Gourmet Bits n’ Bites

Looking for the perfect partner to help you master the art of home cooking? Launched by Crystal Jagger – local foodie, former Bally Pizza owner and ‘superhero’ wife of MasterChef favourite Callum Hann – Maison Apprêt cutting boards are made from rice husk, making them environmentally friendly and plastic free.
They’re inspired by the streets, flower markets and art of Paris and come in four colours.
maisonappret.com.au

With a clear paddock to plate philosophy, 1000 Reasons at a Echunga is not to be missed. It’s a family-run venture that opened earlier this year, offering Parrilla style grilled proteins, alongside a gourmet menu including arrancini, marinated olives, loaded hummus, burratta, flatbreads and buckwheat crepes. At the centre of the venture is a 32-acre farm at Echunga, where the mission is to raise the best quality grass fed beef and seasonal produce to provide a true paddock to plate experience. 1000 Reasons is open for breakfast and lunch on Wednesdays to Sundays and a master coffee roaster is on hand to make you the perfect cup. (Image Tom Lane Photography)
1000reasons.com.au

If you’re looking for some of the region’s best dining, check out Ondeen at Verdun or Thelma at Piccadilly.
While Ondeen was recently named a finalist in the best new restaurant category of the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards, restauranteur Tom Campbell of Thelma in Piccadilly was a finalist in the best new talent category.
ondeen.com.au | thelmapiccadilly.com.au

Craving a beer from one of Australia’s best breweries? Head into the Prancing Pony, which was named the Champion Small Brewery at the Royal Adelaide Beer and Cider Awards earlier this year. If cider is more your thing, Hills Cider, based at Lot. 100 at Hay Valley, won the trophy for Best Perry in Show.
prancingponybrewery.com.au | hillscider.com.au