Macy and Maude.: Adelaide

Although the purpose of our trip to South Australia was a visit to the Barossa Valley, we wanted to use our time spent in Adelaide to discover what it’s food and wine scene has to offer. Long gone are the days of the ‘pie floater’ whereby pie stall holders had booming businesses selling such delights on Adelaide street corners.

We started off at the Adelaide Central market. What amazing organic produce which is really affordable too. They had fantastic fruit and vegetables, Barossa Valley meats and cheeses, beans, eggs nuts and wine.

We enjoyed some local wines and also ate at a fantastic wine bar called the Wine Underground on Pirie Street. I highly recommend the sliders and ‘JFC’ Japanese Fried Chicken! The hot wings were pretty good too!The sliders have inspired a Sliders and Ciders night with our fiends - coming soon!

Another gem was The Good Life Modern Organic Pizza on Hutt Street. Like many restaurants these days their philosophy is about locally sourced and organic ingredients, with a focus on all components being made from scratch. They had an amazing courtyard and private dining room situated under a mass of vines with old rustic tables and chairs, all lit by candlelight. A great spot for a private function

Our last morning found us on Melbourne Street at a café called The Store. Service was fast and attentive, coffee was pretty good and I had a fantastic breakfast of poached eggs with dukkah, smashed beetroot and feta on sourdough.

Our time in the Barossa was spent visiting some of it's smaller boutique wineries. We especially loved the Te Aro cellar door. This is a family run winery and all of their wines are named after a family member or a part of the family history so they all have a story behind them. They have cute postcards that allow you to make notes on the wines you like whilst giving you the history behind the name.

Lunch was a produce platter at Artisan's of Barossa- a place where they feature a changing group of winemakers, all sharing the cellar door.