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Reillys Wines, A Delectable Degustation at this year’s Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb
Reillys Wines is a truly special Mintaro experience, and a unique place definitely worth visiting. The Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb is all about coming together to celebrate spring – a gorgeous time of year which heralds the first buds on the vines and is also a perfect time to enjoy the region’s premium […]
Ethical Merino Breeding at Martindale Farm – A Conversation with Dianne and Graeme Johnson
‘The Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb is an opportunity to engage with people and take pride in what we do’, shares Graeme Johnson and his wife Dianne, owners of Martindale Farm, as they offer a warm country welcome and morning tea in their homestead kitchen. Martindale Farm is a major supporter of the Clare […]
Magpie and Stump Hotel Celebrates Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb
The heritage listed Magpie and Stump Hotel in the heart of Mintaro dates back to 1851, making it one of South Australia’s oldest pubs. Owners Amanda and Paul, the most recent custodians of this captivating country pub, have lovingly renovated and restored the soulful character building, providing guests with a unique Mintaro experience. The ten […]
Mr. Mick and Wunderbar Lamb, a Spicy Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb collaboration
Mr. Mick and Wunderbar Lamb offered a special menu with some notes of spice for this year’s Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb. Mr. Mick’s chef, Carrie Flood, tells me she took inspiration from her kitchen assistant Simi to create the menu. Two of Simi’s favourite curry recipes from her Indian heritage, Lamb Madras and […]
Pauletts Wines Bush DeVine Restaurant – The Long Lamb Lunch
South Australia’s Clare Valley is abuzz with the second year of its new spring festival, the Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb. Celebrating the first spring buds on the vines and the prime time for lamb in the region, the Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb is unique. Intimate style events provide an opportunity for producers, chefs, […]
Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb – A Spring Celebration
The Clare Valley community welcomes you to their glorious patch of South Australia with a culinary, spring festival celebration like no other – the Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb. Although it’s technically still winter, spring is definitely in the air! Birdsongs are louder, the scent of spring flowers fills the air and our days […]
Oleaceae – A Taste of the Mediterranean in Mount Barker
Oleaceae Restaurant & Cafe (pronounced Oh-lee-see-ya) has quickly become a firm favourite with locals in the leafy Adelaide Hills town of Mount Barker. Owner Amy Daher tells me the recently opened Oleaceae is quite unique because it not only offers all day casual dining, but a full restaurant experience for lunch and dinner. Functions and […]
Bush Organics, Kangaroo Island – Nature’s Gift for Christmas
Bush Organics, Kangaroo Island – Following the Bees Bush Organics is Lara’s collaboration with nature. Lara produces organic and naturally harvested, raw medicinal Ligurian Bee honey. She uses this in her lovingly handcrafted medicinal and botanical body products, hand spun honey and beeswax candles. I am fascinated as Lara tells me her story of how […]
Interview with Erika Tangari – Creating Magic in the Kitchen
Erika Tangari, Cooking with Life Force and Energy Erika Tangari is like no other chef I’ve met – and I’ve known many chefs during my 30 years of running restaurants. When people ask, ‘can you send me a menu?’ Erika says no she cannot. “How can I know in three months what I will put […]