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FOOD
GOLD COAST HINTERLAND
Mountains of Food
TAKE AN EXCITING JOURNEY OF CULINARY DISCOVERY THROUGH THE GOLD COAST HINTERLAND
BY LEANNE DE TOERKENCZY
The Gold Coast Hinterland has an amazing variety of gourmet food and wine for the fervent foodie. Get ready for a journey of discovery taking you to some of the best food and wine producers in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
With a humungous collection of gastronomical delights including wineries, breweries, fudge shops, cafes, coffee houses, tea houses, cheese factories and restaurants, here’s just a snippet of what you’ll fifind in this amazing area.
Purlingbrook Falls, Springbrook.
Witches Chase Cheese Company 165-185 Long Road, North Tamborine Tel: 07 5545 2032 www.witcheschasecheese.com.au
Open Mon-Thurs 9:30-4pm
Fri-Sun 9:30-5pm
A producer of fine cheese, Witches Chase Cheese Company makes Camembert, washed rind, feta, blue cheese and more using goat’s and cow’s milk. And when visiting you can’t go past their delicious gourmet ice cream. View the cheese-making process and enjoy
a free tasting. You can even learn to do it yourself with cheese-making classes held throughout the year.
Dancing Waters Café
33 Forestry Road, Springbrook Tel: 07 5533 5335 www.dancingwaterscafe.com Open every day 10am-4:30 (sometimes closes at 4pm for massage clients)
Located right next door to Springbrook National Park and the Purlingbrook Falls walking track, the café has been established for around 25 years. Anastasia Theodore,
who has been operating the cafe since late 2007, has added her naturopathic philosophy and experience to the menu and quality of ingredients used. Anastasia provides a healthy cafe selection of foods including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free alternatives.
The Chocolate Kingdom
Shop 2, St Bernards Shopping Centre, Siganto Street, Mount Tamborine Open daily
The Chocolate Kingdom offers exclusive hand made chocolates and confectionery. Try the Dutch licorice range or diabetic chocolate. Learn from the experienced chocolatier as you watch the chocolate making process through factory windows or visit the retail store in Gallery Walk.
Sirromet Wines
Mount Cotton
850 Mt Cotton Road, Mt Cotton www.sirromet.com
The Cellar Door is open seven days from 9am to 4.30pm. Light Meals served and tours operate between Wednesday and Sunday. Dinner Thursday to Saturday and breakfast on weekends.
Sirromet is a first-class winery located at Mount Cotton, just 40 minutes drive from the Gold Coast. Siromet combines a fully operational winery, vineyard, cellar door and award-winning restaurant. Take in a Winery Tour and Tasting and go behind the scenes of a working winery and learn about the winemaking process.The award-winning Restaurant Lurleen’s with resident celebrity Executive Chef Andrew Mirosch at its reigns is a dining experience not to be missed. Enjoy mouth-watering Modern Australian cuisine with panoramic views to Moreton Bay.
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