Winning Geelong’s Parmageddon crown has capped off a brilliant month for The Yardz owner Carol McTigue, who recently became a grandmother.
Hundreds of Indy readers chose her hotel’s parmigiana as their favourite against tough competition from some of Geelong’s best eateries.
“The people have spoken!” she said.
“They’re the ones that eat our parmis.”
Carol admitted being distracted when the Indy phoned to congratulate her on the win, after her daughter gave birth to her first grandson days before.
But the ecstatic proprietor praised her staff once the news sunk in.
“My kitchen’s only small but I’ve got phenomenal staff and chefs that do a fantastic job,” she said.
“They’re top fellas in there and they deserve a pat on the back with the numbers they do.”
The hotel sold about 250 meals on its parmigiana-themed Sundays and roughly 100 most other nights, Carol said.
“It can be a very intense – we’re basically doing a meal a minute.
“To be quite honest, I think I’ve got the best chefs in town. They give 110 per cent every time they cook.”
Carol also thanked her regulars from “all walks of life“.
“Without them I wouldn’t have a successful business,” she said.
“We have people that sometimes eat with us three times a week.”
Geelong’s best parmigiana makers appeared in the Indy’s Parmageddon feature on 15 February, with droves of readers voting for their favourite online.
