Shucking good: Oyster Bar pops up at The Forage!
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A pop-up oyster bar from Merimbula Gourmet Oysters heads a stretchy-pants-required lineup at The Forage this Saturday 19 October.
If you’re an oyster aficionado there’s only one place you want to be this Saturday. Because in news just in, Merimbula Gourmet Oysters is heading to The Forage where they’ll be shucking Sydney Rock and Native Angasi Oysters at their pop-up oyster bar.
Oh yes indeedy. You can choose from Natural or three different toppings: Uni foam, Japanese nori salad, or Pickled cucumber and crème fraîche. Or just grab a plate of delicious fresh Australian Prawns!
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Wash it down with a bevvy from one of the wineries, breweries or bars onsite.
So shell-abrate! Oysters are just the beginning of the culinary goodness in store.
The newcomers
Love a good chip? You’re in luck! Potato Corner Food Truck will be dishing up their “World’s Best Flavoured French Fries”. Big call. You best have some and judge for yourself.
For meat-lovers there’s Jono’s Jerky with their small-batch jerky with big flavour, and Canberra’s own pit-smoked BBQ truck Bare Bones BBQ will be serving up smoked peri peri corn on the cob, beef short ribs and smoked platters for two.
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Can’t go past a good toastie? Streat Toast will be pulling up their vintage-style, pastel-painted Citroen H Van and slinging the tastiest toasties you’ve ever put in your mouth. We can vouch for this one, having tracked them down previously.
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Those with a sweet tooth will be happy they don’t have to travel to the Riverina for their fix, with Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory bringing their delicious chocolately goodness to Fyshwick. Kusukusu Crêpes & Waffles traditional Bubble Waffles—full of ice cream, fruits, toppings and sauce—will be the perfect finish (or start) to your eating adventure.
Keen to take something home? Check out Brooks Creek Hampers‘ range of hampers which include carefully selected local region sauces, condiments and more.
Eat your way around the world
Mate. You’re in luck if you’re hankering after something you fell in love with at a previous Forage, because there are some cracking vendors returning for the last event of the year.
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Fans of Asian cuisine will be happy to hear that there are more options than you can poke a chopstick at! Lets Do Yum Cha will be returning to The Forage—DUMPLINGS! YESSSS! There’s also delicious ramen from Ramen Daddy, and Natural Nine’s Pop Yum Cha Steam Buns in Sesame Chicken, BBQ Pork and Ferrero Rocher for an indulgent sweet treat.
But wait, there’s more! How about Zaab’s beef jerky, pork crackling, beef and tofu bao and curry and rice, Akiba’s Mod Asian, and Asian Tiger’s pillowy bao filled with your choice of fried chicken, tempura prawns or pulled pork.
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The list of Forage vendors reads like a trip around the world. From Papa Laci’s lángos—Hungarian deep-fried bread with a variety of tasty toppings—to Emmy’s Gourmet Gozleme’s traditional Turkish pastry stuffed with a range of delicious fillings with vegan and vegetarian options available. There’s Indian—Tikka Stand’s BBQ Chicken Tikka served in a burger with lettuce, cheese, onion and fresh coriander yogurt sauce, South American empanadas and traditional hibiscus tea from La Empanada, delicious Italian fare from Wandering Wood Fired Oven, and Mr Papa’s mouthwatering Peruvian cuisine.
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Continuing the culinary journey is 2 Smoking Barrels‘ American pit-smoked BBQ, Grease Monkey’s American-style burgers & fried chicken, Sicilian Biscuit Co’s Arancini and Meatballs, Fricken’s fried chicken goodness and vegan cauli nuggs, and Three Mills Bakery’s pies, sausage rolls, doughnuts, pastries and bread.
Something sweet
Have you completely given up on the idea of stretchy pants by now, and gone in search of a kaftan? Wise move. Because we haven’t even got to dessert yet.
Are you ready? Here we go.
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Limogela’s cool gelato, Pop Up Poffertjes’ Dutch delights cooked fresh to order, Choux Patisserie’s extraordinary eclairs, Hungry Brown Cow’s mouth-watering brownie cookie sandwiches, and Loose Gourmet Churros’ Spanish churros with caramel, Nutella or melted chocolate dipping sauce AND Brazilian red velvet filled churros with Nutella or cream cheese.
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That’s not all – there’ll also be Get Whipped Cheesecake Cones, Cannoli Brothers’ delightful cream-filled cannoli, and Cracking Corn’s gourmet popcorn with a variety of unique flavour twists including an exclusive Forage flavour—DOUBLE CARAMEL!
Want to take a little something home? Pick up one of The River Kitchen’s delectable sauces and curds—we’ve got our eye on the Peanut Butter Caramel.
Wash it all down
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All that food needs something to wash it down—and there’s a whole lot to choose from.
Love wine? Track down Collector Wines, Mt Majura Wines, Quarry Hill Wines or The Pop Inn.
Beer or cider fan? Head to BentSpoke Brewing Co, 3 Sons Cider, and Capital Brewing Co.
If gin and spirits are more your thing, you can get your fix from The Canberra Distillery and Big River Distilling.
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For something a little different, try Sabi Beverages’ alcohol bubbles, Tea Garden’s Iced Tea Cocktails, The Skeehan Brothers’ sangria, Well & Truly’s tasty and refreshing, organic, preservative-free, low sugar muddled lemonade and ginger beers, Spritz & Co’s authentic spritzes (Aperol, Campari, Select and Cynar) AND non-alcoholic mocktails.
Want to get your hands on a free drink? Keep your eye out for someone clad in Hogwarts’ robes—Palace Electric Cinemas has some magical vouchers to give away!
But wait, there’s more!
It wouldn’t be The Forage without amazing local music. Get excited for the beautiful sounds of Mickey Sulit, Reinhold Camilo, and sister duo Music by MANA.
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Getting there + home
The Molonglo Group is providing two FREE bus services to The Forage: one from Kingston and one from NewActon. Book your tickets via theforage.com.au/free-bus.
Parking super-close to the event is limited, however, there is plenty of parking along Dairy Road and in Fyshwick. If you choose to drive, please be prepared to park and walk. You can also park at Kingston and take the beautiful walk or ride through the wetlands.
If you choose to bring your car to the actual precinct, you should expect delays. Organisers have implemented traffic management processes including more efficient traffic light phasing at the Dairy Road intersection, but with an event this size, it’s highly likely there will be delays. On your way out of the precinct, if you want to turn right onto Monaro Highway and there are delays, please consider going left instead and doing a loop at Ikea and coming back over the Monaro Highway.
UBER and Taxi are also great options.
the essentials
What: The Forage
When: 2pm – 7pm Saturday 19 October
Where: Dairy Road Precinct, Fyshwick
How much: Entry is free
Web: theforage.com.au
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