Olashinde 'Chef Omo' Omotosho's journey has taken him 12,000km from Lagos to Gascoyne Junction, where he's head chef for the small cattle town's only pub.
Pots are simmering and the oven door creaks as Olashinde Omotosho scans trays of roasted vegetables. He swivels and swings a ladle in a series of controlled arcs.An Aussie roast, he has learned the hard way to serve simply and straight up."When I first started, I used to do fancy food.The cook's commitment to quality is uncompromising and remarkable for a tiny outback community 1,000 kilometres north-east of Perth."Fresh veggies, no frozen nothing," Mr Omotosho said.
When he took up the role, he said the remote town was struggling to regain its "focal point" after major flooding.Three years passed before the shire could raise enough funds from the state government to rebuild the watering hole at a new location."Somewhere to go to tell stories and whatever else you get up to in a tavern."
"To be able to come back to a place like the junction pub and have a gentle soul like Omo, it's really refreshing."Mr Omotosho's wife, Kenny, had reservations before joining her husband with their kids in 2018."We took a two-hour flight to Carnarvon. OK, I thought we were there," she said. This planned luxury resort is endorsed by an Aussie celebrity, but do the residents of a relaxed, beachside city want it?live:
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