Food for good
Where to drink, dine and spend to help hospitality reeling from bushfires
As farmers, winemakers and brewers take stock of what’s been lost, others are rallying to make it easy for people to spend in ways that help devastated businesses across Victoria.
- Dani Valent
‘Zero income’: Locals rally behind small businesses wiped out by fires
Raffles, donations and other fundraising efforts are underway for 80-odd businesses devastated by fire in Harcourt, from wineries to cafes, distillers to cider-makers.
- Emma Breheny, Emily Holgate and Bianca Hrovat
This long table dinner in Marrickville tackles a hidden crisis that affects 1 in 3 Aussie homes
As demand soars up to 300 per cent for food support this Christmas, this Sydney organisation takes a different, dignified approach.
- Bianca Hrovat
‘We can continue to complain about staff shortages, or we can widen our hiring lens’
Social enterprise All Things Equal has released a blueprint it says can help fix hospitality’s staffing issue, while making workplaces more inclusive.
- Dani Valent
A chef from one of the hottest bars in Paris to lead a new restaurant with an unusual concept
After helming the kitchen at Clamato in France, Robbie Noble has returned to Melbourne to make his mark.
- Tomas Telegramma
Drink up, buy tickets, book a trip: How to help the Grampians post-fire
With sales down 20 per cent and tourist towns eerily quiet, the region’s winemakers are hoping the public can help them get back on their feet, one sip at a time.
- Emma Breheny
Why it’s about to get difficult to buy high-quality, ethical meat
A decision by meat processors has left some of the country’s best small-scale farmers with a tough choice: go big or go bust. But it’s consumers who will ultimately pay.
- Richard Cornish
‘Really beneficial’: Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams
Two Good Food Guide awards handed out this week – Young Chef of the Year and Young Service Talent – have the potential to reshape the careers of two women in Melbourne.
- Emma Breheny
Brush up on Venezuelan and Malaysian cooking while you help a good cause
This month you can impress your friends with dishes including Venezuela’s favourite snack that’s surprisingly similar to an Aussie sandwich.
- Emma Breheny
The new Torquay restaurant where printed menus and cling film are banned
Profits are donated, food waste becomes clever plates, menus aren’t printed and cling film is banned. The new Samesyn is trying a radical new model for fine-dining.
- Emma Breheny