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VICTORIA Doot Doot Doot

NovemNovember 7th ber 7th Under the direction of Under the direction of

chef Guy Stanaway, the Jackalope Hchef Guy Stanaway, the Jackalope Hotel otel

restaurant offers refined dining, with restaurant offers refined dining, with

the Mthe Mornington Peninsula region’s ornington Peninsula region’s

finest produce presented in four- and finest produce presented in four- and

eight-course tasting meight-course tasting menus, linked to enus, linked to

the land. The Mthe land. The Melbourne Cup lunch elbourne Cup lunch

on Tuesday Novemon Tuesday November 7th will be a ber 7th will be a

ticketed event, which includes canapes ticketed event, which includes canapes

on arrival and three-course mon arrival and three-course meal for eal for

$95. There will be a sweep with hotel $95. There will be a sweep with hotel

prizes, including the chance for the prizes, including the chance for the

best-dressed couple to check into a Lair best-dressed couple to check into a Lair

for a night. Lunch Saturday and Sunday, for a night. Lunch Saturday and Sunday,

dinner seven days. dinner seven days. (03) 5931 2500; (03) 5931 2500;

jackalopehotels.comjackalopehotels.com

VICTORIA Oakridge Winery

RestaurantRestaurant Experience the Yarra Valley Experience the Yarra Valley

through the delicious food of head chef through the delicious food of head chef

MMatt Stone. Chef Stone is inspired by att Stone. Chef Stone is inspired by

the local landscape, sourcing seasonal the local landscape, sourcing seasonal

produce fromproduce from the Oakridge kitchen the Oakridge kitchen

garden as well as native ingredients. garden as well as native ingredients.

An exquisite mAn exquisite meal is comeal is complemplemented ented

by the wines of chief winemby the wines of chief winemaker David aker David

Bicknell. The Oakridge PremBicknell. The Oakridge Premiumium Lunch Lunch

Experience package includes a winery Experience package includes a winery

tour and tasting, lunch including tour and tasting, lunch including

canapés, three-pack wine gift, canapés, three-pack wine gift, The The

Natural CookNatural Cook cookbook by head chef cookbook by head chef

MMatt Stone plus house-matt Stone plus house-made chocolate ade chocolate

truffltruffles: with Local Vineyard Series es: with Local Vineyard Series

wines, $346 per person; with premwines, $346 per person; with premiumium

864 Series wines, $376 per person.864 Series wines, $376 per person.

(03) 9738 9900; oakridgewines.com(03) 9738 9900; oakridgewines.com.au.au

B O O K

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WAMargaret River Farmers’ Market

Every SaturdayEvery Saturday For m For more than 13 years, ore than 13 years,

farmfarmers, growers and mers, growers and makers fromakers from all all

over the Mover the Margaret River region have argaret River region have

been rising at dawn to load their vans been rising at dawn to load their vans

and utes for the weekly comand utes for the weekly commmunity unity

mmarket. The numarket. The number of stallholders ber of stallholders

swells as sumswells as summmer produce comer produce comes on es on

after winter’s hiatus: ripe avocadoes, after winter’s hiatus: ripe avocadoes,

bunches of fresh herbs, chillies, bunches of fresh herbs, chillies,

heirloomheirloom tom tomatoes, organic beef, atoes, organic beef,

charcuterie and cheeses, cake and charcuterie and cheeses, cake and

biscuits. Mbiscuits. Make sure to check out David ake sure to check out David

HHohnen’s The Farmohnen’s The Farm H House, for beef, ouse, for beef,

lamlamb and pork; Geo Organics, for fresh b and pork; Geo Organics, for fresh

mmilk and beef; Koonac Goat Farmilk and beef; Koonac Goat Farm for for

unpasteurised goat munpasteurised goat milk and fresh curd ilk and fresh curd

and aged cheeses. Joanna Wand aged cheeses. Joanna Wren fromren from

Patchwork FarmPatchwork Farm in Karridale has in Karridale has

a cornucopia of heirlooma cornucopia of heirloom veg, from veg, from

tomtomatoes to zucchini. atoes to zucchini. MMargaret argaret

River Education CamRiver Education Campus, 272 Bussell pus, 272 Bussell

HHighway. 8amighway. 8am–noon (7.30am–noon (7.30am–11am–11am

over sumover summmer). 0438 905 985; er). 0438 905 985;

mmargaretriverfarmargaretriverfarmersmersmarket.comarket.com.au.au

NSW Slow Food Earth Markets

MMaitland Novemaitland November 2nd and 16th ber 2nd and 16th The The

reinvigorated Hreinvigorated High Street in Migh Street in Maitland, aitland,

which runs parallel to the Hunter River, which runs parallel to the Hunter River,

hosts an interesting afternoon food hosts an interesting afternoon food

mmarket on the first and third Thursdays arket on the first and third Thursdays

of the mof the month, with the support of the onth, with the support of the

MMaitland City Council. Farmaitland City Council. Farmers, drawn ers, drawn

fromfrom within a 100-kilom within a 100-kilometre radius, are etre radius, are

encouraged to be biodiverse: pumencouraged to be biodiverse: pumpkin pkin

growers fromgrowers from nearby M nearby Morpeth grow orpeth grow

32 varieties, am32 varieties, among themong them M Monkey Bumonkey Bum

and Ironbark; there’s also a cluster of and Ironbark; there’s also a cluster of

eight garlic growers who will be out in eight garlic growers who will be out in

force this mforce this month; fresh ‘Giant Yellow’ onth; fresh ‘Giant Yellow’

turmturmeric will be on sale at Paradesha eric will be on sale at Paradesha

FarmFarm’s stall. The jam’s stall. The jams ms made by the East ade by the East

MMaitland Country Waitland Country Womomen’s Association en’s Association

have a fabulous story: the fruit is picked have a fabulous story: the fruit is picked

fromfrom trees in M trees in Maitland Gaol and maitland Gaol and made ade

into jaminto jam in the kitchen there. This in the kitchen there. This

is comis commmunity in action. unity in action. The Levee, The Levee,

396 H396 High Street, Migh Street, Maitland (near the aitland (near the

Post offiPost office). 2pmce). 2pm–6pm–6pm. 0427 548 886;. 0427 548 886;

slowfoodhuntervalley.comslowfoodhuntervalley.com.au.au

SA A Day on the Green November

25th25th Perform Performing under the stars, ing under the stars,

rock legend John Farnhamrock legend John Farnham headlines headlines

the first concert of South Australia’s the first concert of South Australia’s

sumsummmer season at Peter Lehmer season at Peter Lehmann ann

WWines in the Barossa Valley. The ines in the Barossa Valley. The

event is fully licensed with food event is fully licensed with food

available or BYO picnic; supply your available or BYO picnic; supply your

own chairs and rugs. Tickets fromown chairs and rugs. Tickets from

adayonthegreen.comadayonthegreen.com.au: from.au: from

$109.90 plus booking fee, children $109.90 plus booking fee, children

under 12 free. under 12 free. barossa.combarossa.com/events/events

WA Margaret River Gourmet

Escape NovemEscape Novemebr 16th–19thebr 16th–19th

Celebrating the wine region’s Celebrating the wine region’s

50th anniversary with a line-up 50th anniversary with a line-up

of food and wine events, and dining of food and wine events, and dining

collaborations with celebrity chefs collaborations with celebrity chefs

fromfrom here and overseas, visitors here and overseas, visitors

will experience the exceptional fare, will experience the exceptional fare,

hospitality and stunning locations hospitality and stunning locations

of the famof the famed Med Margaret River. The argaret River. The

WWorld’s Best Chef’s Table is an orld’s Best Chef’s Table is an

intimintimate restaurant experience in ate restaurant experience in

the heart of the Gourmthe heart of the Gourmet Village.et Village.

gourmgourmetescape.cometescape.com.au.au

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