Food increasingly became alienated from the body over the latter half of 20th century. Its material, its preparation, its distribution and its consumption became hostage to the banal aesthetics of …
This article describes some cuisines and contemporary issues at the multiculinary Australian table. Read more.
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. …
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 …
It’s estimated that 2.5 million people in Australia, 6% of the adult population, identify themselves as vegan. This is expected to be more than 11% by 2032. The reasons people …
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 …
By 4.30 p. m. a ragged line has formed the length of the dining room. This is a large hall with furniture set up cafeteria style, one side open to …
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; …
When speaking or writing about South Asian cuisines in Australia, women’s contributions are rarely mentioned other than Charmaine Solomon and her Complete Asian Cookbook of which more later. This article …
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 …
Window-Smasher Grabs A Cooker Melbourne, Thurs: A thief threw a brick through the window of V. R. Leser's shop in Fitzroy and stole a pressure cooker and two alarm clocks. A witness …
