The Wilderness Chef

29/12/2025

A truly memorable banquet is about more than just delicious roast meats. Our chefs have carefully crafted sides to perfectly complement and enhance the flavours of your banquet proteins, creating a well-rounded and satisfying dining experience for you and your guests!

When selecting your banquet sides, you can choose from:

Option 1
- Layered Potato Gratin, creamed leek, marjoram, parmesan & crispy onions
- Dutch Carrots, roasted eshallot, tahini, shallots & spiced almonds
- Perino Tomato, grilled zucchini & white bean salad, zaatar, mint, sumac seeds & feta 

Option 2
- Layered Potato Gratin, creamed leek, marjoram, parmesan & crispy onions 
- Wok Tossed Greens, eshallot vinaigrette, chilli, ginger, shallots & togarashi
- Roasted Beetroot, charred corn, mint, whipped tahini, leaf, lentils & spiced almonds

Pictured - Option 1 Sides

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25/12/2025

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from all of us at The Wilderness Chef!

We hope you take this time to slow down, enjoy living a little bit slower, and soak up every moment with your loved ones. And of course, enjoy plenty of good food!

Cheers 🥂 
The Wilderness Chef Team

23/12/2025

Grace and Liam

We just had to share some of these stunning shots from Grace and Liam’s wedding earlier this year. Their day truly reflected exactly who they are as a couple, and beautifully captured their essence. Here’s a selection of photos we fell in love with!

We began with a selection of canapés while served drinks. The atmosphere was calm and peaceful, with everyone connecting, laughing, and soaking in the joy of the day. Following this, we created a generous banquet meal! (check out the menu below).

Canapés:
- Baked Four Cheese Tart, cheese custard, thyme & hot honey
- Smoked Salmon Rilette, tartare, pickled cucumber, puffed rice crisp & aleppo
- Teriyaki Glazed Chicken Dumpling, miso mayo, shallots, mint & soy seeds

Banquet:
- Braised Beef Cheek, jus, thyme & sourdough pangritatta

Sides - Option 2:
- Layered Potato Gratin, creamed leek, marjoram, parmesan & crispy onions
- Wok Tossed Greens, eshallot vinaigrette, chilli, ginger, shallots & togarashi
- Roasted Beetroot, charred corn, mint, whipped tahini, leaf, lentils & spiced almonds

16/12/2025

There is something truly special about banquet dining!

Long tables, abundant plates of food, conversations flowing and everyone sharing from the centre of the table. It creates a sense of connection that feels effortless and generous, exactly how celebrations should feel. It is no surprise that banquet dining was our most popular style of dining this year. Couples and hosts love the relaxed pace, the abundance and the way it brings people together.

Shared food and shared memories, there’s nothing better!

11/12/2025

Only 3 more days left to get your Christmas Package orders in!🎄-

Celebrate a stress-free Christmas with The Wilderness Chef’s ready-to-heat Christmas packages, perfect for Hunter Valley, Newcastle, and Lake Macquarie. Our pre-cooked Christmas banquet meals make entertaining effortless, with seasonal flavours and chef-prepared dishes ready for simple reheating. ...

09/12/2025

Do you want your Christmas feast to look like this?

It can! Our ready-to-heat Christmas packages include 2 delicious proteins and 3 tasty sides, and you can even decide to add dessert to your feast. As seen here, Crispy Roast Porchetta, Creamy Potato Gratin and Perino Tomato Salad are just part of what’s included in this festive menu!

There’s only a few days left to order, so get in quick and let our professional chefs handle the cooking! This could be your easiest Christmas yet! 🔥

Thank you for the amazing photos of this banquet feast!

05/12/2025

Join us for our series, where Cooper talks you through each of our seasonal canapés!

We take a lot of pride in creating menus that change seasonally, to make the most of the freshest and tastiest produce. This is also a great opportunity for our chefs to introduce new ingredients or exciting new flavour combinations!

Today we have a canapé from our classic canapé menu, Listed just as you’ll see them on your menu:

Torched Sea Scallop, cauliflower puree, dill & caper butter

04/12/2025

Amy and Sherman

On October 12th Amy and Sherman said their vows with the steps at creating the most beautiful outlook for their ceremony!

This was a celebration built around everything they love, so of course their two dogs and Amy’s horse were an important part of the day. We had the pleasure of creating a fully custom Italian menu for their wedding which suited the venue perfectly.

We began the evening with canapés before serving an abundant banquet main course with rich Italian flair.

Thank you Amy and Sherman for choosing us to create this dining experience for you. We wish you both every joy as you step into this next beautiful chapter together.

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02/12/2025

If I can give you one piece of advice… just do it!

28/11/2025

We had the pleasure of catering the Nature’s Care gala, where 250 guests came together to celebrate in style!

It was an incredible event to be part of!

The atmosphere was buzzing, the room was full of energy and our team enjoyed every moment. Large events like this are where we really shine. We love the planning, the timing, the logistics and the satisfaction of seeing everything run smoothly from the first canapé to the final plate.

Guests were welcomed with canapés, followed by a beautifully plated entrée and an alternate drop main course. We also managed the cake cutting and plating, keeping the evening seamless so guests could simply relax and enjoy.

The menu:

Canapés
• House Smoked Salmon, wonton crisp, gribiche, dill & aleppo
• Beef Fillet Tataki, chilli jam, puffed sesame crisp, wakame & togarashi
• Caramelised Beetroot Tart, parmesan, pesto & hazelnuts

Entree
• BBQ Chorizo, lentil ragout, salsa verde, zucchini, seeds & Hunter Valley
feta

Alternate Drop Main Course
• Glazed Beef Cheek, cauliflower puree, garlic mushrooms, jus, radish &
eshallot
• Confit Chicken, charred pumpkin, cabbage jam, tzatziki, shallot & dukkah

27/11/2025

Georgia and Mat

The photos speak for themselves! Georgia and Mat chose the stunning for their wedding on Friday 29 August, 2025.

They chose to surround themselves with 125 of their favourite people to help them celebrate their love and commitment to each other. We were excited to be part of this gorgeous day and brought some of our most delicious selections to the table.

After the ceremony, the couple chose four selections of our roaming canapés as guests mingled around the pool and through the beautiful courtyards. The team at served the drinks, and the relaxed evening flowed from there.

They selected an individually plated entree to begin the dinner service, followed by an alternate drop main course. Our team also handled the cake cutting, which we plated and served roaming on trays.

Their full menu is below:

Canapés:
• Torched Scallop, cauliflower puree, dill & caper brown butter
• Grilled Haloumi Soft Taco, tomato chutney, shaved slaw & spiced almonds
• Portobello Mushroom Arancini, leek, thyme, parmesan & truffle aioli
• BBQ Chorizo Roll, aged cheddar, bruschetta, dijon & crispy eshallot

Individually Plated Entree:
• Torched Salmon, caramelised cauliflower, puree, yellow squash, truffle capers, dukkah & dill

Alternate drop main course:
• Roasted Porchetta, caramelised fennel, puree, charred
broccolini, cabbage jam, jus & eshallot;
• Braised Beef Cheek, potato gratin, sauteed kale, dutch carrots,beef reduction & pangritata

Congratulations to Georgia and Mat, we wish you all the best on this exciting new chapter of your life together! Thank you for choosing us to create your dining experience.

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