Six foodie things to do in Canberra this winter

Breakfast degustation at Pod Food

A degustation? For breakfast? Those aren't two words that often go together but this is the very reason that this particular experience at Pod Food is a little special. On weekends, $40 will get you a four course breakfast degustation of a combination of sweet and savoury dishes. Picture warm, fluffy pancakes and the creamiest of scrambled eggs given the fine dining treatment with a drizzling of a puree here and a shaving of truffle there. Delicious food and delightful surrounds make this a lavish breakfast experience worth getting out of bed for.

12 Beltana Road, Pialligo. podfood.com.au

Truffle weekends at Mount Majura

While there are many drudgeries associated with winter, the arrival of truffle season is one of the positives. There are many truffle season dining options to choose from but the truffled brie and wine flights at Mount Majura Vineyard are winter indulgence at its best. On certain weekends in July and August, $30 will get you an oozy, gooey delicious serving of truffled brie along with a flight of three wines (about 80ml each) to match the cheese. This is seasonal local produce – the truffles come from French Black Truffles of Canberra and the cheese is from the Small Cow Farm at Robertson in the NSW southern highlands. Sit back, enjoy some wines, indulge in creamy brie with lashings of truffles and think to yourself that winter isn’t so bad after all.

220 Majura Road, Majura. mountmajura.com.au

Christmas in July at the George Harcourt Inn

It’s frosty enough outside to pretend we are in the northern hemisphere so let's take it to the next level with some Christmas in July festivities. The George Harcourt Inn is celebrating all things comforting and nostalgic with a Christmas in July menu from Monday to Friday. For $42 a person, you'll get orange and herb glazed turkey breast, beef wellington with all the trimmings and Christmas pudding with brandy anglaise. Wash it all down with mulled wine and egg nog. BYO mistletoe.

3 Gold Creek Road, Nicholls. georgeharcourt.com

Duck and pinot degustation at Grazing

Duck, pinot and winter all go hand in hand and this degustation dinner is a trademark event in Grazing’s culinary calendar. Mark your diary for Saturday, August 23, as the night to celebrate this classic marriage of flavours. The six-course duck degustation is matched with seven pinot noirs from local, interstate and international wineries. It's $165 a head, or $125 if you're not drinking – it is about 40 minutes up the highway.

Harp Street, Gundaroo. grazing.com.au

Chocolate assiette at Robyn Rowe

Winter means you are allowed – no, expected to consume your body weight in hot chocolate, so save your weekend quota for a quality fix from Robyn Rowe Chocolates. In rustic and idyllic country surrounds you'll find Robyn herself busy in the kitchen, tempering chocolate with patience and care. Once you get a glimpse of the process, chances are you will appreciate the taste even more, so pick up the assiette to sample everything Rowe has to offer. From Thursday through to Monday throughout August, you'll get a plate of decadent handcrafted chocolates, an edible chocolate dish and spoon with vanilla and choc ice cream and a creamy hot chocolate. And it's only $18.

1153 Nanima Road, Murrumbateman. robynrowechocolates.com.au

Comfort food lunch at Capital Wines

Winter gives you the perfect excuse to sit by a fire and surround yourself in the comfort of hearty fare, so head on a Sunday drive to Capital Wines in Gundaroo to do just that. During Fireside Festival weekends in August, Capital Wines is offering a four course wine matched Comfort Food Epicurean Lunch for $40 per person. Start with a creamy cauliflower soup, tuck into a slow cooked lamb with roast garlic mash and finish with warm bread and butter pudding while a soothing fire crackles in the background. It will make you forget all your winter woes.

42 Cork Street, Gundaroo. capitalwines.com.au

What's your favourite foodie thing to do in Canberra in winter? Jump on the comments below and share your suggestion.