July 28, 2015 By Peter Barrett Simon Bryant Chef and TV presenter He’s been the exec chef at the Hilton Adelaide, co-directed the longest-running national food festival in the country, Tasting Australia (since 2014), and […]
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Snow-a-go-go
Mount Hotham and Thredbo weekend getaways: best places to eat and drink July 28, 2015 Peter Barrett It’s time to dust off those shellsuits, skivvies and Explorer socks and head to the slopes. And, whether […]
Kitchen Spy – Shane Hills and Belinda Jeffery
Hi folks, here are two of my latest kitchen spy columns – on Koko Black founder Shane Hills and cookbook author Belinda Jeffery. Read my kitchen spy with Belinda online here.
The great global bake off
Plant geneticist John Letts (left) and the ‘godfather’ of Australian sourdough John Downes. Photo: Jessica Dale My Epicure cover story on baking appears today in The Age. I spoke to some fascinating people, many of whom […]
Gilbert Lau – kitchen spy
I spent a fascinating two hours in the home of Flower Drum founder Gilbert Lau the other day. You can read the full Kitchen Spy in today’s Epicure or online here but one of the […]
Kitchen Spy – Mat Pember
Kitchen gardener and author Mat Pember received the kitchen spy treatment today in Epicure. I share his love for pork belly. Naughty pork belly. In case you didn’t see my story, here it is below, or click […]
Kitchen spy – Rob McGavin
My latest kitchen expose happened in regional Victoria at the sprawling homestead of Cobram Olive Oil CEO Rob McGavin. As you would imagine, extra virgin is a staple for Rob – but he’s also a fan of fresh veg, pasta and a tinnie or two a day of XXXX Gold. See a .pdf here: KITCHEN_SPY_Rob_McGavin
Fifi Box kitchen spy
My latest kitchen spy with radio presenter Fifi Box appears in Epicure Good Food today. Before the birth of her baby, Fox FM breakfast radio presenter Fifi Box was a “mess” in the kitchen, a place […]
Kitchen spy catch-up
It’s been a busy time here at kitchen spy headquarters and some of my snooping has gone unreported – at least on this blog. So, here are four of the best: Yotam Ottolenghi, Robin Wickens, Banjo […]
What’s the big idea?
My cover story in today’s Epicure Good Food in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald looks at the burgeoning number of chef-driven forums including Denmark’s MAD Symposiums and Ben Shewry’s recent WAW Gathering. I talked […]
