As I talk with Chris I can’t get that song [David Bowies Rebel Rebel] out of my head. Partly, that’s the image of her and her partner Margie Harris, turning …
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Quick reads
From milkshakes to smoothies. A brief history.
2 July 2026
My first milkshake was poured for me by Charmain Solomon in the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo where she and her husband Reuben were lodged. This was before she became …
In the first weeks of the outbreak of COVID 19 in Australia in 2020, State governments across the country instituted mandatory conditions on the movements of people in different settings. …
Picnic at Hanging Rock. The comestibles and drinks.
22 June 2026
It’s undoubtedly the most famous of all picnics in Australia albeit a fictional one. It’s in Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock. On Valentine’s Day 1900 some schoolgirls …
From Mindful Eating to Saving the Planet. A summary of the current Australian foodscape.
12 June 2026
This article describes some cuisines and contemporary issues at the multiculinary Australian table. Read more.
Modern Slavery. PALM workers in the agricultural, horticultural, and meat processing sectors.
12 June 2026
I am a food writer often in a social justice frame. I have been aware for some time of the conditions of seasonal workers in the agricultural sector but had …
When I first heard the term ‘vertical farming’ I had a vision of boxes of plants attached perpendicularly to an outside wall of buildings. I had it wrong of course. …
Australia the Cookbook. A review
15 May 2026
Ross Dobson’s 2021 Australia the Cookbook is a welcome addition to Australian cookbooks. At 429 pages – 350 plus recipes including recipes from guest chefs Mark Olive and O Tama …
AI has been part of the grocery system for some time. Think advanced self-service checkouts and hand-held scanners. What’s coming to a supermarket near you over the next twelve months …
Looking for Licorice All Sorts. A confectionery quest
23 April 2026
It began as I ate the last of my Licorice All Sorts, those cubes about as big as the top joint of my small finger made from layers of thin …
In this article I look at aspects of the billy, making billy tea, roles billy tea has played and other aspects. I have limited my search to 1851 – 1951; …
A sustained consumer priority. A protein story
9 April 2026
Protein supplementing/enriching/fortifying has escaped from the gym and is now crowding my supermarket shelves. Yoghurt, smoothies, flavoured milk, muesli bars, bread, peanut butter, pancake mixes, ginger nut biscuits, name it …
‘I love cooking for shearers! Without them, the wool industry has no future. They work hard for their money while living away from their families so they deserve to be …
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Recent Posts
- To-day, the kitchen has a war job to do. World War 2 food rationing in Australia.
- Aboriginal assimilation promoted through food related material published in Dawn magazine.
- You can’t take yourself too seriously. Chris Manfield Profiled for Divine Magazine 2001
- Conquered Cuisines
- Friday Night at Faheem’s
