WATCH: In the kitchen at fine dining Tannum restaurant
Name: Peter Hagen
Occupation: Proprietor of Tapas de Vino Latin Fusion Bar and Bistro in Tannum Sands.
Inspiration for opening Tapas de Vino? Tannum needs a place like this but also a love of fine dining and a desire to support local professionals.
Favourite thing to cook? A medium rare steak nicely caramelised.
Least favourite food? Chips.
>> Take a look inside Tannum's tapas bar
Hardest thing about opening a restaurant? Managing people and opening night. It's hard to plan for opening night. Things just go wrong.
What went wrong? The order dockets went through to the kitchen in Spanish. Luckily one of the chefs could stand in and translate for the others all night.
Have you enjoyed the process? Absolutely. It's been fun. lovely people and we've had good community support.
Favourite ingredient in the kitchen? Bravas sauce (spicy tomato sauce)
Best dish on the menu? Patates Bravas (chat potato with bravas sauce) and Setas Rellenas (stuffed mushroom with ricotta cheese)
Beer or wine? Both but we're BYO at the moment. James Squire 150 Lashes and Oyster Bay pinot noir go well with tapas.
Where do you buy your produce? We get the best from the region. Everything is locally sourced.
Reader poll
Do you think tapas is good value?
This poll ended on 24 September 2015.
Current Results
Yes, they're great when you want to have a couple of drinks too
48%
No, I'd rather have a meal
17%
I've never tried them, but I'm keen to check out the Tannum tapas bar
34%
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
