There's more to Mexican cuisine than tacos, tortillas and tequila and Lori Horton has just the pedigree to introduce the clean flavours to the Australian palette.

Horton is the daughter of Brent Horton who, with his friend Bill Chicolte, opened the firdt licenced restaurant in St Kilda, Melbourne.

How do you teach a budding barista the skill of making the definitive, perfect espresso? Can such a pinnacle of attainment be demonstrated in the classroom, or is it a dark intuitive art honed after years of experience?

We have lost the art and the joy of eating according to a pioneer of French cuisine in Australia, Jean Daniel Ichallalene.

The elder statesman of the restaurant industry in Western Australia said that food for many people had become less important than the energy it delivered. This practice, he said, had led to a dulling of the senses.

Blame Adriano Zumbo and THAT cooking show, but 2009 has seen the rise and rise of the pastry chef. And thank goodness for that, I say.

If a head chef is the conductor of the kitchen orchestra, then a good pastry chef is a true alchemist.

Western consumer concern over climate change can do more harm than good if it cuts demand for food produced in developing nations, warns a new book by Oxfam and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

The authors say locally produced food can actually cause greater emissions of greenhouse gases, and that consumers can harm the livelihoods of poor farmers in developing nations if they stop buying their produce.

Ladies, has love really been dragged through the mud so bad that we watch movies like "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" to teach us how to break up with a man before he has the chance to do so, or read books like "He's Just Not That Into You" to make us think that in a potential partners' eyes, we are just not that good enough for them?

Cashing in on the runaway success of the television show, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is launching MasterChef Magazine.

Quick Smart Cook, the latest book from the Delicious team, with 120 recipes by Valli Little is everything we have come to expect.

By Holly. The irrepressible and multi-faceted food and wine identity, Lyndey Milan, has launched her newest offering, The Best Collection: Fast, Fa...

If you have never heard of "Natural Harvest," the only semen-based cookbook currently on the market, you are not alone.