The Feed | Hobart Food News To Bookmark For Your Next Tasmanian Holiday
The food and drink news has been coming in thick and fast in Hobart, so we're dropping the latest openings, pop-ups and culinary buzz in one spot.
Read on for all the latest food and drink news in Hobart.
Cheers to Moo Brew’s 20th Birthday Bash
Image Credit: Moo Brew | Instagram
Tasmania’s oldest and largest craft brewery, Moo Brew, is hitting the two decade milestone, and they’re celebrating with a party on the Mona lawns. Come raise a glass to the tipsy little idea that became one of Tassie’s craft brewing success stories, awards and all. Swing by the museum lawns on November 22 for an afternoon of party games, freebies and music, with food by Heavy Metal Kitchen. Brew fans can enjoy special beers for the occasion (including an exclusive first taste of their Belgian Golden Strong Ale) and a stout and oyster bar.
Then, head to the after party at Manky Sally’s, Moo Brew’s taphouse venue, down on Salamanca Place for $10 pints and $15 spicy margs.
Explore all the flavours of the island at Taste Festival
Hobart’s annual 8-day eating extravaganza is back. Taste Festival (December 27– January 3) will bring more than 85 stallholders to the waterfront this year. Taste everything the island has to offer, with brand new experiences and flavours like a pitmaster BBQ area, wine masterclasses, live-fire cooking restaurant with local produce and a premium experience with 7K Distillery. Alongside the stalwart Tassie faves like Bruny Island Cheese and Rude Boy, you can pick up wallaby ribs and brushtail possum bao buns by South, katsu burgers by Lilly Trewartha, vegan feeds by Elle’s Pantry and lofi vino by L’appel Wines, as well as dedicated pavlova and spressy mart stalls. Find your favourite Tassie Pinot or sip craft beer and cocktails from the state’s finest. It’s not all eating and drinking. There’s free entertainment from more than 250 musicians and performers. Tickets are also on sale now for the New Year’s Eve bash (best place in town to see the fireworks).
New Menu With A Nod To Dalí Hits The Table At Faro
Deep within the heart of Mona, Faro restaurant has come alive for spring with a new à la carte offering: a ‘greatest hits’ of their most iconic past dishes. Exec Chef Vince Trim has refreshed the Faro faves into his collected works of fine dining. Faro is famously perched between art and cuisine, and this new ‘Les Dîners de Faro’ menu is a nod to the cookbook by surrealist artist Salvador Dalí (the lavishly illustrated and somewhat sexy ‘Les dîners de Gala’). Each Faro dish a burst of colours and sculptural plating, with their signature unique tableware. Taste Tasmanian oysters, abalone, wallaby and venison from local producers with herbs, vegetables and flowers from Faro’s ‘Victory Garden’. Pair it with wines from Tasmania and Australia’s most iconic and interesting producers (including some special exclusives).
Peppina Pulls Out All The Stops For Summer With Whisky, Aperitivo And Parties
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Having recently scooped up multiple Hospitality Tasmania Awards and one Michelin Key, Peppina restaurant is ready to go all-out for summer. Not only will they be holding whisky and wine tastings for the public, they’re throwing open the doors for lunch on Fridays from November 28 all the way through December, and opening the terrace for afternoons of spritzes and snacks. In town for the holidays? Have yourself a Buon Natale at Peppina on December 25 with a long, leisurely lunch of 11 sharing dishes by Chef Massimo Mele. For NYE, some pasta, some summery flavours and a four-hour premium beverage package of Tas, Aus and international vino excellence.
Hobart Now Has An Exclusive Golden-hour Sunset Club
Image Credit: Aurora Suite Terrace | Website
Travelling to Hobart for a big celebration? Give it a touch of gold. Guests at The Tasman can book golden hour experiences on the Aurora Suite terrace. For two hours, you and your party can enjoy the finer things with the Aurora Sundown, complete with a private chef and bar and stunning views over Hobart to Mount Wellington and the River Derwent. Charge your glasses (spritzes, of course) as the sun goes down and snack on seafood canapes straight from the hibachi. Slip into the evening by the firepit while a live DJ fills the air with music. There’s no more luxurious way to enjoy the twilight. Ideal for groups of 8-30, $295pp plus a room reservation (to be eligible for the package).
Celebrate 10 Years Of Elevated Waterside Dining At Aløft
Image Credit: Aloft Restaurant | Facebook
Hobart’s award-winning fine-diner Aløft is hitting the 10 year anniversary in style. This Brooke Street Pier stalwart has built a reputation for elegant Pan-Asian-inflected cuisine with a 9-dish seasonal chef’s menu. On Friday 14 and Saturday 15 of November, diners can celebrate with two exclusive evenings featuring their all-time ‘greatest hits’ dishes, like crispy pigs ears with prickly ash, wallaby tartare and grilled abalone and shiitake skewers. Experience a masterful journey through Tasmanian produce showcasing their years of close ties to farmers and fishers. Sip a special collab drink from local distillers Taylor & Smith Distilling Co. and Overeem Whisky while enjoying waterside, kitchen-side views.
Keep an eye on socials for when the tickets go live.
Pub Classics And A Swish Refurb At The Hobart Town Hotel
Hobart’s newest pub with an old soul, Hobart Town Hotel is bringing elevated yet cosy vibes to this historic space. Formerly the site of Tom McHugo’s, the spruced up interior nods to its long 200-year-old heritage with the original pressed metal ceiling, restored bar and warm timber tones. Settle in for bougie pub grub like Scotch eggs and ploughmans platters, Sunday Roasts with Yorkshire puds, favourites like schnitzels and fish finger sandwiches on the all-day menu.
Top it off with local beers on tap and Tassie wines and a weekday happy hour, and you’ve got a friendly new local. Open 7 days a week, you can expect trivia, raffles and live music kicking off in the months ahead.
Share A Meal With Meaning At The Sunlight Kitchen Project
One of Hobart’s most diverse menus, all for a good cause. Every Friday at the Kickstart Arts Centre, women from refugee backgrounds share the flavours of their homeland as part of the Sunlight Kitchen Project. For 4-6 week stints, women (and occasional mother-son duos) feed crowds and tell their stories while raising money and building skills. The menu changes, so keep an eye on socials. Sometimes it’s Eritrean stews on injera teff pancakes, Syrian dishes like Dawoud Pasha beef, Afghani bolani flatbreads and samosas with curries, or glass noodle dishes with fragrant lemongrass and ginger from Karen women of Myanmar. They also run one-off special events, like a recent Palestinian fundraiser.
“I think a lot of barriers are crossed with food,” organiser Niccola Mudge says. “It’s a really good place to have a conversation. People are really excited to hear stories about food and where it comes from, it’s a great way to share culture. It’s a great gateway.”
The Sunlight Kitchen Project works with Friends of Refugees Tasmania, Migrant Resource Centre and Catholic Care Tasmania. Coffee is served from 9am, and lunch from 11:30am-2pm.
MAMA Mia! It’s An Italian Bake Sale
MAMA bakery’s regular Domenica Mattina (aka. Sunday Morning) bake sale is on again! Every second Sunday, like clockwork, you can head on down to Pitzi pasta bar to scoop up one of MAMA’s 100% sourdough croissants and seasonal specials like ricotta and spinach torta salata, focaccia, cornetti and other “treats with a strong Italian accent”! They’re always switching it up, but crowd favourites include sopressa and smoked scamorza croissant, sour cherry and almond croissant and Vegemite and parmesan scroll. There’ll be coffee and prosecco, and the famous Espressomisu will even make an appearance.
Mountain Culture Taproom Now Open
Blue Mountains beer legends Mountain Culture have finally launched their new taproom, taking over the Fox Friday space on Murray Street. Mountain Culture acquired Fox Friday earlier this year after the latter entered administration.
The swish new fitout includes murals, merch and a cockatoo-topped menagerie of taps to choose from. This beer lineup is far from stale. Expect their award-winning core range on tap, like the Status Quo Pale Ale, as well as new beers every Thursday and some exclusive Tassie-brewed bevs in the future - brewed in their new Moonah facility. The kitchen will be churning out classic beer-appropriate cuisine like burgers, wings and frickles (fried pickles).
“We have always dreamt of bringing Mountain Culture to Hobart,” co-founder and CEO DJ McCready says. “Not just dropping beers off on a pallet, but building a proper home and brewing our beer locally. The locals have a real passion for adventure, the outdoors and have a great beer drinking community, which is what we are all about.”
New Whisky Experience Hits The Waterfront
Image Credit: Callington Mill Distillery | Instagram
Whisky distillery Callington Mill have just opened their new cellar door and restaurant in MACq 01. Enjoy guided tastings through their award-winning whiskies and gins or make your very own single malt to take home. Swing by for a casual cocktail at the bar, or sit in at the restaurant for lunch or dinner. Dine on local fresh produce with international twists, like Tasmanian rock lobster with togarashi butter, Cape Grim fillet with calamansi juice and scallop on pecorino donut with jalapeno salsa. For dessert, you can have your whisky and eat it too, with an infused Callington Mill Tiramisu or Bombe Alaska with a whisky flambé.
Image Credit: Calling Mill Distillery At MACq 01 | Instagram
And if wetting your whistle here whets your appetite, head out to the distillery in Oatlands for the full experience and guided tour.
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