Maria Benardis is noted as the goddess of Greek food in Australia and has a passion for bringing to life traditional dishes of the island homes of her ancestors and her own childhood. Her latest book is “My Greek Family Table” and she is the founder of Greekalicious, a business [...]
winery2u partners dig deep for Australia Day Select Shoalhaven Coast wineries have committed to Australia Day 2011 – a special event to raise money for those affected by floods in Victoria and Queensland. Crooked River Wines leads the charge with a donation of $25,000. Brian and Narelle Jackson, owners of Crooked River said there would be an [...]
Sydney wine scamFairfield Police have appealed to the community for information after officers were alerted to suspicious multi-million dollar wine dealings which have affected companies across the country. Investigators have recently become aware that an international company registered to a Wetherill Park address, called World Wide Trading Company, had received large quantities [...]
Old trash leads trail to NSW’s oldest vineyard In an amazing historical discovery, a box of old documents salvaged from a rubbish tip 50 years ago was recently opened to unearth rare information about NSW’s oldest existing vineyard, Wyndham Estate (formerly Dalwood Estate), dating back over 160 years. In 1960 a man scavenging the Cessnock rubbish tip “rescued” [...]
Greece, wine and love Maria Benardis is noted as the goddess of Greek food in Australia and has a passion for bringing to life traditional dishes of the island homes of her ancestors and her own childhood. Her latest book is “My Greek Family Table” and she is the founder of Greekalicious, a business [...]
Luke Nguyen matches wine with Cobra (and other delicacies) Want to know what wine to drink with your helping of Cobra, or perhaps some goat, eel, or Vietnamese dog? Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam is in its second season on SBS, and next Thursday at 7.30pm moves to Hanoi where Luke looks at how to cook Cobra. But will he try [...]
Goats Curd French Toast with Swiss Brown Mushroom Ragout Want something which will go nicely with wine at breakfast. Try this recipe, kindly shared with us by Ryn and Cordie, whose book In Search of the Perfect Partner is forcing its way into cookbook Top 10 lists all over Australia. Serves 4 Ingredients 3 large eggs 50ml milk 20ml [...]
Goats Curd French Toast with Swiss Brown Mushroom Ragout Want something which will go nicely with wine at breakfast. Try this recipe, kindly shared with us by Ryn and Cordie, whose book In Search of the Perfect Partner is forcing its way into cookbook Top 10 lists all over Australia. Serves 4 Ingredients 3 large eggs 50ml milk 20ml [...]
A great rack We’ve already heard how stunning new author Lana Vidler bakes a chicken. This time, she puts her talents to the test with a rack of lamb. And don’t forget, you can WIN A COPY HERE of Lana’s book Meals Men Love. Lana is a late-20-something first time author and doesn’t [...]
Birthday chicken roast Lana Vidler proudly claims that her new book Meals Men Love is a lesson in “how to catch a man in three courses”. She says gone are the days when meals were meant purely to feed. Now, everybody is a food critic – yes, that’s right, even the humble man. [...]