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CSIRO developing wheat with cholesterol lowering qualities

Australian scientists are one step closer to developing a wheat variety that could be used to make cholesterol lowering bread. The CSIRO is hoping to...

Abbots & Kinney’s Jonny Pisanelli a master of patisserie

It all started with a croissant. An almond croissant, to be exact. We were in Adelaide, enduring obnoxious music at a favourite coffee haunt (because the...

Periwinkles tipped to be the next big thing in seafood

A new study suggests periwinkles may be the next big seafood and divers and diners are being encouraged to get onboard. The sea snails are found mostly...

Cutler & Co, Melbourne: restaurant review

The humble restaurant review. Don’t even touch the keyboard without first asking: what’s the takeaway for readers? Pedigree: Cutler & Co in Melbourne....

Victorian chef serves up possum in pies at Stawell restaurant

ONE of Australia’s most polarising protected species now comes served as a popular pie. A Victorian chef has put possum on the menu in a move that...

Hunt for suspect over throat-slashing death at Melbourne hotel

Police are confident of tracking down the person responsible for the death of a man found with his throat cut at a hotel in Melbourne's Southbank precinct...

Chatswood restaurant O Crab brings American-style crab shacks to Australia

When a restaurant offers bibs while taking orders, you know it’s going to get messy. O Crab opened in Chatswood in May and pays homage to American...

Madame Hanoi: Adelaide’s touch of Vietnam

Madame Hanoi dishes up a safe version of Vietnamese for Adelaide’s out-of-town crowd. But why the ordinary pho? Son-in-law duck eggs from Madame Hanoi....

Restaurant boss banned over fraud

A former Attadale restaurateur who defrauded customers of almost $20,000 by adding unauthorised tips to bills has been banned for 10 years from holding...

Calls to lower alcohol taxes on pubs and clubs in Victoria

Anti-social behaviour associated with alcohol will decrease if pubs and clubs reduce drink prices, says the Victorian branch Australian Hotels Association. Fewer...