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Breakfast Blog. Australian blog in search of the best eggs in town.
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Early Australian Cookbooks
In early colonial Australia, printed cookbooks were an indulgence, offering little useful information for Australian conditions, and often requiring unobtainable ingredients.
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Barossa Vintage Festival. [March-April] Barossa Vintage
Festival, PO Box 296, Tanunda, South Australia 5352.
The biennial Barossa Vintage Festival began as the community’s celebration of vintage 56 years ago and today it is still an integral part of the Barossa’s social calendar. The Barossa’s world-renowned wine and fresh, regional food combine with the traditions and culture of the region to produce an event that is an authentic showcase of the Barossa. The Festival now attracts visitors from all over the world.
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. [March] Rear of Prahran Market, 163 Commercial Road South Yarra 3141. Tel: +61 (03) 9823 6100. fax: +61 (03) 9823 6199
A unique event which operates on a not for profit basis. The Festival's charter is to promote the quality produce, talent and lifestyle of Melbourne and the State of Victoria and to reinforce Melbourne as the pre-eminent culinary city of Australia.The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival commenced in 1993 with a simple program of 12 events. Since its inception it has grown annually, with the 2005 Festival, encompassing over 120 events over a thirteen day period.
Tastes Of Prom Country. [January] War Memorial Arts Centre, Foster.
South Gippsland. Tel: 03 5682 2035
An opportunity to taste the best produce of the region.
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Casino Beef Week. [May] Casino Beef Week Promotions Committee Inc. 155 Canterbury Street,
PO Box 192, Casino. NSW. 2470. Tel: 02 6662 8181 Fax: 02 6662 6577.
Casino in Northern New South Wales, is home to the annual Casino Beef Week festival. A festival of fun for all the family, celebrating the Beef Industry.
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Brisbane Wine Festival. [June] Call Paula on (07) 3378 1630 or 0412 158 425. Fax Paula on (07) 3870 2899.
A 3-day celebration of some of the best wines Australia has to offer. The venue, in the heart of the city, is the Grand Windsor Ballroom at the Carlton Crest Hotel. The festival will features fine wines and food from all over Australia, as well as some highly regarded imported wines.
Brown Brothers Wine & Food Festival. [Novemver] Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard Pty Ltd. Milawa, Victoria, 3678. Australia. Tel: (03) 57 20 5500. Fax: (03) 57 20 5511
Brown Brothers Winery is hosting its annual Wine and Food Festival in what promises to be a spectacular 2 day event providing quality wine and food.
Margaret River Wine Region Festival. [November] PO BOX 1166. MARGARET RIVER WA 6280. ABN 60 161 965 572. Tel: 9757 9990; Fax: 9757 9991.
Its 4 days of wine food and music. Known as “Down South”, the Margaret River Wine Region offers quality, not quantity and that’s the deal with the events on offer during the festival.
There’s a tempo to suit every one, with an selection of music wine and food events hosted at 27 venues presenting great local, national and internationally acclaimed musicians. Accompanied by fantastic cuisine, world-renowned wines and an astounding natural environment.
The Budburst Festival. [November] Woodend Visitor Information Centre: 03 5427 2033. Kyneton Visitor Information Centre: 03 5522 6110.
A celebration of the wine, food & lifestyle of the Macedon Ranges and the emerging buds signal the beginning of the new grape growing season and the arrival of spring.
Windy Ridge Vineyard & Winery. 527 Fish Creek-Foster Road, Foster, Victoria, 3960.
Tel: 03 5682 2035. Mobile: 0416 192 264.
In 1985 we purchased the vineyard which had been planted in 1978 by Dr Chris Hill. We built the winery, and made the first wines in 1988. Each year since then, except 1992 & 1993, we have made a PINOT NOIR and a CABERNET SAUVIGNON & MALBEC blend. We also now offer tiny quantities of dry TRAMINER. Being the southern-most winery on the Australian mainland (approximately 150km/95miles south-east of Melbourne, within 5km/3miles of the coast overlooking WILSON'S PROMONTORY; Latitude 38.6 degrees South) our unirrigated grapes ripen slowly, developing intense varietal flavours and deep rich colours in the reds. After open vat fermentation & soft basket pressing, we mature the red wines for up to five years in a mix of old and new French &/or American oak. When released, the unfiltered wines will continue to develop in fruitiness and complexity, and slowly soften and improve for at least 8 to 10 years from the year of vintage. All of the table wines are 100% grown, made and bottled at Windy Ridge by the owners.
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