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Brave or Stupid?

Is it just us or is anyone else becoming respectfully annoyed with the Australia food media? Brave, or maybe stupid to go there but worth discussing we think... We do...

Partnering for Success

I’ve read of several business partnerships ending in not such pleasant circumstances lately and it makes me wonder what the ultimate fall out will be for those businesses as well...

Meat and Three Veg? Add a Little Something Exot...

Coming into my 24th year as a Frenchman living in this beautiful country, I have enjoyed immensely witnessing the changing culture – particularly in cookery and even more prominently, in...

A Personal Tribute to Tetsuya ...

I recently read the fabulous article celebrating Tetsuya Wakuda’s Lifetime Achievement Award by Franz Scheurer in one of my favourite online newsletters - Australian Gourmet Pages. It moved me to...

Vietnam - Culture, Colour, Chaos and Culinary D...

Firstly, I had no idea what to expect when travelling to Vietnam - I had mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety. I was about to arrive in a new unknown...

The Year Ahead and the Year that has Been (Almo...

I recently had the great honour of being invited to the NSW Australian of the Year Awards at the MCA. As a Frenchman who arrived here little more than two...