The Kitchen Table

3 Mar 2014

Australia’s pantry far from empty

Australia, Food, nutrition

“Tell me what you eat, and I’ll tell you who you are.” – Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin 1825 

Australia is a land of extremes. It’s environment was raw and even after European colonisation nature still manages to keen humans to Australia’s outskirts. Today, the team take note of what’s in Australia’s pantry and what a local restaurant and cooking school is doing to help preserve our rich and untapped food basket.

Food adventurers Patrick and Shannon take their stomachs where they have not been before and are given an education at Melbourne’s Charcoal Lane by executive chef Greg Hampton and restaurant manager Ashan Abeykoon. Both quickly understand the importance of Australia’s flora.

Back at HQ Christian talks about how Australians need to embrace their native food and be given the opportunity to learn about it.

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7 Apr 2014

Blaze of glory

Food, nutrition, Pacific, Sex, This food is legal

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1 Apr 2014

Rules for food because you need to be safe

Australia, Food, meat, Religion

Spirit Lounge's occasional guest Tal Meretz and Shannon Gillies discuss their personal food rules. They talk hygiene, fears of mystery meat ...

30 Mar 2014

Religion gets mixed up in the grill

Australia, Food, meat, Religion, This food is legal, Wine

[caption id="attachment_149" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Tal and Shannon get involved with the JOY Kitchen.[/caption] This is not a sign of the Apocalypse. We ...