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Westbase Pastoral
North-West, Producers

Westbae Pastoral

Not many people have heard of the town of Nook in Tasmania’s north-west coast region. It is quite close to the coastal side of Sheffield on the rolling green hills fanning out from below the imposing rock-crowded pinnacle of Mount Roland. Well, that is where Westbae Pastoral is situated on […]

Small Grain
Launceston

Small Grain – Bold flavors

Small Grain – Introduction Small Grain has delighted market-goers at the highly regarded Harvest Launceston market in Launceston on Saturday mornings and they continue to do so. But they have also taken to bricks and mortar opposite Princes Square and right next door to Prince’s Square Bar where customers can […]

Wide Awake Coffee
Hobart, Coffee

Wide Awake Specialty Coffee – Great coffee

Wide Awake Specialty Coffee – Introduction Wide Awake Specialty Coffee is a relatively new venue on the fringe of North Hobart, but the operators are skilled professionals who have been involved in other ventures such as the excellent Sash in Sandy Bay and the quirky Agent Cooper in Glenorchy. They […]

Devil's Own Ice Creamery
Shops, Launceston

The Devil’s Own Ice Creamery

The Devil’s Own – Introduction After a pleasant walk from the centre of Launceston through the iconic City Park, turn left along Lawrence Street and you will find a set-back cottage serving the best ice cream in that northern city, called The Devil’s Own Ice Creamery. This used to be […]

Arte-Zans
South, Shops

Arte-Zans – Strong Vegetables and other treats

Arte-Zans – Introduction Arte-Zans is a small, but interesting produce shop in Geeveston that also sells a variety of other treats as well. The vegetables are excellent and the baked treats such as melting moments are cooked with skill. It is housed in the shop/kitchen that used to be the […]

Masaaki Geeveston
South, Seafood

Masaaki – Perfect Sushi and Sashimi

Masaaki – Geeveston Tasmanians have been very lucky to have access to the excellent sushi and sashimi lovingly prepared by Masaaki Koyama who came to Tasmania many years ago (around 15 to be more precise) from the prefecture of Wakayama in Japan which lies just south of the busy city […]

Organic produce at Felds Farm
Organic

Organic produce – the best flavours!

Tasmanian organic produce – Why? As you peruse this site you will notice that nearly all of the producers we mention and most of the restaurants either produce or use all or mostly organic produce. Why? There are many reasons why we try to only eat and drink organic produce […]