Articles By: Manon Dallee
Manon is a true food enthusiast who literally has never met an ingredient she didn’t like. Even thought her inability to take orders mixed with her stubborn nature made working as a pastry chef almost impossible, she has immense respect for the trade and still loves nothing more than to bake, in her own domain. Find out more about Manon here.

My Kitchen Rules Casting
/ May 25, 2012 9:45 am

My Kitchen Rules Casting

Channel 7 are now casting for the next series of My Kitchen Rules. They are searching all states and territories for passionate home cooks, who in teams of two will show off their culinary skills to impress Australia’s favourite chef judges Pete Evans and Manu Feildel. Teams (of two) will have to show off their cooking skills as they work [...]

Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art
/ April 26, 2012 9:14 am

Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art

Gourmands can look forward to some rare and tasty treats at the Pyrmont Festival of Wine, Food and Art, from 18-27 May 2012, with over 20 events announced in the program, its biggest yet. The Pyrmont Festival is a collaboration between the Pyrmont Ultimo Chamber of Commerce, the City of Sydney and the Mudgee Wine Region industry, bringing country flavours [...]

George Calombaris joins OzHarvest
/ April 24, 2012 11:24 am

George Calombaris joins OzHarvest

OzHarvest, Australia’s most renowned food rescue charity, is thrilled to announce chef, restaurateur and TV celebrity, George Calombaris, as an ambassador. Founder and CEO, Ronni Kahn, was keen to welcome George on board when she discovered his ethos and passion for food and minimising waste. George joins an ambassadorial line-up of the some of the biggest names in food in [...]

Yarra Valley Food & Wine Festival 2012
/ April 3, 2012 9:36 am

Yarra Valley Food & Wine Festival 2012

The Yarra Valley’s top winemakers, chefs and producers are gearing up for next months’ inaugural Yarra Valley Food & Wine Festival – April 26-29, 2012 – which will showcase the best of the Yarra Valley’s wineries, restaurants and local produce. The four-day festival will provide plenty of hands-on experiences and opportunities to learn from the experts – whether it’s a [...]

World’s rarest coffee bean hits the shelves
/ March 30, 2012 10:04 am

World’s rarest coffee bean hits the shelves

Australian coffee lovers will be among the first to try one of the rarest coffee beans in the world when Gloria Jean’s Coffees takes delivery of the award‐winning Lot# 33 Benimana Moussa Sacof Kigeyobean. Gloria Jean’s Coffees™ is giving its guests the opportunity to sample and buy the bean which is one of the world’s most sought after coffees. Only [...]

First Carbon Neutral Coffee
/ March 26, 2012 9:29 am

First Carbon Neutral Coffee

República Coffee, known for its organic and Fairtrade products, is to become the first Australian food company to be certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus announced that República Coffee has attained carbon neutral status through the Australian Government-backed Carbon Neutral Program, administered by Low Carbon Australia. In achieving certification [...]

Nigella’s Decadent Nutella Cake
/ March 20, 2012 10:13 am

Nigella’s Decadent Nutella Cake

This cake is a glorious celebration of the hazelnut and I certainly think the best way to mark the beginning of Australia’s hazelnut season. We all love a hazelnut and chocolate combination but this cake is on a whole other level, seriously. Well first of all, this is a adaptation of a Nigella recipe, so you know it bound to [...]

/ March 15, 2012 11:41 am

The Sausage Maker – Brot and Wurst

This is Dean Stockburger. Master butcher and owner of German small goods ‘Brot & Wurst’. Along with Rob Locke, from Food Wine Dine, we are very proud to present the delicious journey of Dean Stockburger and his German small goods store. Dean arrived to Australia from Germany in 1988, with a dream to have his own German small goods store, [...]

Quarter Twenty One Cookery School
/ March 13, 2012 10:28 am

Quarter Twenty One Cookery School

Since its successful launch in April 2011, the Quarter Twenty One Cookery School and its team of professional chefs have delivered a range of classes from 45 minute express classes to comprehensive five day courses. Now, with the new autumn schedule, the school will continue all its popular classes while introducing some innovative new ones. Libby Travers, director of the [...]

OzHarvest wins Veuve Clicquot award
/ March 12, 2012 10:59 am

OzHarvest wins Veuve Clicquot award

Ronni Kahn, CEO and founder of Australia’s leading food rescue charity OzHarvest, has been awarded the prestigious Veuve Clicquot Initiative for Economic Development Award. The Veuve Clicquot Initiative for Economic Development was created in 2007, under the leadership of Cécile Bonnefond, 10th President of Veuve Clicquot, to promote businesswomen whose impact is critical on the three less developed continents: Africa, [...]