Rumours are swirling. MasterChef will score three new judges this year, with celebrity chefs Maggie Beer, Curtis Stone and Poh Ling Yeow tipped to take over the...
A perfect pav seals the deal for dessert queen, Larissa Takchi. Dessert queen and favourite-to-win Larissa Takchi has claimed the MasterChef shield of victory, proving that...
It’s the end of an era for MasterChef Australia, with Network 10 announcing that all three longtime judges, Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris, will...
What did the mushroom say on his first date? “Hi, I’m a fun guy.” What the mushroom should have said was, “I’m an undercover superhero”, because...
Now there’s sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami and kokumi. It wasn’t that long ago that Kikunae Ikeda, a chemist at Tokyo Imperial University, claimed to have...
The playground has turned battleground as schools, parents and policy-makers dispute what exactly constitutes a good packed lunch. Important issues are at stake, but everyone needs...
Lose the seasonal zealotry and adopt a can-do attitude to tinned and frozen foods – they make versatile and valuable kitchen allies. I love scouring farmers’...
Long, slow cooking is a joy of winter, conjuring deep flavours and warmth out of simple ingredients, and this year chefs and home cooks bring new...
Breaking the cycle of frequent griping that has plagued this column recently, Matt Preston canvasses the things that actually make him happy. I have become aware that...
Your two favourite condiments just became friends. If you thought you were the only one who added Sriracha to your mayonnaise, or maybe you invented the...