Quick reads
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, …
Of course I ate it, desperate not to be out of place while all the while feeling very much out of place.https://bit.ly/2vpjzZl
Barbara SantichWakefield Press South AustraliaFirst published 2018www.wakefieldpress.com.au ‘My typewriter sits forlorn, and my puny attempts to describe the idiosyncrasies of life in rural France go nowhere near capturing its complexities’. Santich …
Critics fear the merger of agricultural giants Bayer and Monsanto will drive an increase in use of pesticides. AgriLife Today/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Alana Mann, University of Sydney This article is part of an …
In his 2000 book Hunger, Terry Durack, chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and the co-editor of the SMH Good Food Guide, listed the ‘bare essentials’ as he …
Say the words '50s Australian Christmas lunch' and you will be met with much eye-rolling, gasps, shakes of the head and a litany of recollections of culinary sins (some being …
Paul van ReykIn October 2017, Bega Cheese released Blend 17, a limited edition (450,000 units, only to be continued if sales warrant) of the iconic Australian yeast based spread.The appellation …
"The Social Food Project aims to create a more connected food system through interactive food events that have a focus on sustainability, education and story-telling." Came across this site via the Farmer to Table …
Paul van Reyk, Sept 2017It's a delicious early Spring indulgence, a day's worth of thinking about food from the perspectives of a broad spectrum of writers on food - journalists, …
This tiny country feeds the world. Really?Interesting piece picked up by Rachel Laudan, author of the very good CUISINE AND EMPIRE: COOKING IN WORLD HISTORY
I couldn't resist posting this very clever combo of food and politics - a touch of humour in what is a pretty heavy edition of Diggins.The Forgotten History of Black …
This exhibition of rare books reveals the rich and fascinating history of brewing. Commencing as a domestic craft primarily performed by women and changing to the scientifically measurable occupation which …
