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Food Secrets of the Real New Zealand - Sigrid de Castella
November 27, 2012
It’s not always about dining at the most exclusive restaurants, yachting on Auckland’s bay or even Zorbing down Rotorua’s lush green hills. Some of the finest New Zealand experiences are also the simplest. It’s true that New Zealand produce is some of the best in the world, better than Australia... Read More
Coonawarra Cabernets Festival Review from Sigrid de Castella
October 24, 2012
Coonawarra Secrets: The Best of the 2012 Cabernets Festival and Beyond This year’s Coonawarra’s Cabernets Festival (19-21 October) saw a whole host of secreted delights that most wine connoisseurs and foodies would only dream of uncovering. Attendance numbers were down on previous years as there was no Barrel Series Auction... Read More
Oxfam calling on restaurants and cafes to help tackle world hunger
October 02, 2012
International aid agency Oxfam Australia is calling on restaurants and cafes across Australia to help tackle the world’s growing food crisis by supporting Eat Local Feed Global on Sunday 14 October. Restaurants are being asked to sign up to help fundraise for Oxfam’s work tackling global hunger by collecting donations... Read More
New Year, New Pantry: Why keeping a stash of exciting things in the pantry will help you beat cooking fatigue in the year ahead.
January 16, 2012
If you store them well, a selection of pantry-helpers could make your kitchen year ahead that little bit less stressful. January; the tail end of the silly season. We’re finishing up the last of the Christmas ham, mince tarts, final bottles of champagne and left over pudding. It’s been a... Read More
Jam it: what makes a great jam and how to pick one out next time you’re looking.
November 25, 2011
From colour to texture, Food Guru asks some jam experts how to spot the best kind of spread There’s something beguiling about the jewel like colours of a beautifully prepared jam. The sapphire of a good blueberry, the ruby red of a sticky sweet strawberry and the topaz of a... Read More
The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Food Experiences
October 31, 2011
From bread making classes to chocolate appreciation courses, Food Guru asks why food experiences make such a great gift. Christmas is coming. It’s enough to send any gift shopper into a panic. What do I get him/her/them? And will they even like it? At a time when so much is... Read More
Aussie Aussie Aussie: Why supporting Australian companies helps keep our food scene vibrant.
October 11, 2011
Food Guru talks to a couple of iconic Aussie brands about why they are proud to be Australian. When Jo Mitchell was running her providore shop, stocking beautiful products from all over the world, one question kept coming up again and again. “Customers would ask what could go with my... Read More
What's in a name: Unmasking olive oil, from virgin to cold pressed
August 08, 2011
Food Guru looks at the different grades of olive oil. In the last 30 years olive oil in Australia has gone from a little known cosmetic and home remedy, to a widely used flavour enhancer, cooking aid and all round kitchen must-have for every cook and chef worth their salt.... Read More
No Maybe for baby: How organic baby foods support babies and parents
May 17, 2011
Food Guru takes a look at how organic baby food can set your baby on the right path for a healthy future. When a baby is born it comes into the world so clean, so pure and so full of promise. Everything of their future is right there before them;... Read More
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful: Why kitchen tools don't need to be ugly
May 05, 2011
Food Guru asks designers why they develop products that look good as well as help out in the kitchen. When was the last time you looked in your pantry and thought ‘I don’t know why I keep that spatula/juicer/whisk/insert-other-kitchen-item-here, it’s terribly ugly and it doesn’t really even work.’ It’s the age-old... Read More
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