A Taste for the Tweed

GOOD FOOD IS A WAY OF LIFE IN THE TWEED. WE GROW IT, HARVEST IT, PREPARE IT AND SHARE IT. OUR PLENTIFUL FARMS REAP FRESH FOOD ALL YEAR ROUND, FOUND ON MENUS IN AWARDED RESTAURANTS AND RELAXED CAFES.

The innate richness of soil, sunshine and rainfall mean that seasonal produce thrives here and, when paired with skilled and passionate local chefs, the flavours of our region come to life. From hinterland crops and pastures, we’re blessed with the freshest of fruit and vegetables, dairy milk and creamy cheeses, grass fed meats and free ranging chook eggs. From the sea and our myriad waterways are sourced both salt and freshwater fish, mud and spanner crabs and oyster farms growing in deep inlet beds. Carefully grown and tended, our local fare is served up as ready-to-go bites, take-home goods and in restaurants that range from relaxed to refined. Fish and chips to fine seafood, vegan and vegetarian, bush tucker inspired tastes to global flavours, and cheery pubs to chef hatted restaurants, there’s a taste of everything for everyone across the Tweed. And it’s not just food we do well, it’s coffee, teas, beer, gin, rum and juices. Whether it’s calming, celebrating, cleansing or quenching, we’ve got your thirst needs covered!

Grown here is the family-owned Madura Tea, Australia’s only subtropical tea plantation with 250,000 tea bushes at nearby Clothiers Creek. From on-farm sugar cane fields comes Australia’s first Agricole rum made by Husk Distillers, also makers of popular Ink Gin. And, with its roots in Byron Bay and a brewing plant located in the Tweed, Stone & Wood beer is also made here.

Across our inland towns and along the coast, there’s also a constantly evolving coffee culture and a focus on healthy foods and fresh juices. Baristas are making their mark out of hip boltholes and spaciously designed spaces are serving up wholesome food bowls, turmeric lattes and sustainably caught fish dishes.

POTAGER – A KITCHEN GARDEN

502 Carool Rd, Carool 07 5590 7403 | info@potager.com.au

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Potager – Tweed’s Multi -Award Winning Dining Desti nati on.

Set on a small 10-acre farm in Carool’s picturesque countryside sits Potager – A Kitchen Garden, a culinary desti nati on popular with locals and visitors from afar. While guests come to taste sumptuous cuisine, they are spoiled with a panorama across a fl ourishing Northern NSW valley with views to the ocean from inside a contemporary fi t out, in the stylish décor of local craft speople. As much as possible is grown on the farm and sourced from the surrounding region. All just a short 20-minute drive from the Gold Coast Airport.

MAVIS’ KITCHEN & CABINS

64 Mount Warning Road, Mount Warning 02 6679 5664 | home@maviseskitchen.com.au

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Nestled at the base of Wollumbin Mt Warning is Mavis’ Kitchen & Cabins. A 25-acre former dairy farm is home to a relaxed country-style restaurant, bounti ful organic kitchen garden, eco-friendly B&B accommodati on and a highly sought-aft er weddings and events venue. Mavis’ Kitchen refl ects what’s important to us: food grown organically in our garden, sourced locally, picked seasonally and prepared and served lovingly. Stay over with Mavis experience…imagine a weekend in a secret cabin, a picnic by a winding creek, Saturday night degustati on, breakfast on the balcony of this 120-year-old beauty with amazing views of Wollumbin.

DID YOU KNOW?

THE TWEED’S FOOD SCENE REALLY DOES LEAD THE WAY

With so many food growers, farmers and artisan producers based right here in The Tweed, drawn by fertile soils and plentiful waterways, we like to think that our region leads the way as one of Australia’s most diverse, delicious and high quality foodie hubs. But don’t just take our word for it, listen to the experts! At the 2021 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards, considered Australia’s most prestigious food industry campaign, The Tweed took out the coveted Outstanding Region award, alongside our neighbours in the Gold Coast hinterland. Testament to the hard-working locals who tend the region’s farms and crops, plantations and kitchen gardens, as well as those eateries that fill their menus with low-mileage local fare, the award is worthy recognition of the region’s ever-evolving food offerings and its firm reputation as a rich food bowl. The up-side of all this for visitors to The Tweed? A holiday that is packed with fresh food, endless flavours and countless ways to have a tasty Tweed getaway. Book a farm tour, browse abundant gardens, enjoy local food provenance at restaurants and cafes and select your favourite flavours to take home, from cheeses and pasta to fresh fruit and veg. Delicious!

TASTING PLATE TOURS

Northern Rivers, New South Wales 0428 334 276 | info@tasti ngplatetours.com.au

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Tasti ng Plate Tours off er a range of full day tours of the unique farms, providores and eateries hidden throughout The Tweed. Tasti ng Plate Tours are inti mate with small group numbers to ensure a holisti c experience of the culinary culture indigenous to the region. Choose one of our tours, or we can tailor-make a private day for you, from the farms to the restaurants, you can enjoy your day in comfort and style with Tasti ng Plate Tours.