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Fabulous and Innovative Food
What drives Culinary Edge is our passion for food and exploring all the
wonderful cuisines enjoyed in Australia. With an abundance of fresh
ingredients available to us, combined with creative chefs, Culinary Edge
embrace this cultural diversity to stay at the forefront of the catering field,
sharing our vision and enthusiasm with customers, colleagues, family &
friends.
Our cocktail menus take you on a food journey, each mouthful an explosion
of flavour, from the fragrant cooking styles of South East Asia, through the
pungent spices of the Middle East, to the more subtle flavours of France
and Italy. Sit down menus are put together with an eye to balance,
freshness and generosity. Classic European cooking techniques paired with
modern flavours deliver a contemporary Australian cuisine.
Charles Wilkins started Culinary Edge in 1995 to offer quality food and
service to the special events industry, and we quickly became the caterer of
choice for high profile events in the media, performing arts and financial
industries. Soon we were awarded contracts to operate the catering and
Restaurant at the Museum of Contemporary Art, followed by the Bistro and
bars at Sydney Theatre in Walsh Bay.
Simon Fox started his career in London working in some of the finest
Michelin star restaurants. He has led the food direction and kitchen brigade
at Culinary Edge for over 15 years, and brings with him a wealth of
experience gained from Europe and Australia. Whether catering a VIP lunch
in a boardroom or a black tie dinner for 1000 guests, his dedication and
attention to detail ensures each event exceeds a customer’s expectation.
Charles Wilkins & Simon Fox, Directors
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South Sydney Rabbitohs Season Launch, Cocktail
Party, 350 Guests, 2019
Lexus LS Launch Dinner, 2018
Ikea Democratic Design Days, 4 Day Exhibition,
1000+ Guests, 2018
Offsite Events
Mirvac End of Year Staff Celebration, MCA &
Overseas Passenger Terminal, 600 Guests, 2010
& 2011
Macquarie Bank, Tesla Car Cocktail Party, St
Leonards, 2015
Lion King Opening Night Party, 1000 Guests,
Pier2/3, Walsh Bay, 2013
Freedom Furniture Store Relaunch, 300 Guests,
Moore Park, 2013
Darley VIP Suite, Inglis Thoroughbred Sales,
2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Williams-Sonoma Australia Media Launch
2015, 2016, 2017
Mercedes Benz 25th Anniversary Black Tie
Dinner, Hordern Pavilion, 900 Guests, 2009
Heart Research Institute Awards for Excellence
Dinner, Sydney University, 2016, 2018
Foundation Hall,
Museum of Contemporary Arts Events
Rally Australia Gala Dinner, 220 Guests,
2016, 2017, 2018
Jaguar E-Pace Launch, Cocktail Party, 2018
Game of Thrones Exhibition Cocktail Party,
250 Guests, 2014
Tag Heuer Museum Launch, Cocktail Party, 200
Guests
Sydney Markets Fresh Awards, Cocktail Party,
250 Guests, 2016, 2017
Nevada, Cirque du Soleil Show, Cocktail Party,
2016
Longines Dolce Vita Launch Cocktail Party
2017
Destination NSW, Vivid Sydney Media Launch,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Male Champions of Change ‘Future of Work’
Breakfast, 300 Guests, 2018
Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition, 2019
Trend Watching Conference, 2015, 2016, 2018
Instyle & Audi Women of Style Awards Night,
Dinner, 200 Guests, 2018
Some of our mouth watering events
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Canape Menu Packages
Organising a function, whether private or corporate, can be demanding enough without the
added pressure of creating the perfect menu from a suppliers endless canape list.
Menus, and especially canapé party menus, need to be meticulously created to accommodate
flavours, textures, style of cooking and cuisines and dietary considerations, whilst first and
foremost making sure your guests are well fed and satisfied with the quality of food they are
consuming.
No canape on the menu should be the same and each item has a purpose to provide a
completely different culinary experience for your guests.
Many years of catering has provided Culinary Edge with the expertise to create and offer menus
that have been well crafted and thought out.
Culinary edge has designed three thoughtfully considered canapé menu packages that have been
specifically selected to take into account your event’s timing, style of function and number of
guests. With the added piece of mind that the listed package price is exactly the price you pay
and there are absolutely no hidden costs.
Of course, no two events are the same and many of our clients like to create their own menus to
match their specific requirements. Culinary Edge is always happy to create tailored bespoke
menus, working with you to accommodate your wishes and fit within your budget.
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Party Cocktail Menu
Suggested Menu
Tartlet of Whipped Goats Cheese, Fresh Basil, Turmeric, Schwan Pepper &
Black Bean Cured Cherry Tomato (V)
Seared Teriyaki & Garlic Marinated Yellow Fin Tuna, Wasabi Crème (GF, DF)
Truffle Infused Wild Forest Mushroom Arancini, Basil Pesto & Reggiano (V)
Caramelised Pulled Pork, Roasted Pineapple, Sour Green Mango & Asian Herbs (DF)
Almond & Parmesan Shortbread w’ Crushed Green Peas, Cherve & Mint, Lemon & Chili (V, GF)
Mini Angus Beef Sliders with Red Onion Jam & Melted Cheddar
Turmeric Spiced Carrots, Baby Spinach & Cauliflower Crispy Pakora Dumplings,
Chilli, Mint & Tamarind Yoghurt (GF, V)
Buttermilk Fried Spiced Chicken Karaage, Tonkatsu Dipping Sauce” (GF)
$ 47 + GST per person (approximately 10 pieces per person)
The above menu is the minimum food quantity required for a 2 hour function.
Menu served over a period of 1 to 1.5 hours.
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Deluxe Canape Menu
Suggested Menu
Fresh Shucked NSW Rock Oysters, Chardonnay Mignonette (GF, DF)
North Coast NSW, Cooked Peeled King Prawns, Tarragon & Chive Crème (GF, DF)
Shark Bay, WA, Blue Swimmer Crab, Elder Flower, Baby Fennel, Avocado, Avruga Caviar (GF, DF)
Ponzu Cured Shiitake, Green Onion, Mirin Rice, Avocado & Grilled Cucumber Miso (V, GF)
Tempura Style Crispy Cauliflower, Umeboshi Plum, Miso & Silken Tofu Aioli, Nori Salt (GF, V)
Whipped Grana Parmesan & Cherve, Snipped Chives, Keta Style Cracker (GF, V)
Chicken, Thyme & Port Parfait, Sweet Spanish Onions (GF)
Slow Cooked Short Rib of Beef Ragu, w’ Rosemary & Mascarpone Polenta Gnocchi (GF)
Roasted Pumpkin, Stilton & Mustard Fruit Cappelletti, Lemon & Sage Brown Butter, Crushed Toasted
Almonds
$ 57 + GST per person (approximately 10 pieces per person)
The above menu is the minimum food quantity required for a 2.5 hour function.
Menu served over a period of 1.5 to 2 hours.
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Substantial Cocktail Menu
On Arrival
Blushed Tomato & Haloumi Puff Pastry Snails with Smoked Eggplant & Toum Garlic Aioli (V)
Shiitake Mushroom & Chinese Cabbage Pot Sticker w’ Black Vinegar & Soy (V)
Almond & Parmesan Shortbread w’ Crushed Green Peas, Cherve & Mint, Lemon & Chili (V,GF)
Seared Teriyaki & Garlic Marinated Yellow Fin Tuna, Wasabi Crème (GF)
Something Substantial
Truffle Infused Wild Mushroom Arancini, Pesto & Reggiano (V)
Chilli Salt Flash Baby Calamari, French Fries, Garlic Aioli (GF)
Pulled Duck Leg, Rice Noodles, Asian Leaf Sour Mango, Coconut, Chilli & Palm Sugar Dressing
Miso Glazed Salmon Bamboo Forks Brochettes, Mirin, Sake & Green Onion Dressing
Crispy Buttermilk Fried Spiced Chicken, Tonkatsu Dipping Sauce” (GF)
Mini Angus Beef Sliders, Red Onion Jam, Melted Cheddar, Damper Baps
Turmeric Spiced Carrots, Baby Spinach & Cauliflower Pakora Dumplings, Chilli, Mint & Tamarind Yoghurt (V)
Roasted Pumpkin, Stilton & Mustard Fruit Cappelletti, Lemon & Sage Brown Butter, Crushed Toasted Almonds (V)
Something Sweet to Finish
Mini Chocolate Coated Ice Creams
Assorted Mini Cannoli’s
$ 78 + GST per person
The above menu is the minimum food quantity required for a 4 hour function.
Menu served over a period of 3 to 3.5 hours.
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Roving Mini Desserts
Amaretto & Sour Cherry Tiramisu with Chocolate Shavings
Coconut Rice Pudding, Compressed Mango
Mini Cannoli's w’ Assorted Flavour Custards
Milk Pannacotta & Strawberry Consommé
Passion Fruit & Vanilla Mascarpone Vacherin
Mini Chocolate Coated Ice Cream
Mini Oreo Cheese Cake Bites
Valrhona Chocolate Silk with Honeycomb & Strawberry Crisps
Self Saucing Hot Chocolate Fondant Pudding & Vanilla Crème
Classic Mini Crème Brulee
Mini Cardamom Tea Cakes with Orange Buttercream
$5.00 + GST per item
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Additional Suggestions
Lavish Seafood Ice Bar
A fantastic arrival feature to the event, show casing Australia's top quality seafood.
Fresh Shucked NSW Rock Oysters, Chardonnay Mignonette - 2 oysters pp
North Coast NSW, Fresh King Peeled Prawns with Tarragon & Chive Aioli - 2½ pp
Minimum numbers of 150 guests
$20 + GST per person
PLUS $ 980 + GST for the Ice Bar
Classic Valencian Spanish Paˈeʎa
The theatre of cooking and truly the best you will have tasted. A recipe we have perfected, that
allows our chefs to cook the Paella in traditional giant paella pans in front of your guests, a
process
that takes roughly 1 hour. Served in bamboo style food pails with fork.
Sautéed Sofrito of Spanish Chorizo Pamplona, Garlic Prawns, Chicken
$15 + GST per person (estimated 1 bowl per person)
Truffle Infused Wild Mushroom Risotto with Baby Spinach & Reggiano
Sautéed, wild mushrooms combined with a reduction of Tawny port, garlic, eschallots, hard herbs
and pure cream result in our beautifully flavoured base sauce.
Finished with Vialone Nano, small leaf spinach, Parmigiano-Reggiano and aged truffle oil
served in bamboo style food pails with fork
$12 + GST per person (estimated 1 bowl per person)
Grazing Tables are only available in conjunction with full listed canape menus.
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Additional Suggestions
In - Situ Grazing Table of Lavish Cheese & Charcuterie
Half a Whole Wheel of Grana Padano
Grana Padano is a hard, slow-ripened, semi-fat cheese from Italy, made from cows' milk produced in the
Po River valley. Italy's classic hard, slow-ripened, semi-fat cheese. Grana Padano has been part of Italy's
proud gastronomic tradition and culture since the dawn of the second millennium. Matured for over 18
months, Grana Padano has a grainy texture hence its name Grana.
Platters of San Daniele Prosciutto Contessa Reserve 18 Months & Borgo Sopressa Salumi
Whole Wheel of Fromage De Meaux - Ile de France, in Northern France
A refined cheese with a balanced appearance and sweet smell. A rind which is velvety and has a slight
aroma of mould and mushrooms, as the cheese ages the rind starts getting mottled with reddish-brown
spots. The flavour is rich and condensed, showing slightly sweet and even smoky elements
Crop Well Bishop Stilton - Nottinghamshire, England
This cheese is full, rich and creamy with complex flavours of honey, leather, tobacco and molasses. The
aroma is huge and spicy; the rind is edible and very pungent. The cheese is crumbly yet firm enough to
cut. Stilton has a dry brown rough rind around a creamy ivory paste with liberal blueing that spreads all
the way to the edges.
Cascading Crimson & Shiraz Grapes
Abundance of Toasted Lebanese Bread, Hand Rolled Rosemary & Salt Grissini
Sheets of Fennel Seed Lingue Piedmontese
0 – 200 people $ 4,500 + GST
Each Guest above 200 is charged at $15 + GST per person
Grazing Tables are only available in conjunction with full listed canape menus
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Artisan Over The Top Sweetie Bar
Over Size Shards of Pistachio, Walnuts, Almonds & Cocoa Nib Brittle
Slabs of Honeycomb
Carmel Popcorn
Salted Dulce De Leche Swirl Meringue
Marshmallow Slabs of;
Passion Fruit/ Blueberry & Blood Orange Swirl/ Strawberry's & Cream
Chunks of Dark Chocolate & White Chocolate Rocky Road
Cranberry and Pistachio Nougat
Apricot & Pistachio Palmers
Lychee & Rose Pate De Fruits
Baby Pink Coconut Ice, Strawberry Chips & Edible Flowers
Fudge Pistachio & Goji Berry Turkish Fig & Macadamia Walnut & Date
Assorted Mini Macaroons
Mini Glazed Doughnuts
Mini Classic Crème Brulee
0 – 200 people $ 3,500 + GST
Each Guest above 200 is charged at $15 + GST per person
Grazing Tables are only available in conjunction with canape menus.
Additional Suggestions
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2019/2020 Beverage Packages - Prices Exclude GST
DURATION OF EVENT HOUSE DELUXE TOP BEVERAGE PACKAGE INFORMATION
All Beverage packages include –
Kirin Megumi, Peroni, Cascade Light, Soft Drinks, OJ, Mineral
Water
Beverage Package prices are inclusive of wait staff to serve
beverages, all glassware & bar equipment .
Prices are per person. All beverages are subject to availability, vintages and
wines may change without notice. We recommend confirmation of the wines
included in the beverage packages closer to your function date. In the event
we cannot obtain supply of your chosen wine, this may be substituted with a
product of the same value.
1 Hour $19 $29 $35
2 Hours $33 $42 $52
3 Hours $43 $56 $67
4 Hours $53 $72 $83
5 Hours $63 $88 $99
6 Hours $73 $104 $115
HOUSE RANGE REGION
House Brut Sparkling Various
House White – Sauvignon Blanc Various
House Red – Shiraz Cabernet Various
TOP RANGE REGION
Petaluma Croser NV Brut Adelaide Hills SA
Upgrade to Ruinart Champagne POA France
White Wines (Selection of One Required)
Sam Miranda Pinot Grigio King Valley VIC
Scarborough Chardonnay Hunter Valley NSW
Red Wines (Select of One Required)
Coriole Estate Shiraz McLaren Vale SA
Lake Hayes Pinot Noir Central Otago NZ
DELUXE RANGE REGION
Katnook Founders Block Sparkling NV Coonawarra SA
White Wines (Selection of One Required)
Petaluma Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills SA
Vinaceous Shakre Chardonnay Margaret River WA
Red Wines (Select of One Required One)
Mothers Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren SA
Springvale Melrose Pinot Noir Freycinet TAS
Culinary Edge Practises Responsible Service of Alcohol.
BYO or Sponsored Beverages are not permitted at
any MCA Venue.
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Arrival Cocktail Selection
Cocktail Menu - $ 15 + GST
The Crowd Favourite
Vodka, lychee liqueur & cranberry juice, muddled with crushed lychees &
lime juice
The Rose Garden
Dry Gin, Earl Grey tea, ginger beer & Roses English marmalade
Passion Fruit Caprioska
Vodka & triple sec with passion fruit pulp, lime juice & sugar syrup
Classic Caprioska “Simple & Clean”
Vodka, fresh limes muddled with mint leaves & simple sugar syrup
Mojito
White rum, fresh mint & fresh limes muddled with sugar syrup & a dash of
soda
Mango Margarita
Tequila, Cointreau, mango nectar, sugar syrup & lime juice
Summer Pimms
Pimms, ginger beer, ginger ale & lemonade with citrus, strawberries & mint
Negroni
Dry Gin, Campari, sweet vermouth & wattle seed cola
Espresso Martini - $ 18 + GST
Kahlua Coffee Liqueur, vodka, espresso & sugar syrup
Minimum order 50 cocktails per flavour
Cocktail price only available in conjunction with Culinary Edge beverage package
Mocktail Menu - $ 10 + GST
Cranberry Cooler
Cranberry juice, orange juice, citrus zest &
sparkling mineral water
Mango Sangria
Mango pulp, lemon, lime, pineapple juice &
ginger ale
Passion Breezer
Orange juice, lime & passionfruit with fresh mint
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All Function Information MCA
All prices excludes GST.
Menu and beverage package price includes event service waiters at 1:25 ratio.
Minimum 150 guests catered & charged for cocktail functions in the Foundation Hall and
minimum 50 guests for cocktail functions on the Garden Terrace.
For functions where guest arrival is before commencement of Food & Beverage service,
such as wedding ceremonies or presentations, additional early set up charges will apply
for staff.
Bookings are not considered confirmed until 50% deposit is received, based on an
estimate of catering charges.
Confirmed minimum numbers required minimum 7 business days prior, together with full
balance of payment based on confirmed numbers.
All Prices subject to change, full terms & conditions including cancellation policy are listed
on Invoice.
With respect to food allergies, all menus may contain traces of nuts.
Dietary Requirement's
Vegetarian and gluten free meals are included in selected menu price.
Other dietary requirements meals – POA
15% Surcharge to total invoice Applies Sundays & 20% on Public Holidays.
Prices Valid until 31st December 2020 or events after this date with deposit paid before
this date
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Frequently Asked Questions – Cocktail
HOW EARLY CAN MY EVENT COMMENCE
Your venue hire agreement with the MCA will provide the access time to the venue,
this is to include the set up time for your event. Generally we require 1 – 2 hours for
a Cocktail style event or 3 – 4 hours for a dinner event, subject to the event
requirements. In all instances access to the terrace area of the venue is after 5pm for
set up and events are able to commence from 6pm.
Additional access time is to be arranged in the first instance direct with the MCA,
additional fees may apply.
CAN I JUST PAY FOR THE FOOD AND BRING IN MY OWN ALCOHOL
No, MCA Venues are not BYO venues. If you would like to bring in your own
beverages, a full house beverage package must be purchased for the duration and
confirmed numbers of your event.
IS THERE FLEXIBILTY WITH YOUR SUGGETSED MENUS
Yes absolutely - We are always happy to create bespoke menus and make changes to
meet your preferences, including cultural specific menus.
I WANT A GRAZING TABLE ONLY, IS THIS POSSIBLE
No, Grazing tables are only available in conjunction with a full listed suggested
canape menu or equivalent.
CAN I BRING IN MY OWN CATERING
No, Culinary Edge are the exclusive caterers for the Foundation Hall & Garden
Terrace, all food and beverage must be provided by Culinary Edge.
HOW ARE DIETARY REQUIREMENTS MANAGED
Once we have received a full list of the dietary meals required for your event, our
chefs will create dishes that encompass all the dietary requirements. Unfortunately we
are unable to confirm requests for dietary meals.
CAN WE REMOVE THE TERRACE FURNITURE
After 5pm the 4 x picnic tables can move within the terrace space itself.
The umbrellas cannot be removed and can be open or closed for your event,
weather dependant.
The wooden shelves and pot plants are not able to be moved.
WHAT OTHER FURNITURE IS INCLUDED
The venue has 5 high top bar cocktail tables. Similar style stools can be hired
through Culinary Edge.
Two clothed trestle tables for guests arrival registration are also available.
Additional white linen is available at an additional cost.
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