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Feast from the Scenic Rim at Winter Harvest Festival
The Scenic Rim will be served on a platter on Saturday (JULY 4) at the Winter Harvest Festival, Eat Local Week’s signature event. The authentic festival of food and farming will be the biggest yet, with seven cooking demonstrations, live music, free children’s rides...
Build your appetite with a scenic drive
There’s nothing like a scenic drive to build an appetite. O’Reillys Rainforest Retreat has packaged the two during Eat Local Week. The Foods of the Scenic Rim self-drive 4WD discovery asks participants to make their own way to O’Reillys along the Duck Creek Rd 4WD...
Songbirds Scenic Rim degustation returns
Songbirds Rainforest Retreat will host its popular Scenic Rim degustation during Eat Local Week. Headchef, Jasper Kan, has been busy touring the region, sourcing ingredients for the five-course tasting menu. “We can be really proud to live in this beautiful region,”...
Eat Local Week now on
Eat Local Week 2015 kicked off on the weekend with record crowds at the Lost World Farm Gate Festival and the Scenic Rim 4Real Milk open day at Rathdowney. The Royal Hotel had a packed house for the Scenic Rim degustation and plenty of people called into the...
Take a bite out of Eat Local Week
Scenic Rim Eat Local Week plates up this weekend, June 27 & 28, with a packed schedule of free and low-cost food and farming events on offer. The festival of food and farming showcases the bounty of fresh produce, wine, beer, milk and gourmet products that grow in...
Glen’s wild about Scenic Rim produce
Scenic Rim produce was on the menu at a popular Brisbane botanical bistro this week. Wild Canary Bistro, at the Brookfield Garden Centre, hosted a sold-out Scenic Rim producer’s lunch, which will be attended by some featured local farmers. Wild Canary chef, Glen...
Meet the producers on Tamborine Mountain
Wine, cheese and canapés – this tasty trio is a match made in heaven, or as the locals call it, Tamborine Mountain. Locally produced wine, cheese and canapés will be the highlight of a producer taste and talk event at Witches Falls Winery next week. A Match Made in...
Internship delivers priceless experience
A magic experience. That’s how one of the Scenic Rim-QAGOMA culinary interns described her two-day experience working alongside GOMA Executive Chef and Eat Local Week ambassador, Josue Lopez and his team. The extensive kitchen at the Gallery of Modern Art Restaurant...
Cook your way through Eat Local Week
Scenic Rim Eat Local Week isn’t just about eating great food. There are plenty of opportunities to improve your cooking too. Some of the region’s most passionate chefs will open their kitchens to students and reveal how to incorporate in-season Scenic Rim ingredients...