Food News
TWE Benfatti Fine Italian Foods
Food & Drink

Join a foodie tour of Italy this spring

Each year, importer of specialist Italian foods Ben Cleary-Corradini of Benfatti Fine Italian Foods leads a food tour to Italy, taking local punters to meet artisan producers and, of course, eat their way around the country. Visiting some lesser-known regions of the passionate country, the food safari sees travellers partaking in truffle hunting in Ascoli Piceno, sipping organic wine in Tuscany and feasting on roast piglet in a mountain village in central Sardinia. The two-week tour runs September 21 to October 5 and you can nab an early bird spot before this Saturday March 15. more

Restaurants
TWE Project SPF
Food & Drink

Discover pickle’s illuminating power

There’s something heartening about noticing the magnificence in the mundane. While the humble gherkin may already be cause for celebration for lovers of charcuterie plates, cheeseburgers and picklebacks, London experimental culinary duo Bompas & Parr have found even more reason for you to sing its praises. Behold the world’s first gherkin chandelier. Spend a few moments getting to understand the science – and risk – behind the food bulbs in the entertaining short food film, Pickle Power. more

Coffee
Reading an espresso shot with Intelligentsia
Food & Drink

Reading an espresso shot with Intelligentsia

US-based coffee company, Intelligentsia, has put together this video for those interested in the art of reading an espresso shot. The past couple of years has seen the rise of the specialty coffee scene and with this has come an increased level of awareness and dedication to creating the perfect cup. It all begins with the espresso shot and many baristas are pulling out all stops to ensure your morning beverage is made to complete perfection. more

Recipes
TWE halva
Food & Drink

Indulge in crumbly raisin and almond halva

Afternoon sugar cravings can be risky business. They fling some of us straight to the nearest vending machine and others ferreting around in the freezer, but those who have equipped their lunchboxes with homemade goodness can enjoy an indulgence without the added preservatives. Halva is a sweet snack favoured in parts of the Middle East and across Africa and Asia, and sculpted from either tahini or semolina. The dessert’s sweet embellishments are open to personal taste, with ingredients like rosewater, orange oil, pistachios and coffee all weaselling their way in to the different variations. We’ve opted for almonds and raisins, with a sprinkling of cocoa on a tahini and honey base. more


The Grocer
TWE Rooftop Honey Harvest
Food & Drink

The Street Photographer: Rooftop Honey Harvest

Up a stairwell, then a ladder and on to the sunlit rooftop above Gerard’s Bistro we climbed, before donning beekeeping attire to eagerly discover the busy pollinators up close. Jack Wilson Stone of Bee One Third walked us through the layers and activities within a hive frame. We then descended to ground level to extract the honey from the frames – gently scraping off the outside layer of sticky honeycomb in a mesmerising process that leaves spectators entranced, eyes locked on the slow-falling gold liquid. The frames are then placed in a drum and spun at high speed to loosen the honey from the comb – the hard work rewarded by a plentiful pool of raw sweetness. Check out this rooftop honey harvest on The Street Photographer. more

Bars
TWE The Boundary Hotel and The Alliance Hotel birthday
Food & Drink

The Alliance Hotel and The Boundary Hotel turn 150

While most of us fret over frown lines and additional candles on the birthday cake, two old Brisbane beauties have hit 150 years and never looked better. Spring Hill’s The Alliance Hotel and West End’s The Boundary Hotel both celebrate their 150th birthdays this year – giving locals plenty of excuses for celebratory beer clinking. The Alliance Hotel will be giving away 150 gifts throughout the month of March, as well as hosting a special birthday bash on Saturday March 29, with free entry to all five bars and live music across three levels from 4:00 pm. Head along for a peek into the new underground apres-ski haunt, Chalet Bar. more

Food News
TWE brisbane taste
Food & Drink

Uncover the Brisbane Taste at Vintaged Bar + Grill

Hilton Brisbane’s executive chef Jeremy Clark and former Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements have paired up to create a three-course menu that reflects the quintessential tastes of Brisbane. Using local and organic produce and simple cooking techniques, the menu focuses on fresh, light, clean and uncomplicated flavours tied together by a motif of the colour pink. To start, the menu offers salmon sashimi with pink grapefruit, seaweed and ocean trout roe, followed by rib eye of lamb with zucchini flower, green peas, polenta panisse, romesco and red vein sorrel. To close, a refreshing dessert of local organic berries, yoghurt sorbet and raspberry juice is paired with a kir royale cocktail. The menu will be running at Vintaged Bar + Grill all through March, alongside an Instagram competition using the hashtag #thebrisbanetaste. The competition challenges local foodies to snap and… more

Coffee
TWE Elixir Coffee
Food & Drink

Elixir Coffee adds machine pods to the menu

Brisbane’s Elixir Coffee has been scooping out fresh coffee beans and steaming-hot cups of brew from its roasting warehouse in the back streets of Stafford, but now it’s added a new item to the menu with the introduction of Elixir Coffee Pods. The roaster’s classic, full-bodied Espresso Blend and velvet-smooth Velluto Blend are both available in pod form, which means you no longer have to suffer through inferior coffee simply because you’re pyjama clad and house bound. Pop a pod into your Nespresso machine for notes of rich chocolate and maple, or a nut and butter indulgence. more

The Grocer
TWE The Great American Wheat Harvest
Food & Drink

Follow wheat harvest crews across America

While some kids might think cereal grows in cardboard boxes and bread is picked in bakeries, farmers are all too familiar with the hard work and hardship that goes into cultivating and harvesting wheat. Upcoming documentary The Great American Wheat Harvest follows harvest crews as they toil on the land, giving viewers a fascinating insight into the processes and people that help feed the population. more

Recipes
TWE Duck Fat Potatoes
Food & Drink

Hoe down a plate of duck fat potatoes

One joyous twist to the end of summer is the reintroduction of hearty, warming meals back into our diets. We’re starting the transition on an uncomplicated note with simple yet scrumptious duck fat potatoes. You can find a tub of duck fat to call your own at The Standard Market Co. at Gasworks, and use it to cook root vegetables and meats, when popping popcorn from dried kernels and making terrines. more