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The ever-growing Three Blue Ducks dining empire is the kind of cult you can get behind. Founded by a crew of food-and-surf-obsessed mates with a keen eye for the cutting edge, their eateries are better described as lifestyle dining experiences than classic restaurants.
Consider the original in Bronte, built to service the sandy-hoofed crowd who care deeply about the provenance of their kombucha and blood pudding. The Farm in Byron Bay comes with a petting zoo and is a magnet for people whose R.M. Williams boots have never been sullied by actual manure.
It was a no-brainer to pair the aesthetically pleasing, ethical food concept founded by Mark LaBrooy, Chris Sorrell and Sam Reid-Boquist in 2010, with the southern hemisphere's biggest man-made surf park, located a spit from the airport.