Food trends
The death of the neighbourhood Chinese restaurant
Stephanie Wood Sticky lemon chicken and sweet & sour pork are a portal to a different Australia.
Table for one
Table for one
Stephanie Wood These days, if you dine by yourself, you're not alone. But at what price to our health?
Food maps
On letting go of lists
Stephanie Wood A food lover, a road trip and an attempt to ditch the list of restaurants to try.
Thermomix
In which I invite the mother of all gadgets into my kitchen
Stephanie Wood And we must ask, is the Thermomix worth all of the hype?
Fuschia Dunlop
This woman changed the way we think about Chinese food
Stephanie Wood And other reasons why you should have a food crush on Fuchsia Dunlop.
Food waste
Why we have to change the way we eat
Stephanie Wood Horse meat in the meatballs? 800,000 tonnes of food going to landfill in NSW alone? Need more proof?
Kitchen appliances
A fond farewell to my Sunbeam mixmaster
Stephanie Wood Nostalgia has no place when it comes to kitchen appliances.
Pretentious eating
The food snob's days are limited
Stephanie Wood The pushback against the food as art/window to your soul/personal brand is nigh.
Christmas traditions
The joys of a modest Christmas
Stephanie Wood Generosity of spirit doesn’t have to equal a gluttony of appetite. But there must always be pudding.
Flavour saviours
Sauces of inspiration
Stephanie Wood There has been a revolution in the art of dressing food. Here's how to master it at home.
Spiky seafood
Are you afraid of cooking with sea urchins?
Stephanie Wood Stephanie Wood on why braving the spikes of sea urchins is completely worth it.
Restaurant etiquette
Has Instagram ruined our table manners?
Stephanie Wood The new rules of restaurant etiquette, with thanks to Emily Post.
Eat like a cave woman
Paleo diet, or faileo diet?
Stephanie Wood The paleo diet is something akin to a religion for its followers. But does it actually work and is it healthy?
Dinner party throwbacks
10 tips for a sexist and misogynistic soiree
Stephanie Wood STEPHANIE WOOD consults her collection of vintage cookbooks for party planning ideas.
Recipe books
The secret histories of cookbooks
Stephanie Wood There's often special story behind the recipes in a cook book.
Celebrity eating habits
Does Kate Middleton eat? (And 6 other serious questions from the celebrity food frontier)
Stephanie Wood
Recipe books
We research this season's cookbooks for you
Stephanie Wood Stephanie Wood reviews the latest recipe book offerings - from make your own snags to limoncello.
Recipe books
We research this season's cookbooks for you
Stephanie Wood Stephanie Wood reviews the latest recipe book offerings.
Video tutorial: Lamb
Video tutorial: how to make the most of lamb
Stephanie Wood Stephanie Wood learns some tips from master butcher, Colin Holt. (probably not for the squeamish or vegan among us).














