Fine dining becomes a more casual affair
Emily-Jean McDonagh Fine dining is an exercise in luxury, to celebrate an occasion or to celebrate the food itself. Course upon course is wheeled out a la carte or curated expertly for your degustation. But for these restaurants to survive not only must the food be...
Are Australians becoming a nation of vegetarians?
Alex Dalland A country known for its thriving meat industry, Australians have always been known as lovers of meat, even topping the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's list of the biggest meat eating countries in the world. But all this might be starting to change,...
Charity begins in the coffee shop
Alex Dalland A new charity initiative means that there is now more to that first cup of coffee in the morning than just a caffeine boost. This Friday is CafeSmart, a day when homelessness action group StreetSmart will raise money to combat homelessness with the help...
Decline of Home Cooking
Rima Martens It would induce little shock to reveal that the average Australian is eating out more and cooking at home less. However, the extent and implications of this culture change could be worthy of some worry. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)...
Happy Easter!
Emily McDonagh Hot cross buns have been filling supermarket shelves for weeks, but Easter is only just around the corner. A time for new beginnings and acknowledging the resurrection of Christ, with it comes the opportunity to celebrate with family. Beyond the...
March Hotspots
Looking for something to occupy your March weekends? Rima Martens has you covered with the top food and wine events across Sydney. Taste of Sydney- Centennial Park In the beautiful grounds of Centennial Park, the Taste of Sydney Festival will be held from March 10-13....
Marvellous Maslows
Alex Dalland Since moving to Sydney from Noosa's Bistro C on Hastings Street, things have only been getting better for Maslows head chef Jack New. Starting out as a pop-up cafe running out of a small Pymble garage in December last year, Maslows has gone from one...
The mysterious Ryo’s Noodles
Sabrina Muysken If you’ve ever driven down Falcon Street, Crows Nest at nighttime, then chances are you’ve already noticed the curious line of people that gather in front of an orange wall from 5pm onwards. Even more mysteriously, when you try to sneakily peer in...
Chatswood’s Simmering New Restaurant
Stephanie Stefanovic A simmering new restaurant has just opened up at Chatswood Interchange. Simmer Huang is a Chinese hotpot-based restaurant with over 500 venues worldwide, including four locations in Sydney. If you're unfamiliar with hotpot, it's a cooking...
Chatting with Pete Evans
Sydney Observer's Sabrina Muysken caught up with Pete Evans to chat about all things food, health, and the controversial paleo way. Let's jump straight in. Have you always had a passion for health? “I’ve always been pretty interested in healthy eating. In my twenties...
Guide to Good Food Month
Alex Dalland October is Good Food Month, and there is a world of exciting food events to experience across Sydney. Whether you're in the mood for a particularly special dinner or just some quick and cheap eats, the world's largest food festival has it all. We bring...
Australia not a nation of master chefs
Despite what Instagram and a host of reality TV cooking shows might have you believe, a large proportion of Australians have little concern for the food they eat. Alex Dalland reports. A recent poll from Roy Morgan suggests that 49% of the nation's residents over 14...
