Rescue Pack – Pasta (and other stuff) for Pick Up
No pasta at the shops? Some of Melbourne's best restaurants are coming to the rescue! Order your #rescuepack now and #savehospo
Powerful, Creative, Inspiring Women
In the wake of International Women's Day on March 8, I wanted to shine a light on some of the amazing women featured on my site. I love them for their warmth, generosity, intelligence, kindness, camaraderie and - of course - their food.
Chatting Healthy Eating with Stephanie Alexander & Curtis Stone
When you're invited to morning tea with cooking legend Stephanie Alexander and chef Curtis Stone, you say 'Yes!' The purpose of the event was to launch a partnership between Coles and Stephanie's Kitchen Garden program but I grabbed Curtis and Stephanie for a broader chat about healthy and diverse eating. I hope you enjoy my little video above! One of my main takeaways is that good cooking doesn't need to be complicated, and it's fine to rely on great ingredients to make a meal satisfying. I plundered my own recipe archives to find some recipes that reinforce these messages.
Exploring Hong Kong
Hong Kong is thronging, noisy, tasty - and troubled, as protests continue to up-end life in this most engrossing of cities. In the meantime, and in amongst it, street life and market life persist. Join me as I eat my way along the streets of Mong Kok.
Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year) is one of the world's great annual celebrations. How big? Well, in China people are expected to take around three billion journeys as they travel to join family for festivities. The shebang begins on Saturday January 25 with the Year of the Rat starting the following day, and celebrations continuing for 23 days. Special 'lucky' foods are eaten during this period, sometimes because of their colour (red is lucky) and often because their name is a homonym for words such as 'luck', 'prosperity', 'wealth'.
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Food Chat – Malaysian cookbook author Annie Xavier Talks Easy Meals for Busy Mums GalleryFood Chat – Malaysian cookbook author Annie Xavier Talks Easy Meals for Busy Mums
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Food Chat – Malaysian cookbook author Annie Xavier Talks Easy Meals for Busy Mums
Malaysian cookbook author Annie Xavier shares tips and insights as she discusses her approach to Chinese-Malaysian cooking
Mumbai Street Food with Saransh Goila
I had such a fabulous day with celeb chef Saransh Goila, India's butter chicken king, TV star and big fan of street food. We crowded into this Mumbai market, dashed from stall to stall, exclaiming over spicy bites, sharing thalis, finding fun with every step. Together, we were excited by the energy of the street, the deliciousness of the snacks and the way that a love of food can connect people, no matter where you are in the world.
Su Filindeu with Leo Gelsomino
I’ll go anywhere for a food adventure – great flavours and fantastic stories have lured me to the further corners of the world. But there are brilliant food stories close to home too – Melbourne is full of passionate chefs and cooks working doggedly, carefully, emotionally to perfect dishes and honour traditions. As soon as I heard that Leonardo Gelsomino from Lello pasta bar in Melbourne had succeeded in a two-year quest to learn how to make su filindeu, the world’s rarest pasta, I knew I had to find out more.
Talking Coffee on the Today Show
While the quality of Australia’s coffee has skyrocketed in the past 20 years, what we pay for it hasn’t. Our $4 lattes are leaving producers struggling – and prices may have to soar. I wrote a feature article on the coffee industry for Good Weekend magazine's Food Issue, and spoke about the story on Nine's Today show.
Fish Milking at Yarra Valley Caviar
Just another day milking fish!