Summer Table: Prawn and cray roll
This Prawn and cray roll is an upmarket seafood delight born during the Melbourne lockdown and an instant hit.
Food & Drink
Bring in the New Year with these showstopping party ideas
Hosting a New Year’s Eve dinner party and stuck on what to serve? From the best finger foods, sweet treats and top recommended drinks from our resident wine expert, we’ve got you covered.
Put these places, hotels and restaurants on your 2025 bucketlist
Be a traveller, not a tourist and find a spot away from the madding hordes on the remote slopes of Chile, the privacy of your own island, or in Italy’s second cities.
25 irresistible Christmas desserts
From festive cakes to classic puddings and cookies, discover Christmas dessert recipes by top chefs like Elizabeth Hewson, Lennox Hastie, and David Herbert to make your holiday truly special.
Great grapes: my favourite wines for stylish festive fun
Here’s a Christmas treat for the most discerning wine lovers: juicy shiraz, stylish cabernet, slinky pinot noir, royal riesling and European gems to savour with a seafood feast.
Nick Ryan’s top three picks for a very festive Christmas
With a heavily laden table, drink choices have to be adaptable, crowd-pleasing and just a little bit decadent. And they have to be good. It’s Christmas after all.
A festive Christmas cake the family will love
Simple yet striking, this is the perfect centrepiece to wrap up your Christmas celebration.
Take the hassle out of festive cooking with this sensational dish
The effort is minimal, leaving you only to slice and serve on the big day.
Catatouille, anyone? Viewers urged to eat invasive species
Inspired by subversive artist Kirsha Kaechele’s recipe book, ABC is screening a six-part series on devouring the animals and plants that threaten Australia’s unique biodiversity.
Raising a glass to a century of Tahbilk
This winer is time capsule and an innovation hub, a living museum and an evolving wine business.
‘Full recovery takes time’: Maggie Beer on her fall and mission to help older Australians
The much-loved chef sustained shocking injuries after a fall at home in August. After three emergency surgeries and an extended period of recovery, the beloved cook is set on returning to the kitchen for Christmas.
The ultimate Aussie Christmas feast
Celebrate this silly season with our ultimate guide to Christmas recipes. From showstopping seafood dishes to perfect roasts, delicious desserts, and festive drinks, these recipes are holiday table must-haves. Explore our curated collection to make this Christmas a real treat.
A sexy retro canape to get your Christmas feast started
This is a nod to retro canapés. It is easy to prep in advance and then fry just as your guests settle in with their drink.
Lennox Hastie’s Christmas best
Let the quality of the produce speak for itself with this seafood dazzler.
This Christmas treat is the bombe
This is a dish that captures the theatre of fire, the spirit of Christmas, and the pleasure of shared indulgence.
Is this the world’s most stylish small hotel?
Hospitality insiders around the world speak of this place with deep reverence. It feels like you have arrived at the house of a wealthy relative who also happens to have the most immaculate taste.
Festive fizz: three sparklings to put a pop in your party
High-quality bubbles produced by Australian vineyards offer a top alternative to French Champagne at a fraction of the price in this exclusive deal.
Three new-fashioned cocktails to get your Christmas party started
‘You’re an adult so pick your own battles, bottles and alcohol content, if any. There’s a glass for everyone’
The old mates putting the joy in wine making
The lifelong punk music fans have called the project “Decades”, ostensibly after the Joy Division song; in reality it means much more.
The easiest way to make fried zucchini flowers
Hot, crispy batter with a touch of spice, sweetness and freshness: it’s an experience we all deserve.
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