HOSPITALITY businesses around the Central Highlands are doing it tough as Melbourne remains closed and inside limits remain at just 10 people per building.
THERE has never been a better time to indulge in a high tea - designed to take you away from reality and into a more pleasant era where people took time to sit back and indulge in decadent food and gentle conversation.
JULIET and I had the pleasure of sampling Chaplin's new dinner menu last Monday week. I brought my wife along, not only for the chance to catch up on everything that gets missed in the conveyor belt of day-to-day life, but also for the expert palate she acquired as a professional chef.
THURSDAY is our deadline for The Local so we rarely go out. Too tired, over each other. But that is something we will change after heading to the Daylesford Hotel last Thursday.
YAY! The Daylesford Hotel is up and running again with all its classic items on the menu. The pub, or the old girl as she is known, opened last Thursday for its famous steak night, with plenty of happy diners taking their seats.
SLOWLY the region is opening up again and people are heading back to their favourite foodie places – although some, like La Luna Pizzeria, have never stopped offering their fabulous fare!
LOTS of restaurants have pivoted over the past few months, offering takeaways and deliveries, but Jodi Flockhart at Sault has come up with a unique idea for our region - Sault @ Home.