011
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    Brekky eggs, Lamb lunch and a fabulous fruit salad to finish: but so much more...
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  • Cheesy-egg-based Breakfast of Champions

    • 6 Mar 2011
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    Fluffy cheesy eggs with Ye Olde English Cheddar, check. Authentic Atlantic Salmon from the purest Norwegian Fjord, check. Australian bush ripened and cherry tomatoes, check. English spinach from the garden? Slice of lemon and fresh OJ on the side? Modena, Worcestershire and Tabasco when required? Check. Sit back and enjoy? Yes, sirree.


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  • More Draper Street dinner (and a Balkan breakfast...)

    • 2 Dec 2010
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    Yummy honey glazed seared Salmon last night, mango, papaya, grape and watermelon fruit salad this morning (with a scoop of passion fruit)

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  • Pancetta, Sage & Parmesan Gratin: Draper Street

    • 21 Nov 2010
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    Serves six

     

    400g Pancetta

    1kg waxy potatoes

    Generous bunch of sage

    At least six garlic cloves

    Half a litre of double cream

    Big chunk of Parmesan

    Lashings of olive oil

    Salt & Pepper

     

    Preheat oven to 220 degrees

    Boil potatoes until slightly soft, then slice lengthways into thickish slices

    Lightly fry pancetta, add oil, sliced garlic, sage, salt and pepper

    Evenly distribute potatoes in large baking dish, sprinkle with pancetta mix, generously pour cream

    Oven cook for 45 minutes, covered with foil

    Remove foil for further 15 minutes

    Sprinkle with Parmesan five minutes before end

     

    For best results, half heat and double time 

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  • Salmon Tikka with cucumber cream: Draper Street

    • 7 Sep 2010
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    Rather struggled with the ingredients for this baby tonight. Forgot the natural yogurt, couldn't find tandoori sauce, there were no lemons in Woolies, and no naan breads anywhere.

    Eventually stumbled into Mother India curry house, who provided delicious garlic naan and a couple of Kingfisher beers. I rustled up the rest.

    Pan fried salmon with cucumber cream, red chilli and (in this instance Thai) curry paste, sprinkled with coriander.

    Home Cooking!

     

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    "Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are" - Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

    For the first five months of 2010 we blogged our culinary adventure on the road in Asia and the Americas. We are now settled in Far North Queensland - and still eating!

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