Locals love to Munch

LOCALS LOVE TO MUNCH

People turned out in impressive numbers for the inaugural Munch foodie event at the Imperial Hotel. Considering the rain, it was great to see so many locals catching up for an afternoon in the village with live music, a plethora of food carts, plus Eumundi brews on tap and Aperol cocktails proving popular.

Imperial Hotel and Eumundi Brewery manager Paul Thomas said the new event was created to showcase the venue and its evolving reputation for swanky music and tasty food. Head Chef Cale Dempsey held a cooking demonstration in the afternoon. Paul said, “We’ve 100% found our stride with a terrific team on the floor and in the bars, creating top-notch meals in the kitchen.”

Paul shared that live music will continue to be a big focus for the hotel, especially with Eumundi muso Alice Jones now stepping into the role of booking agent for the pub full time.

“Eumundi has always been a creative place with quality acts and having Alice finding new, and exciting musicians play here fantastic,” he said.

She’s also been wooing some bigger acts with established fan bases to travel off the beaten track and play for us here in Eumundi,” Paul enthused.

“It’s great to see our venues full of music loving locals getting behind these exciting performers,” he said.

Paul explained the more these acts draw a crowd, the bigger the name touring acts we can entice to play here. The Imperial’s booking agent Alice Jones agreed, but stressed that

she is also super keen for the hotel to remain a place for new, Sunshine Coast artists to get a break too. Alice said Munch was a great opportunity to give an eclectic mix of artists who show a fantastic diversity of musical talent and style, such as singer/ song writer Gian and gypsy band Miranda Deutsch Duo, a trial in front of a Eumundi crowd.

Munch’s music line up also included The Palomino III. The band had played at the Green room last year in their other rockabilly band configuration called Twang, and had had the room buzzing and dancing all night long. Alice said she had to get them back ASAP.

“Munch was the perfect opportunity to showcase this talented trio with a powerful front woman rockin’ the double bass,” Alice enthused.

Their lively Americana, rockabilly sound was perfect for energising the afternoon festival and carrying it into the early eve with a fun party vibe. The DJ crew of Cleve, Bob and Mark carried the revelers well into the night. Paul shared, “The great roll-up this year certainly inspires us to run with a Munch event next year.

“Hats off to our awesome community for embracing the event and sticking with us despite the date change,” Paul enthused.