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Growlers menu a winner for winter BY TIFFANY PILCHER WITH new owners, a returning chef and an exciting new winter menu, Growlers is dedicated to creating the perfect dining experience for the new season. Torquay locals Peter and Mandy Hansen took over the iconic restaurant in December and have welcomed back local favourite Aaron Grennan as head chef. This week, they have unveiled their breakfast, lunch and dinner winter menus which are filled with delicious, hearty meals as well as an array of dishes that showcase Mr Grennan’s talent with fresh seafood. The menu is familiar yet fresh with pork belly, slow braised for 48 hours in apple cider and orange juice, served over smashed broccoli, with a citrus fruit relish and Shiraz poached pears; or oven-baked spatchcock slow braised in a rich pear, cherry and cider glaze served over Tuscan potato, zuchetti, pan fried dutch carrots, with a braising broth. For breakfast, enjoy bacon and eggs (any way) served over toasted Zeally Bay sourdough; a toastie; or poached eggs, with a green pea purée, over wilted kale layered on Zeally Bay sourdough, drizzled with white truffle oil. Mr Hansen said Mr Grennan had created a wonderful menu that the chef’s enjoy cooking. “A lot of the food is slow braised and there are rustic breads and hearty soups – everything you could want to warm you up. “We really wanted to bring consistency back to the restaurant with great food and regular hours and we really feel this menu does that.”
IN BRIEF Funding flows for Music Victoria LIVE music in Victoria is in safer hands this week as Music Victoria received a boost from the state government to the tune of $150,000. The independent advocacy group will use the cash, along with $100,000 from Arts Victoria to continue supporting musicians with professional development workshops, awards ceremonies and projects. The organisation’s work has resulted in the deregulation of all-ages gigs, the implementation of the agent of change principle, the live music best practice guide and the upcoming review of the EPA’s noise standards.
Sons of Sun ready to roll in Torquay
The Growlers team is excited to welcome customers to try their new winter menus and take advantage of their fantastic special offers throughout the year.
Growlers is open from 8.30am Monday to Friday and 8am on weekends. The dinner menu starts at 5pm and all day breakfasts are available until 4pm. Growlers is also offering a range of specials including 10 per cent off all meals for those with a
3228 postcode all year round, and $2 kids meals from Sunday to Thursday. To book a table and test out the tempting new menus, call Growlers on 5264 8455, or drop in at 23 The Esplanade, Torquay.
ROCK and roll theatre is coming to the Surf Coast with Sons of Sun – The Sam Phillips Story showing in Torquay on Sunday. The play tells the story of Sun Records, Memphis and the incredible artists that started their careers there such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and many more. Tickets are $28 for reserved seating, $25 for general admission and $22 for concession card holders. Sons of Sun will be at the Torquay Bowls Club on Sunday May 25 at 3pm. Tickets are available from Trybooking.com/ENSJ.
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