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Australian dining and food in the media

cnspriggs

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cnspriggs

cnspriggs

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Hi!

Is there any good websites that are specific to Australia and food oriented? I'm looking for things that are like epicurious.com where there are recipes and reviews by readers (though reviews aren't crucial) or sites like foodtv.com/foodtv.ca for recipe searches. Other food sites that are really australian oriented would also be great to know about!

Cheers.

arbuclo

arbuclo

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This is currently my fave Australian food site. The TV program is excellent. You'll see a lot more than Australian food, it's really more about finding great food and food producers around Australia no matter ethnicity.

Food Lover's Guide to Australia

And this is my fave New Zealand website which is from Cuisine magazine; a terrific mag.

Cuisine Magazine

A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. – Elsa Schiaparelli, 1890-1973, Italian Designer

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Tim White

Tim White

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Try Australian Gourmet Pages

www.australiangourmetpages.com.au

"The purpose of a cookery book is one & unmistakable. Its object can conceivably be no other than to increase the happiness of mankind - Joseph Conrad"

www.booksforcooks.com.au

new & old books about wine, food & the culinary arts bought & sold

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helenjp

helenjp

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Don't know anything about this guy, but he looks to be heavily into Australiana. Don't just look at the recipes though, there's other interesting stuff on the site.

Benjamin Christie site

Dining Downunder site

a show involving Ben Christie and other chefs trundling round Australia cooking up this and that.

Foodlovers site This NZ site is run by Helen Jackson. Quite an extensive site with forum, recipe competitions etc.

Could somebody on the spot point us expats and interested furriners to other interesting sites please?

Helenjp

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PCL

PCL

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helen, for the locals, we're very very city centric. for instance, here in melbourne, The Age newspaper's epicure section on Tuesdays is highly regarded, which is the general concensus, not necessarily the view of this author.

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

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edemuth

edemuth

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Just found these:

menus.co.nz: Has photos and menus from restaurants in Auckland and Wellington, plus you can make online reservations.

dineout.co.nz: This site has NZ restaurant reviews posted by members (free to join), as well as discussion forums about different food topics.

Erin
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loiosh

loiosh

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The Mietta's site still has good brief listings for restaurants, bakeries, and more.

For traveling foodies looking for good eats, my suggestion is to consider ordering the SMH or Age Good Food Guide for Sydney or Melbourne respectively, or pick one up at a bookshop once you're in town. Best bet is to order from Dymocks.

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Shinboners

Shinboners

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Just a quick run down from today's Epicure......

Restaurant of the Year: Taxi

Country Restaurant of the Year: Healesville Hotel

Best New Restaurant: No award given

Chef of the Year: Michael Darmanin (Cafe Di Stasio)

Young Chef of the Year: Tim Saffery (Court House Hotel)

Wine List of the Year: Langton's

Outstanding Achivement Award: Jonathan Gianfreda

Service Excellence Award: Chris Crawford (Circa, The Prince)

Professional Excellence Award: Robert Castellani (Donovan's)

3 hats: Circa The Prince, Flower Drum, Pearl, Vue de Monde

2 hats: Becco, Botanical, Cafe di Stasio, Cecconi's, Donovans, Ezard at Adelphi, Grossi Florentino, Interlude, Jacques Reymond, radii, Red Emperor, Taxi Dining Room

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Daniel Chan aka "Shinboners"
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Shalmanese

Shalmanese

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THEY'RE not trying quite so hard in Sydney's most admired kitchens these days. Having elevated their city into the ranks of the world's great eating towns, right up there with New York and Paris and London, chefs here have begun to focus on making the most of the magnificent raw materials at their disposal rather than emphasizing the razzle-dazzle of old.

NYT

PS: I am a guy.

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PCL

PCL

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There is a thread in the Food News & Media forum concerning an article published in LA about the scene in Sydney.

Might be interesting reading for some, or even better, a decent discussion.

Head over here to join in.

"Coffee and cigarettes... the breakfast of champions!"

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Pat Churchill

Pat Churchill

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I'm a New Zealand food writer currently living in Melbourne, Australia cooking and eating local produce. I write for three New Zealand newspapers and recently launched my own website. It has a search facility on it if anyone is looking for something specific. Or you can email me from my website. There's also a links page.

Website: http://cookingdownunder.com

Blog: http://cookingdownunder.com/blog

Twitter: @patinoz

The floggings will continue until morale improves

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