Ahh, a rather pleasant country ice cream parlour, though being in Beechworth it sometimes makes me…read morewonder how such a place would survive up in the mountains. Well, when it comes to ice cream, they certainly do provide a pretty awesome selection, and the prices were pretty good as well. Okay, while I'm not a big ice cream fan, I know my brother is, and there certainly was enough selections here to keep both of us happy. So, this is definitelty a place to check out if you happen to like your icecream.

The simple logo play, complete with an Ox and a Hound in it in case you weren't sure what they were…read moremay seem a little tragic, but the Ox and Hound is a wonderful place to try. While being a full blown restaurant I can only speak for the desserts available. Oh my goodness my arteries a clogged with the amazing loveliness of icecream and caramel. It's a pretty hot one on the weekend, as the country seems to hold its heat quite well late into the evening. The group and I decided that icecream was the go, but were after a sit down sort of place instead of the simple number in the cone. The restaurant is a wonderful space that feel cool and refreshing the moment you enter, then your hearts are warmed by the friendly nature of your hosts, albeit a little shy and not forthcoming with information about the town. Home Made Caramel Ice Cream Have you never seen such beautiful words. It melted in your mouth perfectly and I began to eat so quickly I felt an ice cream headache coming on. But was it worth it! Being a restaurant they have a full menu of Modern Australian Cuisine complete with large serving sizes and complementing wines.

Great food and service Very pleasant place to eat. Desserts to die for. Open quite lateread more

Open until 10pm, which gives you time to go for dinner and then wander for some gelato! Had the…read moremint chip, and it was nice and minty. Not nearly enough chocolate bits though and could have/should have been much creamer. Gelato was a bit watery, leaving the gelato refreshing but not as rich as I would have wanted. Can't say if other flavors are like this but worth a second shot to find out.

I've been visiting Bright every Easter since I was three and one (read several) visits (a day) to…read moreLe Blanche ice creamery (or to us local folk the ice cream shop) is a must. Around this very busy time at Bright there are generally a few curious beings scouting the front of the shop by opening time at 10:00 am and opening hours extend past 8:00 pm over the Easter period. The staff place fridge magnets of the chosen 40 flavours out the front of the shop which changes as they finish each tub, the aim is to get in there when you see your flavours posted as they won't be there for long. Consequently constant walk pasts are necessary and boy partner has been seen to mutter 'going in' about 5 minutes post eggs and bacon when his unusual flavour combination of lemon and caramel appeared for the first time in our trip at 10:30 am. The rest of the fridge magnets sit behind the counter and they staff are very forthcoming with times and dates of the appearance of your greatest hits. My personal favourites are apple pie - with real crushed apple pie smashed into their homemade icecream, pecan pie - ditto, cookie dough and pavlova. While I opt for the heavier options laded with cream and kj, Le Blanche specialise in beautiful fruity sorbets, all homemade on site. Banana, every berry you can imagine, pineapple and lemon are some of our family's favourites. Their ice cream is very different to that you would find in an Italian gelati store, that smooth creamy texture is punctuated with offerings of fruit, biscuit, nuts and it's spectacular - perfect Australian ice cream treats.

Apparently these guys are so popular that they close for the whole of winter, I myself was not a…read morehuge fan. The place probably needs a makeover as it was not so appealing from the outside. The line was hard to navigate, and you felt like you were in some extremely well lit nightclub bar.... Once I did order, I decided for an ice coffee which had very little coffee in it, fairly good vanilla ice cream and some weird sauce on top. It was $4 and came in a party sized cup which was hardly generous. This place must though have some hidden flavours of ice cream which are amazing because they are quite popular. My friend went for chocolate (1st scoop) + cookies and cream (2nd scoop). Chocolate was nice, but not amazing... Maybe I am spoilt for choc ice cream in Melbourne and Cookies and Cream was horrible.... No where near the standards for cookies and cream

The food at Food Byu is fresh and yummy, you are able to get your own sandwich to be made freshly…read more They also have fresh salads and yogurts. Lots of staff to help you out and also a great atmosphere in the Store itself

Visit on a cold day and you can stand beside the huge open fire place and warm yourself up while…read moresipping on a taster of Prosecco. Once thawed, make your way to one of the many tasting counters and work your way through the epic list. I stuck to the dryer bubbles and then made my way in to red land, getting the chance to try a back vintage Durif which I subsequently bought a bottle of. Why take a bottle home and risk my dodgy cellaring options (in a box under my bed) when I can just pay an extra $20 on the current vintage price and get something with 10 years of age on it already? Brown Brothers is huge and while I don't necessarily enjoy a lot of their "mainstream" drops (the stuff that is made to fly off the shelves at every single bottle-o across the country) some of their more experimental grape styles are bangin'. The prosecco and sparkling are some of the best produced in Australia. I admire the focus on family and tradition here and like that even for a short visit I'm made to feel like I'm part of that extended family by the warm and welcoming staff.

Brown Brothers has always been one of my favorite brand of wines. And the food at their winery is…read morepretty amazing and delicious too. Each dish has a recommended glass of wine - must try that! The cold smoked salmon entree should be a must try! Deeeeelicious!