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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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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,…
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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…
When travelling through the country there’s nothing quite like stopping in a small town and visiting the local bakery for a feed. Whether you’re munching on a meat pie or devouring a vanilla slice, baked goods always taste better when consumed at a country bakery.
While Victoria might hold the title for the best pie…
On Thursday mornings the Indian Pacific train stops at the outback town of Broken Hill and travellers are invited on a tour; starting with scones, tea and coffee, milkshakes and spiders at Bell’s Milk Bar. A few local actors even dress up in fifties garb and perform a skit for the fascinated travellers, dancing to…