Food & Wine
Don’t mess with our smashed avo
Brighette Ryan Who knew a humble slice of avocado toast could cause so much fuss?
Spring time drinking is easy
Max Allen On those precious moments when it’s fine enough to sit outside and eat salad, my thoughts have turned to rose.
Cooking up a remedy for depression
John Lethlean The Food for Thought charity dinners raise money and generate discussion about a ‘higher cause’.
Blessed are the seafood chefs
John Lethlean Saint Peter will reel in those who appreciate our oceans’ bounty.
herbertSlow and spicy
DAVID HERBERT What’s for dinner tonight? David Herbert’s 4-hour lamb shoulder with sumac and cumin will be a hit.
saladCaprese salad
Belinda Jeffery This salad has an interplay of sweet acidity, gentle milkiness and aniseed-like intensity.
restaurantYou read it here first
JOHN LETHLEAN Bib and Tucker, Fremantle, has a great location, celebrity owner and eccentrically written menu. Pity about the food.
Road test: Hummingbird Blendies
Ross Bilton Great news for lazy health freaks!
Rockpool deal stalls at Bridge
John Lethlean The sale of Neil Perry’s upmarket restaurant empire is reportedly stuck on whether it should include 11 Bridge St.
Bake offs the icing on cake
Tessa Akerman Line up now for your healthy — and not-so-healthy — slice of cake.
Stylishly full of beans
Carli Philips Brew like a barista — at home or on a hike — with these smart coffee essentials.
Uber delivers fine dining
JOHN LETHLEAN Time-poor Australians are abandoning traditional home delivery staples for the food of trendy restaurants.
African with local Aussie flavour
John Lethlean With its new menu and elegant redesign, Africola might just be the nation’s hottest restaurant now.
It’s official: cider is unreal
Max Allen For the second year running Tasmanian producer Willie Smith’s won the top gong in the Australian Cider Awards.
The wine lottery
Max Allen Is that old Grange you’ve been saving for a special occasion up to scratch? Bring it to the Penfolds Re-corking Clinic.
reviewHomage to the Aussie pub
JOHN LETHLEAN It's difficult for non-Victorians to appreciate the expectation that accompanies a new McConnell restaurant.
fishTeach a man to fish
JOHN LETHLEAN There’s only so much of Lombok Strait you can swallow before breakfast.
Road test: Kalettes
John Lethlean Not the backing group for John Kale. The kalette is a hybrid vegetable.
wineChardonnay challenge
JAMES HALLIDAY When I was asked to lend my name to a pan-Australian chardonnay challenge, I was happy to oblige.
peachJust peachy
Darren Purchese Savoy Hotel chef Darren Purchese offers up his special recipe for Peach Melba with a twist.
