a great day at Southbank
We had beautiful winter weather this weekend – perfect for the regional food festival that was held at Southbank on Saturday and Sunday. I set off on Saturday morning with a friend to discover the delights on offer.
The stalls were very well set up beside the bougainvillia arbour.
set up early for a fun day
I think these planter boxes would be excellent for those with a small garden in the city.
planter box
look what you can grow
The next thing that sparked our interest was City Chicks – maybe not what you are thinking.
city chicks
There were some fine looking chooks showing off their very nice city houses.
a city apartment
a very fine looking bird
Of course there was lots of delicious food to try and to buy.
locally made sausage
fresh vegetables
lovely pineapples
lots of chillies
chilli beetroot relish
chilli pineapple jam
local peanuts
Noosa tomatoes
delicious
strawberries, marshmallow and chocolate on skewers - what a good idea
the handsome man from Dello Mano chocolates
fresh limes
limes put to good use
vanilla pods for sale
rosella jam - very Australian
Martin and Alistair - 2 of Australia's finest chefs having fun
As well as stalls showing and selling food there were demonstrations on various things in a lovely setting.
an ABC presenter having a chat
a great lecture hall
I love the seats
happy flowers
It was a great day at Southbank. I hope you will all come with me next year.
I drove past today and had a little look, thanks for showing me more. It looked great.
By: Liz Golding on July 31, 2011
at 10:52 am
It was fun and getting better every year.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 11:12 am
I love the idea of the planter boxes. The French are also masters when it comes to vertical gardening.
By: Mulino Dominillo on July 31, 2011
at 11:08 am
It is a good idea for people living in small places.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 11:12 am
I was driving in to Milton today and listening to Ben O’Donoghue on the radio cooking Sunday lunch at Southbank; I wondered if you had been there – it sounded so good I was sorry I was missing it. I enjoyed your photos. I must make sure we go next year.
By: Jan on July 31, 2011
at 11:33 am
It’s a date for next year.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 12:51 pm
PS: so glad you’ve been nominated for the ‘master-blog’ thingy – I love seeing the world over your shoulder.
By: Jan on July 31, 2011
at 11:37 am
The rosella jam brought back fond memories of my mother’s home-made rosella jam – really scrumptious on scones, sao biscuits, a fresh slice of bread or on toast! Would rosella jam be more of a ‘Queensland’ food idea than anywhere in Australia? The ‘city chicks’ look like an ingenious invention and the planter boxes – fabulous! I never thought those things would be possible for small spaces, but there you are!
By: Sandra H on July 31, 2011
at 12:33 pm
I’m not sure about rosella jam, but I do remember our grandmother making it. I love it.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 12:52 pm
Love the planters and the grassy seats! So creative.
By: chimaki on July 31, 2011
at 4:11 pm
I think they are a great idea.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 9:13 pm
Vodka and lime juice…hmmmm. Cocktails anyone?
By: The Daily Cure on July 31, 2011
at 4:16 pm
It looks inviting doesn’t it?
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 9:13 pm
Hi Deb – my daughter was there helping her friend who has a business called Sow n Sow. They designed those pallets which were a great success.
Alison
By: Alison on July 31, 2011
at 9:23 pm
I think they are a wonderful idea. I hope they sell lots of them.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 10:33 pm
What a lovely day that looks!! I will try and get to that next year!! Love the planter boxes!!
By: Deb @ thirtyminutes on July 31, 2011
at 9:40 pm
The business is called Sow n Sow, I just found out from Alison’s comment above. I hope they do well with them.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 10:34 pm
I was there on Sunday – we cycled from New Farm and made the most of the gorgeous Queensland winter sunshine. It certainly was a great event, ad your photos did the lovely exhibitions justice! Well done.
By: Cheryl on July 31, 2011
at 10:08 pm
Thanks, it was a fun day. I’ll be back next year.
By: bagnidilucca on July 31, 2011
at 10:35 pm
We were away but maybe next year, I did not even know it was on, thanks for the photos.
By: Roz on July 31, 2011
at 11:52 pm
I don’t know how well advertised it was. We have been before, but this year was the best it has been.
By: bagnidilucca on August 1, 2011
at 12:15 am
the planter box… I’m going to try one of these for my herbs.
the tomatoes look delicious indeed!
By: maru on August 1, 2011
at 2:42 am
I have tasted the tomatoes and they are excellent.
By: bagnidilucca on August 1, 2011
at 10:39 am
Southbank is so vibrant and alive in Winter. Those vegetables are so tempting. The hot chicks caught my attention. Nice to see famous people like the Chefs and ABC anchor man. It’s so refreshing to see greens and happy people during winter. In Houston, when it’s winter, everything is brown except the evergreens and the live oaks. YOu even have a pineapple. beautiful post and blog. Thank you.
By: the island traveler on August 1, 2011
at 3:32 am
Thank you for the visit and the kind words. We are very lucky with our winter here in Brisbane – l leave Italy for this. Southbank is wonderful. There is an earlier post that shows the beach at Southbank.
By: bagnidilucca on August 1, 2011
at 5:40 am
sounds like a wonderful day out. I really like the look of those planter boxes…if only my side area got a little more sun.
By: cityhippyfarmgirl on August 1, 2011
at 3:36 am
Same here. The space where we could have on of these is in shade most of the time.
By: bagnidilucca on August 1, 2011
at 5:41 am
So much colour and fun there! Martin and Alistair are a lot of fun!
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on August 1, 2011
at 7:20 am
I talked to Martin about your visit to his beautiful place. He had very nice things to say about you.
By: bagnidilucca on August 1, 2011
at 8:19 am
Looks like a fun day. I wish we had something like this in Perth. I love the grassed milk crates. How clever
By: Jenny Freedman on August 2, 2011
at 7:04 am
It was a great day and Southbank is the perfect location for these events.
By: bagnidilucca on August 2, 2011
at 8:02 am