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Petit Chou
Launceston, Coffee

Le Petit Chou – Indulgent Pastries

Le Petit Chou – Introduction Le Petit Chou is a welcome addition to the Launceston coffee and pastries scene. Petit Chou is a pleasant venue and a nice place to sit while enjoying a professionally made pastry (by a Frenchman) and a very good coffee. You can order from the […]

East Coast
East Coast

East Coast Great Eating and Drinking

East Coast Summary The east coast of Tasmania is a beautiful area to explore – there are stunning views everywhere you turn with the highlight being the rugged mountains and beautiful beaches on the Feycinet Peninsula. Other must-visit areas on the east coast are the “Gulch” at Bicheno and, further […]

Melshell
East Coast

Melshell Oysters – Stunning Seafood

Melshell Oysters – Introduction Melshell Oysters is one of the surprising Tasmanian hidden gems. As you drive along the beautiful East Coast A3 highway, just north of Swansea you will see a sign pointing to this place and you divert along a country road that follows a sand spit culminating […]

Ranita Ramen
Restaurants, Hobart

Ranita Ramen – Intense Food

Serious ramen at Ranita Ramen We are going to start this story with a discussion of the Lucinda wine bar in Hobart. The reason why should become obvious shortly. We have been enjoying the wine and food there ever since it opened. The owner is a personal friend and some […]

White asparagus
Producers

Tasmanian white asparagus – Exciting product

Tasmanian white asparagus Tasmanian White Asparagus is a coming together of a small group of Tasmanian farmers and investors to produce what is arguably the best white asparagus grown in Australia. The group consists of Richard and Belinda Weston (whose produce at Brighton we have been writing about for many […]

Lottie Lane
Hobart, Coffee

Lottie Lane – Meticulous Coffee Roasters

Lottie Lane – Moonah Lottie Lane is the new name for the coffee roaster business in Moonahcreated by the owners of the Straight Up coffee outlet in Liverpool St, Hobart. We have described some of the beans that we have enjoyed from this roastery in our description of Straight Up […]