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By Wendy Hargreaves In the long shadow of Melbourne’s pandemic lockdowns, the award-winning chef has launched two new dining venues and a thriving gelato business, all while adapting his acclaimed CBD restaurants for the home retail market. And this month, the MasterChef regular got his own TV show, co-staring in a brand new SBS cooking series India Unplated (Thursdays, 8pm).
Written by Richard Cornish Lauren Mathers is unstoppable. The 40-year-old farmer, butcher, charcutier and businesswoman is a vocal role model in the regenerative food movement, inspiring many other women and men in small food businesses across Australia. And she does all this from her family farm on the banks of the Murray River at Barham, 800km southwest of Sydney and
Chef Works is Australia’s pre-eminent hospitality uniform supplier and a business that prides itself on achieving excellence in servicing the hospitality industry. The company has participated in Fine Food for many years and utilised its investment in creating even stronger relationships and taking the opportunity to meet old friends and new. Given the personal nature of the business, we spoke
Like so many long term Fine Food exhibitors, Bertocchi Smallgoods has experienced a difficult journey during Covid, so we spoke to them to find out more about how the business prevailed. Bertocchi Smallgoods is Australia’s largest 100% Australian owned & operated smallgoods producer and celebrates 50 years in business in 2022. This family company has survived and thrived through decades
Written by Dan Stock – Senior Communications Manager at Mr Yum Until recently, Dan Stock’s arrival at a restaurant would send kitchen and front-of-house staff into an anxious spin. Now the respected restaurant critic has found a new use for his laser-sharp powers of observation – helping restaurants navigate technology. Stock has taken a senior communications role with Mr Yum,
Fine Food Australia is proud to be partnered with R&CA – the voice of the hospitality industry. R&CA exists to be the single source of truth for the restaurant, cafe and catering sector, providing advice, support and information for the entire industry. R&CA is calling for business owners and senior managers to complete R&CA’s 2021 Industry Benchmarking Survey and help
Straight to the Source, a partner of Fine Food Australia, has created the perfect Christmas gift. Introducing their Christmas ‘In The Bag’, filled with twenty-one carefully-curated artisan products all wrapped up in a durable market bag. A hand-selected collection of small-batch artisan food & drink products sourced from Australian & New Zealand producers, presented in a durable Straight to the
For businesses grand and small, the pandemic forced owners to adapt their systems and ways of working at record speed. And while some of those measures were temporary and worked well during lockdown conditions, others proved incredibly successful and have become lasting legacies rather than just short-term fixes. For Victorian-based beef farmer Lizette Snaith, one of the best things to
Choosing the right fish can be a minefield in the hospitality game as more diners demand super-fresh, local seafood with a good story attached. So how do you choose seafood that’s sustainable for both the environment and your bottom line? And is frozen seafood the way to go? Food writer Richard Cornish asks experts for their take on this slippery
Written by Hilary McNevin. Mixed drinks and cocktails in bottles and cans are nothing new, but lockdown life has stirred huge demand for top-shelf ingredients and exotic combinations in the liquor-to-go market. We might not be able to visit our favourite venues, but we can have small bottles filled with grown-up concoctions delivered to our door, and we like it.
