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Tropic like it’s hot

What’s hot and what’s not WHAT’S HOT
on Tropic’s radar right now.
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HOT & STEAMY FESTIVAL
Port Douglas will have sequins raining down with
Hot & Steamy Festival, 19 to 22 February. Claiming
to be even bigger, bolder and sweatier than last year,
Hot & Steamy is Australia’s only LGBT+ festival this
WHITE WHALE
We love coffee, summer leading up to Mardi Gras. Keep an eye out for
of course, but we headlining act, Hans, a superstar accordion player and
really love the stuff cabaret performer.
from White Whale MORE: @pdhotsteamy
Coffee Roasters.
These local bean brewers
have recently launched a new app, offering
an online ordering service for coffee beans,
free and fast delivery to local postcodes and
points-based rewards. And not that you’ll
need further incentives, but your first in-app
purchase gets a $5 discount. A share from
every White Whale Coffee sale also goes to
the Reef Restoration Foundation to help grow
baby coral. It’s coffee that does good, and
tastes delicious.
MORE: @whitewhale_cairns
OAKS KITCHEN & GARDEN
Seasonal Southeast Asian cuisine, grown
and prepared in lush tropical rainforest?
Say no more. Situated in Oaks Beach,
Ben Wallace and Rachael Boon’s Oaks
Kitchen & Garden is a must-visit.
The sustainable farm-to-table dining
destination offers private or group
Thai cooking classes and a Chef’s Table
Experience, where you walk around the
four-acre garden and taste the produce
before it’s on your plate.
MIA’S PAWON The couple has recently been awarded
This small Indonesian restaurant has a big rep’ for serving up their first AGFG Chef Hat too!
authentic and delicious Indonesian food. Mia’s Pawon is well worth MORE: @oaks_kitchen_and_garden
the journey to the southside, and while you’re there, you should
pick up a jar of Mia’s homemade chilli paste. It works perfectly with
fried rice. Open every day except Sunday, 11am-8pm.
MORE: @mia.guy16

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