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Toby Wilson with his signature Anzac porridge recipe at Ricos Tacos, where he was the founder and executive chef.

The most heartwarming documentary you’ll see all year is not what you might expect

The Golden Spurtle is a stirring tale set in the quirky Scottish town of Carrbridge. You’ll be forever thankful you watched it.

  • Ben Pobjie
With everything with arm's reach, small kitchens save energy.

How I learned to love my small kitchen

My kitchen might be tiny, but it has everything I need. Here’s how to find the joy in small cooking spaces.

  • Emily Heil
Michael Bachelard, still 'buff' one year later.

It’s been a year since I lost 16kg on the Fast 800 diet. Here’s where I’m at

Michael Bachelard resolved to wait 12 months before publishing his response to the world. Motivated by smugness and bloodymindedness, he was determined to prove the naysayers wrong.

  • Michael Bachelard
Meghan makes her mark on MasterChef, alongside judges Jean-Christophe Novelli, Poh Ling Yeow and Sofia Levin.

So, Meghan’s going on MasterChef? Our resident show expert shares his thoughts

The MasterChef expert on why Meghan will make this the sweetest, the spiciest, and the most satisfying series we’ve seen yet (or not).

  • Ben Pobjie
James and Oliver Phelps, hosts of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.

This magical cooking show is both incredibly naff and ineffably cool

You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to get a kick out of this madcap baking challenge. But it probably helps.

  • Ben Pobjie
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Australia invented the Halal Snack Pack (HSP)

Australia is the hot chip capital of the world, but this is how we could do it better

Belgium invented them, America’s famous for them, but there’s no food more universally loved by our multicultural country than chips. Let’s embrace it even more.

  • Adam Liaw
Somebody Feed Phil captures Rosenthal’s wide-eyed, drop-jawed wonder at the food he tastes.

In the overstuffed buffet of celebrity foodie travelogues, this is the most charming

He may be best known for creating ’90s sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, but Phil Rosenthal’s greatest television legacy may well be Somebody Feed Phil.

  • Ben Pobjie
Is It Cake? Holiday

‘Prepare to be stunned’: This festive show crackles with the sweet, jolly, ridiculous things in life

Think you know what cake looks like? ‘Is It Cake? Holiday’ will have you questioning everything, literally.

  • Ben Pobjie
Illustration by Simon Letch

Bah, humbug. Seven tacky Christmas traditions that need trimming

Ditch the punch and punchlines, stick to ham and prawns, and have yourself a very Terry Christmas.

  • Terry Durack
Helen Goh’s soft, fluffy hot cross buns proved popular at Easter.

Raise your pornstar martinis to the most popular recipe search trends of the year

Google’s most searched recipes of the year are like 2025 itself: silly, salty and a bit of a rip-off

  • Andrea McGinniss