3. Recent articles

Recent articles

House of spice
Melbourne’s three gewürzhaus spice shops are proving to be an alluring mecca for fiesty foodies.
Spice of life
They say variety is the spice of life, but we say spice is the life of variety. Spice and herb merchant/guru Ian ‘Herbie’ Hemphill takes us on a tour of the spices of the world.
Cooking with steam
Lyndey Milan continues our series on cooking techniques by looking at one of the most ancient yet trendy forms of cooking – steaming.
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Street of plenty
Once known as the Dirty Mile, Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street is now buzzing with crowds who love great food, good wine and a local vibe.
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Creole soul
If the United States has a cuisine of its own it would have to be creole. Maeve O’Meara explains how this exotic food came to be.
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Lucky Peach
The rise and rise of David Chang is an impossibly irresistible tale. He’s the antiestablishment chef who, despite his unwillingness, despite his kicking and screaming, has become the toast of the culinary scene.
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Top spots to eat in the Hunter Valley
The Hunter Valley is experiencing a restaurant boom that is exciting visitors and locals alike. Foodie hero Patrick Haddock lists his top 25 places to dine in the Hunter.
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Under pressure
The humble pressure cooker has come a long way from the menacing spitting ‘time bomb’ on mum’s stove. Lyndey Milan details the updates and wonderful uses of the modern cooker.
Mentor and muse
Thomas Keller is America’s most recognised chef. But as Selector found out, his career is less about fame and more about creating a lasting culinary legacy.
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On the Marque
From an electrician in the mines to one of the world’s best chefs, Mark Best is perhaps Australia’s most vital restaurateur.