Food & Drink
Meni Valle’s ‘Ikaria’ receives award in France’s Eugénie Brazier literary prize
Greek-Australian author and food teacher Meni Valle has been honoured in France’s ‘prix Eugénie Brazier’ a literary award recognising contributions to culinary heritage by female authors. Awarded by ‘The friends …
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Honey Dee’s sweet story of success
Bill Moragiannis from the much-loved Honey Dee Loukoumades truck has been making the delectable honeyed Greek donut puffs for over seven years. The Honey Dee truck has graced “every Antipodes …
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Six Greek-owned venues make waves at national restaurant and catering awards
Greek-owned restaurants have stood out at the 2022 National Restaurant & Catering Hostplus Awards for Excellence that took place on Monday, 28 November in Brisbane. The Awards for Excellence program …
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Anna Polyviou, Langham Sydney’s new executive pastry chef
Anna Polyviou took to Instagram on Thursday morning to announce her new role as the new Executive Pastry Chef for Langham Sydney for 2023. The Greek Cypriot Australian punk-pastry queen …
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Documentary explores the history and people of Cretan winemaking
A new documentary dedicated to the long history of wine making on the island of Crete, honouring the struggles and dedication of the people behind it premiered on Amazon Prime. …
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Nicholas Deligiannis named Victoria’s Young Chef of the year in The Age Good Food Guide
Melbourne born and bred Nicholas Deligiannis, has been named Victoria’s Young Chef of the Year in this year’s The Age Good Food Guide. The 28-year-old Greek Australian was announced among …
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Chris Lucas pulls restaurants off delivery apps as Deliveroo exits the Aussie market
Chris Lucas, the Greek Australian restaurateur behind Melbourne’s high-end hospitality group Lucas Restaurants has pulled his restaurants off Uber Eats and DoorDash as Deliveroo suddenly exited the Australian market. The …
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George Calombaris makes comeback with new cooking show ‘Hungry’
Former MasterChef judge George Calombaris is returning to the screen to present a new food focused show that will premiere next week. The Greek Australian chef makes a comeback after …
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A new local Greek coffee, organic and ethically sourced
If you happened to pass by the Antipodes Festival, you might have noticed a new Greek coffee named MELVOURNI, being served with delicious loukoumades at St Gerry’s kiosk. Named after …
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Australian cookbook on ‘Ikaria’ makes it to French bookstores
It has been two years since Meni Valle published a book about the food and people of the Greek island that has won her heart, Ikaria. “We did all the …