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Food & Wine

A gin for every gin lover in your life

Local Canberra spirits distiller, Underground Spirits, has really got you covered this Christmas with eight amazing and equally distinctive gins.

Canberra’s Daana named best Indian restaurant in Australia

Canberra’s own Daana has been named best Indian restaurant in Australia in the 2022 Hostplus Restaurant and Catering Awards, held last night in Brisbane.

Food for thought: World’s first gin for women in the wine industry

It takes a lot of gin to make great wine. The Australian Women in Wine Awards (AWIWA) has announced the release of hear me roar – the Gin, the world’s first gin...

Underground Spirits wishes you a Mini Christmas

The countdown to Christmas is most definitely on, and the good people at local spirits distillery, Underground Spirits, have been busy working on new products for the festive season.

One-pan wonder recipes by Jamie Oliver

World renowned British chef, Jamie Oliver won our hearts with his casual approach to cuisine. In his new cookbook, ONE, he dishes up 120 tasty, fuss-free, one-pan wonders. Just in time, as...

From the island of Lombok, Rasa Rosa arrives at Verity Lane

If, like me, you’ve been experiencing a hankering for authentic Indonesian food in Canberra, look no further than the latest addition to Verity Lane Market, Rasa Rosa.   ‘Rasa’ means flavour in Indonesian,...

Seasonal salads from River Cottage

Whether or not the next few weeks bless us with some proper salad weather, you can escape to picturesque River Cottage through these scrumptious seasonal salad recipes. Crab with radishes, orange, and watercress Serves...

Canberra-born duo Peking Duk creates non-alcoholic ‘Fake Magic Lager’

This weekend is your last chance to snatch up the limited-edition, non-alcoholic lager created by Peking Duk and Sobah Beverages. Canberra boys, Reuben Styles and Adam Hyde, are encouraging Aussies to get on...

Recipes for Halloween treats too cute to spook

Trick or treat, Canberra! This Halloween weekend will be the first that we can properly celebrate in recent years. Why not go all out with a spread that’s totally ghouls? Unidentified frying objects Serves...

How to make a healthy Halloween fruit platter

While there is room in every diet for sweets in moderation, you can still keep your spooky spirits up with nutritious Halloween treats the whole family will love. Boo-nana ghosts 6 bananas60g dark chocolate,...

Food for thought: Canberra International Riesling Challenge returns, Barr to try his hand as judge

The Canberra International Riesling Challenge (CIRC) will return next week following a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The Challenge will be held from 10 to 16 October at the Albert Hall,...

How to make First Nations ‘Wattella’

Like Nutella, but not. This Aussie version has less bad stuff and more good stuff, and although it’s a little thicker than the real deal, Warndu's Damien Coulthard and Rebecca Sullivan prefer...

Spring flavours: In season, in Canberra

Springtime in Canberra is not only magnificent, but delicious, too. Asparagus and broad beans, beetroot, and the seeds of our gorgeous native wattle – there is no shortage of bright seasonal flavours...

Quick, easy, gluten free recipes

Looking for gluten free, midweek meals that don’t require excessive ingredients or time? CW Taste editor Anja de Rozario has you covered for breakfast, lunch and dessert.  Smoked salmon and cream cheese breakfast...

Naked nutrition: Good Food Made Simple

“Food wasn’t meant to me hard.” Leah Itsines’ recipes combine love of food and healthy living to nurse ‘bad’ relationships with food back to health. It’s good food, made simple. Chicken katsu and...

Food for thought: Former Fyshwick brothel reopens as sandwich shop

What do you get when you combine three friends, a closed down brothel, and 100,000 coffee cups? The answer is Fyshwick’s newest café and sandwich bar, Happy Ending. Opened in a newly renovated...

Plunger, espresso, filter? Just because your coffee is bitter, doesn’t mean it’s ‘stronger’

Coffee – one bean with many possibilities. A big choice is how to brew it: espresso, filter, plunger, percolator, instant and more.

Food for thought: Canberra Centre to welcome hawker-style dining precinct

The Tiger Lane Test Kitchen offers a set menu for $85 per person with a $59 beverage matching from 6-9pm, Thursday to Saturday night.

French Flair is your cellar door to French wine and food

French Flair will have you spoiled for choice with gifts this Father’s Day, including a selection of pre-made and custom-made hampers of French food, wines and spirits.

Father’s Day recipes: Trendy vs traditional

Trendy dad or traditional dad? Whether the focal point of your Father’s Day would love a protein-filled breakfast in bed, or a traditional afternoon around the barbie, we have you covered for...

Pawfect recipes for your pet this pupcake day

The RSPCA Cupcake Day fundraising celebrations run throughout the month of August – and we think our four-legged pals deserve to get in on the tasty action too!

Tasty recipes for RSPCA Cupcake Day

Grab your apron and preheat those ovens – RSPCA Cupcake Day is upon us and can be any day that suits you in August. Whether you’re whipping up sweet treats to show...

Baked cheesecake, 2 ways

30 July is National Cheesecake Day (yes, it’s a thing!) It’s believed that the earliest known cheesecake was created by the Ancient Greeks over 4,000 years ago. It was served to athletes...

Chinese-ish: Not quite authentic, 100% delicious reicpes

In the melting pot that is our country, many may find ourselves pulled between (at least) two cultures and wondering where we fit in. Chinese-ish celebrates the confident blending of identity through...

Dining review:  OMI is Canberra’s new ‘Japanese-ish’ family restaurant

A brand-new family restaurant has opened at Canberra Centre, in the street-facing locale previously held by Soi Noodle Bar. OMI has arrived in the ACT for the first time, after racking up...

Wunderkind CIT apprentice chef sets the Table

The closest thing to a set menu at Table by Canberra Gourmet, is a constant flow of new ideas written in marker on the kitchen bench. The brainchild of Chef Thomas Heinrich,...

Food for thought: Deakin & Me, truffles at Monster, top greengrocers

The latest in local foodie news, events and products - from a Monster truffle dinner, to top greengrocers, new eatery Deakin & Me, and more.

What to do with an avo-lanche of Australian avocados

The cost of fresh produce like lettuce and tomatoes has more than doubled in recent weeks, and Aussies may find themselves turning to tree fruits, like avocados, that are now cheap and...

Christmas in July recipes

Aussie yuletide meals tend to be more on the refreshing side, that’s why for fans of festive wintry meals, Christmas comes twice a year. We have you covered for jolly July recipes. Spiced...

Pride & Pudding: Posh recipes for high society

While the weather outside is positively dreary, whisk your kitchen into the romance of Jane Austen novels through these recipes fit for high society. Trinity burnt cream Makes 6 6 egg yolks1 tsp plain (all-purpose)...