Queensland food: Celebrity chefs Alastair McLeod and George Calombaris praise state's produce at festival - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
"Brisbane's restaurant scene is coming into its own as the spotlight on celebrity cuisine starts to shift to local producers, chef Alastair McLeod says.
Mr McLeod, a regular on the TV circuit, began his career in Brisbane 20 years ago at a French restaurant.
"I thought, 'why are we cooking dishes from the French culinary cannon and dropping them in the subtropics'," he said.
"I couldn't understand it."
Mr McLeod said Brisbane had embraced its natural environment.
"There is a clear flavour to it; you open a menu here and I think you can tell where you are in the world," he said.
"Brisbane is forging an identity. There is a pride, veneration, advocacy of our produce."
Mr McLeod said the closer you were to the source of your food, the better it tasted and the smaller the carbon footprint created.
"Food should be a love letter to your own backyard," he said, rattling off the names of his producers."
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