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Truffles… the greatest winter wonder of them all, at The Golden Pig
Truffles… such an odd and unlikely ingredient, yet it is one that is entirely intriguing. Who [...]
Not So Mellow Yellow…
I'm not sure about you, but I LOVE the colour yellow! I always have! As a [...]
Alvin Leung – Xtreme Chinese Cuisine the Australian way…
Flowerdale Sprout Farm is a farm based in Victoria which grows the most gorgeous edible flowers [...]
The colour purple…
If you are drawn to a particular fruit or vegetable because of its magnificent colour, now [...]
edible flowers…
the producers and their stories…
Samaria Farm rosewater distillation workshop… the ambrosial rosewater of the damask rose…
North East Victoria has many wonderful hidden treasures, but visiting the ambrosial damask rose gardens of Samaria Farm just out of Benalla for a Rosewater Distillation Workshop, would have to be the most special of [...]
KI Spirits… Kangaroo Island gin paradise
A visit to Kangaroo Island goes hand in hand with visiting KI Spirits. If you visit Kangaroo Island without visiting the latter, then you really haven’t visited at all. As my readers would already know, [...]
Cape Byron Distillery… macadamia nuts and gin… match made in Gin heaven
With Easter holidays just around the corner, I thought I might put forth a suggestion for some adult entertainment of the gin kind… I love discovering what a region has to offer, and love even [...]
Hinterland Farm To Fork Experience – a great day of food and beer with Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours
I love a good food tour. I also love a good brewery tour. Combine the two and you have the Hinterland Farm to Fork Experience by Sunshine Coast Craft Beer Tours, and you really do [...]
Honouring traditional artisan sourdough baking – Ten Acres – best bread ever!
I grew up eating sourdough, and sourdough rye. It was pretty much the only type of bread we ate in my family. In my early school years I used to squirm every time I opened [...]
Red Hill Brewery… annual hop harvest on the Mornington Peninsula
Hops. I wonder who it was that first made the connection that resulted in this humble herb’s flower becoming the primary ingredient of beer. Living on the Sunshine Coast, hops is not something that is [...]
Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass… mastering the art of gin making, or trying to…
It is no secret that I love gin. I like to think that I loved gin way before it became fashionable to love gin. Gin was always my go-to drink; G&T. #yesplease I am not [...]
Lychee Divine… sensational lychee liqueurs from the Fraser Coast
Regional Foodie visits the home of Lychee Divine; lychee growers and producers of some sensational lychee liqueurs and wines, produced on the Fraser Coast. The Sunshine Coast boasts many wonderful tropical fruits, and a favourite [...]
Noosa Earth – Urban Oyster Mushroom Farming at its best – FAN Farm Visit
Regional Foodie makes an onsite visit to Noosaville’s most popular urban farm, oyster mushroom growers, Noosa Earth, as part of FAN’s (Food and Agribusiness Network) farm and factory tours for network members. Truth be known, [...]
Baranbali Farm… a Sunshine Coast farm story that dreams are made of
Baranbali Farm, is the farm story that dreams are made of. It has all of the dreamy elements; the rolling green hills of the Witta landscape unravelling before you, beautiful rippling waters of an amply [...]
FAN, Hinterland Feijoas and How To Run A Successful Farm Gate
I have wanted to visit Hinterland Feijoas for quite some time, but only just managed a visit last week as part one of the FAN – Food and Agribusiness Network events last week for the [...]
Organica Floret roses… The Sunshine Coast’s own secret garden
Roses are not generally something that you expect to find growing abundantly in the tropical gardens of the Sunshine Coast, but Caz Owens, a most lovely rose gardener, recently introduced me to her beautiful little [...]
The Greenshed… micro-greenery for chefs and foodies around the Sunshine Coast
I love the innovation on the Sunshine Coast. New food trends see new businesses catering to these trends, and I love how producers have become so adaptable and intuitive to the needs of chefs and [...]
Fraser Isle Spanner Crabs… succulent sea treasures from Fraser Island’s coastal waters
Spanner crabs are not new to me, but it has been some time since I had quality fresh spanner crab and I forgot how GOOD it is. There is nothing quite like a spanner crab, [...]
Wild Forage Australia… foraging for seaweed for inspired chefs of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and beyond
I have been quite fascinated by the whole concept of foraging. It has always been on my radar, and over the years I have met a number of chefs / cooks / producers and people [...]
Rhodavale Pork… ethically farmed, pastured pork direct to the public
I am a sucker for a pig story. I don’t know what it is but I just love pigs – both on the plate and off! If there is an opportunity to visit a farm [...]
Bunya Red Farm… Capers, Caperberries and a roadtrip to the beautiful South Burnett
I love a good roadtrip, and a visit to Bunya Red Farm near Kingaroy was the perfect incentive. Having discovered Bunya Red Farm’s fabulous capers and caperberries, some time ago, I was keen to find [...]
Mighty Bean Tempeh – the Sunshine Coast’s mightiest bean of all and best tempeh ever!
I often say, I love all of my producers, and I do. And I know I shouldn’t have favourites, but when it comes to Mighty Bean Tempeh, and the two absolutely beautiful souls behind it, [...]
Our Farm to Your Plate… grass fed beef, quite literally from their farm to your plate
Our Farm to Your Plate is a pastured beef producer based at Gunalda, north of Gympie. They are relatively new to the direct beef sales industry, though not at all new to the lifestyle and [...]
Hum Honey… a passion for bees, honey and the Sunshine Coast
I recently visited the home of my favourite Sunshine Coast honey producer, Hum Honey. Lovely Leisa Sams and her husband Tony, are based in Peachester, a very pretty part of the Sunshine Coast. High on [...]
Maleny Black Angus Beef… grass fed and grass finished beef direct from the farmer
Visiting Sunshine Coast beef producer Maleny Black Angus Beef in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland… There is nothing quite like the taste of grass fed beef. The only problem is, what is often passed off [...]
All I want for Christmas is an oyster farm… in Whangaroa…
Whangaroa is the heart of Northland, the northern part of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the more remote and the lesser known, but equally beautiful harbour, north of the Bay of Islands. [...]
Shima Wasabi… for the love of ‘real’ wasabi, and Tasmania
Tasmania is a treasure trove of so many wonderful things, especially in the way of producers. Innovation is key and Tasmanians take pride in innovation often looking to climates of countries similar to their own [...]
Live It Tour’s Camels & Canapés Tour… behind the scenes with The Great South East
There are lots of great food tours on the Sunshine Coast, all of them offering something unique, but I don’t know that there is anything quite as unique as Live It Tour’s Camels and Canapés [...]
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