Popular Margaret River curry canteen Dahl Daddys – arguably the best thing to happen to skate parks since the introduction of skateboarding to the Olympics – will finish its Margaret River skate park residency at the end of May.
Or to put it in more direct terms: you, me and anyone else who appreciates full-throttle Burmese and southern Asian cooking have just two months (or 36 more services) to get their hit of nourishing red-lentil dahl, flaky parathas cradling local fish, and all the warm and fuzzies that come from eating nourishing food in an alfresco, community setting.
Popular Australian cooking personality Andy Hearnden (aka Andy Cooks) recently told his 4 million Instagram followers Dahl Daddys was “one of the most interesting meals of my life.”
Dahl Daddy’s Margaret River. Credit: Zaneta Van Zyl
The owners of the cafe have decided not to renew their sub-leasing agreement with Dahl Daddys founders Imogin Mitchell and Corey Rozario after June. While this decision caught them off-guard, the couple are taking a reflective approach.
“Having to close was unexpected, but we’re OK with it,” Rozario said.
“We’ve had a lot of fun over the past two years, and we’ve learned a lot. We absolutely love what we’ve created, we’re proud of ourselves, and we’re so happy to have such a supportive community. This is just the beginning.”
Mitchell and Rozario are already hatching plans for life after the skate park: think collaborations, pop-ups and a potential Australian tour with national interest in such a road trip likely to be high after the Andy Cooks endorsement.
But their priority remains locking in a new Dahl Daddys headquarters.
“We’re excited for our new chapter,” Rozario said.
