Il Kafe

Il Kafe is a small cafe located inside the Bayside Village Shopping Centre. Open for daytime trade this place offers a selection of breakfast and lunch options, light snacks, sweets and beverages. Il Kafe is deceptively large with seating for over 40 people and is popular among locals who live in the area. For lunch,…

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Lady Burra Brewhouse – Opening Launch

After more than six months of hype surrounding the construction site at Topham Mall, Lady Burra has finally flung open the doors to the people of Adelaide. Adelaide city’s first and only fully functioning microbrewery, located in the transforming thoroughfare between Currie and Waymouth Streets, connects the developing Riverbank precinct with some of Adelaide’s most…

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Botanic Gardens Restaurant – Festival of Food 2015

The next restaurant in my 2015 Festival of Food journey is one of my favourites, the Botanic Gardens Restaurant. Located inside the Botanic Gardens, the surroundings almost have a fairy tale setting about it. After getting the restaurant validated on my Festival of Food smartphone app, it’s just a matter of picking a main course….

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Red Door Bakery – Adelaide

All the pastry lovers of Adelaide would already be familiar with Red Door Bakery who have stores in Croydon and Goodwood. City workers can now get a taste of the action with the opening of a new store on Grenfell Street. Sitting in their warmers are 5 types of gourmet pies and 2 types of…

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Edo Sushi

Opening last week, Edo Sushi is another Japanese take away store to enter an already saturated market. There are 17 types of sushi, bento boxes, rice bowls, teriyaki udon, udon soups and a selection of snacks. The sushi, bento boxes and snacks are already pre-made or pre-cooked, but you do have the option to get…

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British Raj – Festival of Food 2015

The Festival of Food journey continues as we make our way through all the restaurants. Tonight, we visit British Raj which is one of my favourite Indian restaurants in Adelaide. The redeeming of the Festival of Food has got a whole lot easier this year with the new smartphone app. One of the waiters punches…

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Abbots and Kinney

Anybody that has been down Leigh Street on a Friday, or the Adelaide Farmers Market on a Sunday, would already be familiar with Abbots and Kinney. Interestingly enough, the place was named after Abbot Kinney, a developer and conservationist who designed the Venice of America in the early 1900’s. Run by a pastry chef, Jonny…

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Eastern Garden Chinese Restaurant – Revisit

Having celebrated my birthday lunch at Eastern Garden nearly 3 years ago, I still have fond memories of the place. To this day, I still consider this place one of the best places for Yum Cha in Adelaide. Of course things change over time, so it was time to pay Eastern Garden another visit. As…

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The Playford – Festival of Food 2015

There have been a few changes to Festival of Food this year. First of all, the Festival of Food season has started earlier this year and is running for a period of 4 months. Secondly, it now comes in the form of a smartphone app and validation is done by punching a code for that…

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Red Ochre – Festival of Food 2015

There have been a few changes to Festival of Food this year. First of all, the Festival of Food season has started earlier this year and is running for a period of 4 months. Secondly, it now comes in the form of a smartphone app and validation is done by punching a code for that…

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