LYTTLETON Terrace will transform into the city\u2019s newest food hub every weekend this winter as part of a trader-led initiative three years in the making.<\/p>\n
Lyttle Eat Street was officially launched last week and kicked off with Slow Smoking Saturdays, warming up weekend shoppers with tasty treats from 14 traders.<\/p>\n
Owner of Bendigo Wholefoods Darren Murphy said the initiative responds to issues posed by COVID-19 on the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the challenges when we get a lockdown is being able to stay open and finding ways that our business can mechanise to keep going and one of those ways is being able to eat on the street,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though it\u2019s going to be a bit cold we\u2019ll have some barbeques going, we\u2019ll have some food that\u2019s going to keep you a bit warm whether it\u2019s smoky, slow cooked, a bit of chilli. We\u2019ll have bits and pieces that warm you up a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s more about eating on the street and keeping on moving around so we\u2019re all designing our food a bit more in that way for people.\u201d<\/p>\n
A variety of food is available from the precinct\u2019s diverse traders who Mr Murphy said have formed friendships over the development of the initiative.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the traders are becoming good friends, checking in with each other\u2026 competitors have become like mates.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been really interesting to do, and it doesn\u2019t happen enough so that\u2019s one of the beautiful things about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mayor Cr Jennifer Alden said Lyttle Eat Street builds on Bendigo\u2019s designation as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy and brings together residents after last month\u2019s circuit breaker lockdown.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are itching to get out with the latest COVID lockdown restrictions and\u2026 what better way to do it than with food,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis all feeds into our activities around gastronomy and people being able to eat locally, support local food businesses and understand a little bit more about where your food comes from too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Slow Smoking Saturdays will run every weekend throughout winter from 8.30am to 2.30pm in Lyttleton Terrace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LYTTLETON Terrace will transform into the city\u2019s newest food hub every weekend this winter as part of a trader-led initiative three years in the making. Lyttle Eat Street was officially launched last week and kicked off with Slow Smoking Saturdays, warming up weekend shoppers with tasty treats from 14 traders. Owner of Bendigo Wholefoods Darren […]<\/p>\n