"The Place to Find Great Food, Products & Services"

WHAT DO WE DO?
Our aim is to help you find what you're looking for -- as simple as that ! See About Us for more info.

WHAT'S ON?
FEBRUARY 2010
GOURMET FARMER .. Join food critic Matthew Evans in Tasmania as walks you through his garden and takes you into his kitchen. Watch the Episodes online or on your TV - SBS Thursday Nights at 7.30 pm (EST).

See more of the many Free to Air programs & recipes at SBS

Raw Food Classes & Events in Sydney - January & February 2010 - Throughout the months of January & February, local and international food specialists, nutritionists and speakers will introduce you to healthy foods and ways of eating and preparation that many of us wouldn't think or know how to prepare. Bookings for many of these classes are essential.

Enoteca Sileno (Melbourne) - Scuola di Cucina - Schedule of Classes: January to June 2010

FEBRUARY 2010
Margaret River Events -  Posted by Olive Hill Farm 3 Feb - 27 Feb.  There's something on almost every day.

February 23, 25 & 25 - Melbourne: The Tuscan Mammas present "Tutti a la Tavola" 10 Years ago, in Chianti, four women with a life long passion for Italian cuisine decided to open up their homes ... whisking and stirring their way around the world.

MARCH 2010
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Melbourne - 12-23 March, 2010
Fine Food Queensland, Brisbane - March 21-23, 2010

APRIL 2010
Healthy Food Show, Melbourne - April 9-11, 2010

MAY 2010
Fairtrade Fortnight, Australia & New Zealand - 1-16 May 2010

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WHO'S TALKING ABOUT WHAT?
Don't forget to regularly check our Food Blog links. For example ..

• Dave at Harris Farm does a regular market update
• Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks is forever offering new recipes
• Lorraine Elliott, AKA "Not Quite Nigella" offers a visual and verbal foodie feast on a daily basis
  

NEWS SNIPPETS..
Feb 3, 2010 - Signorelli Gastronomia opens today in Sydney's Pyrmont. This has been compared with Harrod's Food Hall in London & Fauchon in Paris. And, is hot on the heels of Fratelli Fresh's recent opening in Walsh Bay. Maybe we're heading for a Greenwich Village in at least one of these areas?

Jan 29, 2010 - Willing Workers On Organic Farms - This International organisation offers travellers food & board in return for their services . visit official website

Jan 28, 2010 - Lovers of Timboon Farmhouse Cheese will be happy when the new owner begins production in February bit.ly/be716b

Dec 24, 2009 & ongoing ...
** Bonsoy Voluntary Recall - Food Standards Australia New Zealand has advised people not to consume Bonsoy soy milk. Coffee shops, retail and other outlets should also not use this product.
More news articles:

• WA Today
• Food Standards Australia & New Zealand

* Achacha - Native to the Amazon, this fruit was seen in selected Markets and stores during 2009 ... read more

* What's in & out of Season in NSW?

* Cherries, Peaches (white & yellow), seedless Grapes & Figs Eggplant & Snake Beans .. read more

* FRUIT Apricots, bananas, berries, cherries, currants, lemons, lychees, mangoes, passionfruit, pineapples, plums, rockmelons, tamarillos.

Eat healthy & fresh by buying local, seasonal produce. Try the 100-MILE DIET by shopping close to home. It’s an easy way to start thinking local. A 100-mile radius is large enough to reach beyond a big city and small enough to feel truly local. And it rolls off the tongue more easily than the ‘160-Kilometre Diet.’

A good example of this is Hawkesbury Harvest (see above) - & see article 5 Jan 2009

Check these websites for more info:

- Better Health Channel
- Gourmet Traveller
- Australian Good Food & Travel Guide
- Eat Well in Tasmania
- Slow Food Sydney