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Dunes to Beach House
By S Haslam If you’re one of those people who wish that the worst of Gold Coast-style overdevelopment, massive suburbs, and concrete tourist facilities would avoid Byron Bay, you’d have to welcome the Lanes’ new venture. The old Dunes on... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, The Good Life -
Breaking down gender roles
The essence of the tête-à-tête is the privacy of the conversation between two people who are literally ‘head-to-head’. At Tete-a-Tea, on the other hand, organisers say you will be surrounded by an ‘inspirational tribe’ of ‘women who wish to hear... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, The Good Life -
Champagne Day!
Which day is International Champagne Day? Friday October 19! True ‘champagne’ of course must be grown in the Champagne region of France and undergo specific practices such as secondary fermentation in the bottle. Here at The Echo we could never... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, The Good Life -
Harvest
Scott Pickett: Estelle Foodies of the northern rivers are in for a treat tonight, with one of Australia’s most exciting chefs, Scott Pickett of Estelle, joining Harvest head chef Alastair Waddell and forager Peter Hardwick for a one-off Wild Harvest with a menu... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 Byron Echo, The Good Life
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Dunes to Beach House
By S Haslam If you’re one of those people who wish that the worst of Gold Coast-style overdevelopment, massive suburbs, and concrete tourist facilities would avoid Byron Bay, you’d have to welcome the Lanes’ new venture. The old Dunes on... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
St John’s Primary School Fete
Vander Akehurst demonstrates how SUP boards were used before the invention of water. This board (check for footprints if you win) is just one of the great raffle prizes in the St John’s Primary School Fete this Friday 4.30pm-8.30pm in... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Breaking down gender roles
The essence of the tête-à-tête is the privacy of the conversation between two people who are literally ‘head-to-head’. At Tete-a-Tea, on the other hand, organisers say you will be surrounded by an ‘inspirational tribe’ of ‘women who wish to hear... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Champagne Day!
Which day is International Champagne Day? Friday October 19! True ‘champagne’ of course must be grown in the Champagne region of France and undergo specific practices such as secondary fermentation in the bottle. Here at The Echo we could never... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Harvest
Scott Pickett: Estelle Foodies of the northern rivers are in for a treat tonight, with one of Australia’s most exciting chefs, Scott Pickett of Estelle, joining Harvest head chef Alastair Waddell and forager Peter Hardwick for a one-off Wild Harvest with a menu... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Food hubs flavour of the month
By S Haslam While the proposal for a massive food precinct in Bangalow was withdrawn in February after widespread opposition, including from the Progress Association and Chamber of Commerce as well as local politicians, the Byron Food Hub by contrast... Read More →
3 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Taste of Egypt
Safya on Fletcher Street in Byron is my not-so-secret local obsession and a place I love to retreat to often, particularly when I’m craving proper home-style cooking without actually having to lift a pot or pan myself! I was asked recently,... Read More →
10 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Sample Lunch a show-starter
Story and photo S Davey The Sample Food Festival kicked off in fine form again this year with the Sample Lunch hosted by celebrity chef (and now local bloke) Shannon Bennett and the Vue de Monde team. The four-course set... Read More →
17 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Heavenly at St Elmo
Story and photos S Davey With a showcase bar and stylish interior St Elmo is an eatery that delivers cutting-edge tapas. It’s a place that keeps things fresh with ongoing new inclusions on the innovative drinks and food menus. The... Read More →
17 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Big move for Earth ’n’ Sea
To stay in the food business over 40 years in Byron you must be doing something right, but while locals Denise and David Woolsey have kept pumping out the pizzas, they’ve made a few daring moves themselves. When they took... Read More →
24 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Short, sweet helpers
Sweet helpers Mark Conroy with Isaac, Shelley and Jordan Manouk. Photo by Jeff ‘Fluff ’n’ elves’ Dawson By S Haslam Were you thinking elves? I was, but Mark Conroy is not, in fact, an elf. ‘My dad owned a dairy... Read More →
24 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Looking to travel in 2019?
If you are looking to travel in 2019, then look no farther than Wendy Wu Tours Earlybird Specials, as you can save up to a huge $1,800 per person on your choice of 55 tours across China, Southeast Asia, India... Read More →
24 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Zeb Samples the region
Zeb Gilbert at Wasabi – photo supplied By Vivienne Pearson Zeb Gilbert is co-head chef and co-owner of Wasabi Restaurant & Bar in Noosa. Zeb is his full first name, not just a sample of a longer name. ‘I... Read More →
24 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Italian artisan-style gelato
Longtime regular and colourful Byron local Kool, often seen shaking his pineapple and hooping his hulas at the Northern, just across the road from In the Pink. By S Haslam In the Pink Gelato in Jonson St opened on... Read More →
24 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
High-pressure cheffing
Kat Harvey, glass in hand, prepares a raw-cheese tasting at the fire pit at the Coorabell Skybar last week as the sun sets over the Nightcap Ranges. Photo S Haslam Our region’s strong reputation for producing quality and unique... Read More →
August 21, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Celebrating good food… and cake
Story and photo by Vivienne Pearson Liz Jackson, caterer and pastry chef, gives a hint of her training as a scientist when she speaks of recently trialling hemp as a food. ‘I had never used it, so I experimented,’ she... Read More →
August 21, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Splash into Fishheads
By Vivienne Pearson Combining a community swimming pool, a bustling takeaway, and a high-quality restaurant all in one amazing beachside location is quite a feat. It’s a feat that Fishheads has pulled off for 18 years (and counting). Fishheads runs... Read More →
August 21, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Fox on the Run
By S Davey There’s a cosy little Asian street-food place called Foxy Luu’s, in the Woolies carpark, that does tasty eat-in or takeaway. The decor is fun and funky Asian and the food is freshly made from an across-Asia menu.... Read More →
August 21, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Uncompromising Feast
By S Haslam Most restaurants say they serve ‘locally sourced, seasonal’ food, but in reality a lot of compromises are made, for practical and cost-saving reasons. A menu has to last a whole season, so if the ingredients are not... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Cool wheels
Traffic burning fossil fuels sucks, and a really cool way to get yourself out of the snarl is to get around on an electric bike. Plus, Luke’s range at Sunshine Cycles look pretty cool so you’ll look cool too! Luke... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Byron Chamber drinks at Habitat
The Byron Chamber drinks at Habitat workspaces last Thursday had not only delicious food (courtesy of neighbour Barrio restaurant) but also a great view of the expanding space. The top floor workspaces are of various sizes, some let permanently, but... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Stone & Wood reintroduce Cloud Catcher
Cloud Catcher is an Australian Pale Ale, first brewed in 2014 to celebrate the opening of Stone & Wood Brewing Co’s larger brewery in Murwillumbah and, after a couple of appearances as a limited-release beer, has been available permanently in... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Another gong for Elements
The fifty-acre Elements of Byron resort in Byron Bay has taken out the Retail and Commercial Development Award from the Urban Development Institute of Australia. The resort was awarded for its investment in ecology, community and groundbreaking design and technology.... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
Ducks buy La La Land
The team behind Three Blue Ducks has taken over popular Byron Bay nightclub La La Land and will relaunch the venue in September, with a brand-new concept to their existing Ducks brand. This will be the fifth venue run by... Read More →
August 14, 2018 | The Echo | 0 -
The Juicy details
Story and photos S Davey Egyptian-born Fady Soliman – his place has juice! There’s an eatery at the downtown end of Jonson Street that ticks all of the juicy boxes: it is appealing, satisfying and substantive and it’s called... Read More →
August 7, 2018 | The Echo | 0
