Food
Red Spice Road owners publish open letter about unpaid former staff
The letter by owners Andrew Cameron and his partner Vanessa Green, published days after The Sunday Age revealed the plight of the former workers, expresses an intention to make good on debts owed to suppliers and staff, one of who is owed more than $35,000 in wages.
- by Dani Valent
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Erik Thomson’s next course: ‘I could end up playing arseholes for the next 20 years’
Playing the “nice dad” in Packed to the Rafters and 800 Words made him a star but playing a nasty chef on Aftertaste has spiced things up.
- by Karl Quinn
‘No longer soft’: Hard questions in Canada about the nation’s hard butter
With Canadians across the land stuck at home for coronavirus, “Buttergate” has spawned social media chatter, scientific rumination, and conspiracy theories.
- by Dan Bilefsky
Opinion
Disability
Cooking shouldn’t have to be this hard
I want to be independent, but tricky food packaging is making that impossible for me, and many like me.
- by Jerusha Mather
‘It can never go back’: From red lights to red wine for Kings Cross
The end of the lockout laws signals a new chapter for what was once Australia’s most notorious party precinct.
- by Angus Thompson and Matt O'Sullivan
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Review
Deliciously funny Aftertaste leaves you wanting more
Erik Thomson and Natalie Abbott make a perfect pairing in this compelling ABC comedy about a washed-up celebrity chef forced to retreat to the Adelaide hills.
- by Karl Quinn
New food show Three Blue Ducks has Andy Allen returning to his roots
“Cooking for me was simply about going fishing with my old man”, says the MasterChef co-host and restaurateur.
- by Ben Pobjie
Crunch time for Victoria's apple and pear growers
There is a massive shortage of seasonal workers to pick fruit on Victorian farms. Why don’t locals want to do it?
- by Benjamin Preiss
Vegan star: French restaurant makes Michelin history
Her bank thought veganism wasn't a good investment forcing her to crowdfund, now this chef has the country's first star from the gastronomic bible for a venue that serves no animal products.
- by Henry Samuel
How Perth fish 'n' chip shops can sell endangered shark – with you none the wiser
WA's paying more for Friday night fish 'n' chips than any other state, but there's good news too: we've got more sustainable options... if you know how to ask.
- by Emma Young
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Food safety
Industry fails egg checks after mass Sydney salmonella outbreak
Nearly half of the state’s egg farms have failed inspections or audits after a crackdown by authorities.
- by Carrie Fellner