Grobnik Fine Foods

It’s Jamie Oliver’s fault. I lift my nose in the air when it comes to sausages. I don’t do ‘bits’, and unless I know who made those sausages and what’s in them, I just won’t eat them. Enter Grobnik. My sausage heaven! We’ve bought Josip Marsanic’s sausages at the farmers’ markets long before we visited […]

Gotzinger Smallgoods

It’s one of our favourite winter weekend breakfasts: Spanish chorizo with garlic, spinach, chargrilled capsicum and tomato served on a piece of sourdough toast. Filling, nourishing and delicious, it’s easy to prepare, especially with a few shortcuts! Chorizo sausages freeze well in the packet, and most other ingredients come from the pantry or garden, so […]

Poloz Continental Foods

This little mixed business is a bit of a ‘jack of all trades’. More utilitarian than cute, it has a split personality: Polish deli on the one hand and takeaway brekkie/lunch spot on the other. There’s Kransky Roll and Pierogi on offer as well as the usual fried suspects, Big Brekkie for $11, and sandwiches […]

Backa Gourmet Foods

We first came across Bačka Gourmet Foods at the Carrara Markets, while checking out the Farmers Market. Venturing inside, it was hard not to miss their stall: “…then we struck gold: Bačka Gourmet Foods, a stall stacked full of European smallgoods, all gluten-free, preservative and additive free, the smoky aromas drifting out into the market. […]