By Lan Nguyen @HoangLanWorld Food preferences speak volumes about our character and personality. The last meal, a customary ritual that precedes execution for capital punishment, is an extreme moment of life and the last time inmates get to express themselves, without words. Australia does not have capital punishment. It is one of more than 100 […]
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Love and hate: a story about relationships with food
Story and photo by Dash Buxton @dirkandscabbar1 This week’s TAFE Radio show is all about food. I have a very good relationship with food. I plan my day around my meals, I plan get-togethers with friends and family around meal times, and I’m already thinking about my next meal while I’m eating. I have a […]
Mel’s vegan smoothie bowls
Manager at Egg of the Universe wholefood cafe and vegan Mel Rosina. Photo: Adrian Martinez BY ADRIAN MARTINEZ @amartinez0010 Mel Rosina, 27, is the manager at Rozelle cafe Egg Of The Universe, where the menu is “ruled by taste, led by the seasons, governed by instinct, influenced by nutritional science and nurtured by traditional wisdom”. […]
Upcycling food: Hidden Harvest
Hidden Harvest is a community-based not-for-profit organisation that raises awareness about food waste and its related environmental and social problems by “upcycling” food that would not normally reach the consumer’s plate. REMI DASKEY @remidaskey interviewed Berbel Transe, the driving force behind Hidden Harvest, to discuss the bigger issue on everyone’s plates.
Oodles of noodles (and more)
BY REBECCA BATES @waitingforfood1 The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Month returns this October with an expanded program, new dinners, international and local celebrity chefs, and more feature events than ever before.
Profile: Kylie Kwong
BY REBECCA BATES Growing up in a large Australian Chinese family in the suburbs of Northern Sydney, Kylie Kwong was never shy or embarrassed about the Cantonese food she grew up with, and loved.
Recipe: Vietnamese pancakes
STORY, RECIPE AND PHOTOS BY REBECCA BATES I remember taking my best friend to my favourite Vietnamese restaurant, Little Saigon, for the first time. As far as I was concerned, there were two goals for the evening. 1. Order the stuffed chicken wings and marvel at their wondrousness; and 2. Order the Vietnamese pancake, also […]
Bon appetit! Two dishes from Senegal
BY BINTOU MAYA A former French colony, Senegal has been strongly influenced by French and North African cultures. Most people in big cities such as Dakar start the morning with a fresh French baguette, picked up every day from a bakery, which you can find on every corner.
Sydney’s Top 5 Vegan eateries
BY NAYANI DE SILVA Eating out as a vegan can be an extremely hard thing to do. You always have that sneaking suspicion that the waiter couldn’t be bothered to ask the chef how the meal is prepared and it is in fact made with animal stock, butter, eggs or cow’s milk.
Interview: Neil Perry, chef for all seasons
By Nick Hicks Whether you’re a foodie, stay-at-home Mum, builder or chef in the hospitality industry, odds are you’ve heard of prestigious “three hatted” chef Neil Perry — Member of the Order of Australia and idol of young chefs everywhere. Perry owns and operates six restaurants with partner Trish Richards. Before his signature restaurant Rockpool […]