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We chat with Juliana Frances, bestselling author of Chefs Stories Unmasked, a powerful collection of inspirational accounts and stories from Australia's culinary elite, sharing their personal and professional lives and experiences. Chefs Stories Unmasked shines a light on what makes chefs tick, w...

alchemy (al·che·my)nounthe medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter. It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.I was seven years old when I tasted Boeuf bourguignon for the first time. Standin...

Opening a cafe can be challenging, and with the age-old claim that 90% of restaurants fail within the first year, you might find yourself stressing if success is not immediate. Never fear. Forbes reports that these statistics are simply untrue, but we get that operating a cafe can feel like a far...

If you’ve taken all the steps to fulfil your dream of opening a café, odds are you’ve already thought of all the major expenses: rent, food and labour costs… the list goes on and on. And while those considerations should be your primary financial concerns, it’s important to remember that there ar...

When you start a new career it's normal to want some guidance, but valuable tips for new chefs can sometimes feel few and far between. I remember, as a bright-eyed and empty-headed teen, telling my father that I wanted to follow in his footsteps, as he had followed in the footsteps of his father,...