I love a good coffee as much as the next Australian but at $666 a kilogram Ironman Geisha makes tea sound goodThere's this coffee called Caterer's Blend. You find it in the tearooms of tight-arsed institutions that have a high volume of randoms floating...

Australians are eating out more but spending less. I blame jus.What's the difference between tea and dinner? About $150.What kind of diner are you? A la carte or a blackboard on the side of a van? Valet parking or drive through? Silver service or self...

Crisps, wedges, fries or frites - I have never met a chip I didn't like. Except those unnecessary pie and sauce flavoured onesFoie Gras? Lobster? Hand made 70% cacao chocolate truffles with gold leaf? Grain fed, marbled, well-hung Wagyu steak? Shove 'em....

I cooked for the love of it for years. Now I'm happy to take shortcuts - and what people don't realise, doesn't seem to worry them.Last Friday I cooked for 40 people. When I say cooked I mean warmed up. Because despite my reputation of ...

When I was 10 years old the most exotic thing I'd eaten was a Chiko Roll - now kids think gravlax is a staple. Should we be admiring their palates or putting our foot down?Off to the supermarket, I ask the kids if we need ...