Sunshine Coast Hinterland Times

Samoan influence at Celtic Tearoom

Maleny’s Celtic Tearoom has new owners who have a fascinating cultural mix of Australian, Celtic and Samoan heritage. English-born Rod Fewster and his Samoan wife Makalita came to the hinterland on holiday and, seeing the Celtic Tearoom on Mountain View Road for sale, they bought it. They brought with them an extended family who are [...]

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The Spice Boys from Bombay to Bangkok

MALENY ‘S INDIAN restaurant, Bombay Mahal, is almost five years old and continues with its philosophy of quality Indian food at affordable prices. New and interesting dishes are brought to the table regularly via the restaurant’s blackboard special menu. Now the food journey travels out of India with the introduction of popular Thai dishes. Bombay meets [...]

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Chef Connections with Julie Shelton

Sarah Hallam Debera Howard Elements at Montville WALK into Elements at Montville and you enter a browser’s paradise. Proprietor, Sarah Hallam, has assembled a fascinating display of eclectic artistic pieces, clothing, kitchenware, knick-knacks and collectables. Browse through the shelves and tables, surrounded by beautiful perfumes, textures, colours and soothing background music, and time stands still. Take a seat at [...]

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Matthew is a real food favourite

THE REAL FOOD Festival (Sept. 10 -11) was delighted to assist Rosetta Books in bringing Matthew Evans to Maleny last month for a lunch of local foods and a chat about his new book, Winter on the Farm. This book is full of wonderful recipes that celebrate winter, the season when we spend more time indoors [...]

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WEDDING AWARD WINNER…

Libby takes the Cake! EDEN CUPCAKES has taken out the Best Wedding Cake design in Queensland at the annual Australian Bridal Industry Awards – a wonderful achievement for a single person business that has been operating on the Hinterland for only 15 months. Cake designer and maker Libby Dalrymple explained to the Hinterland Times, what determines [...]

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Real Interest in Real Food Festival

LOCAL BUSINESSES are getting behind the Real Food Festival with more than 70% of the stall sites now allocated and nearly all of the sponsorships taken. The Festival Organisers are thrilled to reveal that in addition to the gold sponsorship provided by IGA on the Sunshine Coast, the silver sponsors are Gourmet Garden and The Woombye [...]

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Chef Connections WITH Julie Shelton

Darren Westphal – The Edge Restaurant – MONTVILLE DOES this restaurant enjoy the best location – not just on the Range but on the whole of the Sunshine Coast? I mean, even the car park has a view that would make other restaurants envious! It’s the kind of view that makes you want to start with breakfast [...]

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New lease of life for Camphor Cottage

DIEGO BASILE has a passion for presenting good food which he has inherited from his parents Nicholas and Sylvia. They moved from Argentina to settle with their young family and were so impressed with the warm climate and golden beaches of the Sunshine Coast that they decided to start a new business in Caloundra. “We had [...]

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Chef Connections WITH Julie Shelton

Jamie Baxter Maudy’s Restaurant WITTA A CRISP autumnal morning and the colours of Witta are vivid and engaging. Sitting in the sun at Maudy’s Restaurant, having an animated yarn over coffee with chef, Jamie Baxter, I once again appreciated what a great gig this is. Jamie grew up in Sydney’s cosmopolitan western suburbs, discovering his passion for food during [...]

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Secrets of a Chef’s Kitchen Julie Shelton

THERE ARE few things I enjoy more than preparing a meal with friends (using fresh, seasonal ingredients, of course) and then sharing it together with a glass of good wine. I recently participated in a delightful cooking class at Spicers Clovelly Estate The Long Apron Restaurant. Executive chef, Cameron Matthews, had designed a bespoke menu according [...]

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