The Grocer
TWE Ripe Near Me
Food & Drink

Ripe Near Me uncovers homegrown produce in your suburb

If you’ve been watching episodes of Better Homes and Gardens or flicking through the pages of a Little Veggie Patch Co. book, you may have an itch to establish your own edible plot of land in your backyard. While delving into urban agriculture or creating a backyard veggie patch may not be possible for every budding green thumb’s dwelling, luckily there’s a few folk out there who are plough-handy and willing to share their earth’s bounty. more

Recipes
TWE Smoothie bowl
Food & Drink

Make a smoothie bowl for your morning nourishment

In the spirit of açai and pink pitaya bowls, we’ve knocked up this liquid doozy of a breakfast. By making your smoothies thicker and serving them in a bowl – with the added texture of nuts and chunks of fresh fruit – this normally quickly devoured drink becomes a slowly enjoyed nourishing meal. We’ve chosen an assortment of nuts, strawberries and figs to sprinkle atop our bowl, but you can alter these ingredients to suit your tastes or simply adapt to what is currently in your pantry. more

The Grocer
Take up the challenge this Meat Free Week
Food & Drink

Take up the challenge this Meat Free Week

Eat less, care more, feel good. Do you feel a smile tilting up at the corners of your mouth just reading those words? This is the driving force behind Meat Free Week – a national campaign that was founded by Lainie Bracher and Melissa Dixon in 2013 and will be held every March. more

Food News
TWE Incredible Edible
Food & Drink

Incredible Edible shares how we can snack on our landscapes

What can be achieved by a small group of locals, who care about their neighbourhood and their fellow humans? A lot, it seems, as Incredible Edible co-founder Pam Warhurst discusses the initiative that was hatched by a few caring souls around a kitchen table. With a hope to introduce more greenery to their hometown of Todmorden in northern England, the group started building fruit, veggie and herb patches around the streets, in what would they would refer to as ‘propaganda gardening’. Todmorden has already started attracting ‘vegetable tourists’ and the model has been replicated in towns across England, America, Japan and Australia. Listen to Pam’s story in the video above and you may just be inspired to do the same in your hometown … more


The Grocer
TWE 100 Mile Table
Food & Drink

Be one with fellow locavores at 100 Mile Table

Secret supperclubs, long-table lunches in community gardens, pop-up picnics – the realm of community-minded eating is an ever-growing excitable affair. Celebrating provenance through locavore-style food and wine events, 100 Mile Table hosts lunches in unique locations from the Bangalow Guesthouse to a paddock, barn or private home. Using local, seasonal produce sourced from within 100 miles of wherever the event is held, creator Sarah Swan sets the table, pours the wine and cooks the nosh at these foodie events that encourage conversation around a shared table. Based in the hinterland of Byron Bay, Sarah finds the region is a constant source of inspiration for creating her clandestine feasts. Keep an eye on the website and Facebook page for upcoming events like the Mother’s Day Lunch at Coorabell Hall. more

Restaurants
TWE Il Locale pizza class
Food & Drink

Learn pizza making from the Tognini’s masters

Anyone can whack a $5 note on a counter and grab a pizza to go, but few folk can handcraft the kind of traditional beauty that would make an Italian nonna proud. Learn the art of pizza making from the masters at Il Locale’s three-hour hands-on pizza-making workshop from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Sunday May 3. The restaurant’s Florentini pizzaiolo Leandro D’angelo will talk you through the vital steps of producing the perfect pizza, before settling down to share a pizza lunch and a glass of Italian wine from red + white with your classmates. The 20 coveted seats in the first pizza-making workshop scheduled for April have already sold out, so act quick to secure your spot by calling 07 3831 5300 Wednesday to Sunday or emailing [email protected]. more

Cafes
TWE Sourced Grocer, Teneriffe
Food & Drink

Introducing new photographic foodie feature The Edibles

Deconstructing the plate that sits before us, focus is given to each unique ingredient. From the sweet fragrance of a freshly cut cherry tomato to a sprinkling of microherbs dotting a dish, The Edibles documents the thoughtful precision that completes each meal at our local cafes and restaurants. A new section to highlight the fresh produce, inventive flavour pairings and arrangements upon a plate, The Edibles takes you on a journey through the culinary delights of Brisbane. Check out our first shoots at Sourced Grocer and Bunker. more

Recipes
TWE Peanut Butter Cookie
Food & Drink

Sate your sweet tooth with peanut butter cookies

Packed full of healthy, wholesome ingredients, these peanut butter cookies will cure any afternoon sweet-tooth craving without overloading on refined sugary products and butter. Pic’s Really Good Peanut Butter is made simply from peanuts and a sprinkling of salt to bring out the natural nutty flavour, so you know it’s the real deal and thoughtfully crafted. You can whip up a batch of these cookies in no time at all, pleasing surprise houseguests or gobbling them all yourself. more

Coffee
TWE Coffee Thumb
Food & Drink

Improve your balance with a Coffee Thumb tray

Your daily office coffee run is about to become a lot simpler and much more graceful. Created by local design studio Mutating Creatures, the Coffee Thumb lets you carry up to four takeaway coffees (or smoothies/juices) with ease. Designed and made in Brisbane from sustainable Australian hoop pine, the Coffee Thumb cup holder was created to reduce the waste of 1000s of cardboard coffee trays that are usually thrown out after one use. more