Final curtain call for FantalesAustralians will farewell Fantales – the iconic chocolate covered caramels famed for movie star stories on the wrappers – with plans announced today to cease producing the lollies next …
June 2023A piece of my childhood was stolen from me on June 20, 2023. Nestlé Oceania Confectionery announced that it would cease making Fantales in July 2023.Fantales – hard sticky …
It’s a tradition. Every December I go to my grandmother Ada’s recipe book. Page 95: Christmas Cake. I’ve made it for my family for over 30 years.As I make it, …
Jacqui Newling, Paul van Reyk and Alison VincentFirst published in Petit Propos Culinaires 125, April 2023The English and Australian Cookery Book: Cookery for the Many, as well as the Upper Ten …
Strawberry Curry Is a Modern Twist on an Old TraditionIf a strawberry curry sounds unusual, it’s not: It’s a British take on a long tradition of fresh fruit curries that …
The WHO says we shouldn't bother with artificial sweeteners for weight loss or health. Is sugar better?In people with diabetes, artificial sweeteners did not improve or worsen any clinical …
Paul van ReykTAMARIND FRUIT - Would some subscriber of the 'Sunday Times’ inform me how I could make use of tamarind fruit for home consumption? — E. W. Rockhampton, Queensland …
April 2022It was the kind of observation on Australian history by a new chef that ever-so-slightly irks the food historian in me and sets me sleuthing for the evidence to …