Last minute Christmas gift ideas for home cooks from pro chefs and restaurateurs include everything from handcrafted Japanese knives and good cutting boards to cookbooks, cooking classes and dinners, and products such as quality olive oils and mustards. Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, when some of you are scrambling to buy … Read more
This White Peach Bellini recipe is courtesy of one of Australia’s best chefs, Peter Gilmore, who helms the kitchens of Quay and Bennelong in Sydney, arguably two of the city’s and Australia’s finest restaurants. Here he shares his recipe for his go-to Christmas Day drink and some Christmas tips. Merry Christmas! Hoping you’re all having … Read more
These cookbooks for culinary travellers on the cuisines of the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe take readers on gastronomic journeys that give insights into local life, customs and traditions, as much as they teach us delicious recipes from faraway places. These are some of my favourite cookbooks. While Terence has been pounding Cambodian … Read more
Give the gift of travel this Christmas – whether it be an epic journey, a creative retreat or a weekend staycation – and you’re giving so much more than a holiday. You’re helping to create precious memories that will last a lifetime – and outlast a life. Imagine yourself reclined on that cushioned banquette above … Read more
These Christmas gifts for picnic lovers are the kinds of Christmas presents any picnic enthusiast will appreciate – from a classic wicker picnic basket with the works and a snazzy collapsible drinks bin for all those bottles your generous friends bring, to wonderful picnic recipe books and a cool picnic blanket. I confess: I am … Read more