Somehow ready meals just never rev us up. It’s all in the promise, marketing, convenience, glossy packaging…we get sucked in. Then there is buyers remorse, plastic guilt, the lacklustre flavour and let’s face it all that packaging to make the meal look substantial but when you open it up, it is barely enough to feed...
Lockdown has us thirsty, hungry, grumpy, jumpy – it has us feeling all of the things. How do we get through it? Everyone has a different way of finding joy in times like these. For us, it’s long walks in the fresh air, an online work out, a row of dark chocolate, carbs, and wine....
Dumpling love. Its one of those things that us Sydney-siders adore. Fried, steamed, boiled, soaked in black vinegar or even a vestibule for soup. We just can’t get enough of Cantonese food. Whilst we can’t fly to Shanghai, the new opening of China Diner at The Tramsheds takes our taste buds to new heights. China...
We love a good invention, especially if its by women. Did you know the Monopoly Board, rectractable dog leash, bullet proof vests, space rocket propulsion system, caller ID & call-waiting (mmm not so sure we love that one) and even stem cell isolation were a result of the brilliance of female brains? When we hear that a top naturopath and...
Is it un-Australian to not eat meat? Whilst the Aussie BBQ strikes fear into many a vegetarian relegated to a life of sad stares, mesculin and a bread roll; our fine dining restaurants are finally catching up to the fact that many of us want to be inspired beyond an arabiatta pasta or a mushroom...
If you’ve found yourself sipping a matcha tea, or munching on a plate of matcha pancakes, you’ve probably met Matcha Maiden, the ever popular matcha powder making its way around the Melbourne food scene. The duo behind the brand, Sarah Holloway and Nic Davidson, have taken our love of the green stuff one step further,...
Smith & Daughters have been feeding vegans and other hungry humans alike on Brunswick Street for a while now. Owners Shannon Martinez, former head chef of The Sweetwater Inn, South and The Gasometer Hotel, and Mo Wyse (the brains behind the original Collingwood People’s Market) have seen that people are digging what they’re doing and thought...
Everywhere you look someone is avoiding some category of food these days. Or they’re jumping on the I Quit Sugar or Paleo bandwagons. We’re not here to judge any of those, but we are here to tell you there’s a place in the city serving sweet treats that have nothing bad in them. At all....
We can feel you mourning your cheese and pulled pork already, but stay with us on this one. Smith and Daughters have opened its doors, and we’re suggesting you go. On Brunswick Street, this newbie is from Shannon Martinez, former head chef of The Sweetwater Inn, South and The Gasometer Hotel, and Mo Wyse, brains behind the...
