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Resilient Lismore’s ‘Repair to Return’ funding

On the eve of the second anniversary of the second devastating flood in 2022, Resilient Lismore has welcomed the finalisation of its funding deed with the NSW Reconstruction Authority, which will enable the continuation of its ‘Repair to Return’ program.

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Richmond Valley Rail Trail grand opening

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Splendour 2024 cancelled

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Heavy traffic on M1 predicted over Easter long weekend

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Byron Council staff baulk at councillors’ promise of free parking for locals

Will Byron Council deliver on its pledge to make parking permits free for locals across the Shire when paid parking comes into force in Brunswick Heads?

State of confusion

If any of you watched Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, you would know that it was a...

Way of the dog

One of the more disappointing aspects of the decline of Byron Bay, and I have a long list, is...

Anthea Amore
Anthea Amore

Anthea Amore has been a vegan and a passionate vegan and gluten-free cook for the past 26 years.

Creating dishes and the likes for others over the years has resulted in the culmination of her new cook book – Passion. Organic vegan recipes to live for.

Anthea, along with her husband Caspar Brace, has self-published the book, which is a collection of the most popular blog posts and a few new recipes. It has a chapter on the ‘Ethics of our food choices’ including ‘Going organic’, ‘Veganism & the environment’, ‘Fresh & local’, ‘What is Fairtrade?’ And ‘Why GMO free?’.

The book includes a comprehensive pantry list, glossary with nutritional tips and a resource section at the back of the book, with websites to visit, DVDs to watch and books to read.

Dishes such as beetroot & lime gazpacho shots, Sang Choy Bow with crispy tempeh, millet patties with sweet beetroot & caraway relish, chocolate salted hazelnut fudge and mini raw lemon & blueberry cheesecake.

The book will be launched on 3 October at the Santos balcony in Mullumbimby at 6.30pm by Santos Mullumbimby store manager and one of the founding members of the Santos Ethics Committee, Erik Adams. Sunset canapés will be served while listening to the eclectic tunes of Dinkum Bohos, followed by DJ Sheik Yerbooty.

Pick up a copy of the book while munching on. Bring $39.95 for your copy signed by Anthea on the night or if you’re busy you can buy a copy online at
www.organicpassioncatering.com.

 


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Basiloco, from Italy with love

Photos and story: Caz Parker On the Italian island of Sardinia villagers are ten times more likely to reach the age of 100 than are people born elsewhere in the world. Longevity experts believe Sardinians’ longer lives are owed to...

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Au revoir La Table

After six-and-a-half years of fabulous menus and a steady and generous culinary contribution to our region, La Table Cafe and Restaurant is coming to the end in its present form – the Mullumbimby premises.

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Educating the palate; feeding the imagination

Eating a nicely prepared, cooked and served meal out, these days, is as easy as filling your car with petrol.

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Rising to market

What’s in a name? In some cases people sit for hours stabbing in the dark, grabbing at suggestions and generally trying to inject some meaning into a business name. Other times, you just hear the name, you see the product and you say to yourself Yes!

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Making a crust

I can attest to the almost inhuman hours bakers keep while toiling for this very basic human dietary need – bread.

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A northerly aspect

You’d need a couple of lifetimes to get to the end of the good things happening on the north coast.

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Cafe culture by night

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote up the Aquarius cafe, bar and restaurant in Lawson Street in Byron Bay.

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Managing to feed the soul

We humans are sentient beings and when it comes to sitting in someone else’s space, I know I get the jitters if the overall atmosphere is unfriendly, stiff or uncomfortable.

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Bonne Santé

Santé is now open at 10am, seven days per week, for a brunch with a twist. Here, they have a rep’ for a delicate pizza crust (among other culinary choices), and using that reputation, they’ve created a brekkie hybrid that’s being introduced on the brunch menu.

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Phở (‘fahr’) the love of food

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