Beer and Food

Enthusiastic beer cook Rick Besserdin gives us chicken fillets fried in bacon juices, and then served with a rich sauce made from bacon, butter, and beer.
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Rick Besserdin gives us a great recipe to share with friends over an Australian ale on a hot Australia Day's afternoon...
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“Why isn’t there a television show about beer?” It’s one of the most often asked questions amongst beer lovers overwhelmed with television shows about wine, cheese and cooking. One of the prime reasons for a lack of good beer on our screens is that there is still little demand for good beer in our hotels...
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In 2006 Ron and Renata Feruglio created Temple Brewing Company. Without a commercial brewery of their own, they operated as gypsy brewers by producing three core beers plus a couple of special releases at other people’s microbreweries across Victoria. Those three beers — a pale ale, ESB and saison — quickly gained a reputation as high quality interpretations...
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Christmas in Australia is a time of family gatherings, barbeques that often include the sharing of refreshing beers as we reflect on the year past and plan for the year ahead. Our sunny hot climate sends many Christmas drinkers to the bottle shop for slabs of thirst quenching and easy drinking lagers. However, what...
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What’s on your Christmas list for Santa this year? How about venison perfectly paired with some of the finest beers from across the globe? Then Josie Bones has the gift for you with a special Christmas Lunch event on Sunday 18th December. The “most festive of meals” will feature an indulgent four courses matched with...
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Serves: 6 Preparation: 5 – 10 min Cooking: 10 min Now that summer is almost here, it’s an ideal time to have friends around for delicious but simple to make meals like this one. The fish cook just as well in the oven or on the BBQ, wrapped in paper (En Papillote) or foil. The foil works better...
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I attended my first ‘formal’ beer matching dinner a few nights ago – an event full of fun, fellowship, food, and of course plenty of fine beers. The setting, Decks Seafood Restaurant on the tranquil South Bank of Brisbane, livened up by sixty or so beer appreciating patrons after a full on day of brewing lectures...
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This recipe for beer braised spatchcock is from Paul’s first cookbook, Mercurio's Menu, published by Murdoch Books.
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A visual delight to serve as a starter washed down with a cold lager. Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients Batter 2 cups flour 1 cup lager (more if necessary) 3 eggs, beaten Pinch of salt 1 tablespoon olive oil Stuffing Zucchini flowers (2−3 per person, depending on size) 125 gm goat’s cheese 2 tablespoons pitted and chopped olives Freshly ground black...
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