Purple Possum: Organic Produce For many years, we have stopped while driving through St. Marys on Tasmania’s East Coast, to visit the Purple Possum store and café which has an extensive stock of organic produce. From the outside you may not expect much, but once inside you will see the […]
Paradise Regained – Glen Huon Paradise Regained is a tiny “shed” on the Glen Huon Road on the opposite side of the Huon River to the town. It sells excellent pastries on 3 days each week. Let’s discuss how to get to where you will find these pastries (of course, […]
Five Leaves Left – worth a visit! Five Leaves Left is a relatively new venue in the central part of the CBD which is both a bottle shop, bar and bookshop, owned by Clinton Elvin. He always has some interesting wines available for sipping and all the bottles are available to […]
Brine Lauderdale Brine is a very welcome addition to the “just outside Hobart” offerings which are getting more and more sophisticated every year. Until recently it was almost impossible to get cleverly cooked food or more likely a coffee made from excellent beans that had been selected with passion and […]
Cult Logic Coffee Cult Logic is a new favourite of ours in Hobart. They both roast the beans they serve and also run the coffee shop in collins Streeet that they have recently opened. It is a great venue with excellent coffee (both espresso and filter) and a range of […]
Kenyak Chocolates We have recently been exposed to Kenyak chocolates which are made in Hobart. They are absolutely beautiful, crafted with care using chocolate that has been sourced from the famous Felchlin chocolate makers in Switzerland. The owner, Chris Greentree, specialises in couverture chocolate which has a higher level of […]
Scholé – Introduction Hobart is undertaking a renaissance at present unlike nothing we have seen for many decades. Often we have seen a single restaurant open which everyone flocked to but rarely have we seen so many restaurants arriving at virtually the same time and rarely have we seen a […]
Arundel Farm – Derwent Valley First to the location of Arundel Farm! Arundel Farm is located in the Derwent Valley, just over 50 kilometres north-west of Hobart. It is not very far from the Two Metre Tall property and quite close to the town of Bushy Park, but on the […]
Turkish Tukka Sandy Bay Turkish Tukka Sandy Bay has arrived after its relatively long run in Launceston where it has been a welcome part of the food scene there. It is informal, it has friendly staff and the food is very good. The meats at Turkish Tukka Sandy Bay are […]
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 […]
