TIME FLIES Winnie's Jamaican at Finnegans on Newcastle's Darby Street is turning two and to celebrate, chef Jamie Thomas is throwing a party like only he knows how. "Winnie's presents Reefer Madness" is on Thursday, July 4, and is an all-vegan affair. "Numbers are very limited and we will have a DJ in spinning tunes from the Trojan Records label. Grab some mates and book a seat. No food is over $10 a plate," he says.
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TASTE TEST Free cheese, wine, chocolate and honey tasting. Yes, you heard that right. Head to Mayfield's Pork Ewe Deli today, 10.30am to 2.30pm, at 144 Maitland Road. Tulloch Wines will be there, as well as Huey's Honey, Madam Cocoa and a range of cheeses and charcuterie.
POP-UP STARS My Kitchen Rules 2019 champions Matt and Luke are "popping up" for dinner at Table 1 Espresso Warners Bay on Saturday, June 8. Tickets are on sale now. It will be a five-course set menu. A tip: be quick.
LOCAL TALENT Restaurant Mason's George Mirosevich is a finalist in the Appetite for Excellence 2019 Young Chef award.
FRIDAY NIGHTS Mount Broke Wines now offers dinner on Friday nights from 6pm with chef Titouan Claudet. The restaurant is also open on Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 5pm.
FOOD FESTIVAL The Harvest Festival Central Coast is on June 8 and 9 with all sorts of culinary delights and activities to enjoy (centralcoast.nsw.gov.au).
GOOD CAUSE Muse Restaurant's Troy Rhoades-Brown helped to raise close to $1 million for Starlight Children's Foundation at the recent Starlight Five Chefs Dinner. One of the prizes - accommodation at Lovedale's White Vale Estate with dinner cooked by Rhoades-Brown and former Maitland chef Josh Niland - sold for $41,000. Impressive.
DOORS CLOSED The building housing The Residency Collaborative Kitchen on Newcastle's Bolton Street has been sold. Future pop-up dining events remain a possibility, says founder and chef Bob Abbaszadeh, but at a different location.
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