The retro menu at East Handy Store is awesome. It's worth the trip to Bairnsdale. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

The Stella longlist!

Ha ha I will wash for Adelaide! I'm coming this Weekend look out!

Would you eat a GM banana? They have just been approved as a food in Australia. foodstandards.gov.au/food-standards…

Pssst! Wanna try a whiskey that no one else has tasted before? A sly spirit that’s been maturing slowly in a cell at the Old Melbourne Gaol? Then join Richard Cornish and me next week for our Melbourne Food & Wine festival event, The Drinks that Made Melbourne ... 1/4

Industrialisation could cause the extinction of Camembert. theage.com.au/goodfood/are-t…

Regional hospo is in real trouble. We need to get behind our local favourites if we want them to survive. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

It could be some time before Australian winemakers make up lost ground and lost time over China import bans. foodprocessing.com.au/content/proces…

It's mushroom season - so don't forget to look out for the liver shredding phalloides. health.vic.gov.au/health-advisor… HEALTH.VIC.GOV.AU Poisonous mushrooms growing in Victoria

Estragon: Nothing to be done. Vladimir: I’m beginning to come round to that opinion. retailworldmagazine.com.au/aldi-australia…

Some great regional Vic festivals mentioned in this including Mount Alexander Tastes on next weekend. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

Sad to hear that Masons in Bendigo is closing but it is an opportunity for a new team. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

Small farmers are the meat in the sandwich when it comes to processing. And the situation is getting worse. So farmers are coming up with creative solutions. My story in the Saturday paper. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/rural/202…

Our food security is under threat from foreign ownership and is already causing casualties. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

See this Instagram post by @sault_daylesford instagram.com/reel/DDVsX-Mzu…

Heading to regional Victoria this summer. Here are 10 of the top pubs in country Vic in my humble opinion. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

See this Instagram post by Royal Mail Hotel instagram.com/p/DEizt-dz94U/…

Well done to Ken Parfrey and Jackie Airey for 16 glorious years at the Radio Springs Hotel. You guy beat your own path and lead the way for us to enjoy your unique and generous style of hospitality. Enjoy the next stage of your lives. Thank you. theage.com.au/goodfood/melbo…

Thank you Sitchu for listing The Dirty Dozen in your top ten. Opens Melbourne City Gallery March 13 sitchu.com.au/melbourne/arts…