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pushbutton wrote:

Vee wrote:

Overall, Adelaide was described as arty, quirky, cultural, intriguing and as a place that offers fine-dining.

I agree that Adelaide is all those things.

My problem with it is that they shouldn't be using these as selling points to try to attract tourists. Almost every city in the world offers these things.

I cringe whenever I see things in the media about "showcasing Adelaides food". Again, every city has fine food! There needs to be something unique, special, fun, and / or exciting to attract people to come and live or visit Adelaide. History is another legitimate tourism drawcard too, but Adelaide's only a couple of hundred years old so we can't rely on that.

Will wrote:

pushbutton wrote: I agree that Adelaide is all those things.

My problem with it is that they shouldn't be using these as selling points to try to attract tourists. Almost every city in the world offers these things.

I cringe whenever I see things in the media about "showcasing Adelaides food". Again, every city has fine food! There needs to be something unique, special, fun, and / or exciting to attract people to come and live or visit Adelaide. History is another legitimate tourism drawcard too, but Adelaide's only a couple of hundred years old so we can't rely on that.

Wow. To suggest that the quality of our produce, food and wines is not a selling point has left be flabbergasted. The quality, value for money and ease of access that Adelaide offers to visitors wishing to pursue a gourmet food and wine experience is unparalleled in Australia.

I cringe when I read your comments sometimes, and the above is a shocker.

dsriggs wrote:[
It may be a selling point to food & wine buffs, but for the average traveller every city has "good" restaurants & you can get good wine anywhere, regardless of where it comes from. We've been promoting Adelaide as the Food & Wine capital for a couple of decades now & it just doesn't work as a major tourism drawcard.

dsriggs wrote:

Will wrote:

pushbutton wrote: I agree that Adelaide is all those things.

My problem with it is that they shouldn't be using these as selling points to try to attract tourists. Almost every city in the world offers these things.

I cringe whenever I see things in the media about "showcasing Adelaides food". Again, every city has fine food! There needs to be something unique, special, fun, and / or exciting to attract people to come and live or visit Adelaide. History is another legitimate tourism drawcard too, but Adelaide's only a couple of hundred years old so we can't rely on that.

Wow. To suggest that the quality of our produce, food and wines is not a selling point has left be flabbergasted. The quality, value for money and ease of access that Adelaide offers to visitors wishing to pursue a gourmet food and wine experience is unparalleled in Australia.

I cringe when I read your comments sometimes, and the above is a shocker.

It may be a selling point to food & wine buffs, but for the average traveller every city has "good" restaurants & you can get good wine anywhere, regardless of where it comes from. We've been promoting Adelaide as the Food & Wine capital for a couple of decades now & it just doesn't work as a major tourism drawcard.

pushbutton wrote:

Vee wrote:

Overall, Adelaide was described as arty, quirky, cultural, intriguing and as a place that offers fine-dining.

I agree that Adelaide is all those things.

My problem with it is that they shouldn't be using these as selling points to try to attract tourists. Almost every city in the world offers these things.

I cringe whenever I see things in the media about "showcasing Adelaides food". Again, every city has fine food!

pushbutton wrote: I agree that Adelaide is all those things.

My problem with it is that they shouldn't be using these as selling points to try to attract tourists. Almost every city in the world offers these things.

I cringe whenever I see things in the media about "showcasing Adelaides food". Again, every city has fine food!

pushbutton wrote: Strangely enough you can get great food in the Gold Coast, just like anywhere else!

crawf wrote:

pushbutton wrote: Strangely enough you can get great food in the Gold Coast, just like anywhere else!

My partner and I couldn't find one decent restaurant or eatery when we went there for holidays last year. Every place was overpriced, average or just simply horrible.

After a week we got sick of wasting our money, we opted for take away.

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crawf wrote:

pushbutton wrote: Strangely enough you can get great food in the Gold Coast, just like anywhere else!

My partner and I couldn't find one decent restaurant or eatery when we went there for holidays last year. Every place was overpriced, average or just simply horrible.

After a week we got sick of wasting our money, we opted for take away.

Adelaide wins hands down in the food department, and it should definitely be showcased.