15/03/2026
What a cracker of a day this was. Apple day in the chef's tent as part of the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival Lizzie whipped up 4 meals pairing with our meads. If you're looking for something different to do on the Granite Belt how about a cooking class with Lizzie at Saboโs On Severn then skip up the road to Mount Stirling Meadery ๐
Countdown to the 60th Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival
After three weeks away exploring what the other side of hospitality looks like, weโre diving straight back into our world โ and what a week to return!
This Thursday, we step into one of the biggest celebrations on the Granite Belt: the 60th Anniversary of the Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival. Itโs an incredible milestone for our region, and we are so excited to be part of it. We will partnering with:
Mount Stirling Meadery & Granite Belt Honey
Stanthorpe Cheese & Jersey Girls Cafรฉ
McMahon Bros Orchard
This year, we will be taking the stage as a Festival Chef, delivering recipes created especially for the anniversary. Each dish has been designed to showcase some of the amazing local artisans and producers who make the Granite Belt so special! These exclusive festival dishes will hero:
Crisp Granite Belt Apples
Handcrafted Local Cheese
Beautiful small-batch mead
and the passion of the growers who work this land!
One dish crafted for the Apple & Grape Festival:
Granite Gold Apple & Mead Veloutรฉ
Apple + Mead + Granite Gold = perfection.
We canโt wait to celebrate 60 years of flavor, community, harvest pride, and the people who make this region extraordinary.
Bring on Thursday - and bring on the Granite Belt magic. โจ
Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival
Cooked From Scratch Cooking School
Mount Stirling Meadery
Stanthorpe Cheese and Jersey Girls Cafe
McMahon Bros Orchards