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When it comes to pinot noir we’re certainly spoilt for choice on the Mornington Peninsula. It’s one of my favourite wines to drink, and to cook with! I especially like combining it with my favourite autumn fruit – pears. These Spiced Pinot Pears are easy to make and are decadent enough to be served simply […]

You probably all know by now how much I love to collaborate! This autumn I have been working with one of my favourite Mornington Peninsula producers Sally Matt (pictured, right, with me) on a series of special lunches. Sally and her husband Eddie run Hillock Downs where they breed and raise the most spectacular beef.

Poached pears take me to my happy place. My love affair with the autumnal fruit began when I was pregnant with my son, Hamish. I craved tinned fruit in natural juice, especially pears. I remember thinking it was such a funny thing to want, but at least it was healthy! Hamish is well and truly

I’m delighted to announce my latest event after our highly successful Melbourne Food and Wine Festival event. I’ll be hosting the first ever running of the Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine and Truffle Train, running from Moorooduc Station on Saturday, June 9 as part of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend and the 2018 Truffle Melbourne Festival.

On Thursday, March 8, I celebrated women working in food, wine and agriculture with a special International Women’s Day lunch created solely from Peninsula produce. The lunch was a chance to support and encourage women working in fields still dominated by men. The event was hosted by Rye beef farmer Sally Matt at Hillock Downs

By Herald Sun- A UNIQUE lunch created solely from Peninsula produce will fuel a celebration of women working in food, wine and agriculture. The event, to be held on International Women’s Day on March 8, aims to inspire women in those industries to “press for progress”. The Mornington Peninsula’s 100 Mile Foodie, Marlene Hoff said

By Weekly Times Now- BEER on trains just doesn’t have the same alluring ring to it. Ales on Rails, however — well, who wouldn’t want to be in that carriage? If this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival calendar is any barometer, it seems drinking craft lagers on locomotives is the latest fad for quaffers

I am not sure about you, but as a gardener and as some one who enjoys preserving the harvest, I always find myself with too much. I always find myself giving multiple jars of jam away or passing off whole buckets of broad beans to family and friends because there is no way I will