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Yotam Ottolenghi will celebrate NSW produce at Vivid Sydney 2026.

The one dish that Ottolenghi can’t wait to eat in Australia

The Israeli-British chef has a long list of foods he wants to eat on his upcoming trip to Australia, with a classic dessert in the top spot.

  • Erina Starkey

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Jessica Brook's creamy four-cheese pasta with sweet leeks and crispy bits.

Six smart cooking tips to make the best baked pasta of your life

Comfort food doesn’t get much better than a good pasta bake, but with these little hacks you can take them to the next level.

  • Ali Slagle
Star chef Matt Moran will be in attendance.

Brisbane to welcome major riverside seafood festival

Expect caviar and champagne pop-ups, masterclasses and demonstrations. Star chef Matt Moran will be there, as will renowned tuna master Narito Ishii.

  • Matt Shea
CWA of WA cookbook, Agnes Barnes, main image.

The most influential West Australian food writer you’ve never heard of

First published 90 years ago, the blue CWA cookbook has shaped the lives and diets of generations. Now, meet the woman behind the recipes.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Nagi Maehashi is “probably the smartest person I’ve ever worked with”, says a former colleague from her corporate world, adding, “She never told me she could cook.”

From corporate high-flyer to Australia’s culinary queen: How Nagi created a multimillion-dollar empire

She quit a finance career to pursue a longtime hobby: how did RecipeTin Eats founder Nagi Maehashi become a home-cooking juggernaut?

  • Jane Cadzow
Barbeques Galore advertisement.

Barbeques Galore: How an Aussie icon got cooked

Going broke selling barbecues in Australia? It’s easier than you think.

  • Colin Kruger
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Enea La Mantia, of Sydney’s Bottega 1900 and Olive Oil Hub, tasting extra virgin olive oil

On gelato and in coffee: Australian olive oil’s health-led boom

The industry is booming as savvy consumers chase the health benefits from local products. It’s also being drizzled on gelato.

  • Elias Visontay
Fresh tuna soba noodle bento bowl.
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Seared tuna and cold soba noodle bowls are perfect for hot nights

Packed with crisp vegetables, just-seared tuna and soba noodles, this healthy bento-inspired dish comes together in no time.

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  • Jessica Brook
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Finally (maybe) saying goodbye to condensed milk

It really is time to can it.

A cake decorated to look like beef Wellington by Julia Bourke won third prize at the Melbourne Royal Show.

Beef Wellington takes the cake at Melbourne Royal Show

Inside a glass cabinet at the Melbourne Royal Show, there’s an entire charcuterie board, a Sunbeam Mixmaster, a giant ladybug and a zeitgeisty beef Wellington, pastry gleaming in the sunlight.

  • Cara Waters