Beef Battle returns to Toowoomba thanks to Food Leaders Australia to showcase produce on Darling Downs

Who has the region’s best steak? The finest Darling Downs beef producers will go head-to-head this month in a top competition in Toowoomba to showcase the region’s fresh produce.

Toowoomba Turf Club's Olaf Pfeiffer and Food Leaders Australia's Bruce McConnel.

TSBE Food Leaders Australia is once again hosting its popular Beef Battle, showing off the Darling Downs’ top-quality brands to judge who has the best steak in town.

This year there are eight top beef brands competing for the title of Darling Downs Best Beef Brand, including NH Foods, Mort & Co, Rangers Valley, Stanbroke, JBS Australia, John Dee, Stockyard Beef and Four Daughters Beef.

FLA general manager Bruce McConnel said it was exciting to exhibit Queensland’s finest meat-producing regions to restaurateurs, chefs, procurement teams, and the steak-loving public.

“We wanted to bring the region’s top beef producers together to highlight the outstanding quality of beef we have in the Darling Downs,” Mr McConnel said.

“It will also help develop stronger relationships between suppliers and the food and hospitality industry, both locally and across the state.

“The event is essentially a blind-tasting competition where guests will try each of the brands’ sirloin steaks and then judge who has the region’s best.”

The event is being held at Clifford Park at the Toowoomba Turf Club, with its internationally recognised chef, Olaf Pfeiffer preparing this steak feast for 250 guests.

“This is an exciting initiative by TSBE and we’re proud to be a part of this sold out event showcasing the beef in our region,” Mr Pfiefer said.

Mr Pfeiffer said he was looking forward to cooking the beef to ensure he did justice to each brand of beef and make it a fair competition.

The Darling Downs Beef Battle is being held on Thursday, November 26 at Clifford Park in Toowoomba from 5.30pm.