Twin Rivers Flow to Good Food

BY JASON BATES

If you head about 37 minutes Northeast of the town of Singleton, on a scenic country drive you will find yourself at two small towns, Gresford and 2 kms further along, East Gresford.

Country Food with Taste

BY JASON BATES

Pokolbin is an amazing place to visit, with the various wineries, restaurants and of course the Hunter Valley Gardens. And at the entrance to the gardens is the Hunter Valley Gardens Shopping Village.

Get your Skates on for a Great Meal in Denman

BY JASON BATES

After heading out west in the early hours of the morning for work, my partner and I found ourselves caught in the rain and by the time we reached Denman, we were very much in need of a warm meal and a bit of shelter from the storm.

Take a Historical Tour of the Imperial Hotel

BY JASON BATES

The Commercial Family Hotel was built in Singleton on the corner of John and Elizabeth Street in 1881 by James Nicholls.  A stonemason by trade, he was born in Singleton in 1845.

Excellent Way to Kick Start Your Day

BY ROS BALDWIN

‘Breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ is the mantra my mother instilled in me from a very young age, although it did take me a fair few years to really appreciate it.

Fine dining at Merton

If the residents can’t go out to a restaurant, the restaurant comes to the residents.

Royal Hotel Muswellbrook

BY ROS BALDWIN

When I stepped into the cool hotel from the heat of the afternoon, I had only two things on my mind: an ice-cold gin and tonic and a good chat.

Branxton butcher hits the spot

BY ROS BALDWIN

Peering into fridges brimming with wagyu beef, extraordinary Berkshire pork, the finest cuts of Cowra lamb, house made charcuterie and a cabinet of thick flavoured sausages and all the usual suspects, I felt like a kid in a candy shop. 

Hooked on the aroma of freshly baked bread

BY ROS BALDWIN

With a pretty intense background in the world of food, different aromas – both weird and wild – form a huge part of that. But for me, there is something more at play than just the smell.

Baume offers birthday bliss

BY ROS BALDWIN

August is birthday month in my family.  I secretly look forward to it, dread it and will it to be over from the first day till the last. 

One for all the cheese lovers

BY ROS BALDWIN

My name is Ros and I have a weakness for cheese. Most cheeses in fact. But in particular a distinctively sharp and flavourful, matured cheddar.  Or a decadent, oozy French style camembert. Soft or hard goats’ cheeses are also a personal favourite.

Well Hello Hollydene

Troy Kowal pictured at work in the Hollydene kitchen. Head chef is Michael Cahill.