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Renata Gortan

Renata Gortan is a freelance journalist who has been telling stories professionally for the past 12 years, but asking people questions all her life. She has a BA (English) from Sydney University and is based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Her work has been published across a wide range of print publications and online sites, including bodyandsoul.com.au, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian and more.Her specialty is features writing across lifestyle – from food to fashion and culture to health. When she’s not writing, Renata’s insatiable curiosity – and matching appetite – means she’s usually eating.

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BONDI, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 9: Fitness blogger Cori Lindsey poses with a Hemp Smoothie during a photo shoot on November 5, 2017 at Bondi Beach, Australia. (Photo by Troy Snook/News Corp Australia)

Hemp is the new superfood

Australia legalises edible consumption of hemp, which is being touted as a superfood. It could see cannabis cookies, minus the high, coming to a cafe near you.

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Chefs from The Great Australian Cook Book, screening on the Lifestyle Channel November 2017from left: Frank Camorra, Darren Tbertson, Peter Gilmore, Clayton Donovan,  Maggie Beer, Matt Stone, Peter Russell Clarke, Matt Stone. Picture:  Nick WilsonSupplied

What do our top chefs cook at home?

The Great Australian Cookbook will showcase the dishes that 22 of Australia’s most popular food personalities — from legends Maggie Beer and Peter Russell Clarke to young guns Anna Polyviou and Darren Robertson — cook at home for their families.

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Bronte Pendergast, 19, from Concord enjoying a NOgroni, a Negroni made without alcohol at The Baxter Inn in Sydney. Picture: Jonathan Ng

A spirited toast to sobriety

A NEW tipple tickling palates in London, New York and Los Angeles is now giving Sydney sippers an alcohol-free option without any loss of flavour.

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