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Take a Drive to Bowral

So you have four days up your sleeve. All that time, what to do?

Take an hour drive south (safely please) from Sydney to Bowral. Then stop by Berrima as well.

I’m going to head down to both Bowral and Berrima to get outta the city. Visit my favourite new shop, Dirty Jane’s. The name just doesn’t do it justice. Makes it sound like a porn store – but it ain’t. If you love vintage, retro, mid century, bric-a-brac without the hefty price tag – then this is the place for you *points finger*. It’s a treasure trove of stuff. A Mitchell Rd Auction house without all the buyer fees and inflated prices.

To give you an indication how amazing Dirty Jane’s is – I spent almost four hours in the three sheds plus outdoor area. I could have walked out with a truckload, but sanity checked in and gave me a stern en-oh. Here’s what came home with me…

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1. Vintage baking tins $5 – $8 2. Vintage pie tin $10 3. Crystal cake stand $25

Dirty Janes, vintage, furniture, bowral, auctions, cheap, mid century. antiques, homewares

4. Austrian Enamel frypan (new) $38 5. Vintage Carving Set $4 6. Vintage dessert forks $25 7. 1920s knifes $2.50 each

Besides the one shop I died for – I also dined at Biota Dining. Impeccable service but it did cement my love for good-hearty-no-fuss-food. I don’t hate fine dining but it’s just not my cup of tea. Needless to say, I would go back however I’d just dine at the bar (which is more casual, tapas style) and have a few dishes rather than sit through the degustation. I opted for the five course ($88), which was more than enough food. But you can choose from 3, 5 or 7 courses.

If you do go down – be sure to make a booking and I highly recommend keeping room for dessert – this was the absolute stand out dish. Plate lickable.

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Salmon Jerky

COURSE ONE smoked kingfish ham - cabbage juices - paleta - peas & shoots

COURSE ONE smoked kingfish ham – cabbage juices – paleta – peas & shoots

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COURSE TWO local sheep milk curds – asparagus – roe – hen yolk – smoked rye

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COURSE THREE glazed pork cheek – local garlic – jerusalem artichoke – amaranth – onions

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COURSE FOUR burrawong duck – cauliflower – white raisins – pear & pine needles

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COURSE FIVE season’s stone fruit – mum’s roses – chamomile – bee pollen – peach sorbet


THE DEETS YOU WANT TO KNOW

Dirty Jane’s
391 Bong Bong St
Bowral NSW 2576
P (02) 4861 3231
www.dirtyjanes.com

Biota Dining
8 Kangaloon Rd
Bowral, NSW 2576
P (02) 4862 2005
www.biotadining.com

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Friday Happy : GIVVA fork & Secret Foodies

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

Do you remember what you were doing at the tender age of 25?

At 25 I was a deep in a design n’ advertising minefield. I can remember putting in countless hours at a small design agency, working on numerous campaigns for a soft drink company that made millions a day. I was worrying about deadlines, frantically juggling clients. Or focusing on coming up with the next big idea for yet another thing and fitting it within the budget.

All of that seems a little pointless. Slaving away behind a computer, moving pictures and text around in order to sell another product. When there’s Dom Greenwood. Who at the age of 25 (and is still completing his Business Degree) has started a foundation called Major Raiser that aims to feed the 66 million children who go to school hungry.

His current campaign called ‘GIVVA Fork’ allows you to eat your meal, but also give a meal to children in Laos – one of the most under-developed countries in the world. It’s simple, choose to pay forkage – just like corkage, where you pay to get your cork removed – instead forkage will go towards removing hunger from a child’s life. Or purchase a GIVVA fork (orange and unbreakable) for $6 which will feeds a child for a whole month.

Pretty amazing what a difference you can make by giving loose change. Makes all of the campaigns I’ve created severely lacking in the giving department (rather making you guys buy stuff you most likely don’t need – and I apologise!).

So if you see a fork, GIVVA Fork – as simple as that. A mere $1 = 4 meals. That’s pretty damn great.

THE DEETS YOU WANT TO KNOW

GIVVA Fork by Major Raiser
For participating restaurants and how you can help head to the website
www.majorraiser.org.au

Secret Foodies for GIVVA Fork at Orto Trading Co.
38 Waterloo St
Surry Hills NSW
www.www.ortotradingco.com.au

I attended the Secret Foodies for GIVVA Fork dinner at Orto Trading Co. to chat to Dom about his GIVVA Fork campaign. In true Secret Foodies fashion, the food was incredible, but better yet $5 from each ticket was donated to Major Raiser. Here are more pics from the night. And yes, even though I was a guest – I did GIVVA fork plus some more…

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity

GIVVA fork, major raiser, secret foodies, orto trading co, campaign, charity




 
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