Rosquillas de Anis (Spanish Anise Doughnuts) are a traditional Spanish sweet treat, typically eaten around Easter or Christmas. I chose to make them as I was interested to see how they would taste, given that they contain a lot less sugar than ‘American’ doughnuts that we typically eat in Australia. Rosquillas are a traditional food…

Haute Cuisine is a gastronomic film, telling the true story of French home cook Hortense Laborie who faces challenges and experiences joy when she arrives at the Elysee Palace as the personal cook of the French President. The film focuses on the struggles of female cooks to impose power in a chauvinistic, male dominated setting….

The unmistakable aroma of frying dough and deliciously sweet and creamy filling can only mean one thing – cannoli! Cannoli are simple Italian pastries that consist of a hollow fried pastry shell, filled with sweet filling that traditionally contains ricotta cheese and one of many different flavour options such as vanilla, chocolate, pistachio or rosewater….

Gertrude Street, located in Fitzroy, Victoria, is a microcosm representing the diversity and fusion of Melbourne’s unusual food scene. Being in Fitzroy, the restaurants and cafes on Gertrude Street do definitely cater to the young ‘hipster’ crowd, although this is not necessarily reflected in prices. There is a large price bracket, with some cheaper student…

A well known French pastry dish, Tarte Tatin is a delicious, gooey mix of apple, sugar, butter and puff pastry. Its iconic presentation consists of an upside down pastry appearance with caramelised apples (or other fruit) on the top and is always eaten warm. It’s not really eaten at any special time, just whenever takes…