Yesterday
Supermarkets try new tack for vegan meat: price it like the real thing
Start-ups in the sector have been failing and demand forecasts have been slashed, leaving a company born out of a meat product maker an unusual beneficiary.
- Nick Bonyhady
This Month
A Michelin star chef’s guide to the hottest dining in London right now
Chef and restaurateur Clare Smyth of London’s Core on the joys of dirty martinis, seasonal fare and Sunday pub roasts.
- Jill Dupleix
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Family revives its rum brand to satisfy thirst for spirits
Sydney’s Red Mill is one of three delicious – and different – new Australian rums that are a credit to their inventive distillers.
- Max Allen
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Getting a taste for grenache? Try these new old-vine examples
South Australian producers are serving up a bunch of great grenaches – here are four you need to know about.
- Max Allen
July
Lark Distilling director inches up to 19.5pc in equity raising
It would take Randall from about 3.8 per cent of the register to 19.5 per cent, close to the maximum permissible 19.99 per cent under takeover rules.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Lark Distilling readies cash call; Barrenjoey on ticket
Lark shares last traded at 86¢ apiece, after falling 31.4 per cent year-to-date.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
A delicious fuss-free dessert you can make ahead of time
Andreas Papadakis, of Melbourne’s Tipo 00, is obsessed with rice – especially when it’s in a pudding with white chocolate.
- Jill Dupleix
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
Five top examples of a hot new red-wine grape
For too many years, gamay has been overshadowed by pinot. But that’s changing as growers experiment more to enhance its unique characters.
- Max Allen
Like tequila? Try these three new Australian agave spirits
A growing number of enterprising Australian distillers are working to meet the demand for agave spirits.
- Max Allen
Three banks mandated for Fonterra’s Australia sale
Sources said JPMorgan and Kiwi investment bank Craigs, which have a strategic tie-up, have been mandated to run the sale alongside long-time adviser Jarden.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
New Michael Kirby building takes law students ‘into the light’
The new Macquarie University Law School, designed by architectural practice Hassell, brings the legal faculty to the centre of the campus and into the light.
- Stephen Todd
Meet the Aussie who introduced Paris to the flat white
Tom Clark opened Coutume in early 2011. Now it’s a chain of 15 cafes, with more than 100 employees. Oh, and there’s a wholesale roasting business, too.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Exclusive
- Wine & spirits
Langtons eyes $1m sales from vintage Champagne auction
The Australian fine wine marketplace is partnering with expert Tyson Stelzer to offer rare European and wartime vintages.
- Carrie LaFrenz
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
The six best wines from this year’s Penfolds collection
Wondering what to buy, what to drink and what to stash away? Here are six bottles we especially loved.
- Max Allen
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
What happens when an Australian winemaker ventures into Barolo country
Narelle King has teamed up with a leading Italian producer to make the first barolo in the Tar & Roses range. And it’s lovely.
- Max Allen
Deutsche gets ball rolling at Public Hospitality recapitalisation
Street Talk understands a new $200 senior lending facility has been put in front of the group’s existing lenders.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ASX dog Domino’s Pizza a timely reminder for GyG
The downward slide of Domino’s Pizza is a sobering reminder of just how tough it is in the fast food franchise market.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Drinks With Max Allen
- Life & Leisure
This berry-infused gin is about so much more than the botanicals
In his day job, Sam Kirby works in disaster recovery. But he wasn’t going to let just anyone make a spirit with the native fruit long picked his family.
- Max Allen
June
This Australian chef is the first to win three Michelin stars
After being plucked from near-obscurity at just 23, Brett Graham has hit the heights of global gastronomy. Now he’s turning his attention back to the farm.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Acclaimed restaurant duo Ross and Sunny Lusted to open in Melbourne
The globetrotting couple behind Sydney’s acclaimed Woodcut are heading south for their latest restaurant venture, Marmelo.
- Jill Dupleix
