Finding the Christmas Spirit

Many people talk about the meaning of Christmas - the spirit of giving or the celebration of Christ. And...

EDITORSarah Lang1 December 2017EDITOR

The Chair Woman

Forest surrounds Tanya Baricevich’s studio. Here she works in timber...

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Mandarin Mint Julep

Combine the last of the season’s sweet honey murcott mandarins with spring’s first soft mint sprigs...

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A Knight's Tale

A shining Audi pulls up outside the cellar door. Two...

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Searching for Utopia

One would imagine that living in the country would bring a change of pace...

EDITORSarah Lang1 November 2017EDITOR

100% Pure Angus

Angus Beaumont was born into a meat family. His grandfather...

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Worth his Sault

It’s a long way from Royal Leamington Spa to Daylesford...

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Budburst into Spring!

It is one of the best food and wine festivals in regional Victoria...

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Taking Stock

At the western end of Kyneton’s Piper Street, past the excellent eateries and galleries, is an old butter factory...

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Summer Asparagus Soup

Heat the oil in a medium heavy based pan over medium heat...

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The Elderflower Sour

European in origin, the Elderberry tree producers clusters of delicate lacy flowers in...

Sarah Lang2 October 2017drink recipesComment

Honey Man

Des O’Toole is one of those blokes whose mouth barely opens when he talks. A hard-working bushman...

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Meat Me At The Arms

There is a butcher out the back in the kitchen of The Farmers Arms Hotel in Creswick. He is also a chef...

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Nourishment for the soul

This region has always pulled at me. From the first time my parents...

EDITORSarah Lang2 October 2017EDITOR

Opening up Passing Clouds

The aroma of wood smoke mingling with the smell of cooking meat wafts around the vineyard...

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Hands On

“If a piece ever breaks, I bury it in the backyard. I think it is important to leave a legacy of your life for the archaeologists of the future.”

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Honey Bikkies

This recipe for short, sweet and lightly spiced butter biscuits is from Gary Thomas from Spade to Blade. He uses Des O’Tooles messmate honey collected by bees foraging in local forests...

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The Swiss Italians

As the region prepares for our annual Swiss Italian Festa, we interview a descendant of the original Swiss Italian families..

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Oh how we heart thee...

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G.R.Z.Y.B.

The whir and clatter of an industrial sewing machine fills the room. It ceases and modern tunes ooze from the sound system. The woman at the machine looks up...

make, createSarah Lang1 September 2017make