{"id":69960,"date":"2020-07-18T09:06:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T23:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=69960"},"modified":"2020-07-18T09:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T23:06:33","slug":"keeping-up-with-mr-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/keeping-up-with-mr-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping up with Mr Jones"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 23 years of age, Damien Jones found himself a dream job at restaurant Darling Street Thai under the direction of owner and chef David Thompson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCooking with David took me to London to open his restaurant Nahm, plus travelling through Asia and finally cooking in Hong Kong,\u201d Mr Jones said.<\/p>\n

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Photos: BRADLEY DE VRIES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Needless to say, his experience as a budding chef instilled a newfound passion and appreciation for Asian cuisine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something magical about Asian food. The spices. The markets,\u201d he said. \u201cI have learnt to cook amazing Asian food in the past and still continue to enjoy cooking with the vibrant, aromatic and powerful flavours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Jones and his partner-in-business-and-life Danielle are known around Ballarat as culinary stalwarts.<\/p>\n

Their first restaurant Catfish affirmed Mr Jones\u2019s ability to forge incredible Thai meals and was critically acclaimed, receiving Chef\u2019s Hats from The Australian Good Food Guide.<\/p>\n

A few years into the venture, the Joneses decided to rebrand the restaurant, resulting in their next endeavour Mr Jones Dining.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatfish was pretty special,\u201d Mr Jones said. \u201cIt was the first restaurant where l could use what l\u2019d learnt working with some of the best chefs. The menu was traditional Thai, as was the way we served the food in the restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Jones is less rigid and the menu allows for more creativity, while keeping traditional cooking techniques.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learnt to relax a lot more since the Catfish days and the menu is more fun, modern Asian.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Jones Dining boasts a sleek and elegant interior which helps round off the entire dining experience. The restaurant focuses on fresh ingredients, interesting flavours, and great techniques, with lots of time dedicated to perfectly creating every dish.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cWe want to provide interesting food that is great value and with professional attentive service. A place where you would want to come back to regularly and is always exciting and consistent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur current Mr Jones menu offers a set menu – seven course with the option of dessert.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Joneses are committed to sourcing local produce and ingredients, and with the restaurant once again open for dine-in, Mr Jones said it was now more important than ever to buy from regional farmers and businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in buying local, were possible,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is so important, and now more than ever since COVID.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always use Australian seafood, and local meats and vegetables when in season and there is no reason not to buy local meats and use a local supplier. The quality is excellent, reliable and affordable and the same has to be said for wine as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also a much healthier option for us as people and the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At 23 years of age, Damien Jones found himself a dream job at restaurant Darling Street Thai under the direction of owner and chef David Thompson. \u201cCooking with David took me to London to open his restaurant Nahm, plus travelling through Asia and finally cooking in Hong Kong,\u201d Mr Jones said. Needless to say, his […]<\/p>\n

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