Creative Cuisine by Matt Clark
Creating a connection to all the strange and wonderful ingredients our country has on offer and providing a link to our ever-growing demand of good food, great flavours and healthy eating.
24/08/2010
Wagyu beef is on the rise and is increasingly being seen in restaurants and butchers around Australia and is often considered a luxury item, but there is still the confusion of whether price actually equals quality. It comes with a hefty price tag of between $100 to $250 per kilogram depending on the cut and quality of the beef itself.
Wagyu beef, pronounced 'wag-you', can be.... more »
5/08/2010
Sometimes the look and presentation of food is just as important as the taste.
Some people tend to take this to the next level to create amazing artwork out of individual pieces of food.
Here are some examples of these masterpieces...
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16/07/2010
With the second season of Master Chef coming to a close, I can’t help
but notice the large increase of chefs popping their heads up on
television classing themselves as ‘celebrity chefs’.
It seems that all
it takes to become a celebrity chef these days is the ability to hold
up a carrot in front of a camera and mumble a few words about a leading
supermarket selling the said.... more »
12/07/2010
Food service operations run to a very tight budget and are demanded by a number of incoming costs. Quite often it is hard to control these costs and fall below your food cost percentage so here is a list to get those costs down and towards making a better profit for the business.
1. Watch the plates that come back. If there are always chips or salad left on the plates this means.... more »
25/06/2010
Dining out is usually about tasting great food and maybe trying something different. It's often an opportunity to relax and be served while enjoying the company of others in a different atmosphere. Well some restaurants have taken the whole dining experience to the next level and made the surroundings the highlight of the show giving you an ambience that will possibly be remembered over.... more »
8/06/2010
Quite often the question arises "is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?" Well to answer the age old question, it is actually a fruit.
Confusion between fruits and vegetables usually arise because of their different usages. A lot of fruits may actually be referred to as vegetables because they are used in a savoury manor as opposed to sweet. The simple definition of a.... more »
8/04/2010
Most of us find the vision of the oven gushing out with thick black smoke as a disturbing experience with all that food and time going to waste let alone the horrible smell and the lengthy clean up. Well one person has turned this all around and made burning things into pieces of artwork.
In Arlington, Massachusetts, Deborah Henson-Conant created a museum full of these burnt.... more »
18/03/2010
Food is an essential part of living and whether you cook for enjoyment or just to cure your rumbling tummy, these facts are sure to interest and maybe even amaze you.
1. Cream is lighter than milk.
2. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
3. Apples are made up of 25% air, which is why they float.
4. TIPS were given by people in coffee houses in.... more »
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