Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2020 (1)

STALIGENERALSTORE

CallingStAlicoffeeroasters

ora cafénolongersuffices.

Inresponsetothepandemic,

it producedhandsanitiser,

sustainablehempandcopper

facemasks,andrana general

store,whichshowcasedthe

bestproducersfrom right

acrossVictoria.

SEASONSFRUITMARKETONLINE

WhenlockdownsawSydney’s

Chinatownshuttered,thehitto

thismostlywholesalegrocery

storewasinstant.SotheFu

familydecidedtotakeSeasons

FruitMarketonline,selling

home-deliveredAsiangroceries.

Theonlinestorewasa radical

change,consideringtheshoponly

installedanEftposmachinein late

2019.Butthefuture-proofed

onlinestoreis nowheretostay.

KING& GODFREEGROCERIES

Justaftera substantialrenovation

transformedKing& Godfreefrom

deliandbottleshoptoa sleek

dininghub,Melbourne’soldest

licensedgrocerystoredeftly

returnedtoitsrootsofferingan

extensive,Italian-leaningarrayof

grocery,deliandbottleshopitems

alongsidea take-homemeals

menu of Italy’s greatest hits.

THAIKEEIGA:CHEFMEALS

Thisindependentgrocerystore

inSydney’sHaymarketsupplied

chef-preppedmealsfromthelikes

ofHoJiak,ChacoRamen,Ippudo

andSydneyCebuLechon,as

wellaschillioilmadebyPatrick

FriesenanddumplingsbyLotus

headchefSamYoung.

TEDESCAOSTERIA’S

CURATEDWEEKLYBOX

BrigitteHafner’sMornington

Peninsulaosteriawascreated

witha fiercefocusonlocal

producewhenit openedin

January.Nosurprisethenthat

itsbeautifullyconsideredWeekly

Boxofcookedgoodsandraw

producestucktothetheme.

Locallamb,vegetables,cheese

andfruitcameinthemed

combinations,matched with

cocktailsandwine.

BRAEPRODUCEBOX

DanHunterandhisteamhad

puttoomuchloveintothe

vegetablegardens,orchardsand

paddockssurroundingBraetolet

anyofthatgoodstuffgotowaste.

Sotheybecamemarketgardeners,

sellingboxesoffreshorganic

producealongsidebakedgoods

fromthewoodfiredoven,take-

home meals and a few groceries.

BAKERY+ PRODUCEPROS

Leadersintransformation,theserestaurantsand

storessuppliedbakedgoodsandgourmetgroceries

at a time when supermarket shelves were empty.

MARION’SCOMMUNITY
QuickthinkingkeptAndrew
McConnell’sFitzroywinebar
poweringthroughthepandemic
viavegetableboxes(withrecipe
suggestionsforsignaturedishes)
anda collaborationwithoneof
Melbourne’sbestbakeriesBaker
Bleuthatgrantednorthsiders
accesstothatraisinandcinnamon
challah.Alongwithsellingwine,
bread,produceandtake-home
meals,Marionalsodishedupa
much-neededsenseofcommunity
that’snowtakingroostatMorning
Market,thepermanentgrocery
store just a few doors from Marion.

Fromabove:

Marion’sfresh

pastries;

mortadellafrom

King& Godfree’s

deli.Opposite,

fromtopleft:

Babajan’s

flourlessorange

cake;Babajan

ownerKirsty

Chiaplias;the

Fufamilyoutside

SeasonsFruit

Market.

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