Coffee Truffles
COFFEE and chocolate are great flavour companions.
Food & Drink
The creative Persuader
AN artistic collaboration between some designers, an architect, writer and photographer comes up with a summer brew.
Keeping it fresh
THERE are simple and inexpensive ways to keep leftover wine drinkable.
Hunter and the hunted
CREDITORS find themselves $760,000 out of pocket as the company that launched Little Hunter restaurant has gone into liquidation.
Italians lose their taste for pasta
ITALIANS are spurning pasta as foreign cuisine finally gains a toehold in Italy.
Voyager discovery
THE annual Voyager Estate Masterclass is an event I always try to attend.
Ace Pizza
448 Beaufort St, Highgate, Perth, modern casual.
Noosa’s new wave
THERE’S a new foodie swell on the horizon in the trendy Queensland beachside destination.
Mixed bunch full of surprises
THE evening was either going to be sublime or ridiculous. As it turned out, it was a little of both. But not in the way I’d hoped.
Short order: Hugh Sanderson
HUGH Sanderson is head chef of Syracuse in Melbourne.
Individual meringues
MERINGUES have an undeserved reputation for being tricky; in fact, they can be made at home without a lot of fuss.
The ant’s plants
FOOD Detective has just returned from Denmark, where she visited Noma, the Copenhagen restaurant that is one of the world’s hottest food destinations.
Ducking back in dining time
A TRIP to Bali sparks a flashback to the 1970s when Australian couples were returning from overseas jaunts to announce they were opening a restaurant.
Loving Earth organic raw dark chocolate
A CHOCOLATE bar that can’t make up its mind whether it’s a delicious snack or a hippy manifesto.
Fortify yourself – bitterness approaches
FOR fans of the national cricket team, the return bout of the Ashes series will require stoicism and an ironic choice of beverage.
Trio Comme together
THREE of the biggest names in Australian restaurant circles are joining forces at one of Melbourne’s most glamorous sites.
Taylors wins best cabernet sauvignon
A FAMILY-OWNED winery in South Australia’s Clare Valley has won a coveted award in London.
Get your stir-fry on
TWO openings, both with Asian roots but modern foliage, grab our attention this week.
If you go down …
REGRETFULLY, Hamish Ingham is leaving The Woods, at the Four Seasons, Sydney. Has the “good restaurants in smart hotels” bandwagon stalled?
Climate unchanged
UNTIL recently, the accepted wisdom among winemakers has been that climate is more important than soil type and structure.
From wine lovers to winemakers
Melbourne-based wine impresario, Rory Kent, has created a competition mixing reality show principles and winemaking.
Spiced Yoghurt Chicken
YOGHURT is an effective marinade as it both tenderises and adds flavour to meat. It’s perfect with these Indian-style dishes.
Racine
42 Lake Canobolas Rd, Orange NSW, Scandi/Spanish.
Adelaide show a just judgment
There is no such thing as objectivity, wrote American author Anais Nin, but that hasn’t stopped the Australian wine-judging fraternity.
Short Order: Jeremy Holmes
Jeremy Holmes co-founded Repast and is an occasional food, wine and travel guide.
Spring beans paint a broad canvas
SPRING greens come in tiny shots as well as massed bunches: specifically, peas and broad beans.
Use your noodle to get by
FOOD Detective is not sure how she made it into her 20s given her negligible cooking skills when she flew the nest at 18.
Great survivors against all odds
WITHIN a week, not one but two well-known Melbourne chefs/restaurateurs announce liaisons with catering firms as their way forward.
A sweet, dark temptress
HERE is a mild stout with a hint of chocolate that serious beer drinkers need to try before the weather gets too sunny.
Full-bottle fruitiness
SOUTH America’s food-friendly wines are gaining attention for their generous fruit and herbal flavours.
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