Celebrity chefs Matt Moran and Courtney Roulston are embarking on a road trip across NSW in search of the best club meal.
As ambassadors for the 2024 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards, Matt and Courtney will sample as many of the 170-plus competition dishes as possible between 30 April to 16 June.
You might like to sample some yourself, including slow roast peposo toscano at Northbridge Golf Club, slow braised Hunter Valley beef short rib from The Greens North Sydney, Seared Canadian Scallops at the Dee Why RSL or king prawn linguini at Freshie’s Harbord Diggers
Everyone is encouraged to visit participating NSW Clubs and score the Perfect Plate dish to be in with a shot at winning a $100 eftpos gift card will be given away every day of the competition and the two diners who vote for the most Perfect Plate dishes will win a ‘foodie getaway’ for two valued at over $3,000 each.
The 13 clubs that receive the highest average score based on patron ratings will be crowned the winner of their respective region. There will also be three state-wide winners announced in the small, medium and large club categories, as well as one state-wide winner in the new Best Dessert category.
As a fourth-generation farmer, Matt Moran said he’s hoping club chefs take the chance to highlight local produce in their competition dishes.
“I want to see clubs utilise as much fresh, local produce as possible and plate up dishes that take them out of their comfort zone a little bit,” said Matt.
“An award-winning dish to me is great produce that’s perfectly balanced.”
Find your Perfect Plate here.