Legendary Australian chef, author and TV personality Donna Hay says the solution to childhood obesity epidemic is to teach children to cook. The most recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data showed that in 2022 more than a quarter of Australian children and adolescents aged two to 17 were either overweight or obese, with … Read more
Australian fans of a popular American cookie brand were outraged when a Sydney pop-up event selling the cookies was revealed to not be run by the company, but instead run by “fans”. Despite being founded in 2017, Crumbl Cookies has only recently taken the internet by storm, with its loaded cookies flooding the feeds of … Read more
Australia’s top city for food lovers has been revealed — but for many of us, it won’t come as much of a surprise. Melbourne, with its melting pot of cultures, came out on top as the number one destination for foodies according to data collated by gourmet food company and olive oil producer Morella Grove. … Read more
An Adelaide pub has broken down exactly how much profit is made from each chicken parmigiana it sells after punters pilloried the $33 cost of the Aussie classic. Duke of Brunswick publican Simone Douglas said she was prompted to do the maths on the pub favourite after bad online reviews from disgruntled customers. The price … Read more
A frozen McCain product sold at Coles and Woolworths has been recalled due to the potential presence of plastic. McCain Foods Pty Ltd is conducting a recall of its Foods Pickers Nacho Cheese Triangles. The impacted product has been available for sale at Woolworths, Coles and independent retailers including IGA and Drakes in NSW, QLD, … Read more
The price of chocolate products and instances of shrinkflation are likely to increase over the next few months and into next year, a new report by agricultural lender Rabobank shows. A global cocoa shortage leading to the lowest cocoa stocks in 22 years has left the world’s chocolate producers with the decision of whether to … Read more
A family-owned business in Western Australia has been crowned the best fish and chips in the country for the second time. Albany’s Hooked on Middleton Beach won the top gong at the 2024 National Seafood Industry Awards this month, taking home the title of best take-away fish and chips. The accolade, presented by the peak … Read more
Brisbane’s Felons Barrel Hall will close under a proposal to upgrade the riverfront Howard Smith Wharves precinct, with developers wanting to replace the popular drinking spot with a boutique hotel. Just six years after the CBD precinct was opened as a major food and dining hub, Artemus Group wants to rebuild it bigger and better. … Read more
Woolworths has introduced a new burger range to help customers achieve what is says are “restaurant experience” burgers at home. It follows a new Woolworths consumer survey that found Australians were continuing to cut back on eating out and entertainment as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. Woolworth’s Home Burger range has 16 new products, … Read more
Many New Yorkers will gladly tell anyone who’ll listen — and even those who won’t — about how they have the best pizza. And now they’ve got some mouth-watering new back-up for their long-standing culinary claims. Last week, the Italy-based 50 Top Pizza Awards came out with its 2024 worldwide list, and a Lower East … Read more
