Observations and rants of a hedonistic polymath who eats between meals and drinks between drinks
Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning could have been writing in celebration of Chardonnay when she penned her famous Sonnet 43: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and… Read More
Whether it is pizzas from heaven or burrito bombers there is a very clear and present likelihood of takeaway food deliveries taking to suburban air space by drones before you can say: ‘Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun’.
Celebrating the passion and talent that shape public conception of food and wine, the Australian Association of Food Professionals (AAFP) announced the winners of the biennial Australian Food Media Awards on the evening of 28 October at Sydney’s Doltone House…. Read More
Almost every industry has an awards scheme. In Australia we see ARIAs and Walkleys and a host of institutional awards plus magazine driven ones. In the food industry there are a few that come and go, or morph… Read More
George Orwell’s Animal Farm inmates mantra: “four legs good two legs bad” has poignant relevance this week. It’s Bacon Week. And it’s all because Aussie pork producers are finding it tough getting their leg in, so to speak,… Read More
“Don’t eat anything your grandmother wouldn’t recognise as food” pretty well sums up the thinking of Michael Pollan’s 64 simple food rules in his latest book, ‘Food Rules’, an eaters manual. The first rule is to simply ‘eat… Read More
In the same vein that there’s a joke circulating within minutes of the occurrence of a major event, Twitter will signal the demeanour of the population in half that time, certainly in the food-fancying Twitterverse. Last time I… Read More
The Libran star sign which seems to breed food professionals celebrated the Queen Libran foodie’s 85th birthday last week. Margaret Fulton OAM – Australia’s living national treasure – kicked her small but perfectly formed heels up in The… Read More
Just when you thought you’d heard enough of eating disorders along comes a new one. But this one has a very different twist – dare I say, almost a healthy twist. We have anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge… Read More
Retail therapy has always been a good antidote for the blues. Mr Rudd was clearly sympathetic to that notion with his cash stimulus package. And if the budget has metaphorically put the boot-in there’s good gastronomic news for… Read More
