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Pizza? Yes please! If you haven’t been to BOCCA ITALIAN then put it on your list. Located in the stylish new Bokarina Beach precinct, the restaurant has a strong focus on fresh produce serving only the best in their signature pastas and pizzas. We are totally drooling over the Funghi pizza topped with sautéed mushroom, buff alo mozzarella, Taleggio, fior di latte, truff led pecorino and porcini. Yum! All the pizza comes piping hot out of a stone-base Moretti pizza oven imported from Italy. The 150-seater restaurant has a sleek fit out and includes a 14-seat private dining room for those more intimate occasions. Make sure you check out the extensive wine list too. Bocca Italian is on the corner of Bokarina Boulevard and Longboard Parade, Bokarina. 5412 0897 or boccaitalian.com.au

Dining has never played a bigger part in our lives, so here salt shares news, information and products that enhance our passionate consumption.

If you have not yet sunk your teeth into a delicious CINNABON, our question to you is why not? The salt team loves a sweet treat and you can’t go wrong with the popular franchise now open at Sunshine Plaza. Let the aromatic smell of cinnamon fill your senses and enjoy the world-famous rolls made with Makara cinnamon, freshly baked dough and waves of cream cheese frosting. You can even pair your favourite classic or minibon with specialty beverages including Archer coff ee and signature iced drinks. Find Cinnabon on the ground floor at Sunshine Plaza. cinnabonaustralia.com.au

The French-Mediterranean inspired menu at PERIWINKLE RESTAURANT is always a favourite. Showcasing the finest seafood and seasonal produce alongside an extensive French wine list, you can sit back and enjoy a luscious lunch or scrumptious dinner. We love the canard confit aux peches, which is a duck leg confit with potato dauphinoise, broccolini and grilled peach. Magnifique! And if you have room for dessert, check out the Periwinkle crème brulée and crispy biscotti. No matter what you choose, the entire menu delivers the romantic and artisan approach to food found only in French cuisine. Located at Peregian Beach, the restaurant space is inspired by the simplicity of seaside European summers with splashes of blue in the alfresco dining space that welcomes in the fresh ocean air. Find Periwinkle Restaurant at 2/216 David Low Way, Peregian Beach. 5448 3251 or periwinklerestaurant.com.au

The weather warming up means ice-cream season is upon us. And if you want to have a little fun then you must head to Noosa’s newest frozen yogurt bar YO-CHI. This self-serve bar on Hastings Street is the perfect post-beach stop or aft er-meal treat. Swirl your favourite flavours into a bowl and then choose from a delicious range of toppings and sauces before you weigh and pay. We love the mango flavour Yo-Chi topped with fresh fruit, cookie crumbs, coconut curls and butterscotch sauce. With relaxed and stylish seating, plus great tunes, this is going to be the coolest place to hang on a sunny day. Find Yo-Chi at 5/30 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads. yochi.com.au Marcoola’s newest seafood off ering is not to be missed. SOLE RESTAURANT is a casual dining space to enjoy the perfect ocean-toplate meal. Brought to life from the team that run the successful Velo Project in Mooloolaba, this family friendly setting is the perfect place for seafood lovers. A must try is the signature dish – whole pan-baked sole fish served in the traditional meunière style with burnt butter lemon and capers. Chargrilled octopus, ricotta gnocchi and angel hair seafood pasta are also on the menu, with the shoestring fries also worth a mention. Make sure to pair your meal with a drink from the wine, beer and cocktail list. Find Sole Restaurant at 10 Seaward Lane, Marcoola. 5221 5646 or solerestaurant.com.au

Did you know NGUYEN BROTHERS has opened its fourth venue on the Sunshine Coast? Adding to the already established restaurants in Maroochydore’s Kon-Tiki building, Sunshine Plaza and Birtinya, Nguyen Brothers Tewantin will off er the same authenticity and charm that they’re known and loved for. With spring in the air we’re loving the pan-fried pork and cabbage dumplings, plus the crispy-skinned chicken vermicelli noodle salad. Did someone say breakfast? The Tewantin restaurant also serves early morning coff ee with select menu items served in smaller sizes to mimic the breakfast scene in Vietnam. The indoor–outdoor layout presents a contemporary design with a nod to Vietnamese culture, creating a relaxed dining venue for customers to enjoy a mid-week lunch break, or dinner and drinks with family and friends. Nguyen Brothers Tewantin is at 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin. nguyenbrothers.com.au

Fresh delicious sushi, gyoza, udon. There is something about Japanese cuisine we just can’t help but love – and at WARA SUSHI there is plenty to love. Drop into the Sunshine Plaza store, pick a booth and scoot over to your very own iPad to order a fanciful chef-prepared Japanese feast. For a foolproof meal we suggest starting with miso, a plate of okonomiyaki, gyoza and a fresh salmon and avocado roll. But our absolute favourite is the karaage chicken bowl. Think a bowl of rice, crunchy karaage chicken, salad mix, thousand island sauce, mayonnaise and donkatsu sauce. Find Waru Sushi on The River Walk at Maroochydore’s Sunshine Plaza. warasushi.com.au/stores/ sunshine-coast

If you are looking for a refreshing and simple cocktail recipe this spring, you can’t go past the tigerlilly. One of the menu favourites at NOOSA BOATHOUSE, now you can enjoy this at home in just a few steps. And did we mention how pretty it looks? All you need is 30ml of 42BELOW vodka, 20ml of Paraiso, 15ml each of cranberry juice, passionfruit puree and vanilla syrup and 10ml of lime juice. Simply place all the ingredients into a Boston shaker and give a good shake. Double strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with edible flowers. Imagine lazing by the pool or entertaining with the tigerlilly in hand. This will be your go-to entertaining drink all season long.

The region is full of talented entrepreneurs and businesses creating new and innovative food products to make life simpler. Here at salt we love finding LOCAL PRODUCTS you can use in your own kitchen every day, and these are some of our favourites. Noosa plant-based food brand Fry’s has found the secret to encouraging children to eat more plant-based food recently launching Popcorn Chick’n and Stars & Moons nuggets. They look just like the real thing and are pretty tasty too. And if you’re in the market for a new frypan, a Sunshine Coast engineer has cooked up an eco-friendly initiative to tackle non-stick cookware. Solidteknics’ iron pots and pans are pre-seasoned creating a non-toxic and ever-evolving non-stick surface.

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