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Wednesday 7 December 2011

Brisbane Foodie Bus Tour 2011

You may recall that last Christmas I went on a bus tour Well, I was lucky enough to be able to be a part of this years tour!!!The theme this year was International Christmas......and I will mainly let the pictures do the talking.

First stop was Samios Foods (36 Annerley Rd Wooloongabba)

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inside this unassuming building is a treasure trove of goodies!

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we sampled several different cheeses (cheese for breakfast? yes please!!)


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and tried some dolmades, and also some greek coffee

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so many different ingredients - will have to come back here again to take it all in properly!


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next stop - Pennisi Cuisine (17 Balaclava St Wooloongabba)
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here we tried some more cheese, and some other delicious morsels, and browsed the shelves that are filled with a multitude of tempting ingredients!

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then it was on to Ruski Way Deli (shop 12A Tottenham St Wooloongabba)
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We had some tea.....(I say we, but no tea for me of course as I don't actually drink tea or coffee or anything hot)...from this ornate tea pot!
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and sampled a variety of Russian delicacies - I highly recommend the eggplant relish (there is now some in my fridge!)
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we were generouslyeach given one of these to hang round our necks! a bread necklace of sorts!!
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The dumplings looked quite interesting - I'd like to try these one day

and then it was back to taste trekkers head quarters for some lunch because we hadn't quite eaten enough (haha)

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We also had a wine tasting, led by Renae from Clovely Estate Which is a Qld winery.
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Sally made us a delicious lunch!
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We even had a beer tasting from Matt, who spoke about beer in a way that made me really want to like it. 


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and of course, everyone has a seperate stomach for dessert, so we all managed to squeeze in some plum cake, some sticky rice and mango! YUM!

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Thanks to Natascha  and Sally for organising, and to everyone who came along for a great day!!





5 comments:

  1. Great pictures! :-) You really captured the spirit of our adventure. :-)

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  2. Oh such a good day! I especially loved the sticky rice and mango dessert!

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  3. It was a great day, love your pictures :)

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  4. Everything looks different, healthy and delicious!

    Jane,
    Live Entertainment Brisbane

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