Their commercial joinery arm took off and the Bells Creek-based company now boasted a string of national clients, as well as the kudos of having designed and fitted some of the Coast s busiest bars and restaurants. They design and fit-out stores for retail chains including Ghanda, Jeanswest and Lorna Jane, but locally, they re also the team responsible for landmark venues like Rice Boi, Giddy Geisha, Marketplace Bistro, Alex Surf Club and Sunshine Beach Surf Club. Farrago director Darren Cherry. Mr Cherry said they d fostered a long-running relationship with renowned chef Tony Kelly, dating back to the start of Hello Harry and worked with prominent developers Evans Built.
Their commercial joinery arm took off and the Bells Creek-based company now boasted a string of national clients, as well as the kudos of having designed and fitted some of the Coast s busiest bars and restaurants. They design and fit-out stores for retail chains including Ghanda, Jeanswest and Lorna Jane, but locally, they re also the team responsible for landmark venues like Rice Boi, Giddy Geisha, Marketplace Bistro, Alex Surf Club and Sunshine Beach Surf Club. Farrago director Darren Cherry. Mr Cherry said they d fostered a long-running relationship with renowned chef Tony Kelly, dating back to the start of Hello Harry and worked with prominent developers Evans Built.
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I think it will be popular with women. Mr Kelly said he had wanted to open a business in Sippy Downs for years and had originally planned to open Rice Boi in the suburb. Celebrated chef Tony Kelly has opened his third venue in three months on the Sunshine Coast, with Instagram-friendly Miss May Cafe at Sippy Downs. Picture: Matty Holdsworth I have always been keen to do something here, just because of the catchment here, between Chancellor Park, Harmony, Buderim, Tanawha, so many people live in this area, he said. Sippy Downs really feels like one of the new town centres on the Sunshine Coast, it s bustling, fantastic here.
 Queenslanders are turning their noses up at hospitality jobs with the industry experiencing a massive workforce shortage, despite the state having the highest unemployment rate in the country. Restaurant and cafe owners claim they simply cannot find enough staff to fill roles, saying lucrative JobSeeker and Jobkeeper payments make it too enticing for workers to stay home. Sunshine Coast restaurateur Tony Kelly, behind Rice Boi, Rice Boi Beer Garden, Spero, Market Bistro and Giddy Geisha said finding staff for this five venues had been a nightmare. I ve had people sit in front of me with a calculator and work out the hours and whether they d get paid more on Jobseeker, he said.