Food & Wine USA - (05)May 2020

MAY 2020 95

IN AND AROUND

ADELAIDE

F LY

Air New Zealand flies non-

stop from Auckland to

Adelaide four times a week,

allowing you to bypass busy

Sydney and Melbourne. Air

New Zealand has daily flights

from Los Angeles to Auck-

land. (airnewzealand.com)

EAT & DRINK

ADELAIDE CITY

ADELAIDE BOTANIC

GARDEN

Wander these beautiful gar-

dens (botanicgardens

.sa.gov.au), which date from

the mid-19th century, and

have lunch at the Botanic

Gardens Restaurant, which

utilizes ingredients sourced

from the gardens. (botanic

gardensrestaurant.com.au)

ADELAIDE CENTRAL

MARKET

Take an informative and

delicious tour of the vibrant

market (adelaidecentral

market.com.au) with Food

Tours Australia. (a u sfo o d

to u rs .co m)

MY GRANDMA BEN

At this inventive café in a

new mixed-use develop-

ment, there’s an emphasis

on fermentation, pickling,

and reducing food waste.

There’s kangaroo on crum-

pets for breakfast!

(mygrandmaben.com)

ADELAIDE HILLS

APPLEWOOD DISTILLERY

The distillery also serves

as the cellar door for their

winery, Unico Zelo, maker of

crisp, elegant wines. (a p p l e

wooddistillery.com.au)

LOT 100

Lot 100 is a collective venue

that acts as the cellar door

for Adelaide Hills Distillery,

Vinteloper wines, Mismatch

Brewing Company, and Hills

Cider Co. Many tasting expe-

riences are available as well

as a seasonal restaurant.

(lot100.com.au)

BAROSSA VALLEY

APEX BAKERY

Find fantastic breads and

sweet baked goods at this

wood-oven bakehouse that’s

almost 100 years old. (a p ex

bakery.com.au)

GARDNER KNIVES

Knifemaker Baz Gardner

holds multi-day workshops

that often sell out months

in advance.

(gardnerknives.com)

MAGGIE BEER’S FARM

SHOP

This food shop comes from

one of Australia’s most

beloved cookbook authors

and food personalities, on

the site where she started

the farm restaurant that

made her famous.

(maggiebeer.com.au)

SMALL BATCH WINE

TOURS

Pick from tours of the

Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale,

and Adelaide Hills; owner

Matthew Kurko can get you

in to see producers who don’t

generally give public access

or tastings. (smallbatchwine

tours.com.au)

MCLAREN VALE

OFF PISTE 4WD TOURS

Enjoy drive-in access to

some of McLaren Vale’s

most beautiful national

parks with wine-focused

tour guides. (offp isteto u rs

.co m. a u)

OLIVER’S TARANGA

Taste wines from this award-

winning winery in a lovely

setting. (oliverstaranga.com)

STAY

CADOLE AVALON

Sleep in a Shiraz vineyard!

This sleek pod at The Vine-

yard Retreat McLaren Vale

is basically a modern tiny

house, with a bed positioned

to look out over the vineyard.

(From $305, thevineyardmv

.co m. a u)

THE LOUISE

This luxury resort has suites

overlooking rolling vineyards

in Barossa Valley. In-room

breakfast is available, and

there’s a fine dining restau-

rant, Appellation, on-site.

(Rooms from $400,

thelouise.com.au)

MAYFAIR HOTEL

Mayfair is a boutique hotel

right in the center of the city

of Adelaide featuring spa-

cious rooms and a rooftop

bar. (Rooms from $153,

mayfairhotel.com.au)

MOUNT LOFTY HOUSE

A beautiful historic hotel

perched atop the Adelaide

Hills, Mount Lofty House has

amazing views of the sur-

rounding countryside. They

have a new lodge, Sequoia,

opening in late 2020.

(Rooms from $256, mtlofty

house.com.au)

OCEANVIEW ECO VILLAS

These luxury villas on

Kangaroo Island overlook

beautiful Nepean Bay. Hosts

Tim and Tamsin Wendt serve

multicourse breakfasts and

dinners in the villas, using

island-grown produce.

(Rooms from $702, mini-

mum two-night stay, ocean

viewkangarooisland.com.au)

ADELAIDE

McLaren Vale

Barossa Valley

Adelaide Hills

KANGAROO ISLAND

Indian Ocean

Gulf Saint Vincent

ADELAIDE

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