Gympie Gold Food and Culinary Tourism Ambassador
Matt Golinski is a highly regarded Australian chef with a passion for simple, lightly spiced, yet flavour-packed food based on seasonal, fresh local ingredients. He has worked at some of Australia’s best restaurants, is well known as one of the original chefs in the popular, long running ‘Ready Steady Cook’ television series and was a founding partner of the successful Rolling Dolmade catering company (QLD, Sunshine Coast). Matt is also a passionate supporter of the Slow Food movement, a champion of artisan primary producers and a generous mentor to keen young chefs. In April 2014 Gympie Regional Council engaged Matt as the region’s first official Food and Culinary Tourism Ambassador. The role will see Matt working with council to assist local producers, growers and food businesses to help showcase the region’s wide range of quality produce.
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