Food & Drink Awards 2017

LUX - Food & Drink Awards 2017 35 Café of the Year 2017 - Brisbane Macondo Café is a new, small restaurant in an industrial zone of a city which hosts thousands of food outlets including cafes, restaurants, bars and food trucks. Miriam and Jaime describe the experience that their customers have when they visit the café. “When visiting Macondo Café, we believe we take our guests on a journey from the jungles of the Amazonas, to the snow-topped Andes, down into the Cafetero coffee valleys, then snaking down the wide fertile Magdalena River into the jewelled seas of the Caribe. We believe our 80+ dishes, multiple coffee options using an 85-score single-origin Colombian, and our many mocktail juices using Colombian and locally sourced fruits, provide our guests with a wide variety of meat, gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options from the glorious range of regional Colombian cuisines. “The food industry is thriving in Australia currently, with a variety of local, regional and global cuisines. Australians are generally great food experimenters so that they are very open to different flavours. This is a good time for the Brisbane market to experience genuine Colombian cuisine.” Café of the Year 2017 - Brisbane Macondo Café is a Colombian restaurant in a semi-industrial zone, based 7km from Brisbane, Australia. We spoke to Miriam and Jaime as we look to find out more about the company and what makes it attractive to clients. Company: Macondo Café Contact: Miriam & Jaime Contact Email: [email protected] Address: 555 Tarragindi Rd, Salisbury, Brisbane, Queensland, 4107, Australia Phone: +61 (07) 3255 6795 Website: www.facebook.com/ macondopassion FO170009 Within the wider food and drink market, the team tell us what developments they foresee and how the café plans to adapt around this. Miriam and Jaime believe that the future for food and drink is in the mobile business and so their plans are shaped towards this, as well as providing an entertaining experience. “Regarding what is ahead for Macondo Café, Macondo has built a food truck for mobile cuisine in Brisbane and further afield. Our near future plans include a dance hall next to the restaurant for lovers of salsa and meringue dancing, and a mobile kitchen with single- experience fine dining for couples. We are committed to the creation of authentic Colombian cuisine. Our Spanish-speaking staff serve with genuine warmth and grace, in relaxed garden and indoor settings which flaunt the vibrancy of Colombian arts and culture. We are new to the scene but we feel passionate about our work, and proud of the customers’ enthusiastic response. Our by-line genuinely expresses how we feel – Taste the Passion!” “We are committed to the creation of authentic Colombian cuisine. Our Spanish-speaking staff serve with genuine warmth and grace, in relaxed garden and indoor settings which flaunt the vibrancy of Colombian arts and culture.”