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Thorpdale Pub Transforms Into West Gippsland’s First Distillery

There's something ineffably special about a country pub—the way it serves as the beating heart of small regional towns, a meeting place for locals to share stories over a schooner, and a welcome respite for weary travellers passing through. When news spread about the devastating fire that tore through Thorpdale's Traveller's Rest in 2017, a…

6 March 2025ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink Victoria

Where to Find the Best Ice Cream in Regional Victoria

Summer means ice cream. Warm days touring our beautiful regions and feasting at the best country pubs should always end with the crunch of a waffle cone topped with sweet melty goodness. Here’s your guide to finding the creamiest ice cream and the tangiest sorbet, made with love by local makers and dairy farmers with…

22 January 2025ByPhoebe Hartley

Pubs

Where to Find the Best Country Pubs in Victoria

If you're travelling around the state of Victoria, there's no doubt at some point you're going to need to make a stop for a rock-solid parma, or a pot of the coldest beer available—and for that, you're going to need a pub. And why not get one at one of the best country pubs in…

27 October 2024ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink Pubs South Australia

Where to Find the Best Parmis in Country South Australia

Editors note: I have absolutely no interest in getting into the parma/parmi debate. That's your business. The abbreviations or slang used in articles on The Local Rag are true to the author of the article you're reading. Nothing quite beats hitting up your local and getting stuck into a pint and a parmi. Whether your…

22 October 2024ByTobias Handke

Food & Drink Victoria

This Meeting Spot Between Melbourne and Bendigo Offers Homestyle Asian Cuisine With a Difference

From an unassuming shop front in a business centre in the heart of Gisborne—the gateway to the Macedon Ranges in Victoria—Stephanie Zhou and her husband, Stephen Rocard, run an Asian fusion eatery with a difference. Positioned about 50 kilometres from Melbourne and 100 kilometres from Bendigo on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, The Flying Pigeon offers…

22 October 2024ByPhoebe Hartley

Victoria

A New Food Festival Launches in the Yarra Valley This November

The Yarra Valley’s food and wine scene will take centre stage at the Road to Food Discovery Festival, a brand-new event set to kick off on Saturday, 9 November at the picturesque CherryHill Orchards in Coldstream. This one-day festival, hosted by Warburton Valley CEDA, promises a feast for the senses as it brings together the…

20 October 2024ByBen Tyers

Pubs

Where to Find the Best Country Pubs in New South Wales

If you’re travelling around the state of New South Wales, there’s no doubt at some point you’re going to need to make a stop for a rock-solid parma, or a pot of the coldest beer available—and for that, you’re going to need a pub.

1 October 2024ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink

Where to Find the Best Meat Pies in Australia

The meat pie is synonymous with Australia. Described by NSW Premier Bob Carr as Australia's 'national dish', the meat pie has been held in the hand of hungry Aussies for more than 100 years, with evidence of Sargent's producing meat pies way back in 1891. Popular pie manufacturers around Australia include Four 'n Twenty, which…

6 September 2024ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink Victoria

South Australian Bakery Takes Out the 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph Merbein

The vanilla slice is an icon. The classic 'snot block' can be found, and enjoyed thoroughly, in any small town bakery around regional Australia. With so many options all around Australia, it's hard to pinpoint exactly which vanilla slice is the best. That is, of course, unless you pay attention to the annual Great Vanilla…

26 August 2024ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink Victoria

How One Small Mornington Peninsula Farm Became the Hot Chip Destination of Victoria

In the suburb of Boneo on the Mornington Peninsula, a 140-acre stretch of farmland, nestled between Rye and Rosebud, is home to perhaps the best chips in Victoria. Hawkes Farm, a proud family-run farm and produce shop has been shelling out these golden batons for over six years. It first started with those in the…

28 July 2024BySimon Cassar

Food & Drink Victoria

The German Bakery Serving Up Baked Custard Pretzel Croissants and More on the Mornington Peninsula

An idea that has spanned five years in the making including a complete relocation from Germany to Mount Eliza, couple Anita Seferian and Hendrik Roessmann finally actualised their bakery dream opening Butterken Bakery in November 2022. The pair first met in South America while travelling and lived together in Germany for over seven years, Anita…

26 June 2024BySimon Cassar

Food & Drink Victoria

How A Sri Lankan Fine Diner Became One Of Best Restaurants On The Mornington Peninsula

In an unlikely destination, sandwiched between small boutique shops in Red Hill sits Many Little. The black-painted restaurant juts against its natural hinterland bush backdrop where inside the focus is entirely on wine and Sri Lankan-style dining. Part of the Polperro Winery group, Many Little is a rarity for the Mornington Peninsula, where typically in…

22 June 2024BySimon Cassar

Victoria

The Best Bakeries in Regional Victoria

There's nothing quite like a country bakery. Quaint, laden with baked goods, and adorned with stickers from when they won 'Best Vanilla Slice' in 2007. Victoria is a big place and has a plethora of excellent bakeries, but here we're looking for the absolute best bakeries in regional Victoria. ALSO READ: Where to Find the…

12 June 2024ByBen Tyers

Food & Drink History

The Origins of South Australia’s Chicken Salt

Vegemite is regarded as Australia’s greatest ever condiment, which is a fair shout. But for South Aussies, it’s hard to go past chicken salt. A savoury seasoning concocted in a backyard shed in the 1970s, chicken salt has become a staple of not only chicken shops but households across the nation. It’s even gone global,…

27 May 2024ByTobias Handke

Food & Drink New South Wales

From Take Away to Tourist Destination: Niagara Cafe’s Revival Brings History and Brunch to Gundagai

Click on smaller images below to see them in full size. Along the Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne sits one of Australia’s few remaining original Greek diners; the Niagara Cafe. The cafe, which was established in 1902, was recently purchased by Sydney couple Luke Walton and Kym Fraser who spent a year restoring the…

20 May 2024ByEm Jensen

Tag: food

Thorpdale Pub Transforms Into West Gippsland’s First Distillery

Where to Find the Best Ice Cream in Regional Victoria

Where to Find the Best Country Pubs in Victoria

Where to Find the Best Parmis in Country South Australia

This Meeting Spot Between Melbourne and Bendigo Offers Homestyle Asian Cuisine With a Difference

A New Food Festival Launches in the Yarra Valley This November

Where to Find the Best Country Pubs in New South Wales

Where to Find the Best Meat Pies in Australia

South Australian Bakery Takes Out the 2024 Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph Merbein

How One Small Mornington Peninsula Farm Became the Hot Chip Destination of Victoria

The German Bakery Serving Up Baked Custard Pretzel Croissants and More on the Mornington Peninsula

How A Sri Lankan Fine Diner Became One Of Best Restaurants On The Mornington Peninsula

The Best Bakeries in Regional Victoria

The Origins of South Australia’s Chicken Salt

From Take Away to Tourist Destination: Niagara Cafe’s Revival Brings History and Brunch to Gundagai

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