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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Republic – Lemon Ed
A tasty new refreshing alcoholic drink brand named Lemon Ed has been named the official match day sponsor of the 2015 Liverpool Football Club Australian Tour. Lemon Ed will be available for soccer fans to enjoy when the Liverpool Football Club take on the Brisbane Roar at Suncorp Stadium on July 17th, and then Adelaide…