Hello Hobart’s Christmas gift guide for the foodies.
Local businesses have shared their curated picks 🍒 – read below!
Fullers Bookshop
Adelle from Fullers Bookshop has revealed one of their all-time favourite picks—a must-have treasure for the foodie x gardener.
Your Asian Veggie Patch: A guide to growing and cooking delicious Asian vegetables, herbs and fruits ✨($40)
Author: Connie Cao
Discover the joy of growing and cooking a vibrant array of Asian vegetables, herbs and fruits in this comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide.
Connie Cao’s curated selection of more than 40 cool-season and warm-season annuals and perennials means you’ll find produce perfect for your garden and climate. Then, make the most of your abundant harvest with 50 fresh home-style recipes. Inspired by Connie Cao’s Chinese heritage and her permaculture gardening expertise, Your Asian Veggie Patch gives you all the information and inspiration you need to get your garden flourishing and your mouth watering.
📍Visit Fullers Bookshop today
131 Collins St, Hobart.
Alma Supply Store
Aneka from Alma Supply Store has shared some tempting hot sauces by Apostle, renowned for concocting delicious sauces and spice mixes over the years.
Add a bold kick to your meals with these flavour-packed condiments. From aromatic oil infused with toasted spices, crispy onion, garlic, and chilli flakes for a spicy umami punch, to sweet New Zealand honey blended with habanero chillies, lavender, and rosemary, each spoonful delivers an irresistible burst of flavour.
✨ $19-$27
📍Alma Supply Store
127 Macquarie Street, Hobart.
Homeroom Design
Homeroom Design has shared with us their Entertainers Gift Hamper – the perfect gift idea for the foodie and someone who loves to entertain! A carefully curated selection of their best selling serve ware & converted kitchen products.
What’s Included ✨ ($149):
- Australian made boutique salt & pepper blend
- Australian made boutique olive oil
- Salad servers
- Small ceramics
- Designer paper napkins
- Pepper berry spice
- Designer Ceramic plate / platter
📍 Visit Homeroom Design,
6 Bidencopes Lane, Hobart.
Minimax
The home for every foodie, Minimax means business when it comes to entertaining. They’ve shared the Ooni Karu 12G Portable Pizza Oven – with us – the ultimate gift for pizza lovers.
Compact, stylish, and weather-resistant, the Ooni pizza oven heats up to 500°C (950°F) in 15 minutes and cook pizzas in 60 seconds. Use wood or charcoal for a traditional flavour or add the optional gas burner for convenience. Backed by a 1-year warranty, extendable to 5 years upon registration, this award-winning design is the ultimate gift for pizza lovers who enjoy whipping up culinary masterpieces at home.
✨ $629
📍Pick up from Minimax
119 Collins St, Hobart.
Hadley’s Orient Hotel
Step into the home of high tea at the charming Hadley’s Orient Hotel, where tea and scones are served with timeless elegance. With a history of traditional afternoon teas dating back generations, they truly know how to set the perfect table. Treat your foodie to a delightful experience in the beautifully restored Atrium.
Afternoon Tea Experience (from $59 per person)
✨ A selection of fine loose-leaf teas and coffee
✨ Freshly baked Hadley’s signature scones
✨ Delicate finger sandwiches and sweet Victorian-era-inspired treats
Want to add a touch of mystery? As an option, you can indulge in the timeless delights of afternoon tea while testing your detective skills with Murder at Hadley’s Orient Hotel, a gripping 30-minute murder mystery card game where some of the hotel’s most intriguing historical guests converge.
Bookings essential. Available 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm, Friday to Sunday.