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Road trip! Must-visit bakeries,cafes and wineries on the Sydney-to-Brisbane drive

Turn your road trip along the New England Highway into an adventure starring a bar with the drinks list of the year,a mill used by top Aussie bakeries and more.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Two top Melbourne chefs will cook for guests at Kittawa Lodge,King Island.

Decadent escapes,cheese parties,long lunches:Get off-grid at these fab food events

Seek out an off-grid weekend with food by top chefs,a double-whammy wine and cheese festival and a long lunch with a face you’ll know from TV.

  • Kosa Monteith
Neil Perry’s cacio e pepe.

10 simple recipes to cook while you’re camping or caravanning (plus packing tips)

Hitting the road for the holidays? Tuck these recipes in your backpack (along with a stash of parmesan,herbs and spices to keep things interesting).

Dunkeld Old Bakery is one of the standout regional bakeries doing everything from scratch.

Ten country bakeries worth a roadtrip (and where to find the best pie)

A vanilla slice that “puts others to shame”. Pies and pasties made the old-school way. And what might be the country’s best lamington. These standout bakeries are worth a detour.

  • Richard Cornish
Red Park is a new all-day eatery in Ocean Grove.

A laidback Victorian coastal town is now home to Heartattack and Vine’s famous porchetta roll

Locally minded Red Park serves sandwiches by day,and pizza and cocktails by night. Plus,more new openings to visit in nearby Geelong and beyond.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Barragunda is a set on 400 hectares that supply lamb,beef,rye wheat and dozens of varieties of vegetables and fruit.

This new Mornington Peninsula fine diner is one of Australia’s most ambitious restaurants of the decade

On a sprawling 400 hectares,this new spot rears lamb and cattle,grows its own rye wheat and transforms its harvest into Middle Eastern-tinged tasting menus.

  • Emma Breheny
Inside a typical rural weatherboard hides a Thai restaurant serving home-style cooking.

A humble weatherboard in a tiny town is home to a thrilling new Thai restaurant

Settle in for a long lunch for just 14 guests at a time at this intimate,family-run eatery in the middle of northern Victoria.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Foccaccia with onion butter that uses onion in three different forms.

Ex-Rockpool chef brings comfort food and White Russians to Warrnambool

Wood-grilled steaks and onion butter are on the menu as a chef returns to his hometown (plus two more spots to try en route).

  • Emma Breheny
Radio Springs Hotel is tucked away in a tiny town outside Daylesford.

Why this beloved regional Victorian pub at ‘the centre of the universe’ is suddenly closing

The one-of-a-kind Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville will close its dining room this weekend and slowly wind down operations.

  • Emma Breheny andRichard Cornish
Winemakers Shane Goninon (Mountainside Wines),Tom Guthrie (Grampians Estate) and Simon Clayfield (Clayfield Wines) urge visitors to return to the region.

Drink up,buy tickets,book a trip:How to help the Grampians post-fire

With sales down 20 per cent and tourist towns eerily quiet,the region’s winemakers are hoping the public can help them get back on their feet,one sip at a time.

  • Emma Breheny