I absolutely love Ashley’s passion and drive for what looks like is going to be a very big mover and shaker in the wine industry. I’m sharing his posts which were part of the terms of the bursary which saw him visit foreign shores to meet other passionate people, discuss the wine industry and pick…
Struggling to find your edge? Your point of difference? The restaurant ecosystem is under pressure. More than usual. Even top performers are having to close some doors. We’re all sailing rough seas. Too much competition? No staff? Or just a public struggling with the cost of living – not thanks to the banks still raking…
I think that’s the question for 2024 – how much oomph has Tassie’s Taste Festival got left? How the Mighty have fallen! Aaah! Summer in Hobart always holds great excitement, particularly with the arrival of the lean greyhounds of the sea from Sydney, hungry and thirsty sailors keen to slake their thirst and assuage their…
As World’s Best Chef, John McFadden has now another title to defend.
Is there a book hammering on your brain wanting to get out? Have you been struggling to write your book? Tell your story? Share your family memoir? Don’t know where to start? Or does it just seem too hard? And what if you don’t write your book? Will you regret that like so many when…
Jane del Rosso didn’t start in food, but as a lifelong passion it’s where she gravitated. And where she began isn’t where she ended up. The lessons along the way were prodigious and Jane has put them to good use. As a food business expert Jane is one in a million.
John McFadden, from Australia, is now officially “World’s Best Seafood Chef”. Notwithstanding this is a contest judged in Texas, USA, it attracted thousands of entrants globally, so the win? Amazing. John gives us his secrets generously, and it’s almost a perfect playbook on how to win. I first interviewed John years ago, as he stood…
The fruit growing industry is complex, and ever changing. The history, particularly of Tasmania’s apple industry, is fascinating. Mark Salter, as a 4th Generation orchardist, dishes some surprising insights and his story is a long and winding road.
John is ever humble and quick to credit others, but he’s a shining example of what a good, no, great chef, should be. Just back as World Seafood Champion from Dallas, Texas, he slips back into his current job as National Development Manager at Squizify. The interview I did with him a while ago I…
Simon Holloway, one of the driving forces behind the Shark Tank sensation, Vegepod, (a home gardening solution but so much more), is the real deal. Dynamic, funny, and thoroughly entertaining, he also has valuable insights into business success. It’s probably not what you think, but then Simon dishes with Aussie humour and charm. What’s next? And…