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KING OF THE WINGS (BRISBANE)
Winner of the best food truck in Brisbane at the 2018 Eat Drink Awards, King of the Wings also
DAIRY EXTRAORDINARY (SYDNEY) While the Swiss didn’t invent melted cheese, they certainly perfected it with raclette, where an entire cheese wheel is grilled and then the deliciously gooey part is scraped on to meats and vegetables. Two years ago, Dairy Extraordinary decided to merge this Swiss delicacy with burgers and fries for the perfect summer spectacle.
Sting (honey with a hint of chilli) and the extra crunchy Portuguese Crumb. A regular at all events around town. Find the next location at facebook.com/ kingofthewingsbrisbane.
plenty of fervent fans, so getting to the truck early is recommended. The meat in its signature barbecue pulled pork burger is smoked for 18 hours and the barbecue sauce is made in-house, meaning you will be battling with
salivating Sydneysiders to get your hands on one. Follow @ eatarttruck on Instagram to find out where the truck will pop up next.
Their number one seller is cheesy fries with bacon, home-made relish mayo and spring onions. If you are a little more adventurous you can order the ‘extreme’ version with jalapenos and pork crackling. Find out where to get your next cheesy fix at facebook. com/dairyextraordinary.
EAT ART TRUCK (SYDNEY) Launched in 2012, EAT ART TRUCK was one of Sydney’s first food trucks, and its American barbecue street food menu still has
THE HUNGRY NOMAD (CAIRNS) After 25 years as a chef, Damon (which is ‘nomad’ spelt backwards) decided to launch his own food truck so he could work for himself. Not specialising in any one cuisine, he changes his menu for every market, event or festival. Though, he says that people are loving his fish tacos. “I use either local mahi
won second place for ‘best wing sauce’ at the world’s biggest chicken wing festival in Buffalo, New York, in 2016. Suffice to say, if there’s one chicken wing you want to try in Brisbane, it’s one of theirs. Choose from six tasty flavours, including Southern Spice, Bee
mahi or wahoo fish marinated in coriander, soy, lime, chilli and a few other secret ingredients. It’s become so popular I have to include it all the time.” The truck can be found every second Sunday at Holloways Beach, or to be kept up to date on weekly locations see facebook. com/THEHNomad.
Air Niugini has 38 flights a week between Port Moresby and Australia. See airniugini.com.pg. January – February 2020
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