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FAMILY DINNER

Published August 29, 2010 by Anna Johnston

DARK STICKY BEEF STEW

I thought it was about time I introduced you to our weekly Family Dinners!  We are all in hospitality related industries; all die hard foodies (even if most of us have a mild form of Recipe OCD & couldn’t follow a recipe to save ourselves!), and all enthusiastic partakers in the odd glass of ‘hops & the grape’. Despite these seemingly obvious hindrances, we’re all pretty nifty in the kitchen & many an interesting twist has been created over the years to dishes in the sanctuary of Family Dinner. Continue Reading

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To The Organic Expo & Green Show We Go!

Published August 24, 2010 by Anna Johnston

I’m a huge fan of keeping up with all the new hot ‘n happening ideas in our industry; its exciting to keep a beady eye out for any new potential distributors hitting the scene, and whenever I can, I like to combine a ‘getaway’ to explore new restaurants & stay at some fancy hotels for some serious R&R.  This weekend I checked out The Organic Expo & Green Show in Sydney & found some interesting new players that I’m tipping are here to stay.

Certified Organic & Environmentally friendly products & services have traditionally been a little expensive for our industry to embrace, but consumer demand continues to ask for convenient, quick, fresh, healthy & tasty foods – preferably produced locally.  Health & Wellness is one of the major consumer trends in the food industry today!  Punters are paying more attention than ever to what they are eating – this is a great thing & top Chefs couldn’t be happier to work with superior ingredients. Continue Reading

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