An afternoon of toasties and gin

TWO Ballarat businesses are coming together to highlight the region’s produce and encourage the community to shop local.

Tim’s Toasties, run by former MasterChef Australia contestant Tim Bone and his wife Abbey, will be at Kilderkin Distillery this Sunday for an afternoon of gin and toasties.

Attendees can choose to have one of five gourmet toasties with either a gin flight or a gin and mixer.

Bone said he predicts the ‘sir lamb a lot’ toasty, which highlights local produce, will be very popular.

“Whenever I have a lamb toasty on the menu, it always sells out the quickest. I think Ballarat just loves its lamb,” he said.

“There will be slow roasted lamb from Midvale Quality Meats, and Rob and the team there supply me with all my meat.”

The toasty will also feature Meredith goats’ cheese, pumpkin from Wilsons Fruit and Vegetables, and homemade onion jam.

Kilderkin Distillery and Tim’s Toasties regularly collaborate and distillery owner Chris Pratt said it was important for local businesses to support one another.

“We’ve got a really special positive relationship with Tim and Abbey and we work really well with them,” he said.

“We always value local collaborations and we are very strongly Ballarat focused.”

The event also celebrates the first episode of Good Chef Bad Chef, which will air on Channel 10 next week and feature Bone.

“We’re hoping to give people a little preview into some goodies from the show so it’s a little celebration of that as well and just to thank everyone in Ballarat for their support,” said Bone.

The event will begin at 12pm on Sunday 17 March. To book tickets visit the Kilderkin Distillery website.