Food

Changing your diet can help improve your sleep.

Most of us don’t get enough sleep, here’s how to fix it

Good sleep is essential for good health and yet so many of us are struggling. 

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Queen of Hearts.

Sydney restaurant unveils cannibal-themed dining experience

Acclaimed experimental chef Nelly Robinson is set to unveil an immersive and unsettling ‘controversial dining experience’ in celebration of season three of Yellowjackets.

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A beloved garden bar in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD will close its doors after 14 years, leaving hundreds of locals devastated.

Beloved Aussie bar and restaurant to close after 14 years

Hundreds of Adelaide locals have been left devastated over the announcement.

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Brain food and exercise can help prevent the risk of deadly dementia.

Two easy methods to help reduce deadly risk of dementia

Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia, but you can reduce the risk of it taking a deadly toll on you and your family. Here’s how.

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Naan-o Paneer-o Sabzi in New York in July 2021. Each element — feta, basil, mint, cucumbers and watermelon, to name a few — is thoughtfully arranged and delightfully cooling. Food styled by Lish Steiling. (Bryan Gardner/The New York Times)

Naan-o Paneer-o Sabzi (bread, feta and herb platter)

The heart of the Iranian table, this humble and satisfying meal is a simple combination of briny cheese, fresh herbs, walnuts and flatbread. Together, they make a perfect bite, known as loghmeh in Persian.

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School lunch tricks include savoury sausage rolls, right.

Three easy recipes to take kids’ lunch boxes to next level

These three simple lunch box recipes will make your kids actually look forward to going to school.

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Mushroom Tacos. This simple recipe calls for pan-searing hearty oyster mushrooms until they’re as crispy and golden as chicharron. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)

Mushroom chicharron tacos

This simple recipe delivers meatiness without any meat. It calls for pan-searing hearty oyster mushrooms until they’re as crispy and golden as chicharron (fried pork rind or belly, or sometimes other meat).

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Duncan Lu’s Vietnamese braised chicken.

Duncan Lu shows how to make Vietnamese braised chicken

Cook Duncan Lu was taught the intricacies of Vietnamese food culture by his grandmother.

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You can significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease by doing up to four minutes a day of intense vigorous exercise. 

Helping your heart only takes a minute or two

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo: Some simple daily tricks can prevent cardiovascular disease.

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Foreign innovations in pizza toppings have often left Italians perplexed and aghast.

Uproar after pizza shop charges $196 for Hawaiian pizza

A UK pizzeria has sparked uproar after it introduced Hawaiian pizza to its menu only to give a princely price tag of $196.

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A chilled soup can make for a refreshing, tasty lunch for a hot Summer’s day.

Chill out with these gazpacho recipes by Will Stewart

The MKR winner shares several chilled soup recipes that can make for a refreshing, tasty lunch for a hot summer’s day

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Hedonic eating is the drive to eat for pleasure. 

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo: The drive behind our cravings

Hedonic eating is the urge to consume food and it is so strong in us as humans that it is causing us many health issues

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Five-minute hummus.

Five-minute hummus

This recipe, from restaurateurs Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, is as clever as they come, simplifying a much longer process into a speedy affair that happens entirely in a food processor.

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