19.7.23

House of Oz (winner of Entertainment Now’s Best Fringe Venue award in its debut year of 2022) is back at the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s the only venue dedicated exclusively to celebrating Australian creativity and talent.

In partnership with Daisy Green Collection—the innovative independent group of Aussie cafes and restaurants—House of Oz will be presenting an exciting culinary journey to match the breadth of talent to be discovered onstage and offers a unique dining experience to the Fringe.

This is Daisy Green Collection’s first cafe pop-up outside of London and will bring their bright, bold and relaxed style to the Scottish capital, via signature brunch dishes such as Avocado on Charcoal, Famous Banana Bread Sandwich and their Fancy Bacon Roll on paratha roti.

Daisy Green founder Prue Freeman said: “We are so thrilled to be heading to the Edinburgh Festival this year with our friends House of Oz – a fantastic partnership celebrating Aussie creativity! Daisy Green takes on Edinburgh - a city that we adore and my husband and I have spent many happy times visiting. Following last year’s coffee stand collab, we’re now bringing a bigger and better pop-up. Our all-day menu will showcase some real Daisy classic dishes and our much-loved Aussie Lamingtons”.

Alongside the award-winning all-day brunch, Daisy Green will also be serving up salads, burgers, the perfect Aussie flat white (thanks to a bespoke House of Oz x Daisy Green coffee blend) and the Collection’s pillowy soft lamingtons with a twist.

In the evening, resident chef and Aussie native, Michael Bagnall, will be serving his own menu of specials showcasing native ingredients from the Australian continent.

From 4-27 August, House of Oz is serving up:

• Daisy Green’s signature all-day brunch menu alongside specials in collaboration with resident chef Michael Bagnall.

• The best flat white in town made with the special Daisy Green x House of Oz blend, plus limited edition ‘cans of beans’ to take home.

• World famous Radio Lamingtons, Australia’s favourite sponge cake, the pillowy lamington, in a range of scrumptious flavours as well as the classic version. Every week, Daisy Green sends boxes of Lamingtons to our NHS heroes.

• A whole host of distinctive Aussie names including Coopers beer, Mr Black craft coffee liqueur, Four Pillars Gin, Vegemite and TimTams.

Brunch, lunch and dinner will be served daily throughout the festival (from August 4-27) in the beautifully designed secret garden to the rear of the venue. Coffees and lamingtons from Daisy Green will be served from until 6pm daily.

HOUSE OF OZ

King’s Hall, 41A South Clerk Street, Edinburgh EH8 9NZ

https://www.houseofoz.co.uk/

Hashtag: #houseofoz

Instagram: @houseofoz.official

Twitter: @houseofoz_arts

Facebook: houseofoz.official

TikTok: @houseofoz.official

YouTube: @houseofoz.official

DAISY GREEN AT HOUSE OF OZ OPENING TIMES

Outback Bar & Restaurant

Mon-Wed: 10am – 10pm

Thu: 2pm – 10pm

Fri-Sat: 10am – 10pm

Sun: 12.30pm – 10pm

Southside Coffee & Lamingtons

Mon-Sat: 10am – 6pm

Sun: 12.30pm – 6pm

House of Oz is a platform to showcase the depth and breadth of Australian talent from the emerging to the veteran, in a venue with a distinctly Australian flavour. Born at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022 as part of the UK/Australia Season, House of Oz featured a diverse performing arts programme, spanning genres and generations, quality food and beverage options and an atmospheric courtyard bar, and in its inaugural year, was awarded Best Fringe Venue 2022 by Entertainment Now. More than just four walls, House of Oz provides the production, marketing and PR support for Australians to showcase their work, to an international audience, in its best possible light.

House of Oz is supported by:

• The Australian Government’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, through the International Cultural Diplomacy Arts Fund.

• FANZA: Foundation for Australia and New Zealand Arts, a charity based in the UK which promotes and celebrates the range and vitality of Australian and New Zealand arts and culture. www.FANZA.org

ABOUT DAISY GREEN

https://www.daisygreenfood.com/

The Daisy Green Collection brings the relaxed yet buzzing Australian food and coffee culture to London. Through individually designed cafes and restaurants, they have created iconic spaces that have become local destinations and meeting points for surrounding residents, workers and visitors. Their food is carefully-sourced and cooked in-house from scratch. Menus are inspired by founder Prue Freeman’s childhood at home on a sheep farm and hot summers on the beach. Combining fresh Mediterranean ingredients with pops of Asian flavours and textures, there is an overriding sense of freshness, quality and simplicity. In June this year, Daisy Green launched Audrey Green and Larry’s at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Watch an interview with Prue on the opening on 7 News Australia. Scarlett Green in Soho is currently rated #1 spot for brunch in London on Tripadvisor.

ABOUT CHEF MICHAEL BAGNALL

Instagram: @mokesjnr

Chef Michael came to London in 2018 and has worked at Bourne’s Seafood Bar, Sloane Street Deli, Brunswick House, and is currently head chef at Dudley’s in Walthamstow. Last year Michael and his team hosted over 50 pop-ups across London at venues including Oranj wine bar, Rogues and The Lucky Club. From an early age, Michael Bagnall (25) developed a passion for cooking in his native Australia. With his creativity and innate understanding of flavours, Michael embarked on an adventure to London in 2018 in pursuit of honing his skills, and before long began organising pop-up events at some of London's trendiest dining spots.