He started Carlyle's in 1985 with his wife Sheryl, with clientelle following him from the first 20 years of his career, the food speaking for itself. Over the years the awards accumulated & the regulars multiplied, friendships growing throughout the journey.
Specialty dishes were invented by the original celebrity chefs of the 80's that now feature on every restaurant menu ... Seafood stuffed mushrooms, crumbed & deep fried & served on a bed of rice with Hollandaise Sauce & a shake of Paprika.
This kitchen talent served his family well when camping throughout their lives, with the usual tins of baked beans replaced with starter plates filled with gourmet cheeses & meats, roasts cooked in the camp oven served with glasses of chilled wine & followed up with ice cream from the fridge!
Camping was almost always planned around a Four Wheel Drive competition or meeting, with the family roughing it from Victoria to North Queensland, with regular spots driving distance from Brisbane such as Emu Creek in Northern NSW & Landcruiser Park at Kilcoy.
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