Edible gifts delivered
Flowers are lovely but some occasions call for presents you can eat. By Eva Akyol
01 Barham Avocados Tim and Katrina Myers run an avocado orchard on the banks of the Murray River in Victoria’s northwest. Their green and gold goodies are pesticide-free, picked and packed by hand and sold directly to customers via an online shop. A dozen cost $48, a 10kg box runs for $75, or there’s a monthly six-pack subscription for $22.80. Or order a one-off six-pack Reed avocado gift box for $24. barhamavocados.com.au.
02 Bruny Island Cheese Club Tasmanian artisan cheese company Bruny Island pack up boxes of more than a kilo of cheese to be delivered around the country as part of their cheese club. Your parcel could include a prosciutto-wrapped fresh cheese designed to be baked in the oven and scooped up with crusty bread. Or you might find Australia’s only raw milk cheese, the C2. Boxes start from $92, which includes shipping. www.brunyislandcheese.com.au/cheese-club.
03 Jimmy Brings Get booze delivered in less time than a rerun of Friends thanks to the guys at Jimmy Brings. The fee starts at $5.50 for shipping to the metro area, and they stock everything from a six-pack of Peroni to a bottle of $795 Grange. You can even throw in beer snacks like chips, nuts and chocolate or some fresh limes. 02 9300 8884. www. jimmybrings.com.au. Mon-Fri 5.30-10pm; Sat, Sun 3.30-10pm.
04 Mak Mak Macarons You may have seen these guys popping up on café counters Sydney-wide. Surprise a friend on their birthday with a sugar high – Mak Mak has a selection of familiar dessert flavours like salted caramel, but also get creative with seasonal flavours and styles like sticky date pudding or hot cross macarons. shop.makmak.com.au/.
05 The Ja Joint The Ja Joint produces preservative-free, handmade Jamaican food in Australia from local ingredients and keeps them gluten-free – jerk for all! They have tongue-numbing spice mixes like curry or jerk rub for $18 each to give a midweek meal some international panache, and it’s a gentle nudge for a mate who could stand to branch out from spag bol. All orders ship free. www.thejajoint.com.au. 06 Sweetness the Patisserie The rompers will be useful, but it’s the guest who gets dessert delivered straight to the baby shower who gets the gold star. Stars of the Sweetness stable are their sweet mallows – pillowy delights that come in creative flavours like guava, gingerbread and jaffa. www.sweetness.com.au.
07 Sadhana Kitchen You don’t need to trek out to Enmore to get some of the most popular organic, raw and ethical food in town. Their lunch delivery service features vegan lasagnes, salads, kelp noodles, cheesecake, their take on a Tim Tam and a Wagon Wheel, smoothies and cold-pressed juices. Delivery is free for orders over $50. www.sadhanakitchen.com.
08 Woah Nelly Bakes Order a box of designer doughnuts for your workmates: productivity will soar after they get their hands on maple doughnuts topped with bacon, Nutella-stuffed ones or the famous pink iced numbers from every Simpsons episode you’ve ever seen. Each doughnut costs a fiver, you need to order at least nine and delivery is a flat-rate $10 except on Fridays when it’s free. www.woahnellybakes.com.
got 14 wines by the glass and twice that number by the bottle. Put too much chilli in your bowl? Cool the fire with a Tsing Tao, Asahi or Sapporo. ‘Kiss Me’ soup dumplings have tiny red lips on top, but check the temperature before puckering up – the soup inside these fragrant and gingery dumplings is hot. For vegos, the mixed mushroom dumplings are umami-rich parcels, and across the board steamed dumplings trump potstickers in both flavour and texture. Forget the mini ‘Frisbee’: for nearly ten bucks all you get is a shallot cracker. Drop that cash instead on a plate of battered, fried eggplant dressed in a sweet honey soy sauce.
Luyu and Yum Yum 1/196 King St, Newtown 2042. 02 9519 9888. www.luyu. com.au. Tue-Sun noon-3pm & 5-11pm.