Observations and rants of a hedonistic polymath who eats between meals and drinks between drinks
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
History tells us that across the length and breadth of the Roman Empire the best hams came from Gaul. In the centuries that followed that same piece of European real estate grew its culinary skills, repertoire and reputation… Read More
Ordinarily I’m pretty OK with the National Heart Foundation of Australia (NHFA). Sure the dietary, whining, do-gooders got in a knot when the NHFA gave McDonalds a tick for SOME of its menu items. But that spleen should… 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
In the quest to have the next new fad, packaged goods manufacturers are forever in search of the silver bullet – the must have – the every-home-should-have-one product. Market research firm Datamonitor has produced its crystal ball findings… Read More
Fergus Henderson was back in Australia last week lording over Nose to Tail dining. Nose to Tail eating is a phrase that has become synonymous with the British chef of London’s St John restaurant. Think Fergus – think… Read More
Food and wine festivals are becoming as common as hot breakfasts. While each tries to differentiate itself you can always tick the same list of (not) unique selling propositions that will be trotted out: master classes, celebrity chefs,… 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
Mad Cow (BSE, CJD) has been responsible for the deaths of 166 people in Britain and 44 elsewhere – and the bright sparks in Canberra have declared it’s okay to import beef products from countries that have reported… Read More
