Good Life
The Lismore Eats Monthly Food Market For the past seven months, Lismore has been enjoying a rotating range of food stalls at the region’s first dedicated food market. On the final Friday of each month a lovely crowd gathers at Lismore Showground to sample a new range of our region’s finest food vendors. If you feel like you’ve seen it all in markets, why not take a trip to Lismore and sample something out of your local comfort zone? Part of the reason for its popularity is that there is always something different at Lismore Eats. Lismore Eats is owned and operated by Jacob Stone, a local event organiser who has been working in various capacities in the events industry for the past thirteen years. This is the first event he has started from the ground up. ‘I started Lismore Eats after noticing the popularity of the AugustSeptember rush of food festivals and talking to locals about the need for a more regular event, one that could be enjoyed all year round,’ Jacob said. ‘So far, the event has been really well received by the locals, with some now making it their monthly dinner with friends.’ Lismore Eats has live music, onsite parking, and free entry. Additionally, partnering with Northern Rivers Jumping brings a new ride every month for the children. The next Lismore Eats is on Friday 26 April 2019 and will feature a range of stallholders, live music by Luke Vassella, children’s rides, and the Jom Makam Burger Challenge. To stay up to date about the range of stallholders make sure you visit www.lismoreeats. com or search Lismore Eats on Facebook!
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There are limited spaces in April for new stallholders to join. Anyone interested in having a stall should call Jacob on 0466 415 172. Stallholders interested in future markets should visit www. lismoreeats.com and click stallholder applications under the Get Involved menu.
Ben Shewry – Attica
Three Blue Ducks Three Blue Ducks in Byron Bay have your Easter plans sorted this long weekend plus an Easter egg hunt at 10am and 1pm. The Ducks will be offering their usual delicious menu, with added specials and of course hot cross buns. All weekend (Friday–Monday) specials at Byron Bay will include: • Ploughmans – salami, chicken rillette, cheeses, pickles, mustard, olives, breads • Local spanner crab w/ roasted chilli, black pepper & charred lime • Lamb shoulder to share (2kg) w/ roasting juices, Farm vegetables **Three Blue Ducks’ hot cross buns will also be available to purchase for $4.50 each. For all reservations, call 9389 0010.
A first for the shire’s residents & visitors, who rarely get to sample Ben Shewry’s food, the renowned chef in the kitchen at Melbourne’s Attica restaurant, which reached No. 20 this year on the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list will be at Harvest Newrybar. On Wednesday 1 May 2019 only, Ben Shewry will be joining head chef Alastair Waddell and wild food researcher Peter Hardwick foraging in the Byron hinterland before compiling a bespoke menu exploring Australia’s underutilised native ingredients. ‘We’re really excited to be working with one of Australia’s culinary icons and looking forward to seeing what creations Ben comes up with after sampling our unique ingredients’, said Alastair. French winemaker Louis Costa has created a special range of AURUM Modern Mead using ancient mead-making techniques and featuring local Australian honey alongside native ingredients (including strawberry gum, rosella flower, and feral guava leaf) for the occasion too. harvestnewrybar.com.au
There’s nothing better than finding a business that you feel shares your values. Not only do you ‘click’ with their product, but you feel good supporting them because, after a while, you come to trust that they are at least trying to do the right thing by their staff and suppliers. Whether you value ‘green’, ‘organic’, ‘sustainable’ produce, or seek some other positive change in society, Byron has always had some strong leaders in the field. For Bun Coffee’s David Kennedy, who roasts Fair Trade, organic, single-origin and Rainforest Alliance coffees sourced from all over the world in his Byron premises, the main question in adopting more ethical business practices has always been, ‘Why wouldn’t you?’ ‘When I am at the roaster, my sole focus is on producing the very freshest, most flavoursome coffee for the actual drinker,’ says David. ‘It’s my passion. I love to see people trying a single origin, or one of my unique blends, at our roastery door.’ But a great deal of thought goes into selecting which hessian sacks of beans arrive at the roastery door, and how the farmers and other producers of those beans are treated by suppliers. ‘There are roughly 25 million smallholder coffee-plantation farmers,’ says David. ‘It’s about creating stable prices, decent working conditions, empowerment of farmers and workers, better environmental practices, and regeneration of resources to help make the coffee industry we love so much more sustainable and viable in the long term. ‘We offer over 40 single-origin coffees – I started doing that in 1989 but I think the coffee drinkers have now come to value that connection to the regions and the growers. We have been the chosen supplier at Bluesfest since 2012, and owing to the high turnover we don’t do single origin, but rather our 100 per cent Certified Organic Coffee. And, unlike other coffee cups that can’t be recycled in the yellow bins, all the takeaway cups and lids are fully compostable and biodegradable in the green bins. If you like the coffee, which is now sold around the world, you can order it online (free delivery within Australia when you spend $100 or more!) or at their premises at 1A Banksia Dr, Byron Arts & Industry Estate (Mon–Fri 8am–4pm). buncoffee.com.au
Good Taste
Eating Out Guide
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Ballina RSL Club
Level One Pizza Bar & Snacks
The Hideout Cafe
1 Grant St, Ballina 6681 9500 www.ballinarsl.com.au
Hot and Cold Beverages from 9am All day menu 11am to 10.30pm
Breakfast and Lunch 7 days a week from 7.30am
SPECIAL $25: Pulled lamb pizza, with pumpkin, salsa verde, rocket and feta plus a stubby of Coopers Pale Ale
Shop 6/13 Lawson Street 6680 9300 FB thehideoutbyronbay insta @thehideoutbyronbay
Open 7 Days Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks
Wharf Bar & Restaurant
Open 7.30am daily, till late every night Coffee, breakfast, lunch & dinner, functions & weddings. 12-24 Fawcett St, Ballina 6686 5259 / 6685 6011
We practice the responsible service of alcohol.
TAKEAWAY ONE STOP SHOP Feed your family with a choice of pizza, pezzo pockets, burgers or fish & chips. OPEN 7 DAYS TILL 8.30pm counter orders only www.WharfBarBallina.com.au
Luscious Foods
Mon-Fri 7.30am–3pm Open Friday nights 6–9pm Live music and BYO 1/6 Tasman Way, Byron Arts & Industry Estate BYO & RSVP 6680 8228
Main Street
BYRON BAY
The Rocks @ Aquarius Breakfast/Lunch 7 days from 7am 16 Lawson St, Byron Bay 6685 7663 – Menus at therocksbyronbay.com.au
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CHILLED VIBE IN A BEAUTIFUL SETTING Join us at The Rocks on Lawson for lots of summer bites! We have a range of fresh, locally sourced breakfast and lunch at affordable prices. Enliven the senses with a Byron Bay Coffee or super healthy smoothie! Enjoy an Ice-cold beer, wine, or hand-crafted cocktail with your meal! Cosy indoor seating and a beautiful outdoor dining space available.
Open 7 days 11.30am until late Call to make a reservation or for takeaway orders 18 Jonson Street 6680 8832
Hidden away in Byron’s iconic ‘Eat street’ Bay Lane, The Hideout Cafe and Bar offers indoor, outdoor and deck dining With a fresh, funky, relaxed vibe, generous serves, cruisey staff and 10am licence, come and find us for ‘Byron’s BEST breakfast’ all day… Takeaway available Vegetarian,Vegan and gluten free options available Kids menu
Contemporary and Middle Eastern flavours • Breakfast and lunch • Wood-fired pizzas • Fresh juices • Great coffee www.lusciousfoods.com.au
Gourmet burgers created by chefs Cocktails, wine and beers served all damn day. Group bookings available, please email mainstreetburgerbar@gmail.com for reservations.
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