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Food & Wine

Date night desserts

Treat your favourite person to a delicious date night dessert for Valentine’s Day or any other time!

Five of Canberra’s best date ideas for Valentines

Looking for some Canberra date ideas to wow your favourite person? In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, we thought we’d take a look at some uniquely Canberran dates that are sure to...

5 tips for busy people planning a plant-based dinner

Recipe writer and food scientist, Kylie Alla from Soulara, shares five simple tips to help busy people prepare plant-based meals that are quick, tasty and nutritious.

ARC, Redbrick’s latest venture, opens today in the City

ARC, the latest venture from Canberra coffee roasters Redbrick, opens today, Monday 1 February, in the new Constitution Place building in the CBD. ARC takes its name from the curves of the building...

Local brew voted Australia’s favourite craft beer

Bentspoke’s Crankshaft IPA has taken out the number one spot in the 2020 Great Australasian Beer Spec-tap-ular (GABS) Hottest 100, an annual beer poll where craft beer lovers vote for their favourite...

Lunch box snack: berry banana crumble muesli bars

Here is a perfect lunch box snack as we prepare to head back-to-school or work. Recipe by Jacqueline Alwill for Australian Eggs. Wet ingredients 1 egg1/3 cup honey or maple syrup100ml extra virgin olive...

Love your lunchbox

Looking for some inspiration for back-to-school or even back-to-work lunches? We have you covered with some delicious ideas to in 2021.

Beat the heat: Where to find Canberra’s best iced coffees

Coffee is a staple for most Canberrans and as the heat hits, it is important to stay cool while still getting your caffeine fix. Whether you live North or South, here are eight...

Spend 2021 in the kitchen

What’s trending in the kitchen for the year ahead? After a year that saw many of us confined to our houses (and kitchens) for a lot of the time, the way we think...

Vegan recipe: Osher Günsberg’s eggplant parmy

Check out this vegan eggplant parmy recipe from our favourite host of The Bachelor, Osher Günsberg.

Breakfast bowls to kick-start your day

Kick-start your day, month, year with these nutritious and delicious breakfast bowls, brought to you by our food writer, Libby Kimber.

Paranormal Wines: anything but normal for Campbell’s new wine shop

Campbell’s latest offering, bottle shop-meets-‘drinkery’ Paranormal Wines, is anything but ‘normal’, and that’s exactly the point.

Aussie summer, California style

This week, our food writer Libby Kimber shares some recipes from the Californian coast to keep you cool – in both senses of the word.

Five of the best cocktail recipes for summer

While we’re resting, relaxing and recharging after a hectic year, we’ll also be sipping on cocktails! Here are 5 to try.

The great outdoors: seven of Canberra’s best beer gardens

When Canberrans get a whiff of warmer weather we are out, in force, strolling around Lake Burley Griffin, hiking up Mount Ainslie or taking to the lake for various water sports. But...

In season: apricots

Typically available between November and February, apricots are a star of the summer season. And what better way to celebrate the delicate stonefruit than with this recipe from Julia Busuttil Nishimura? Apricot yeasted...

More salads for summer

Two recipes for an avocado salad with macadamia and avocado pesto and a green bean salad with tahini, preserved lemon and pine nuts.

Two delicious summer salads

Cool down this summer with a delicious, fruity salad, brought to you by our food writer Libby Kimber.

Raise a glass to Aussie wine: Littleproud

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud is encouraging wine lovers to look closer to home.

Snacks for Santa

Santa has a refined palette this year, so our food writer Libby Kimber is making sure he gets the gourmet goods on Christmas Eve.

The best Christmas shortbread recipe

Shortbread is one of the best Christmas recipes going around – which is why it graces the cover for our 17 December edition as the ultimate snack for Santa on Christmas Eve. This...

‘Tis the season

Festive fare for the whole family, brought to you by our food writer, Libby Kimber.

Prepare a festive feast with these classic Christmas recipes

Still deciding what to serve up for your festive function? Well, we’ve rounded a couple of Christmas recipes that will be sure to impress your guests. Try your hand at two absolute classics...

Daana cleans up at R&CA Awards

Curtin Indian restaurant Daana has been recognised at the Restaurant and Catering Association (R&CA) NSW/ACT Awards for Excellence, with chef Sanjay Kumar taking out Chef of the Year for the ACT. The award-winning...

New ‘urban distillery’ experience for tourists and locals

Canberra distillery Underground Spirits has launched its latest offering for the Canberra community, announcing a summer gin tasting experience to be held lakeside.   The Urban Distillery Experience celebrates place and the unique...

Christmas cocktails

We’re winding down for the year with a tipple in hand, and we’ve rounded up some christmas cocktails to elevate your party season.

Mixing it up: cocktail mixer truck in Canberra today

The biggest cocktail mixer in Australia (probably) is on its way to Canberra on the back of a truck, on a mission to spread some Christmas cheer (and cheers!) in the Capital...

Fire up the barbie

This week, food writer Libby Kimber brings you two recipes that are perfect for the barbie.

A French cheese expert on putting together the perfect cheese board

While there’s nothing wrong with some cubes of cheddar served alongside cabanossi and Jatz, a special festive occasion, particularly after the year we’ve all had, deserves something more special, no? We chatted...

Three mouthwatering recipes for world cake day

It’s world cake day today, Thursday 26 November, so to celebrate, we’ve pulled three of the best recipes from the Canberra Daily archives.