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Local bakery teams up with Sydney roasters

Last week I reported on the top 20 Australian cookbooks, as judged in a recent Guardian article. I photographed the oldest and newest books from my own collection - number 20 (The Margaret Fulton Cookbook from 1976) and number 1 (First Nations Food...

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A new partnership has formed on the south side of Thirroul, with Coniston bakery Pane Paradiso teaming up with Marrickville's Black Market Roasters. Check out the new cafe menu, grab a great coffee and get all your Pane Paradiso favourites.

Black Market Coffee and Pane Paradiso
368-370 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul

Coming soon

We’ve been waiting a while for life to return to the site of Manic Organic Whole Foods in Woonona. Recently, a sign appeared on the window advising that Wholistic Living Organic Supermarket would be coming soon. Watch this space!

Old versus new

Last week I reported on the top 20 Australian cookbooks, as judged in a recent Guardian article. I photographed the oldest and newest books from my own collection - number 20 (The Margaret Fulton Cookbook from 1976) and number 1 (First Nations Food Companion from 2022) - and remarked on the evolution of Australian food and cooking. This prompted a reader to forward her own photograph of the oldest and newest books from her collection.

Photo: Vesna Baric

In Cringila

In a recent edition of the food and drink e-newsletter, I covered the Middle Eastern supermarkets of Cringila, but I missed one. Apologies to:

Illawarra Mix Business
44 Steel Street, Cringila
Phone: 4276 1438


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