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Richard Cornish

Richard Cornish

Richard Cornish

Richard Cornish writes about food, drinks and producers for Good Food.

Tammi Jonas is building an on-farm micro-abattoir near Daylesford.

Why it’s about to get difficult to buy high-quality, ethical meat

A decision by meat processors has left some of the country’s best small-scale farmers with a tough choice: go big or go bust. But it’s consumers who will ultimately pay.

  • Richard Cornish
Masons of Bendigo.

‘We want to pass the tongs on’: Beloved hatted Bendigo restaurant is closing after 12 years

Popular regional restaurant Masons of Bendigo has been a champion for local produce for more than a decade, but for the owners, it’s time to move on.

  • Richard Cornish
Tim Matthews placed his Ballarat pizzeria, The Forge, into administration last Monday.

‘The tourists have stopped coming’: Well-known restaurants close in regional Victoria

Cost-of-living pressures are biting regional hospitality businesses hard, with many forced to close their doors.

  • Richard Cornish
Ripe brie, ready to eat but potentially in danger of extinction.

Are the world’s favourite oozy cheeses in danger of extinction?

Experts warn brie and camembert may fall victim to their own success.

  • Richard Cornish
Josh Thomas outside the East Handy Bar, in a former Bairnsdale milk bar.

The milk bar is back – complete with Chiko Rolls – but not as you may remember it

There’s a growing trend of bars and cafes setting up shop in former milk bars and corners stores, and Gippsland’s East Handy Store is leading the charge.

  • Richard Cornish
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Ham.

How long your leg of ham will last and other crucial food safety questions, answered

How long can you leave food out for? How long will a leg of ham last in the fridge? And other big questions for Boxing Day and beyond.

  • Richard Cornish
Beppe owners Samantha Mackley and Liam Thornycroft.

‘We need people to come back’: Grieving Daylesford tries to move on

Locals in the central Victorian tourist destination have been shaken by a recent tragedy but are keen for visitors to return.

  • Richard Cornish
The range of tinned fish at Little Tin Co.

From little tins big things grow: Tiny Aussie seafood company joins the #tinnedfish party

The TikTok trend of ‘tinned fish date’ night just got even better with a local addition to the charcuterie board.

  • Richard Cornish
Chef Adrian Richardson with his suckling pig. He will no longer be able to get these suckling pigs.

Is this the end of suckling pig on Melbourne restaurant menus?

Victoria’s main supplier of suckling piglets is struggling to find an abattoir, and the knock-on effect is making life difficult for some of the city’s top restaurants.

  • Richard Cornish
A selection of salume from De Palma Salume.

Here’s the charcuterie top chef Peter Gilmore has dubbed Australia’s best

Padstow salumi maker Robert De Palma is making charcuterie the traditional Italian way, using techniques passed down by his father.

  • Richard Cornish

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