♥♥♥ Rocky Top Farm is a certified organic producer of high quality heirloom vegetables at Penna in Tasmania’s south in between Richmond and Penna. The farm takes advantage of rich clay soils derived from the Jurassic dolerite which is widespread in central Tasmania. Approximately 2 hectares are given over to […]
Timbre Kitchen is a restaurant within the Velo Wines complex, but run independently. It is a pleasant venue with windows facing the vineyard and the Tamar River. The service is pleasant and the food interesting. We have only been once but the food we ate was flavoursome and interesting. It […]
♥♥ Me Wah – Introduction Me Wah in Sandy Bay is a large, elegant and opulent establishment in the style of many of the better Melbourne or Hong Kong Chinese restaurants. The friendly and respectful service that has helped put their Launceston restaurant on the map continues here. This is […]
♥ Templo is a tiny restaurant in Patrick Street just near Harrington St. The food here has an Italian influence. The menu is mercifully brief and you can either choose from the list chalked on the wall or just ask the chef to feed you. They have a short wine […]
Fico – Introduction Fico in Macquarie Street is one of Hobart’s best and most popular restaurants. The transformation of this former newsagency cum café has been astounding. The owners and chefs here are Federica Andrisani and Oskar Rossi who are young but with lots of experience in high-end restaurants in […]
♥♥ Bread and Butter Overview Bread and Butter is a wonderful café in Launceston, opened by Olivia and Rob from the Tasmanian Butter Company who make some of Australia’s best cultured butter. Originally in Cimitiere Street, they have now moved to revamped premises in Elizabeth Street directly opposite Prince’s Square […]
♥♥♥ Lucinda – A natural wine bar and restaurant Lucinda, the bar and restaurant in front of (and owned by) one of Hobart’s leading restaurants, Dier Makr, is now an essential part of the Hobart eating and drinking scene. The food and wine is closely overseen by Kobi Ruzicka who […]
Broad beans (fava beans) make great dips and this recipe is very special because you can use older ones. Every year Tasmanians yearn for Spring to arrive! First it heralds the onset of more pleasant weather, but more importantly we know that broad beans will only be a few weeks […]
The Agrarian Kitchen Eatery – Introduction Before starting this story, we should add here that we feel liberated to be no longer reviewing restaurants for commercial organisations (after many years doing so for the ABC, Qantas In-flight magazine and Gourmet Traveller). We stopped for two reasons. The first was that […]