Internationally acclaimed chef Tetsuya Wakuda has launched his much-anticipated fine dining restaurant, Waku Ghin, in Singapore's Marina Bay Sands. The new restaurant is Wakuda's only establishment outside of his world-famous Sydney restaurant. From the restaurant name, whi...

Confectionery specialist Newman's Chocolates are targeting Australia's dads in the lead-up to Father's Day on September 5. They're urging sons and daughters to get in sweet with chocolate gifts. Even better, says Newman's, they can be shared between the receiver and giver. The...

The NSW Government’s Name and Shame register has attracted more than four million hits since its inception two years ago. Primary Industries Minister Steve Whan says the site is successfully meeting the increasing public demand for safe food information. “That’s more than t...

Pud for all Seasons might never have got off the ground after its creator encountered a severe hailstorm at her very first farmers’ market – and went home with 50 unsold puddings. So Karen Kelly’s advice to people venturing into the niche gourmet food market is – if you really...

Deri-Anne and Tim Wyatt had long held dreams of organic farming and community food schemes. The enterprising couple established Angelica Organic Farm in Glenlyon, just outside Daylesford (Victoria) in spring 2006 as a small-scale family enterprise. From day one the farm's p...

Larry Cherubino Wines, a tiny producer in Western Australia, has been named as James Halliday's Winery of the Year in the newly released 2011 Australian Wine Companion. The winery produces only small volumes of high quality wine from the Frankland River, Margaret River and Pem...

The number of US restaurants labelling menu items as 'healthy' has grown 65 per cent in 12 months, according to Mintel Menu Insights. Many restaurants are acting on recent recommendations from the nation's Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which calls for healthier...

Sydney’s top food and beverage establishments are lining up for this year's 20th annual Sydney Food & Wine Fair. The event, which is part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival, will again be held in the city's Hyde Park North on October 30. ...

The surge of TV-driven yearning for learning more about cooking is running hot, according to top pastry chef, Vincent Gadan. After a segment of Macaron making on Mornings with Kerry Anne, the Executive Chef of Patisse in Waterloo in Sydney reports a flood of calls from customers...

Locally produced aquaculture will be the focus of this year's Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) and Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) conference. The conference - Proudly Australian Produced - will be delivered on August 5 and 6 at Broadbeach, on Queen...

More than 300 premium cheeses will feature at the 2010 Australian Speciality Cheesemakers’ Association (ASCA) Cheese Show on August 21 and 22. Cheese lovers and cheesemakers from across the nation are expected at the Crown complex in Melbourne for the two-day event, which is s...

Australian coffee lovers are being invited to vote for their favourite barista in a competition launched by Erisant, makers of low cal sweetener, Equal. Equal’s newly launched competition, My Coffee My Barista. The My Coffee My Barista competition is offering more than $21,...

An international symposium on the role nutrition plays in the prevention and management of pregnancy complications and early childhood diseases such as autism, asthma, obesity and cancer will be held in Adelaide this Friday, (July 30). “Nutritional genomics is an emerging area...