For me, cookbooks are eye candy. I start with the cover and flick through the pages taking in the tantalising images, my excitement building. So many people...
Have you ever noticed peoples’ reactions to food display cabinets? They start getting excited, like they are having a food euphoria looking at what’s on show. Biting...
I have always heard people say, ‘Don’t feed children too many sweet treats’. As a pastry chef I have never paid much attention to the sentiment, that...
Building one’s passion, happiness and wealth within the food industry takes time. During my wild apprenticeship years, my only true passion was sleepless and endless nights on...
Some of Australia’s most talented pastry chefs put together an incredible chocolate display at the recently held Hunter Valley Chocolate Festival in New South Wales. The hardest...
What is it about our industry that we compete against each other in order to gain the media spotlight? Has MasterChef brought out our competitive edge by...
How many times have you gone out for dinner and craved chocolate at the end of the meal? You’ve just had the entrée, the main and its...
Executive pastry chef, award winner and dessert chef, Anna Polyviou discusses the kick she gets working at The Bathers’ Pavilion. Executive pastry chef, award winner and dessert...









