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Curtis Stone shares culinary secrets with Americans
What whenever a notable chef came to your home and offered up up to make dinner? That’s the idea of a new American television cooking show with a twist. And there are a few twists as you will see. Interestingly, the chef is not American, he is from Down Under and naturally,as Australians are recognized [...]
2011 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards winners
2011 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards winners RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Cutler & Co., Melbourne BEST NEW TALENT Matt Stone, Greenhouse, Perth NEW RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR Ortiga, Brisbane OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY Cheong Liew, chef BAR OF THE YEAR Eau-de-Vie, Sydney MAITRE D’ OF THE YEAR Peter Sullivan, Aria, Sydney/Brisbane REGIONAL RESTAURANT OF THE [...]
The Cast For Channel Seven’s Iron Chef released
Channel Seven released the names of those chefs who will take on the title roles. The Age reveals the trio will be Guy Grossi, from Melbourne, along with Rockpool’s Neil Perry and Bennelong’s Guillaume Brahimi. These ‘Iron Chefs’ will compete against aspiring professional cooks in a battle against the clock to produce the best menu, as judged [...]
FAIR SHAKE OF THE SAUCE BOTTLE
Consumer interest in sauces, dressings and condiments in Oz is growing, with 2008 sales clocking $1.8 billion, according to market research group Datamonitor. The trend seems to have been encouraged by an increase in at-home consumption – including an interest in making traditional and authentic multi-cuisine meals – and a desire for tastier healthy meals, [...]
Iron Chef due to be filmed in Melbourne next month
According the Sydney Morning Herald, the local version of Iron Chef will be produced by Shine Australia, company behind the hit cooking series MasterChef. The series is due to be filmed in Melbourne next month. The format will be faithful to the Japanese, British and American versions, and also familia to aistralian publick – with [...]
Finding a perfect egg
Do you know how the perfect egg should look like? Faced with an overwhelming array of options, most of us are led by our eyes. There is a real diversity: eggs come in coffee-coloured, chalky white and even blue-hued varieties. Leghorns (they produce the majority of the world’s crop of white eggs) have nice white eggs. Silkies (a breed [...]
Electrolux Appetite for Excellence 2010 national winners
Electrolux Appetite for Excellence 2010 national winners were announced last night. The 2010 Electrolux Appetite for Excellence winners across three award categories are: Electrolux Young Chef Winner: Soren Lascelles, Assiette, Sydney, NSW Runner Up: Danika Heslop, Quay, Sydney, NSW Judges Acknowledgement: Emma Shearer, The Manse, Adelaide, SA Electrolux Young Waiter Winner: Louise Tamayo, Becasse, Sydney, NSW Runner Up: [...]
The Queen Vic- pub by David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay
David Beckham is reportedly set to open a pub with TV chef Gordon Ramsay in Los Angeles called The Queen Vic after his spouse Victoria. The soccer superstar – who moved to America two years ago when they signed a deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy team – is reportedly planning to run [...]
Olive oil labeling may be a slippery business
The consumer organisation Choice is pushing to have a production or harvest date listed on bottles of extra virgin olive oil, but that’s not a simple matter when it comes to our oil. Paul Miller, president of the Australian Olive Oil Association said Tasmanian olive oils could be disadvantaged by labelling that does not take [...]
Manjimup biggest truffle producer in Southern Hemisphere
Manjimup biggest truffle producer in Southern Hemisphere Manjimup, Western Australia has found itself on the world culinary map as the biggest producing region in the southern hemisphere of black truffles. While France, Spain and Italy are the biggest growers in Europe there is a seasonal shortage of black truffles. It’s during our winter that Manjimup [...]
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