Food from Tasmania

Whether it’s a burger with the lot or a degustation showcasing the fantastic local produce, here is a guide to some of the best (and worst!) restaurants and foods that you can find in our home state of Tasmania.

Jam and Bread

Jam and bread? I want more!! – Margate, Tasmania

August 6, 2014

well…not really. An epic slice of cheesecake, post-The Cat’s Tongue Chocolatiers-post-Red Velvet Lounge, was more than enough to send me into a sugar coma from which I didn’t recover until […]

Cat's Tongue Chocolatiers

The cat’s tongue…mmm…delicious! – Huonville, Tasmania

August 3, 2014

After a fantastic start to our day at Red Velvet Lounge (sans doughnuts which looked oh so delectable but would certainly have ruined our appetites), we were up for something […]

Red Velvet Lounge

Lunch at Red Velvet Lounge – Cygnet, Tasmania

August 2, 2014

Edit: As of 2016, the Red Velvet Lounge is under new ownership and offers a completely vegan and vegetarian menu showcasing Huon Valley produce. We had only returned from South […]

Pa's Pantry

Pa’s Raw Pantry – Hobart, Tasmania [now closed]

July 26, 2014

Music plays a big part in my life. Not quite as essential as food, but pretty close! Most recently, it was the perky strains of a hidden shop stereo that resulted in my […]

Albert Road Store

Burger Challenge at Albert Road Store – Hobart, Tasmania

July 20, 2014

The Two Clowns Burger Challenge has been a going concern for some time now. And in that time I’ve watched with great satisfaction as traffic to the blog has risen, […]

Darcy's Cafe

Burger Challenge at Darcy’s Cafe – Hobart, Tasmania

July 15, 2014

It was only a matter of weeks after nominating Moonah’s Red Jaffa as the best blue collar burger in town that I dropped by for another burger fix, only to […]

Capulus Espresso

Capulus Espresso – Hobart, Tasmania

July 11, 2014

must. write. blog. NOW!!! Wow…it’s like rockets have been going off in my head for the last half an hour! Why? I just had a killer espresso from one of Hobart’s newest […]

Frogmore Lunch

Lunch with the Frogmore Family (Part 2) – Coal River Valley, Tasmania

June 2, 2014

I’ve already set the scene in my previous blog entry regarding Ruben Koopman and the Frogmore Team, but now it’s time to focus on the food! Before we get there […]

Ruben Koopman

Lunch with the Frogmore Family (Part 1) – Coal River Valley, Tasmania

June 1, 2014

Long time readers may notice a subtle difference in the title of this article. So often when eating out, the experience takes the form of a vanilla, almost inhuman transactional […]

pop Cafe burger

Burger Challenge at pOp Cafe – Hobart, Tasmania

May 20, 2014

Gourmet Traveller ‘Best Burger’ in 2012?? Sounds like a very bold claim to me. Verification required! Logistically, these city based burger joints are so difficult for me to get during […]