Pub Grub Adelaide 2014

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Pub Grub 2014

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pub grub We’ve been lucky enough to tour Adelaide’s best pubs yet again, unearthing more gems, sampling mezze platters and monster burgers till we burst, and even discovering a Chandadeer along the way.

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schnitty-n-chips watering hole could boast a hidden beer garden with a bicycle wall, serve up incendiary cocktails or deliver an incredible meal you’d expect in a world class restaurant.

The SA pub scene continues to thrive, with new and old establishments alike each exploring exciting ideas and transforming our notions of what a ‘pub’ is. From burgers and beers to cocktails and contemporary cuisine, these venues are as diverse as their customers. What may look like your average

Long gone are the days where you’d be served an overcooked chicken parmy sitting atop a soggy pile of sad chips. Now you’ll find menus packed with fresh choices and innovative ideas inspired by global eats.

Paired with a focus on our incredible local producers of food, wine and boutique beverages, Adelaide is spoilt for choice.

his time we bring you our festival edition of Pub Grub, showcasing the best spots to enjoy pre-show snacks, indulge in late night nibbles or quell any cider cravings before you head to your Fringe show.

This is our best crop yet (if we do say so ourselves), driving home the diversity of our city’s proud pubs and the passion of those behind them, as they serve up more than damn good eats and perfectly pulled pints and foster unique and joyous environments within their walls.

So come early, stay late and sample the best of the best this festival season.

- Lucy Ahern

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Know your wine................ 8.

Know your beer................ 10. know your cider................. 12.

Pub Grub beer map............ 16.

Hey bartender.................. 24. interviews ...........26, 28, 30. rip it up’s must sees ........ 36.

Pub grub quiz................. 38.

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Contributors Graphic design: Jessie Spiby

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Writers: Lucy Ahern, Lachlan Aird, Miranda Freeman, Jimmy Bollard Photography: Phebe Rendulic

Advertising: Nerida Foord, Oliver Raggatt, Belinda Lee

Cover photo: Phebe Rendulic (The Mild End)

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The robin Hood

315 portrush road, norwood 5067 8333 0088 / robinhoodhotel.net.au facebook.com/robinhoodhotelnorwood

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amily owned and operated, The Robin Hood has been the local watering hole since 1851, priding itself on its broad appeal, approachable staff and innovative meals to suit customers as diverse as their dishes.

After a 2012 refurbishment, the opulent décor of the hotel provides a truly exceptional dining environment, where suits of armour joust on the wall as you enjoy a drop from their eclectic wine list, and your brood is kept entertained with kids’ packs while you soak in the warmth of one of the stone fireplaces.

Catch live local and international sports coverage from every angle on their indoor and outdoor plasmas, ideally while sipping on a glass from their large collection of beers, ciders and wines, plus an evergrowing collection of exciting spirits.

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At Our Bar

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BarraMondays – salt water Barramundi with a free glass of sauv blanc for only $19.90.

Recover from the night before with a Bloody Mary plus burger or schnitzel for just $20 from 12-5pm Sundays.

Become a member and be rewarded with $1 off pints of local beer and cider and a whopping $5 off bottles of wine!

DID YOU KNOW? Hosting four wine lunches a year, with a minimum four courses under $100. They’re the perfect day out.

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Led by Ingenious head chef Patrice Ricourt, the Robin Hood took out the AHA’s Best Bistro Award in 2012 on both state and national levels, and the highs keep on coming with a menu taking cues from South American, Asian and French flavours.

Choose a dish to share at the bar (our pick is the Asian plate or tapas offering), tuck into the superb Hood burger on a jalapeno bun, or be greedy and keep the chimmichuri lamb skewer with red and black quinoa and bean succotash all to yourself – when it tastes this good, no-one can blame you.

There’s also live acoustic sessions every Sunday for those who crave some tunes with their beer.

gilbert street hotel

OUR DEAL

88 gilbert street, adelaide 5000

8231 9909 / gilbertstreet.com.au / facebook.com/the-gilbert-street-hotel instagram.com/ gilbertstreethotel / twitter.com/ gilbersthotel

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n easy atmosphere, quirky touches and global-inspired eats elevate the Gilbert Street Hotel from your regular corner pub to a venue with an almost palpable personality.

Pub mascot The Mona Lisa watches the frivolity unfold from one wall, while punters dine in the warm and luxurious Red Room, and revel in the laid-back environment filtering through every room of the venue.

Venture out the back to behold the newly transformed beer garden, where modern timber, a cheeky touch of astro turf, and a playful bicycle wall combine to make the perfect surrounds for enjoying an afternoon bite and beer in the open air.

Steering clear of generic drops, they focus on boutique wines, beers and ciders, often going direct to the wineries to source their wares.

Otherwise, take a chance and trade in your regular brew with a GSH specialty cocktail – how can you say no to a passionfruit mojito, wild tea slipper, or our fave, the Mexican mocha martini?

Eclectic and sometimes cheeky, with an inspired menu and joyous atmosphere – discover this inner city gem today.

DID YOU KNOW?

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At Our Bar GSH cocktails are a tiny $10 every Saturday night from 10-11pm.

Tuesdays mean you can grab a pint of Coopers Pale Ale and a pizza for just 15 clams.

Catch SA Music jazz award winners, TheAirbenders, jamming every Tuesday.

The ghost of an old publican haunts the hallways here!

Whether you opt for their Small Bites, Pub Plates or Signature menu, there is a dish to tempt all, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options so no-one misses out.

Choose South American-inspired baked chorizo with chickpeas and haloumi, lunch on zesty grilled adobo chicken salad, or indulge in the speck pizza with gorgonzola, potato and rosemary. A US influence also sees finger lickin’ menu options including Po’ Boys stuffed with shrimp or beef brisket plus a crispy coleslaw, and you can’t go past the Gilbert’s award-winning MSA sirloin burger for a guaranteed good time. For the daring, try the Suicide Wings. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

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the whites

know your wine in a few words

South Australia is known for its wine, but how well do you know it? Here’s a quick rundown of how to tell our wine apart, so the next time you’re at your local pub or one of S A’s 200 plus cellar doors, you know exactly what to choose.

CHARDONNAY

PINOT GRIGIO/GRIS

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Type: White

Type: White

Type: White

Tasting notes: Fruit flavours that vary from apple to lime to tropical.

Tasting notes: Rich with a spicy, fresh and crisp flavour.

Tasting notes: Fresh and crisp, with hints of grapefruit and grass flavours.

Drink with: Seafood

Drink with: Pasta

Drink with: Poultry or vegetarian fare

Eg. Dandelion Vineyards - Twilight Chardonnay, Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay

Eg. Grant Burge - The Vigneron Wild Ferment Pinot Gris, Paracombe Premium Wines - Paracombe Pinot Gris

Eg. Murdoch Hill - 2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Hahndorf Hill Winery Sauvignon Blanc

RIESLING

SEMILLION

MOSCATO

Type: White

Type: White

Type: White

Tasting notes: Crisp with throwbacks to green apple, honey, pear and lime.

Tasting notes: Thick textures with low alcohol content.

Tasting notes: Musk, orange peel and syrupy flavours.

Drink with: Thai food

Drink with: Leafy salads or soft cheeses

Drink with: Indulgent desserts

Eg. Loomwine Eden Valley 2013 Riesling, Bird In Hand Honeysuckle Riesling

Eg. Wirra Wirra Scubby Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Voigner, Linderman’s early Harvest Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Eg. Woodstock Little Miss Collett Moscato, Pertaringa Moscato

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the reds

know your wine SANGIOVESE

TEMPRANILLO

Type: Red

Type: Red Tasting notes: Earthy, with scents of leather and fresh herbs.

MERLOT

Drink with: Smoked meats

Type: Red

Eg. 2011 Woodstock ‘The OCTOgenarian’ Grenache Tempranillo

Tasting notes: Bursts of fruity, berry flavor with musty wooden tones.

Drink with: Tapas and olives

Tasting notes: Soft and subtle with flavours of stone friend, occasionally hints of chocolate, tobacco and eucalyptus.

Eg. Alpha Box & Dice Blood Of Jupiter Sangiovese

Drink with: Chocolate pudding Eg. Primo Estate Merlesco Merlot, Lindemans 2012 Merlot

GRENACHE SHIRAZ

Type: Red

Type: Red

Tasting notes: Sweet, fruity and smooth, with low acidity.

Tasting notes: Bold with notes of berries, plum and leather hints.

Drink with: Indian or Moroccan food

Drink with: Grilled lamb

Eg. Dandelion Vineyards - Sister’s Run Cow’s Corner Grenache

Eg. Bird In Hand Shiraz

CABERNET SAUVIGNON Type: Red

PINOT NOIR

Tasting notes: Complex with a triad of fruity, herby and spicy flavours, notably black cherries, peppers and olives.

MALBEC

Type: Red

Drink with: Creamy dinners

Type: Red

Tasting notes: Silky, earthy overtones with hints of strawberries, raspberries and cherries.

Eg. Aramis Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards - DJ Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting notes: Smooth flavor with smoky, leathery qualities.

Drink with: Scallops

Drink with: Cheddar cheese Eg. Bleasdale Vineyards - Second Innings Malbec

Eg. Lofty Valley 2012 Pinot Noir

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know your beer in a few words

You want a beer? Sure, but which one? Colour, flavour, strength, ingredients, production, method and history are more important to the humble brew than you may think.

PILSENER

IPA In the 1700s, English soldiers living in India would often ship pale ale kegs over from the UK, only to have them spoil due to high temperatures on the seas. To keep the beer from going off, brewers upped the levels of hops and alcohol content, hence IPA’s strong flavour.

Pilsener is one of the newer beer styles, a clean and simple pale lager. Originally brewed in the former Czechoslovakia, pilsener’s characteristics include strong Saaz hops content, softer malt and a fragrant flavour.

Eg: Coopers 62

PORTER In-between a stout and a dark ale, porters are very dark and rich. With roasted malts and barley, the flavour is sweeter with notes of roasted grains, toffee, chocolate and stout.

Eg: James Squire Jack Of Trades Porter, Monteith’s Barrel Aged Porter

Eg: Vale Ale IPA, Feral Fox Hop Hog IPA

WHEAT BEER Wheat beer is a mixture of barley and wheat grains with barely any hops. It often has a cloudy appearance with a strong yeast flavour and light finish.

Eg: Bee Sting Honey Wheat Beer

PALE ALE

DARK ALE

STOUT

Made with pale malts, pale ale is one of the world’s most popular beer styles. In the UK pales typically have a strong woody flavour and in the US they are quite spicy, but in Australia we prefer a more bitter brew with light amber colouring. Its warm fermentation process gives it an unmistakable flavour.

Dark ale, or brown ale, is recognisable for its dark amber or brown colour. First coined by London brewers in the late 17th century, dark ales are lightly hopped and are of medium strength.

Bitter, viscous and thick, stouts are a drink for the serious beer drinker. Made with black, unmalted barley, flavours include coffee, liquorice, chocolate and molasses with nearly zero hops.

The head of the stout is thick and usually a tan or brown colour.

Eg: Vale Dark

Eg: Coopers Stout, Moo Brew Imperial Stout

Eg: Coopers Pale Ale, Prancing Pony Pale Ale

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the mile end

OUR DEAL

Score half p pizza and ta rice p happy hour f as plus rom 5Monday 6pm to Fri day.

30 henley beach road, mile end 5031

8443 4756 / mileendhotel.com.au / facebook.com/mileendhotel

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Hidden gem’ doesn’t even come close to describing The Mile End. Newly refurbished and instilled with a fresh attitude to boot, the hotel has been transformed into a quirky destination combining tongue-in-cheek art, beautifully mismatched decorations and a flawless menu.

Start your night with retro cocktails in the eclectic den, where their patented ‘chandeldeer’ is just an indication of the fun to start. Local artist Sandra Anderson is the creative tour de force behind almost all of the left-of-centre art that runs through, from the cheeky Australiana-inspired canvases, to the hand-painted wallpaper in the hallways and awe-inspiring mural spanning the nude room.

Beautiful vintage dining settings, retro ornaments and leather armchairs Gatsby would lust after are scattered throughout, adding to a joyously thrown together atmosphere that grows more welcoming by the minute. Staff are similarly warm, spilling stories about the pub’s history and making you feel like family within minutes, while offering their top picks from the strong menu.

As word has got out about the pub’s retro revitalisation, locals must now fight for a place at the bar as newcomers flock to check out the menu and take advantage of the drink specials, including hard-to-find brews and SA locals.

DID YOU KNOW? They now serve breakfast every Saturdays, Sundays and public holiday. Try the famous Bloody Mary, it’s to die for!

At Our Bar Ditch the Corona and get a light and fruity Stone & Wood Pacific Ale into you stat.

The chermoula lamb burger is talked about across town – and rightly so.

Keep coming back for the retro cocktail of the month offerings.

Fresh and local produce is at the forefront of every dish. The renowned chef David White delivers a menu bursting with innovative flavour blends. Do yourself a favour and order the blackened salmon with quinoa, green mojo sauce and heirloom tomatoes. Thank us later. The Limestone Coast scotch fillet is another winner, and the pan-fired haloumi with Roquefort white bean purée, roasted beets and walnut oil might leave you openmouthed – until you have to take another bite.

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know your cider in a few words

For those after something sweet, nothing can compare to a cider. With Adelaide’s hills and valleys long being renowned for producing quaility ciders, here’s a guide to telling them appart.

Pear

apple - draught

cloudy/crushed

Tasting Notes: Clean, spicy notes, crisp, fruit-driven style,vibrant and floral with great real fruit pear complexities

Tasting Notes: Well-balanced and clean.

Complex and fruity with a bright, crisp finish.

Tasting Notes: This cider is made from crushed apples. It has full depth and full-length flavours.

Eg: Hills Cider Pear, Lobo Pear Cider

Eg: Three Oaks Original, 5 Seeds Original

Eg: Lobo Apple Cider, James Squire Orchard Crush Cider

apple - dry

apple - sweet

Flavoured/Hybrid

Tasting Notes: Well-balanced and clean.

Crisp and complex. Tastes like real apples with a dry finish.

Tasting Notes: A vibrant fruit flavour that is full, flavoursome and generally complex.

Round, sweet finish.

Tasting Notes: A cider fermented with two or more flavours, such as ginger, berries and spices.

Eg: Hills Cider Apple, Three Oaks Dry Cider

Eg: Three Oaks Sweet, Mercury Sweet

Eg: Hills Cider Hybrid, Rekorderlig Strawberry & Lime

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boho bar

27 unley road, parkside 5063 8271 5544 / bohobar.com.au facebook.com/the-boho-bar

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ombining burlesque with a touch of bohemia and a splash of oldfashioned fun, Boho Bar indulges all your senses (and titillates those you didn’t even know you had).

From the red velvet curtains to old cinema chairs and a circus belle swinging from the rafters, it’s immediately apparent that this is not your run of the mill pub. Lavish, cheeky and exciting, the buoyant atmosphere is contagious, whether you’re catching up over cocktails or enjoying top notch dishes. You can also give your next function a cheeky twist in this playful venue, which offers free room hire.

The good times continue on the menu – start with fried arancini bombs and mojo picon, roasted duck shanks or mini bruschetta, or opt for the incomparable Boho burger topped with bacon, eggs, aioli and Adelaide Hills Chutney.

And it doesn’t end there.

OUR DEAL

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Stocking a peerless selection of spirits behind the bar, Boho have crafted a diverse cocktail list a step above your average martini. Your night is not complete without trying the spectacle that is Boho’s signature cocktail the Flaming Fairy – the incendiary preparation is as enchanting as the drink itself. Gather your favourites for a cheeky glass (or three) mixed by the expert bartenders, or choose a local wine while you enjoy the live DJs every Friday and Saturday from 9pm. A night in this utterly one-of-a-kind venue is never short of unforgettable; if you’re yet to try it, you might need to re-examine your priorities.

DID YOU KNOW? Perfect for Hens Dos, parties or catch ups, enjoy a decadent High Tea from 2-4pm on the first Saturday of every month.

At Our Bar If trying absinthe is on your bucket list, Boho is the place to do it.

Skinny wallet? Come for half price meals lunch times as well as Monday and Tuesday nights!

Get sharing with a discounted tapas menu Thursday through Saturday nights.

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1 magill road, stepney 5069 8362 6053 / themaid.com.au facebook.com/themaidhotel

The maid

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ombining the best in food, myriad function spaces and live entertainment, The Maid delivers a guaranteed good time all week round.

Previously the Maid and Magpie, the pub has come a long way since establishment in 1848, with sleek dark floors, light timber and floral wallpaper refreshing the space – although the original brick façade runs through to add a heritage touch.

The Maid fills the gap between a regular bistro and fine dining, which means affordable prices and top notch quality for you. From sourdough handmade in the Adelaide Hills to locally sourced meats, supporting local business is integral to the kitchen, and this care carries through to the divine dishes served up.

When it comes to the menu – you need the mini sourdough loaf in your life. Accompanied by herb butter and a roasted garlic bulb, it’s the best thing since – well, sliced bread.

There are also light options including a musttry saganaki, or pick from their signature dishes – the lamb rump served with hummus and topped with sweet potato chips is a guaranteed delight.

OUR DEAL

At Our Bar

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Mondays and Wednesdays see the ultimate steak out - $15 for a MSA porterhouse, chips and your choice of selected wine or beer.

Our House Sundays see all day drink specials and Adelaide’s best live sets 2-10pm.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are a steal! $10 scores you your favourite schnitzel from 12-9pm.

DID YOU KNOW? The pub’s name came to life after a local maid was blamed for a set of missing keys – when they were actually thieved by a sneaky magpie.

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A new Tapas Weekend, offering a revolving seasonal menu every week, means you can sample the world’s best bite-sized delights without leaving the state – get excited for feather light potato fritters, a perfectly balanced tagine, and too-good-to-be-true tom yum wonton prawns.

the kentish

OUR DEAL

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23 stanley street, north adelaide 5006

8267 1173 / thekentish.com.au / facebook.com/thekentish twitter.com/thekentish / imstagram.com/thekentish

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ew management, new menu, new hotspot. A new young team have brought with them a fresh and motivated approach to running The Kentish, with big plans for the future – and we suggest you get in before everyone else cottons on.

Patrons can be overheard singing the praises of the pub’s relaxing and intimate environment (‘It feels like eating at home’).

Instantly comfortable, it’s a place you would be proud to call your local, with a strong community feel emanating throughout.

Venture down the leafy streets to find your new favourite – it’s more than worth the drive.

DID YOU KNOW? The Kentish was founded

by English cricketer John Tollard Totcher in 1848, who also designed the original Adelaide oval and laid the first pitch.

At Our Bar Settle in for a bargain on Mondays, where $15 gets you a burger and beer.

Take advantage of Happy Hour Wednesday to Friday from 4-6pm, with $4 beer schooners, $5 beer pints and house wine and $6 cider pints.

Sundays from 4pm you can catch local musos while sipping on $5 house wines, $20 Pimm’s jugs or $10 Sapporo Silver Bullets.

Traditional pub fare gets an update with their mains, including a next level chicken parmy with perfectly pillowy chips – think speck, provolone cheese and a rich tomato sauce (ham and cheddar just won’t cut it after this). Mixed with more creative dishes from supremely talented head chef Katie Stennett, both foodies and traditionalists will delight in the seasonal options – but if the pan-seared tuna special is ever on the menu, your decision has already been made.

The ever-popular share plates, with their feast of breads, dips, zatar (a Middle Eastern herb mix similar to dukkah) and mounds of to-die-for antipasto are a must when catching one of the many talented SA acts every Sunday, and The Kentish also offer a unique selection of wine and craft beers to accompany your nosh.

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pub grub beer map The last thing you want this festival season is to get your beer sizes wrong. Every state does it differently, but South Australia does it correctly. So listen up all you out-of-towners and take a lesson on some draught beer etiquette. And while we’re on the topic, it’s Coopers Pale, not Coopers Green.

Darwin

Brisbane

200ml – Seven 285ml – Handle 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

140ml – Pony 200ml – Seven 285ml – Pot 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

Perth 285ml – Middy 425ml – Schooner 570ml - Pint

Sydney

N.T

115ml – Shetland 140ml – Pony 170ml – Bobbie/Six 200ml – Glass

140ml – Pony 200ml – Seven 285ml – Middy 350ml – Scmiddy 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

QL

W.A S.A

N.S.W Vic Adelaide 140ml – Pony 200ml – Butcher 285ml – Schooner 425ml – Pint 570ml – Imperial Pint

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285ml – Half pint 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

TAS

Hobart 115ml – Small Beer 170ml – Six 200ml – Seven 285ml – Ten/Pot 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

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Canberra

Melbourne 140ml – Horse/Pony 170ml – Small Glass 200ml – Glass 285ml – Pot 425ml – Schooner 570ml – Pint

106 halifax street, adelaide 5000

rob roy norwood hotel

8223 5391 / robroy.com.au facebook.com/www.robroy.com.au

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ou’ll be hard pressed to find a pub that beats the classic charm of The Rob Roy, SA’s second oldest licensed hotel, anywhere in the city.

Offering alfresco dining or a casual setting (and distinctive function space) in the Pot Still Restaurant, the pub is a meeting spot, a dinner destination and offers an incredibly well-stocked bar with a focus on local producers. Then comes the food.

Start off with the ultimate grazing plate, including potato skins, house made dips and prawn twisters to get the appetite raring for the varied mains menu. Boasting a comprehensive pub classics list, including your favourite schnitties, pizzas and fried fare, they also provide contemporary cuisine with a slight Scottish twist. Yes, for those daring diners out there, haggis makes an appearance, as does the power-packed Braveheart burger – definitely not for the faint of heart.

If you need a break from all those parmies, try the grilled barramundi, baby beetroot and feta salad or vegetarian stack drizzled in sticky balsamic. Pair it with a local boutique cider or hand-picked craft beer for a delicious dose of SA pride with your meal.

OUR DEAL

Visit on and Su Fridays n pick u days to p a ju ic steak for ju y st $15.

And let’s not forget the whisky. The Rob Roy pride themselves on an all-encompassing selection of the spirit from every corner of the globe (well, mainly Scotland, but who’s counting?) Regular tastings and even a unique whisky degustation dinner are on offer, or simply enjoy a glass at the bar and savour the surrounds.

DID YOU KNOW? When the well under the bar was first sunk, the original owner made more money selling water than beer.

At Our Bar

Inject a bit of fun into your next corporate function, with private malt whisky tastings for small or large groups.

Head in for an eclectic assortment of Fringe shows this season.

Keep coming back for $12 large pizzas every Tuesday.

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artist Q&As The Umbilical Brothers Quick show plug : Shane: We’ll take you back to your childhood, but in a way that’s a bit wrong.

David: The Brady Bunch massacre live on stage.

Guilty pop culture pleasure? Shane: Anything with kung fu in it. David: Beauty And The Geek.

What will you avoid this festival season?

Shane: Any venue with a temperature over 45. David: Herpes.

Most underrated comedy classic? Shane: Top Secret! It’s basically Val Kilmer as Elvis, fighting WWII Germans with the French resistance. Just let it be silly all over you.

David: The second Twilight movie.

I knew I wanted to be a comedian when…

David: Still trying. Shane: I never wanted to be a comedian. I did enjoy making people laugh, and it just happened around me.

Classic role you were born to play? David: Willy Wonka (not that piece of shit Tim Burton version). Shane: Caesar, in Planet Of The Apes movies (not that piece of shit Tim Burton version)

Greatest comedy album or stand-up film?

David: I just watched Kitty Flanagan’s Charming And Alarming and it was pretty bloody hilarious. Shane: There’s no greatest, it’s all about what you’re into. One of my faves is UK stand-up Stewart Lee’s ‘90s Comedian.

A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? David: Seeing KISS live when I was 11. Shane: Taking my first date to some movie called Apocalypse Now.

WHO: The Umbilical Brothers: A Kids Show (Not Suitable For Children) WHERE: Royalty Theatre WHEN: Various dates throughout Feb & Mar

naked girls reading in the garden

If I wasn’t a performer, I would be… A costumier. This is what I do when I’m not on the stage. When I’m not taking costumes off, I’m making them.

Dream role? I don’t have a particular dream role, as I am primarily a solo Burlesque performer I play lots of different characters. I suppose I could have a dream show. My dream show would have to involve a very large prop. As I’m always trying to fit shows into a suitcase or five so I can travel them, large props are out of the question. What would that prop be? I’ll have to keep that a secret till I’m ready to reveal the show!

What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? The last thing I posted on Instagram was a picture of myself and two others as white walkers from Game Of Thrones! I am currently doing a run of Dames Of Throne Burlesque at the Vanguard in Sydney.

Pre-performance ritual? Putting on my face.

Worst wardrobe malfunction? Well, in this show I’m naked so if my gown drops to the floor too early it will be welcome.

Most memorable audience member? Last year I had the opportunity to tour with the ABF headliner festival. Performing for and with people you have respected and admired the work of for years cannot be beaten.

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Favourite review? David: “Marcel Marceau on really good drugs”– Tony Squires, Sydney Morning Herald. Shane: “Two blokes acting the maggot and having a lot of fun in the process.”– Irish Independent.

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Last gadget purchased? I’m not going to tell you what it was as it’s secret women’s business, but I will tell you it came from Maxxx Black.

We need more: Naked girls reading.

We need less: Body shame.

WHO: Naked Girls Reading In The Garden WHERE: Campanile, Garden Of Unearthly Delights WHEN: Feb 14 – Mar 16 (Ex. Feb 17, 24 & 28, Mar 1-3, 10)

97 the parade, norwood 5067

norwood hotel

8431 1822 / thenorwood.com.au facebook.com/norwoodhotel

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his Adelaide institution has been serving up expertly pulled pints, hearty Irish fare and congenial service for over 100 years now, and it’s easy to see why Adelaidians keep coming back.

Located in the heart of Norwood, the hotel has lavishly embraced its roots, plastering the walls with vintage beer posters, coats of arms and even going so far as to create an entire Irish street, so you can chow down on your beef and Guinness pie – accompanied by a glass of the black beauty – and feel like you’ve gone to Dublin (minus the exxy plane fare).

With a contemporary Australian menu curated by chef Steve Evans, choose from expertly executed pub faves, comforting Irish dishes (lamb stew and aforementioned hearty pie are headliners) or more refined cuisine. Their Norwood nachos go down a treat with a pint, or start with a Finn’s share plate or teriyaki mushroom bruschetta before perusing their extensive menu for the main event.

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A Parade destination for entertainment come dark, the venue is playing host to a barrage of Fringe events in 2014, including Absolute Brass, Cover Virgins and Chunky Custard, so you can enjoy the show in this friendly setting (and with a Guinness, naturally).

And as if you didn’t need another excuse to head down, it’s happy hour every hour at The Norwood, offering revolving drink specials every month – so grab a glass of your fave and relax in this Irish pub with a decidedly SA attitude.

DID YOU KNOW? The Norwood now has a Facebook page! Search for Norwood Hotel – Finn Mac Cool’s and ‘Like’ for the latest news and specials.

At Our Bar Take home a prize (including hotel vouchers, a pint or Norwood Live tickets) if you find a lucky four leaf clover on top of your beef and Guinness pie.

Every Thursday at 9pm the stage is yours with open mic Jam Night – perfect for budding musicians, bands or part-time rockstars.

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artist Q&As paco erhard Quick show plug : 5-Step Guide To Being German - 3rd Edition: All you ever wanted to know about what we Germans are really like – or didn’t. It’s wunderbar funny in any case.

Guilty pop culture pleasure? I really light up when I hear Phil Collins, Rick Astley or early Kylie Minogue. I can’t help it. I love it. It’s part of my childhood. Also, very ‘70s Italian, very cheesy: Lucio Battisti. Not cool at all. But I love his music.

What will you avoid this festival season?

Drinking too much and getting up at ‘2pm in the morning’ every day. (Yeah, good luck!)

Most overrated comedy classic? Hm. You don’t really become a classic without some consensus that you’re at least very good. Also I don’t like slagging off other comedians – at least not in public. Quite a bit of Lenny Bruce’s stuff that I’ve seen doesn’t quite translate to the 2010s I feel.

And what I’ve seen of Dane Cook just bores me.

But he’s not a classic.

Paul foot Quick show plug : Come and see my new show Words baybayyyy! There. Is that a quick show plug? Quicker? Erm. WORDS BAYBAYYYY! Guilty pop culture pleasure? Inspector Morse. it’s my second favourite TV show after the News.

What will you avoid this festival season?

Almost everything in the entire festival. I prefer to watch Australian television in my hotel room – it’s hilarious. Hahaha. I can’t wait.

Most overrated comedy classic? I don’t really watch comedy so I couldn’t say.Titanic was an overrated film though. Oh, it was tedious; it just kept dragging on. All these women and hats and things, I found myself praying for the friggin’ thing to sink so it could just all be over. Oh God, I’ve got stomach pain just remembering it.

I knew I wanted to be a comedian when...

Working as a computer programmer confirmed everything I feared about the job. I was sitting there thinking, “Honestly. I cannot just sit here doing this, slowly waiting for my own death”.

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Greatest comedy album or stand-up film?

Some of the old BBC radio classics like Round The Horn are great, and I used to enjoy watching Tommy Cooper as a child.

A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? My friend Russell and his then wife Katy Perry threw a New Year’s Eve party that I went to a couple of years ago. It took ages to pick the dessert out of my teeth.

Historical figure you’d love to hang with?

Hang with? What, like Mussolini hanging off a petrol station by his foot? I think I’d rather watch the snooker at home.

Classic role you were born to play? Once I nearly played the role of a figurine on top of a wedding cake. It would be great if legally every film ever made that involved a wedding scene had to include a short zoomed-in scene of the wedding cake and I could play the figurine and give a short monologue about how doomed the couple are. Then do a tap dance on the icing.

WHO: Paul Foot - Words WHERE: Palace Nova Cinema 9 WHEN: Mar 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, & 15

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Favourite review? Three Weeks, last Edinburgh, about Djerman Unchained: gave me five stars and said I was “a German combination of Jim Jeffries and Bill Hicks”.

Completely over the top, clearly ridiculous, something you can’t put on your poster, people will laugh at you. But it’s guys like this whose direction I try to go in. Humbly of course. Hang on… did I put that on my poster after all?

Worst review? A group of angry Christians who stormed out of my show Ex-German at the Perth Fringe World last year, shouting abuse at me. One of them tried to speak German, which I only realised when he finished his irate gibberish with an ear-splitting “JA!!”. If you do not want a group of hardcore Christians to walk out of your show in disgust, do not follow the description of a Christian ritual with the words “and that reminded me of the first time I ever had anal sex.”

WHO: Paco Erhard: 5-Step Guide To Being German – 3rd Edition WHERE: Austral Bunker WHEN: 2 - 16 Mar (Ex 3 & 10 Mar)

prince albert hotel

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254 wright street, adelaide 5000

8212 7912 / princealberthotel.com.au / facebook.com/theprincealberthotel

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egulars might have sneakily kept the quality food and smooth service of the award-winning Prince Albert Hall to themselves in years past, but now the secret’s out.

An inner-city haven where customers from all walks of life can enjoy the congenial pub vibe together, the consistency (and delicious menu offerings) is what draws loyal customers week after week.

Slick interiors and warm timber bars are manned by staff who know their stuff; their impeccable understanding of food and beverage options means you get exactly what you want every time – even if you don’t know it yet.

Get in e 300g j arly for a uicy s irloin steak for on Thu just $12 rsdays !

and vegetable biryani served with an unmissable coconut rice if you want to try something new.

Pair with quality draught beer offerings, a staggering wine list including Australia’s best drops, and a well-stocked back bar and you’ve tapped into your new regular.

DID YOU KNOW? The Prince Albert is one of the few city venues without pokies!

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We endevour to source all out produce locally to support local businesses.

Grab some of the city’s best modern pub fare with rotating $10 lunch specials.

Choose from our extensive list of local SA crapft beers.

Start with the hot bread with sticky balsamic and dukkah, or a plate of southern fried buffalo wings to kick things off with a bang.

There’s also sliders (with an amazing veggie option) if you’re just a little on the peckish side, plus you can add perfectly salted potato chips or skins for a mere two clams.

The hotel’s chefs pride themselves on an ability to effortlessly blend old with new to create modern pub fare for all palates.

There’s a list of classics, including burgers, schnitzels and salads (go the haloumi) for the traditionalists, as well as mains like roasted pork belly with a sticky cider reduction, chilli prawn linguini and chickpea

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artist Q&As Randy

We need less: Stuff.

Quick show plug : Last Temptation of Randy: Two dudes, a couch and one hell of a story.

Guilty pop culture pleasure? Microfiche.

Most overrated comedy classic? The Departed.

I swear I didn’t laugh once during that whole film.

I knew I wanted to be a comedian when… I saw Charlie Chaplin on roller skates.

Greatest comedy album or stand-up film?

Unkie Dunkie The Baloney Slicer on vinyl. Unfreakin-believable.

A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? Snoopzilla. I was just getting used to Snoop Lion.

Favourite review? “I laughed so hard I experienced a pelvic organ prolapse and had to be stretchered from the venue”.

We need more: Empathy.

Most awkward celebrity experience? I imagine they find it difficult to purchase Anusol cream.

Favourite meme? George Kapiniaris. Oh, no wait. That was Memo wasn’t it?

What kind of dish would you be? An overpriced ceramic number with a painting of a clog on it. Available exclusively from Palanga International Airport.

What was the last thing you posted on Instagram?

I’m assuming that’s some kind of outmoded postal system? I’m a pigeon man myself.

Best joint to get a late night Fringe snack?

Agon Berry Farms in Mt Compass. You can pick your own raspberries! It’s totally worth the commute.

WHO: The Last Temptation of Randy WHERE: Le Cascadeur, The Garden Of Unearthly Delights WHEN: Feb 14 - Mar 16, Wed - Sun. (Ex 17 & 24 Feb, 3 Mar)

adam richard Quick show plug : Adam Richard Gaypocalypse. Rhino, 13 Frome St, Adelaide.

7:15pm 4-8 March. Tickets from FringeTIX. Guilty pop culture pleasure? Mariah Carey.

What will you avoid this festival season?

Making out with human statues after hours at the Mars Bar. It’s hard to get all that silver paint off your face, but they really make up for all that stillness “after hours…”

Most overrated comedy classic? I once watched an episode of Are You Being Served? that spent the entire 30 minutes setting up a joke about Mrs Slocum’s pussy.

I knew I wanted to be a comedian when… I saw a bunch of white male comedians making jokes about being anally penetrated, knowing that none of them ever had the pleasure.

Greatest comedy album or stand-up film?

Despite being archaic and deeply homophobic, I still love Eddie Murphy’s Delirious.

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A pop culture experience you’ve never recovered from? Justin Bieber - not him, personally, but I talked about him almost every day for the last year. The monkey, the bucket of wee, the graffiti, the ghost run from a brothel…

Did he actually release any music last year? .

Favourite review? “...offensive and not particularly funny.” The Age (Melbourne).

Worst review? Every single comment on the Spicks And Specks Facebook page when it was announced I would be a team captain on the new show.

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Most awkward celebrity experience? Too many to mention! I accidentally hit Kelly Clarkson in the mouth with a microphone; Steve Carell shut down an interview because I mentioned something he was embarrassed about; Sienna Miller called me a douchebag and told me to fuck off; I told Rob Schneider, to his face, that I hated his film - one he’d directed and starred in...

WHO: Adam Richard: Gaypocaltpse WHERE: Rhino Room WHEN: 4 - 8 Mar

317 morphett street, adelaide 5000

whitmore hotel

8231 5533 / whitmorehotel.com facebook.com/whitmorehotel

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pub at with community at its heart, The Whitmore brims with character and just a touch of whimsy, delivering a vibrant environment you’ll want to revisit again and again.

One of Adelaide’s first public houses (enjoying a colourful past since 1839), the hotel has undergone yet another change – and we love it more than ever. Vintage chairs and tables, flowers in recycled bottles and teacup candles produce an easy atmosphere; it’s the kind of place where you could spend hours chatting without even realising. Monthly art exhibitions grace the walls, while a live music nook showcases even more local creatives, all adding to the infectiously laidback vibe.

Shaking things up with a new menu, which combines modern Australian cuisine with tried and tested pub staples, the Whitmore offers both hearty pub counter meals and more refined dining experiences without the hefty price tag.

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Just $ 1 a pint 0 gets you and a (plus parmi some i chips) ncredible ev Wednes ery day.

The gnocchi with chorizo is melt-in-yourmouth bliss, while the lots o’ meat burger with its double pattie goodness and all the trimmings will quash any carnivorous cravings. For those who don’t worship at the altar of beef, the Whitmore also offer chicken and tofu versions of the standard schnitzel and a vegetable foccacia stack. For the picky eaters there is the ‘Make Your Own’ platter option – including a selection of gourmet meats, cheeses, vegetables and breads.

Come for the food and wine, stay for the good times.

DID YOU KNOW? One of SA’s oldest pubs, the establishment had a rather raunchier past, previously moonlighting as a strip club.

At Our Bar Choose from an extensive wine list comprised solely of SA drops.

Take in live music as you eat, with local artists pleasing your ears Tuesday through Sunday.

Daily happy hour(s) 4:30 - 6:30pm with $5 beer, wine and vodka should keep you smiling!

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hey bartender We trust our local bartenders so much we’ve sussed them for their favourite tipple and pick for the festival season.

Daniel O’Connell Name: Alistair, 22

What’s your poison?

Brooklyn Sorachi Ace

Seacliff beach hotel Name: Allanah, 23

What’s your poison? Mojito

my pick: One Man show

my pick: Tom Gleeson

my pick: limbo

my pick: sam simmons

my pick: joel creasey

glenelg surf club Name: Josh, 26

What’s your poison?

Dark And Stormy

prince albert Name: Dan, 30

What’s your poison? Hop Thief

my pick: A View From the Street – presented

by Geordie Little & Mike Williamson

my pick: limbo

the gov

Name: Chelsea, 23

boho bar

Name: Jared, 24

What’s your poison? Livorno Sour

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What’s your poison?

Sailor Jerry, dry and fresh lime

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hilton hotel

Name: Hayley, 23

What’s your poison? Galliano and squash

The Whitmore

Name: Stacee, 25

my pick: womadelaide

the oxford

Name: Nicole, 22

What’s your poison?

Jameson and cranberry

my pick: comedy pub crawl

What’s your poison?

The Hills Hybrid

my pick: Burlesque

the mile end

Name: Jordan, 20

my pick: sam simmons

What’s your poison?

Stone & Wood Pacific Ale

my pick: Katie Noonan & Circa: Love Song Circus

the colonist Name: Dan, 26

What’s your poison? Prancing Pony IRA (Indian Red Ale)

the kentish

my pick: the royal croquet club The maid

Name: Sarah, 24

What’s your poison?

Bloody Mary

Name: Carly, 25

What’s your poison?

Amaretto Sour

my pick: arj barker my pick: Frank woodley - fools gold

robin hood

Name: James, 24

What’s your poison?

Amaretto Sour

my pick: bogan bingo rob roy hotel Name: Steph, 22

What’s your poison?

James Squire Cider

gilbert street Name: Jarrod, 24

the norwood

Name: Flavio, 32

What’s your poison?

Vale Dark

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my pick: chunky custard

What’s your poison?

Black Seal Bermuda Black Rum

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adelaide fringe interview Following his art spectacle The Dark Garden in the basement of Tuxedo Cat at Adelaide Fringe 2013, TV presenter, performer and comedian Paul McDermott has reimagined the collection of artwork as a live performance.

“Comedy most often connects with the head, with thinking, but this song really connects with emotions, and other parts of the body.”

- Paul McDermott

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peaking from his home in Sydney, McDermott suggests that the show, which will arrive at the Adelaide Town Hall on Sat Feb 16 and Sun Feb 17, will not straddle child and adult audiences like the exhibition – mainly because McDermott “has a propensity to be vulgar” when on stage.

“In the same way that the images [from The Dark Garden exhibition] can be viewed as quite cute in some parts and disturbing in others, I think the show is a bit like that,” he explains. “There’s moments that can be quite beautiful and others that are, once again, quite disturbing. I oscillate wildly between those two worlds and I suppose I’m asking people to accept that as what I do, how I exist.”

McDermott first coined the idea for The Dark Garden while grieving the loss of some friends.

“The show came about while I was locked in my little dungeon – my manky, dank cellar – doing those paintings and trying to write songs. The songs and the paintings sort of evolved at the same time, and at the

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time, around that time, I was dealing with the loss of a few friends. I suppose the way I was dealing with that loss was to create something; to make mementos of those people and those times, those events. I was doing it in drawings, paintings and songs.

So the two of them [exhibition and live show] are sort of linked, because they both came about from those outpourings of emotions.

The show is like the aural equivalent to the visual aspect.”

While renowned over the years for his iconoclastic wit and acerbic stand-up style, The Dark Garden will mark a first for McDermott in that he will engage with the audience for the first time with songs that “don’t have punchlines in them”.

“It’s a totally different thing to connect the audience with. Comedy most often connects with the head, with thinking, but this song really connects with emotions, and other parts of the body,” he says.

While officially passing the baton to Katie Noonan last year for the role of Adelaide Fringe Ambassador, McDermott enthuses that he’ll still be floating around this festival season.

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“I think I’m still engaged in some sort of aspects as the previous Ambassador, but I’m not sure if I’ve got to attend official functions or cut a ribbon, or something,” he jokes. “I do think the Adelaide Fringe is such a vibrant and exciting time to be in Adelaide, and certainly the way it’s grown over the years has been phenomenal and exponential. It now has a very impressive reputation overseas that it didn’t have in the ‘80s when we were working there. It’s extraordinary.”

Miranda Freeman Full interview available at ripitup.com.au

WHO: Paul McDermott WHAT: The Dark Garden WHERE: Adelaide Town Hall WHEN: Sat Feb 16 & Sun Feb 17

the oxford hotel

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101 o’connell street, north adelaide 5006

8267 2652 / oxfordhotel.com.au / facebook.com/theoxhotel

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sleek bar and cool, black metal interiors and a contemporary dining area makes The Oxford the ultimate venue for casual dining.

Whether it’s a weekend lunch, family do or last minute dinner with old friends, you won’t be disappointed.

Recreations of fashion magazines line the coloured feature walls and add to the contemporary feel, while amiable staff take the time to chat, making the friendly nature of the pub all the more apparent.

Combine this menu with their all day, every day drink specials – keep coming back for the Hills cider stubbies at just 5 bucks – and selection of the best brews on tap and you’ve got one destination pub.

DID YOU KNOW? Adjoining function spot The Banque actually used to be, well, a bank, but has now been revitalised to host your next soiree.

At Our Bar Head to the bar for $5.50 James Squire beer and cider pints every day.

Keep coming back Monday to Saturday to see a new selection of half price lunch dishes.

Devour a delicious pizza from 5-6pm Monday to Friday and get it half price! And while you’re there, take advantage of happy hour at the same time.

Beautifully presented and just generally delectable, choose from The Oxford’s range of contemporised classics, fresh specials and lighter options, all prepared in their open kitchen so you can see your meal in the making. Plus there’s a kids menu so all the family gets to share in the delicious nosh.

Begin on a high note with the pork belly croquettes or spice rubbed duck shanks, move on to the Moreton Bay bug with squid ink pasta, or choose a failsafe prosciutto pizza topped with red onion jam and exquisite grana padano. And before you say you just can’t fit in any more, you can make room for the gorgeously dense chocolate brownie with salted caramel and vanilla bean ice cream. You can.

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the garden of unearthly delights interview “We can’t blame the news sites for running sensational stories about Gordon Ramsay’s porn dwarf, because we click on that story.” You’ve got to admit that Gruen Planet host and comedian Wil Anderson raises a good point, chatting with Rip It Up ahead of his upcoming Adelaide Fringe appearance about the concerning state of Australia’s media consumption.

“People come up to you and say, ‘I could have listened to you for another hour!’ and you think to yourself my god, this is what it feels like to be Danny Bhoy or Jimeon. The accent is like a superpower,” - wil anderson

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We need to start looking at news and media like food. I like shit food as much as the next person, but if you eat shit food all the time, you die,” he says.

“It’s the same as our media consumption.

No wonder our democracy is in an absolute fucking state and we get these politicians that don’t represent our views, we don’t have any views because we’re too worried about if Kourtney, Kim or fucking Khloe has bought a new handbag! As a society we need to take more responsibility to be active consumers of the media.”

Over the past few months Anderson has been deep in the depths of LA’s comedy clubs honing his craft, where he’s found having Australian accent “an advantage”.

“People come up to you and say, ‘I could have listened to you for another hour!’ and you think to yourself, ‘My god, this is what it feels like to be Danny Bhoy or Jimeon.’ The accent is like a superpower,” he jokes.

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stand-up show Wilumnati to Adelaide’s Garden of Unearthly Delights for a twoweek run. While the moniker may suggest something to do with the Illuminati, the show will lean more to being illuminating… sorry, *Wiluminating.

“It has nothing to do with the Illuminati, unless it wants to,” he clarifies.

“Thematically, the show is whatever I decide will be the funniest sort of 60-70 minutes, depending on where I am and what my time slot, is and what I can come up with.”

While on the stand-up tour train for now, it was just a few years ago that Anderson was full swing into hosting duties with the highly successful Gruen Transfer and its subsequent spin-off, Gruen Planet. The popularity of the series brought the effects of commercial consumerism into an unexpected limelight, but, as Anderson explains, the intention was never to highlight advertising.

“It was never a show about advertising, and I think that’s why it worked. If you

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gave me $10,000, I couldn’t name you four advertising companies – fuck, I couldn’t even name the ones that Todd [Sampson] and Russell [Howcroft] work for. Sometimes people say, ‘Oh I watched Gruen Planet, and now I’m going to get into advertising!’ and I always think, ‘Fuck, then you’re not watching closely enough.’ That’s like watching Breaking Bad and deciding to make meth – you’ve missed the point of the show!”

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WHO: Wil Anderson WHAT: Wiluminati WHERE: The Vagabond, The Garden of Unearthly Delights WHEN: Mon Mar 3 – Sun Mar 16

glenelg surf club

20 The holdfast promenade, Glenelg foreshore 5045 8295 6165 / glenelgslsc.com.au facebook.com/glenelgsurffclub

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he bistro with the Bay’s best view, The Glenelg Surf Club embodies the distinctly relaxed feel of the beachside suburb, serving up a stellar menu with million dollar scenery.

As soon as you walk up the stairs, you’re met with an 180 degree shorefront view of Glenelg Beach – a vantage point that would be hard to beat.

Community is integral to the club, where everyone is welcome to roll in off the beach, kick back and enjoy Adelaide’s most famous ocean view (and yes, thongs are allowed).

Bring your mates or the family and tuck into quality meals at a fantastic price, with sunset dinners from Wednesdays to Sundays and lunch service on weekends.

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Get in e $12 ex arly for tra la rge schni Wednes tzels on day out ev s – packs ery ti me!

Regularly taking out awards for the best club, dining and bar in their category, the menu focuses on the best fresh and local produce, always market-sourced and seasonal. This ranges from grass fed steaks to locally-caught squid – and fights have been known to break out over the ocean grazing platter. Other options for vegetarians and gluten free are also given the best treatment and rotate seasonally.

Combined with a large function room that offers the perfect setting and packages for birthdays, weddings, gatherings or corporate events, the Glenelg Surf Club is ideal for however you want to spend your time at the Bay.

DID YOU KNOW? A non-profit venue, all proceeds go back into the Surf Life Saving Club and protecting beach goers.

At Our Bar Five Dollar Fridays – $5 cider $5 pints $5 base spirits all night.

Craft beer of the month specials. $6 pints of your favourites all week round.

Daily seafood and steak specials are sure to please the whole family.

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adelaide festival interview Before Denis O’Hare was ripping the spines out of newsreaders as the King Of Mississippi, Russell Edgington, on HBO’s True Blood, or as Jessica Lange’s henchmen on FX’s American Horror Story, he and director Lisa Peterson worked on adapting Homer’s The Iliad. O’Hare speaks with Rip It Up about his excitement for his one-man show, An Iliad, which he’ll perform at the 2014 Adelaide Festival.

“It’s about the audience realising that they are not different from the characters and they are not very far removed from the characters. The things that they are grappling with we are still grappling with.”

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n Iliad will be different to every other performance O’Hare has done. Whilst attempting to update Homer’s epic poem about the last 45 days of the 10-year Trojan War, O’Hare and Peterson found themselves uncovering more and more modern contexts in which to place the original story, by mentioning local heroes, places and towns to entrap the audience. Explaining that Homeric performers would have done this while performing it traditionally – giving shout outs to Spartan towns if they were in Sparta and favouring certain characters that were popular in certain areas – this both serves the Bard tradition and helps engage the audience through metaphors, which was one of Homer’s specialities that the pair tapped into.

“We were reaching for metaphors that we understood to make the material relatable to ourselves, and found that this worked its way into our actual text. It’s also a way of – on another level – implicating the audience.

We don’t want the audience to be passive.

We don’t want them to just sit there and

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listen; we want them to be active. When they hear something that’s closer to home, we like them to sit up. So when we are in Australia we have to think about how to localise it. When we list wars – we may add in a particularly Australian war just for the Australian gig.”

While this helps keep the material fresh and interesting for O’Hare, the benefit is more for the audience and the intentions of Homer.

“It’s about the audience realising that they are not very far removed from the characters. The things that they are grappling with we are still grappling with.

One of the major themes of our thesis is that this guy – Homer – is doomed to repeat this story for as long as it is necessary until it no longer needs to be told. That will be a day when mankind has evolved beyond warfare,” he pauses, chuckling. “Don’t hold your breath!”

Without any official sponsorship, O’Hare and Peterson tackled the project whenever they could spare the time as a project of passion. It’s this love of storytelling and the

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spoken word that helped propel An Iliad.

“The funny thing is that the play – yes, it’s about war, rage and the way in which we find ourselves in a vicious circle, but it’s also about storytelling. It’s about how we relate to one another; entertain each other. We’ve found that audiences eat it up.

They love being told a good story and our storyteller comes out there and spins a yarn and really talks to them. In the performance I find myself really talking to the audience; I’m very much taking it in. I want it to be dangerous to them.”

Lachlan Aird Full interview available at ripitup.com.au

WHAT: An Iliad WHERE: The Adelaide Festival: Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre WHEN: Tue Mar 4 – Sat Mar 8, 2014

the colonist

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Burger 16 buc & Beer – ju s ks sco res yo t juicy u a cheese burger moreis , h c schoon hips and a er of beer.

44 the parade, norwood 5067

8362 3736 / colonist.com.au / facebook.com/thecolnorwood

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long standing feature of the Parade since opening its doors in 1851, The Colonist welcomes locals and newcomers alike to enjoy its unique atmosphere, gourmet food and extensive wine selection.

A mini renovation in December has seen a new chapter for the bar, with retro art adorning stripped walls and a towering Steve McQueen keeping watch over the space. Suited to everything from casual cocktails to relaxed dining and taking refuge by the fire come the cooler months, The Colonist conveys a warmth and colour that’s hard to find in Adelaide.

If you just want a little something to go with your craft beer, opt for a selection of their tapas including sofrito arancini balls, lamb cutlets with chimichurri and confit pork belly, or even indulge in their legendary duck breast pizza. Finish with the chocolate marquise with pistachio cream, raspberry paint and mocha soil. Much like the pub itself, it’s bliss.

DID YOU KNOW? The unique chandelier is made of ice (so don’t worry, the roof isn’t leaking in summer)!

At Our Bar Pick from their extensive wine list to suit every palate and price point.

Support SA’s local microbreweries by choosing a pint of craft beer, including Steam Exchange, Prancing Pony and Lobethal Bierhaus.

Aesthetics are carefully considered in both the venue and its inventive menu; dishes are served on tiles, dark wood blocks and even with Heinz beans in their own cans, so you eat in a perfectly curated chaos of vintage knick knacks, collaged condiment holders and a melange of mismatched furniture.

Sourcing the freshest local produce is a strong focus for the team, so you can be sure that your choice of nosh is helping keep profits in Australia and support our best producers. With a weekend breakfast menu second to none on the strip, choose from the Big Brekky, ‘oink oink oink’ breakfast pizza, or The Col’s Big Bloody Mary if you went a bit too hard the night before.

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womadelaide interview It’s been five years since Fat Freddy Drop’s last Adelaide visit, but the reggae-infused New Zealand outfit still remember our city fondly; our wine, our Central Market and, perhaps less positively, our searing temperatures during the summer.

“We’ve got a long history with dance music, so when we went into the studio to record [Blackbird] it was something we could put our finger on straight away.”

- SCott Tower

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I think the last time we played Adelaide was at WOMADelaide, and I remember it being boiling hot,” member Chopper Reedz (AKA Scott Tower) reflects. “It was about the mid 40s on stage, and we kind of struggled through our set and then afterwards were hiding out the back in the shade. So maybe it took a bit of a toll on us and that’s why it’s taken so long, it’s only now that we’re strong enough to come back and cope with that again,” he laughs.

Having just returned from an extensive European tour, Tower is now back on home soil in Wellington tucking into a “duh-lecious” Vietnamese roll while on the phone to Rip It Up. The band will be returning to Adelaide’s Botanic Pk this March to headline WOMADelaide alongside Arrested Development and Billy Bragg. While fans have grown accustomed to their Jamaican flavours over the years, their new, electronic-infused third album Blackbird will throw a bit of a curveball.

“It’s new, but it’s old at the same time,” Tower ruminates on the album’s electro direction. “[Fat Freddy’s Drop] started around dance music, really. We used to go and jam along

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with DJ Fitchie (the alias of band founder Chris ‘Mu’ Faiumu) when he was DJing around Wellington. He’d get a vocalist along or a couple of instrumentalists, and that’s really how the band started. We’ve got a long history with dance music, so when we went into the studio to record [Blackbird] it was something we could put our finger on straight away.”

Having just returned from a lengthy European tour stint, the band found the crowd response to the new material to be positive.

“I think from the audience perspective it’s exciting to hear those new sounds, but it’s also comforting to hear the old ones as they feel like they own those songs (off previous albums Based On A True Story in 2005 and Dr Boondigga and the Big W in 2009). As they should, you know, because without their support we wouldn’t be here still. So the reaction to Blackbird has been overwhelming positive, so far.”

Considering the band’s roots in dance music, can we expect them to have a DJ set at WOMADelaide’s infamous Speakers Corner?

“Oh look, I’d gladly do that, get the organiser to give me a ring! It’s definitely fun when we do

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that kind of stuff,” Tower says.

The spotlight is well and truly on New Zealand nowadays, particularly since the emergence of pop singer Lorde. Is it something in the water?

“I think it’s a product of ridiculous isolation, to be frank,” Tower offers. “We come up with a really unique take on everything because we’re so far removed from the rest of the world. We don’t get that many touring artists coming through here, and we don’t have people saying ‘you can’t do this,’ so people just come up with their own recipe for things. There’s also this generation of independent producers that has really hit the ground, in terms of their knowledge, skill and well set-up studios. So all these things are becoming possible now.”

Miranda Freeman Full interview available at ripitup.com.au

WHO: Fat Freddy’s Drop WHAT: WOMADelaide WHERE: Botanic Pk WHEN: Fri Mar 7 – Mon Mar 10

hilton hotel

OUR DEAL

264 south road, hilton 5033

8443 8404 / hiltonhotel.com.au / facebook.com/mybarhiltonhotel

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he Hilton just keeps getting better and better, with ever-changing menus, exciting wine lists and a multitude of versatile spaces for every function need.

Soak in the rays while enjoying their incredible seasonal menu in one of the two beer gardens, dine in style at Fedora’s, or take a seat in the laidback MyBar area to catch up with friends over a drink and snacks (plus catch a few sneaky minutes of the game on one of their many flat screens). The Hilton is also home to a number of quality Fringe acts, so you can enjoy a nibble before, during or after your in-house show — or even before you wander down to the Thebarton Theatre, Star Theatre or Adelaide Entertainment Centre, all of which are minutes away.

on schnitzels (choose eggplant or squid for a tastebud revelation), and slow roasted pork belly finished with sticky balsamic.

Round out your meal with a choice from the newly invigorated wine list, or enjoy their revamped red sangria. With berries and tropical fruits, it begs to be shared.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Hilton are hosting free Fringe shows this season – see their Facebook for more details.

Join u s Sund ays fo a stea r k and a cara of san fe gria – buy tw steaks o a free c nd score a arafe of th sweet stuff! e

At Our Bar Enjoy our new menu in all areas, plus old faves including the AHA award winning 5 Star Wagyu burger.

Our ‘Clean Eats’ options are the perfect summer meal – light, fresh and jam-packed with flavour.

Discover your new favourite tipple with our updated wine list.

Their new Clean Eats menu is perfect for those who are looking for something fresh, light and still damn delicious, with options including coconut salad with chilli, cucumber and lemongrass, or pan roasted chicken breast with three rice pilaf, finished with avocado and chimichurri. On top of these guilt-free bites, there are plenty of vegetarian and gluten free dishes to suit all needs.

Don’t leave without wrapping your hands around the American honey beef burger, stuffed with goodies including pancetta and brie and served with your choice of crispy honey bacon or chips (and for the ravenous, both). The allstar menu also includes sumptuous steak with potato fondant and leafy greens, fresh takes

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Venue map

norwood The Colonist The Maid

north adealide venues

The Norwood

Daniel O’Connell

Robin Hood

The Oxford Hotel The Kentish

city venues Gilbert Street

Prince Albert Rob Roy The Whitmore

(just) outside the city venues

beach side

Boho Bar, Parkside

Glenelg Surf Club Seacliff Hotel

Hitlon Hotel Hilton The Gov, Hindmarsh The Mile End, Mile End

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daniel o’Connell

OUR DEAL

165 tynte street, north adelaide 5006

8276 4032 / danieloconnell.com.au / facebook.com/danieloconnellpubanddining

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aking out the crown as The Advertiser’s ‘2013 Best New Restaurant of the Year’ – among critical acclaim from international and local press – the Daniel O’Connell certainly lives up to the hype.

Forget over-salted peanuts and soggy pretzels – the Daniel O’Connell offers bar snacks, but not as you know them. Sample their moreish Pub Bites menu on bar stools or in the light dappled beer garden – best enjoyed with friends and a post-work tipple.

This ‘place of conviviality’ offers a venue to gather, celebrate and enjoy fine food in the comfort of pub. The kitchen team understand and value the produce they serve, while bar and wait staff can suggest the perfect complement to your fare, combining to deliver a seamless gastronomic experience.

If you’re yet to make the trip, clear your schedule – the Daniel is calling your name.

The ‘nose to tail’ philosophy embodied by the Daniel O’Connell makes for an innovative menu that brims with creativity, exciting flavour combinations and a style that is all their own. All produce is selected based on its journey from paddock to plate, only serving what is fresh, seasonal and sustainable – and delicious, of course.

DID YOU KNOW? The pub is the exclusive Importer of RC Lemaire champagne to Australia. This organic grower champagne is available for sale now.

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At Our Bar Try our selection of premium local and international craft beers.

Tune in for all AFL and major sporting events, broadcast live on Foxtel.

Try our extensive Irish whiskey range and whiskey flights.

The revelatory salt bush mutton is rich and succulent, and paired with pea mousse, parsley and the creamiest ricotta this side of Italy. It is devastatingly good. Other stars include the beef shin with horseradish and root vegetables and lighter choices for the warmer months, including a refreshing gin-cured salmon with cucumber and sea botanicals – wash this one down with a heavenly chamomile, lemon, mint and elderflower ice tea.

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rip it up’s must sees Struggling to decide what to check out the festival season? Here are our top picks.

FRINGE PARADE A kaleidoscope of costumes, colour and music will transform King William St for the annual Fringe Parade, kicking off at 7pm.

King William St Fri Feb 14

WAYMOUTH STREET PARTY

GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS OPENING

UNSOUND ADELAIDE

Preceding the opening of the Adelaide Fringe, the Garden will officially open the night before with free live music.

Unsound Adelaide will return with another mind-blowing line-up of experimental electronic music, including Jed Kurzel’s award-winning score for Snowtown.

Rundle Pk Thu Feb 13

seacliff hotel

Adelaide Town Hall

Waymouth St Fri Feb 21

Thu Mar 6

221 esplanade, seacliff 5049

8296 7466 / seacliffbeachhotel.com.au / facebook.com/seacliffbeachhotel

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oasting gorgeous views and the ultimate location, the Seacliff Beach Hotel has long been a local favourite, attracting crowds for their bar selection, quality pub menu and nightly entertainment.

Join the bustling breakfast crowd for a big plate of goodness to start the day (plus coffee), or relax and soak in the sea views after a long day with a pint in hand.

The Seacliff’s huge range of dishes suit the whole family, boasting an enviable seafood selection and a variety of salads, pizzas and pastas. Staples, including the Cliffhanger burger and Graziers beef pie, have had those in the know coming back for years. New additions, including the Southern Fried Sampler, with its chicken tenderloins covered in a secret blend of spices – plus chipotle sauce, naturally – will have you battling regulars for a spot.

Local music lovers can rejoice, with live music five days a week including acoustic sets, open mics and everyone’s

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One of the CBD’s busiest streets will be transformed into a garden venue alive with street food, beverages, eclectic live music, roaming theatre and art merchants.

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favourite pub event – karaoke. Sun, sand and cider on Sundays – $5 pints of Bulmers, Westons and Barossa Cider.

Whether you’re tucking into a family meal or simply absorbing the view on the patio, this great all-rounder caters for you.

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Sangri a Satu rdays enjoy – $2 day in 4 jugs all the Bu cket And Sp ade Ba r.

LIMBO

THE SEAGULL

Following a sold-out season in 2013, swordswallowing, fire-throwing, gravity-defying circus specatacle Limbo will return to the Garden of Unearthly Delights.

Featuring Xavier Samuel, The Seagull explores the romantic conflict between a passionate poet and an incisive doctor.

Scenic Workshop, Adelaide Festival Centre

Garden of Unearthly Delights Fri Feb 14 – Sun Mar 16

WOMADELAIDE

ADELAIDE BIENNIAL

Hip hop titans Arrested Development and UK musician Billy Bragg will head up a stunning four days of international music, global talks, food, arts and more.

Following a theme of ‘Dark Heart’, the Biennial will bring some of Australia’s most renowned contemporaries to Adelaide, including Patricia Piccinini and Del Kathryn Barton.

Art Gallery of South Australia Fri Feb 28 – Sun May 11

Botanic Park Fri Mar 7 – Mon Mar 10

AN ILIAD

Fri Feb 21 – Sun Mar 16

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT Welcome the return of the Adelaide Festival season for 2014 with a free, three-hour concert featuring Charles Bradley and Kid Creole & The Coconuts.

Elder Park

Tony Award-winner Denis O’Hare leads a theatre performance based on Homer’s antiquarian classic.

Fri Feb 28

Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre Tue Mar 4 – Sat Mar 8

the gov

59 port road, hindmarsh 5007

8304 0744 / thegov.com.au / facebook.com/thegovernorhindmarsh

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ince 1993 when the Tonkin family took the reins, The Gov has established itself as South Australia’s leading live music venue, getting the thumbs-up from musicians and music-lovers alike. But your go-to for gigs is also your go-to for gourmet grub, shareable snacks and a quality beverage list longer than Mariah Carey’s rider – but you won’t find her type here.

With a menu as diverse as the musicians who take the stage, you can get a little bit fancy with the French-inspired charcuterie plate, hit the spot with their revered range of wood oven pizzas (go the Three Pigs offering with pepperoni, pork and bacon, AKA The Holy Trinity), or pick something light such as the delicate duck salad or lemon pepper squid on Asian greens.

The Gov don’t skimp on the pub grub either – schnitties, parmies, burgers and steaks abound, and are the perfect support act for any band. Grab one of their weekly pint specials, or a Coopers for just $5.50 all day, every day, and your night is set.

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If the y’ out wi re not pack ed t crowd, h a pre-sho w s Tuesda top by on a y choo se two pizzas delici from their ous wo od ove pizza n rang just $ e for 18.

If you’re feeling a little peckish before your show, choose the spicy harissa bread drizzled with housemade yoghurt sauce, or give in to that late night snack attack with garlic bread, cheesy nachos or tempting toasties.

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pub quiz Our friends over at The Kentish do a weekly quiz night every Tuesday.

We asked their quizmaster, Mark Kamleh, to throw together a list of questions just for us as a taste of what you might encounter at one of his quizzes.

1.

What is known as the kissing disease?

2. How many teats does a cow have in

its udder?

featured in the musical The Sound Of Music?

4. What is the name if the band most

Federation how many people have served as president?

6. What is the most used letter in the

3. What is the name of the family

5. Since the formation of the Russian

frequently associated with guitarist Nile Rodgers?

English alphabet?

7. In Formula One Racing, drivers

compete for two championships - what are they?

8.

How many players in a polo team (the horsey kind)?

9. The ninth album released by

The Beatles was titled The Beatles but is commonly known as what?

10. Name the two land-locked countries

in South America.

11. Name the MP who represents the

seat of Warringah.

Answers: 1. Glandular fever/EBV, 2. Four, 3. The Von Trapp family, 4. Chic, 5. Three - Yeltsin, Putin, Medvedev. 6. E, 7. Drivers’ Championships and Constructors’ Championships, 8, Four, 9. The White Album, 10. Bolivia & Paraguay, 11. Tony Abbott

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EVERY WINE’S A WINNER BABY! 2012 Whippet W.Wagtail Chardonnay/Pinot Noir Sauvignon Blanc

2013

Longview Shiraz Cabernet

GOLD MEDAL

TOP GOLD MEDAL

BLUE GOLD MEDAL

2013 Royal Perth Wine Show

2013 National Wine Show of Australia

Top 100, Sydney International Wine Competition 2013

BRONZE MEDALS

GOLD MEDALS

2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show

2014 Sydney Royal Wine Show

2013 Adelaide Hills Wine Show

2013 Royal Adelaide Wine Show

2013 Royal Hobart Wine Show

SILVER MEDAL

2013 Australian Small Winemakers Show

GOLD MEDALS

2013 National Wine Show of Australia 2013 New Zealand International Wine Show

2013 Adelaide Hills Wine Show

SILVER MEDALS

2014 International Wine Challenge (London)

5 BRONZE MEDALS

2013 China Wine & Spirits Awards

2013 Boutique Wine Awards

Yakka Shiraz

2012

2010

7 BRONZE MEDALS

2010 Devils Elbow Cabernet Sauvignon

2009

The Piece Shiraz

GOLD MEDALS

GOLD MEDALS

GOLD MEDALS

2013 Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition

2013 AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge

2013 Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition

2013 AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge

2013 China Wine & Spirit Awards SILVER MEDALS

2013 AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge

SILVER MEDALS

2014 International Wine Challenge (London)

2013 China Wine & Spirit Awards

2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition (London)

2014 International Wine Challenge (London)

2013 Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2013 China Wine & Spirit Awards 2013 San Francisco International Wine Competition

7 BRONZE MEDALS

2013 International Wine Challenge (London) 7 BRONZE MEDALS

SILVER MEDALS

2013 International Wine & Spirit Competition (London) 2013 International Wine Challenge (London) 3 BRONZE MEDALS

In the past year Longview has won 92 medals nationally and internationally.

THAT’S THE TRUTH LONGVIEWVINEYARD.COM.AU • TEL: (08) 8388 9694

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