Healthy treats for your favourite pooches!

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Australia, Buy, Dogs, Food, Food Stylist, Healthy, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Red Hill, TREATS
A successful freelance food stylist, Fiona Rigg loves all things organic, natural and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Based in Red Hill, with a shed converted into a state of the art commercial kitchen that oozes style, charm and warmth, Fiona has used her business acumen, design skills, understanding of food and love of dogs to turn a passion into a business.

Paringa

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Age Good Food Guide, Australia, Cellar Door, Chardonnay, Chef’s Hat, Eat, enjoy, Food, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Paringa Estate, Paringa Wine, Peninsula, Pinot Noir, Red Hill, Single Vineyard Shiraz, Victoria, Vineyard, Weekend, Wine
“It’s Cate Blanchett in a bottle, all at once elegant and ephemeral, yet exuding dignity, strength and grace,” is how Bruce describes Paringa Estate Chardonnay. Whatever your wine preferences, or level of knowledge, the Paringa cellar door staff; Bruce, Lou, Eliza & Marie, will ensure your tasting experience at Paringa is both fun and educational.

Bellwood Farm

Beautiful Homes
Australia, barn, Buy, country living, Devilbend Reserve, Farm, Home, houses, Market, Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Property, Purchase, Real Estate, Tuerong
A rural gem that captures the essence of peninsula country living, discover the incredible lifestyle offered by this stunning 48 acre property featuring a superb main residence, original century-old farmhouse used as a B&B, fertile pasture, remnant bushland and large dam storage with substantial water rights.

Rare Hare Preview Dinners

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Accommodation, Australia, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Farm, Food, Function, Garden, Jackalope, Kitchen, Local, Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Rare Hare, Restaurant, Shop, Stay, store, Vegetables, Victoria, Vineyard, Wedding, Weekend, Willow Creek, Wine
The first of two preview dinners commences in collaboration with Mornington Peninsula Brewery and Commonfolk Coffee. Highlights include five rounds of brews and chews, with dishes like snapper crudo, wood roasted prawns, and lamb shoulder, all served with select MP hops.

Winter Wine Weekend

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Australia, Buy, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Local, lunch, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Red Hill, Victoria, Vineyard, Weekend, Wine
The opening event of the weekend is the Winter Wine Fest (Saturday only 11am - 4pm), held at the Red Hill Showground is an exhibition and tasting which traditionally marks the beginning of the extensive Winter Wine Weekend program. One place on one day all under cover where you can taste more than 200 premium wines from 47 wineries.

Pet friendly!

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Accommodation, Australia, Beach, Children, Dogs, Family, Friendly, Holiday, Home, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, pets, Retreat, Stay, Victoria, Weekend
There’s nothing like a coastal holiday; a ‘home-away-from-home’, but what if your family (like many) has a four-legged friend in their pack? Do you leave them behind? If you do take them on holiday, the inevitable questions arise. Are the facilities secure? Are the accommodations up to our standard? If you can’t take them then the inevitable feelings of guilt & separation anxiety arise.

Willow Creek Preview Dinner

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Australia, Balnarring, Buy, Cellar Door, Eat, enjoy, Food, Food Store, Jackolope, Kitchen, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Victoria, Vineyard, Weekend, Willow Creek, Wine, Winery
A hop from the Peninsula's anticipated luxury hotel, Jackalope, Willow Creek's spiritual home will reopen on 01 March, completely reimagined as Rare Hare Wine & Food Store. With indoor and outdoor tables for 90 tails, Rare Hare is a restaurant, wine bar and produce store - destination dining, with a devil-may-care air.

Australian Certified Organic

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Australia, Bakery. Bread, Beach, buns, Flinders, Granola, Loaves, Local, Mornington Peninsula, Peninsula, Summer, Toasted Sandwiches, Victoria, Weekend
Ever wondered what key benefits arise from a full sourdough fermentation, that excludes the use of bakers yeast? For starters, the long slow fermentation brakes down about 90% of the gluten in the bread so even the wheat loaves are very low in gluten, suitable for most people with gluten intolerance.

Gourmet delights!

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Australia, Beach, curries, Custard, Eat, enjoy, Flinders, Food, Kitchen, Local, lunch, Mexican Beef Burritos, Mornington Peninsula, Mount Eliza, mount martha, Mousse, Peninsula, Portsea, Sciclunas, Sorrento, Soup, Tart, The Pantry House, Tullys, Vanilla
Essence Food for the Soul is a gourmet offering focused on creating quality meals for high end retailers and their discerning clientele. At the heart of Essence are creative duo Jim and Mel who met working at a friends’ restaurant. Ten years following wedding celebrations at Portsea, they discovered their dream business just across the road.