We have been working hard for years and this medal is a great thrill for us,’ says Julie Cameron from Meredith Dairy, winner of this year’s 13th Annual…
Each month Hot Plates Australia – Coast-to-Coast takes a look at some of the most exciting dishes around the nation, created by some of our top chefs. As…
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW President’s Medal is Australia’s most sought-after food and beverage award. This week we announce the six finalists. The 2019 medal winner will…
From around the nation are gathered the best of the best foods and wine. Tested for taste, assessed for sustainability: the nominated products are scrutinised under the microscope…
It’s garlic, but not as you know it. Rich, dark and delicious, Garlicious Grown black garlic is an ingredient for the everyday cook to make dishes more interesting,…
Josh Niland’s collection of prized line-caught delights are a limited catch, delivered with an intensified flavour born of unique dry-ageing and curing techniques. You won’t find farmed or…
In 2011 artisan baker Louise Ritchie began a heath-focused fascination with natural slow-ferment breads that can make gluten more digestible. Fast forward to 2018: while her artisan loaves…
Kefir is a traditionally fermented, non-homogenised yoghurt product that is an amazing source of probiotics. Blue Bay Kefir, from Mornington, Victoria, is an Australian gold award-winning brand made…
The old Scotch oven stands behind the old bakery shop in the centre of Eldorado. It was once the focus of this beautiful historic mining town in Victoria’s…
Chef Luke Mangan has transformed his Sydney restaurant headquarters, offering a unique inner-urban neighbourhood bistro that plates up spice-trade influences and modern Australian fare. Essentials’ Jamie Durrant spoke…
The unique freeze-dried range of ingredients from Fresh As has finally launched in Australia. Keen to plate up desserts and savoury dishes like an uber-cool three-hat chef? Then…
These three brands of delicious fishes are a world away from the sharp little hairy strips found on top of suburban pizzas. These are packaged umami, meaty and…
A collaboration of Tony Conigliaro of East London’s Drink Factory and Ashley Palmer-Watts, Chef Director of Dinner by Heston (Melbourne & London), has resulted in a cocktail list…
In the historic heart of Melbourne, among the high fashion and highly polished mosaic tiles of the 1892 Block Arcade, is a stylish slice of the Australian bush.…
Chorizo is the ruby-red Spanish sausage that has taken over the world with its heady fragrant punch of Spanish paprika or pimentón. The richness of pork and pork…
Andre Kogut is a gentle man with a generous smile and a burning passion for kefir. He has been producing one of the best-fermented yogurt products in the…
Sleepy Townsville is firmly on travellers’ radar at the moment with the news that budget airline Tigerair zips into town on a new Melbourne-Townsville route starting June 22.…
There is a saying in Spain that if produce is good, can it. Unlike Australia where the canning industry is, well, just an industry, in Spain it is…
It’s astonishing just how offensive people can be about vegetarians. That’s what Richard Cornish discovered when he flipped his daily meat habit on its head and went cold…
From an ordinary looking industrial building in Mount Beauty comes the heady aroma of roasting coffee beans. We spoke with owners Ryan Lynch and Ivan Zirnstein, who prepare…
On September 10 Dal Zotto Wines and The Meat Room will host the inaugural King Valley Salami Festa, an Italian-themed celebratory event that is now calling for home…
Just annouced: Tolpuddle have been awarded ‘Gold’ for their fresh goat milk with a score of: 18.33 (Class 100: Milk) at the 2016 Sydney Royal Cheese & Dairy…
Warm light spills from the old brick shop down a quiet laneway in Bright as the sun struggles to punch through the chill mist. The aroma of chocolate…
Together they make perfect life, fitness and business partners: three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Josiah Ng and award-winning Cirque du Soleil-styled uber-cool aerialist and pole dancer…
It’s a gleaming piece of high tech stainless steel that lies at the heart of some of the most modern kitchens in Spain and around the globe yet…