Noosa's gorgeous main beach, always photogenic
Noosa’s gorgeous main beach, always photogenic
Eri and Trudi with the lovely Martin Boetz of Longrain
Eri and Trudi with the lovely Martin Boetz of Longrain

Eri & Trudi do Noosa!

We’ve just come back from a strategy weekend (okay, a girls’ weekend!) at the Noosa International Food & Wine Festival, which this year was celebrating its 10th anniversary (noosafoodandwine.com.au). This mega feat of organisation (by festival director Jim Berardo) brings together world-class chefs, winemakers and foodies from all over the globe – somehow they are all more than happy to fly in for a few days in sunny Noosa! The choice of events was overwhelming, but we opted for the perennially popular Asian Food Trail, which featured the stellar line-up of chefs Martin Boetz (Longrain), Christine Manfield (Universal), David Thompson (Nahm, Thailand) and Poh Ling Yeow (Poh’s Kitchen). We also did a spot of shopping and eating along Hastings St (Berardo’s on the Beach is our favourite for breakfast) and of course no visit would be complete without a stop at Massimo’s Gelateria! We’ll be booking our tickets for next year’s festival as soon as they go on sale!

Garnisha Spice Farm, the gorgeous setting for the Asian Food Trail
Chris Manfield’s delicious crab and lychee salad
Chris Manfield's delicious crab and lychee salad
Garnisha Spice Farm, the beautiful setting for the Asian Food Trail
Chris Manfield and David Thompson dish up David’s (super spicy!) pork curry
Inviting gifts and homewares shop Hearts & Minds on Hastings St
Inviting gifts and homewares shop Hearts & Minds on Hastings St
Mmm, Massimo Gelateria ice-cream! The pink grapefruit sorbet was to die for...
Mmm, Massimo Gelateria ice cream! The pink grapefruit sorbet was to die for…
The cute Belmondos outdoor store, with Noosa lime cordial (great for cocktails!)
The cute Belmondos outdoor store, with Noosa lime cordial (great for cocktails!)
View from the Noosa National Park, a must-do walk after all that eating!
View from the Noosa National Park, a must-do walk after all that eating!

Get the Noosa look:

Get the Noosa look
1. ‘Rouge petal’ scarf, $250; 2. beach umbrella, $239; 3. over-sized organic cotton tote bag, $45; 4. Breo ‘flow’ sunglasses, $44.99; 5. ‘Noosa’ beach towel, $40; 6. Sunshine Coast pocket guide, $9.95; 7. ‘batwing’ kaftan, $89; 8. ‘Noosa’ necklace in ‘earth’, $49.95. Shop the collection here.

 

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