Japanese cuisine comes to Carrara
Kemuri is a little Japanese gem hidden from sight in the middle of suburban Carrara. Owned by Hiroyuki Okubo and his wife Yuki, one could easily overlook it due to…
Pancakes for Shrove Tuesday
One of Easter’s celebration days, Shrove Tuesday, celebrated this year on 5 March, has unusual beginnings. Also known as Pancake Day, it began as a way to use up the…
Zeus Street Greek’s Tzatziki recipe
If you dream of holidays in the Mediterranean, there’s probably a little restaurant beside that azure sea serving delicious Greek food and wine: succulent flame-grilled lamb and seafood, great flatbread…
BBQ Duck with Honey Plum Sauce, Micro-Salad and Cherries
Our local Chinese-Malay restaurant, Kenny's Malay, serves a delicious Duck salad, which we have enjoyed on many occasions. While Kenny's sauce remains his secret, I have attempted to capture some…
Shitake mushroom and asparagus nori rolls
Many years ago, one of my dinner party recipes was a nori-lined spring roll stuffed with marron we'd caught while visiting a local dam, the heads poking out of the…
Watermelon and Prawn salad with Thai dressing
The warmer weather of summertime calls for fresh, bright dishes. Moving away from winter's comfort food, we long to stay hydrated, to feel energised though lighter eating.. It's not uncommon…
A taste of Italy on the Gold Coast
Hailing from Cesena in Northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, Andrea and Simona Riva, owners of the newly-opened Osteria Del Mare, come from a region of Italy that produces the best parmesan,…
Make your own Sauerkraut – The Good Wolf’s recipe
Sauerkraut, kombucha, kimchi, … What do these foods have in common, and why should we include them in our diet? They are all fermented. Long before we had refrigeration, fermentation…
Chanoya’s Matcha Muffin recipe
It’s the Matcha chocolate ganache tart that gives it away – a pretty little pie case filled with two shades of green chocolate filling… We may be in Southport suburbia,…
Hot Shott’s Sweetcorn fritters with smashed avocado and eggs
Gold Coast café culture has done well from the downward shift in fine dining culture. Hot Shott is no exception, with owners Chef Kellie Rolfe and barista Jenna Finch leaving…