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Drawn by the beaches and natural beauty of northern NSW, as well as the incredible
local produce, chef Sarah Swan mlocal produce, chef Sarah Swan moved fromoved from Sydney to Byron Bay in 2011 for a quieter Sydney to Byron Bay in 2011 for a quieter
life. Ironically, she now runs 100 Mlife. Ironically, she now runs 100 Mile Table, a busy café and catering business. “Byron ile Table, a busy café and catering business. “Byron
is a great destination for food lovers as it’s young, fresh and diverse,” she says. “Eating is a great destination for food lovers as it’s young, fresh and diverse,” she says. “Eating
out is exciting and if you’re self-catering our farmout is exciting and if you’re self-catering our farmers’ mers’ markets are second to none.”arkets are second to none.”B Y R O N B AY, N S W
SARAH SWANWhat are your favourite restaurants?
Fleet in Brunswick Heads — the jewel in
Byron’s crowByron’s crown. Their food is honest and n. Their food is honest and
original, their woriginal, their wine list is extraordinary ine list is extraordinary
and the service is the best.and the service is the best.
St ElmSt Elmo in Byron Bay is a local favourite o in Byron Bay is a local favourite
and I’mand I’m a huge fan. I can’t go past the a huge fan. I can’t go past the
arroz negroarroz negro — — black rice w black rice with prawith prawns, ns,
cuttlefish, chilli, lemcuttlefish, chilli, lemon and garlic. on and garlic.
Any suggestions further afield?
A trip to Byron is not complete without
a visit to Ma visit to Mullumullumbimbimby’s Mby’s Milk and Honey. ilk and Honey.
It’s laid-back, unpretentious and owIt’s laid-back, unpretentious and owner ner
TimTim Brebner m Brebner makes the region’s best akes the region’s best
wood-fired pizza. He mwood-fired pizza. He may change your ay change your
mmind about ‘hamind about ‘ham and pineapple’ forever. and pineapple’ forever.
At NewAt Newrybar, wrybar, wander through the ander through the
amamazing Newazing Newrybar Mrybar Merchants, then erchants, then
stop for a long, lazy lunch at Harvest. stop for a long, lazy lunch at Harvest.
Excellent negronis!Excellent negronis!
Head to BangalowHead to Bangalow Bow Bowlo for Fried lo for Fried
Chicken Thursday. This is no-frills Chicken Thursday. This is no-frills
dining at its best —dining at its best — Graem Graeme ‘Big Red’ e ‘Big Red’
Stockdale and his teamStockdale and his team at The Stockpot at The Stockpot
Kitchen turn out piles of fried chicken Kitchen turn out piles of fried chicken
wwith coleslawith coleslaw and hot sauce. Kid and and hot sauce. Kid and
dog friendly —dog friendly — I love this place. I love this place.
Where do you go for coffee? My
favourite coffee is fromfavourite coffee is from local com local company pany
MMarvell Street Coffee Roasters. It’s arvell Street Coffee Roasters. It’s
served at Table Viewserved at Table View in Brunsw in Brunswick ick
Heads, and 100 MHeads, and 100 Mile Table and Bayleaf ile Table and Bayleaf
Café in Byron. Bayleaf also does a great Café in Byron. Bayleaf also does a great
brekkie and the staff are awbrekkie and the staff are awesomesome. e.Which farmers’ markets are worth
a visit? Tuesday is New Brighton,
Thursday Byron Bay, Friday MThursday Byron Bay, Friday Mullumullumbimbimby by
—— m my favourite —y favourite — and Saturday Bangalow. and Saturday Bangalow.
I like to pick up a loaf fromI like to pick up a loaf from Heart Breads, Heart Breads,
eggs, bacon and skirt steak fromeggs, bacon and skirt steak from Hayters Hayters
Hill, tomHill, tomatoes and peppers fromatoes and peppers from Coopers Coopers
Shoot TomShoot Tomatoes, matoes, mushroomushrooms froms from The The
WWitches Broomitches Broomstick, and garden herbs stick, and garden herbs
at One Organic. If Roberto’s there, grab at One Organic. If Roberto’s there, grab
breakfast at the Nombreakfast at the Nomadic Kitchen. adic Kitchen.
Your pick of the area’s beaches?
Belongil Beach is dog heaven, we go
there all the timthere all the time, we, while Broken Head hile Broken Head
is private, peaceful and incredibly is private, peaceful and incredibly
beautiful. Wbeautiful. Wategos is the quintessential ategos is the quintessential
Byron beach —Byron beach — pandanus trees, waves, pandanus trees, waves,
regular dolphin visits, the lighthouse regular dolphin visits, the lighthouse
above, viewabove, views across the coast and up s across the coast and up
into the minto the mountains. It’s heaven.ountains. It’s heaven.
Best fish and chips? I’m a big fan of the
fried calamfried calamari at Starfish in Brunswari at Starfish in Brunswick ick
Heads. Perfect post-beach eats. Heads. Perfect post-beach eats.
Any places you’d recommend for kids?
The Farm is bang-on for kids. Adults can
drink a beer or a good glass of wdrink a beer or a good glass of wine on ine on
the grass, wthe grass, while the kids run around and hile the kids run around and
mmeet the horses, cows and chooks, and eet the horses, cows and chooks, and
learn a thing or two about vegetables. learn a thing or two about vegetables.
Best beaches for kids are Clarkes Beach Best beaches for kids are Clarkes Beach
—— w when the conditions are right there is a hen the conditions are right there is a
great little lagoon that formgreat little lagoon that forms there —s there — and and
also Torakina Beach at Brunswalso Torakina Beach at Brunswick Heads. ick Heads.
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Blue Ducks is one of the attractions Blue Ducks is one of the attractions
at The Farmat The Farm in Ew in Ewingsdale; there ingsdale; there
are mare more than 30 kilomore than 30 kilometres of etres of
beaches in the area; the lush Byron beaches in the area; the lush Byron
Bay Hinterland; inside 100 MBay Hinterland; inside 100 Mile ile
Table, the popular café owTable, the popular café owned and ned and
run by Sarah Swan and business run by Sarah Swan and business
partner Jerempartner Jeremy Burn; lunch at y Burn; lunch at
Harvest Café mHarvest Café may include an ay include an
entree of baby carrots wentree of baby carrots with ith
almalmonds and buttermonds and buttermilk curd; ilk curd;
Sarah wSarah with Zinnie, a neighbour’s ith Zinnie, a neighbour’s
horse; you’ll find Harvest Café on horse; you’ll find Harvest Café on
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