Writer, EaterWe've long known that supermarkets don't really value good veg. Here's yet another example thanks to Duncan's foodcam.
George Monbiot's orchard
George Monbiot has a piece about growing produce and why supermarkets can't give you the beautiful fruit you might desire.
Supermarkets shrinking in the USA
The New York Times writes about the growth of down-sized supermarkets, based on a perhaps British model of small 'express' or 'local' supermarkets.
What role do supermarkets play in your life?
Once upon a time there were no supermarkets. Imagine! Few people who have grown up in Australia have known or remember a life without sheds filled with neat aisles of groceries and the ka-ching! (or bloop!) at the checkout. Some of us now regard supermarkets as fairly evil, but we are still largely dependent on a lifestyle with supermarkets close to the core.
Does Slow Food know its audience and goals?
Melbourne is alive with the annual Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. A special event as part of the two-week festival is 'A Taste of Slow', held this weekend. I attended two sessions and came away disappointed, with the feeling that Slow Food is still failing to get its message across or perhaps even to know what its message is. I didn't expect to hear clichés about obesity or endure junk science but that was part of what I heard.
TASTY PRESERVES
Hoarding food novelties from my travels
The lure of supermarkets and convenience stores is irresistible when I travel. The novelty of different packaging, mysterious powders, new chocolate brands (mostly disappointing), and the cornucopia of snackfoods can keep me entranced for ages. Collected...
Read more Sun 25 Jul, 2010Daring Bakers: éclairs
Another month has flown by and it's time for the August Daring Bakers' Challenge. Pierre Hermé's chocolate éclairs were flavour of the month (from his Chocolate Desserts book with Dorie Greenspan). I love éclairs but rarely eat them. Often they're a bit rubbery after...
Read more Sun 31 Aug, 2008Review – Botanical, by Paul Wilson
An impressive 'chef's book' by respected Melbourne chef Paul Wilson, Botanical is both a serious cookbook and a self-congratulatory piece about the restaurant (the Botanical). Intended for serious home cooks or other chefs, this is...
Read more Mon 06 Aug, 2007Easter goes creme-free, heathen and beany-filled
A gorgeous Easter in Melbourne came and went, leaving us full of bready and chocolatey goodness. For me, this Easter brought memories of childhood eggy joy and contemporary disappointment, alongside my special Hot Heathen Buns.
Read more Fri 06 May, 2011Canberra: not a foodie's paradise, but a surprise or two nonetheless
I once lived in Canberra. In the late 80s it was shockingly quiet. For a city overrun with public servants, diplomats and the entourages of politicians, it offered relatively little in the way of...
Read more Thu 06 Dec, 2007
