SUSTAINABILITY ISN’T EASY

September, 2011

Now that the whole world is aware of issues like global warming, world energy shortages and food sustainability, Lachlan Colwill asks what are we really doing about it and how will it affect the food we eat everyday?

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DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE

August, 2011

I remember my first job as a kitchen hand/apprentice cook in the Barossa Valley. I was young and so very keen to learn the ways of the kitchen and the skills of a chef.

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FOOD BLOGGERS VERSUS JOURNALISTS

July, 2011

Who do we pay more attention to when it comes to restaurant reviews? Is it the seasoned veteran food writer who dines and writes for a pay cheque or the food blogger who’s in love with the scene but often receives a few freebies to write something nice.

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LIVE A LITTLE

June, 2011

While I watch a couple complain to the waiter that they don’t want to wait for a table, I rejoice in the fact that the restaurant is doing so well that we have to line up outside.

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MAKE MINE A CHEESE SANDWICH

May, 2011

Just mention tuna and cheese to any member of the Colwill circle and their thoughts will come back to yours truly, writes chef Lachlan Colwill.

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CHANGING OF THE GUARD

April, 2011

It’s been a slow evolution but I believe the modern chef is finally moving away from the stressed out, cleaver wielding, abusive character so often depicted in the media.

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