1989 Slow Food International is founded
The predecessor of Slow Food, Arcigola, began in Bra, Italy, the hometown of founder Carlo Petrini, who was horrified at… Read More
The predecessor of Slow Food, Arcigola, began in Bra, Italy, the hometown of founder Carlo Petrini, who was horrified at… Read More
Tasmania's sparking wine revival began with the release of the 1989 Janz Traditional Method Sparkling. The Janz project was a… Read More
We love our "democracy sausage". But in 1989, the Labor Premier of Western Australia, Peter Dowding, was in trouble for… Read More
The Taste of Tasmania Festival was originally part of the Hobart Summer Festival, which ran from December 27 until the… Read More
According to Mode Australia, a now defunct magazine published by Australian Consolidated Press, French fries, fresh crab cakes and mesculun… Read More
The Dogs' Bar was opened in St Kilda by Donlevy Fitzpatrick, who campaigned for years for more civilised drinking laws.… Read More
The sous vide (literally, under vacuum) technique involves cooking food vacuum-sealed in plastic in a water bath at a precisely… Read More
The Heart Foundation’s Pick the Tick food approval program was designed to help Australian shoppers make healthier food choices. Companies… Read More
One of the few Australian restaurants ever to make it into the top ten of Restaurant magazine’s Best Restaurants in… Read More
In a 1988 article in The Age, Terry Durack’s essentials for a civilised weekend out of reach of a gourmet… Read More
Oxford Professor of Physics, Nicholas Kurti, and French physical chemist and magazine editor, Hervé This, coined the term molecular gastronomy… Read More
In 1988, the second International Food Festival was held in Tokyo, Japan. There were a number of categories, including one… Read More
In the TV series, The Bush Tucker Man, first screened in 1988, Army major Les Hiddins cruised around northern Australia… Read More
The new licensing laws allowed cafés in Victoria to serve a glass of wine, a coffee or a complete meal.… Read More
Founded by Fred de Luca in Connecticut in 1965, the Subway chain of sandwich shops was soon an expanding franchise operation. The… Read More
The Niewenhuysen Review was a licensing system review commissioned by the Victorian government. It was let by an economist and… Read More
In 1987 Woolworths launched its new tag line - The Fresh Food People. The line was created by advertising agency… Read More
The first serious attempt at commercial snail farming in Australia began in the mid-1980s and by 1987 Sonya Begg of… Read More
The ‘80s ‘greed is good’ philosophy came to an abrupt end when the stock markets crashed on Black Monday, 19… Read More
In 1987, retail trading hours in Victoria were extended to include Saturday afternoon trading, a move that changed the whole… Read More
Social researcher Hugh Mackay turned his attention to food. His 1987 Mackay Report, Food and Social Change, available in the… Read More
Australian wine critic, vigneron and wine judge James Halliday began writing about wine in 1979. In 1986, he produced his… Read More
Peters and Pauls were brands of QUF (formerly Queensland United Foods). The range of ice cream products included : Drumstick,… Read More
Alan Attwood, the Cheap Eats guide's inaugural editor, writes: ‘Ah, 1986. What a year. Bob Hawke was prime minister of… Read More
The Mindil Beach markets in Darwin were briefly located in the Darwin Mall, but after protests from city traders were… Read More
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was first identified as a major problem in 1986 and traced to the practice of feeding… Read More
Margaret Fulton's Asian cookbook the 'Encyclopedia of Asian and Oriental Cookery' encouraged families to pick up the chopsticks and try… Read More
The federal Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) was introduced on 1 July 1986. FBT was payable on restaurant meals, which were… Read More
The term functional foods was first used in Japan to refer to foods with added ingredients that claim to provide… Read More
By 1985, American-owned Safeway chain operated 126 supermarkets across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Woolworths acquired the chain, which put… Read More
While pizza delivery started in Brisbane as early as 1978, the first service set up for meal delivery from restaurants… Read More
The first documented appearance of Australia’s most popular coffee order was at Moors Espresso Bar in Sydney's Chinatown in 1985.… Read More
Sizzler was an American idea - the first one was opened in 1958 in California by Del and Helen Johnson.… Read More
On my husband’s 70th birthday, we brunched at IKEA because, one of our daughters told us, “That’s where all the… Read More
Sydney's first community garden, Glovers Community Garden, was created on 600 square metres of north-facing, sloping land when the Rozelle… Read More
Sydney Morning Herald writer, David Dale, nominated Sticky Date Pudding as the signature dish of 1984. There's no doubt the… Read More
Retail trading hours were extended to allow all stores in New South Wales to trade on Saturday afternoons. This largely benefited… Read More
In Australia, Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS) was first trialled by Woolworths and Westpac bank at BP… Read More
The Old Ballarat Brewery in Victoria and the Sail and Anchor Pub Brewery in Western Australia were the first to… Read More
The first Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, edited by Leo Schofield, David Dale and Jenna Price, began with The… Read More
The first Symposium of Australian Gastronomy was held in Adelaide, convened by Michael Symons, Gay Bilson and Graham Pont. It… Read More
Described by Iain Hewitson as “the last BYO in Melbourne”, Fleurie, in a Toorak side street, offered superb food, attentive… Read More
Opening towards the end of 1983, Torremolinos restaurant in Sydney claimed to be the only restaurant in Australia serving tapas.… Read More
The now-defunct Precision Fry Foods Pty Ltd claimed to have invented Australia's first hot chip machine. It operated in Robe,… Read More
In 1983, Jean Jacques Lale-Demoz opened his seafood restaurant in North Melbourne. The fine diner was in the vanguard of… Read More
The first Australian Domino’s store opened in Springwood, Queensland, in 1983. Domino's home delivery service gave it an advantage over… Read More
Denny's restaurants were another example of an American chain that tried to expand into Australia, but without success. The Australian… Read More
The Australian Association of Food Professionals Inc (AAFP) was an association of food professionals who had expertise in diverse food-related… Read More
There is evidence that early colonists consumed some native foods, perhaps more from necessity than choice. But once European-style agriculture… Read More
Prior to 1982, yoghurt was consumed mainly by recent immigrants and health fanatics. It was largely sold by health food… Read More
The Good Living supplement first appeared in Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday June 15, 1982. Leo Schofield wrote the cover… Read More
The first edition of One Continuous Picnic: A History of Australian Eating propounded the idea that Australian cuisine developed from… Read More
Coles trialled scanning of barcodes at checkouts for the first time in 1982 but it was some years before the… Read More
We know precisely when nachos were invented, but we don't know exactly when they arrived in Australia or when they… Read More
The first Donut King outlet opened in March 1981, in the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Bondi, Sydney. It was operated… Read More
Christmas in July is not a wholly Australian tradition. But in Australia it seems to have its origins in the… Read More
Although the term 'foodie', for someone who is keenly interested in all things food, was first used by Gael Greene… Read More
Whether you call it a parma or a parmi, Chicken Parmigiana is now an Aussie pub staple. It's impossible to… Read More
Was there a Michel behind Michel's Patisserie? And was he actually French? The coffee and cake chain, now known just… Read More
By the 1980s, tastes were changing. Kraft launched feta cheese, a satay sauce range and olives, as well as a… Read More
The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book has become the bible for achievement-oriented mums who want to make that… Read More
It's no surprise to see American food outlets spreading their tentacles across Australia. It's much more surprising to see an… Read More
Even when it became legal to sell kangaroo meat in South Australia this local game was slow to find its… Read More
In 1980,The Age Good Food Guide was published for the first time. The Age already had a popular food section,… Read More
The first branded, fat-reduced milks arrive, along with low fat salad dressings and cholesterol-free mayonnaise. In 1982, the Australian Nutrition… Read More
Literally 'drink tea', yum cha became popular in Australia in the early 1980s, first taking hold in the Chinatown establishments… Read More
With the White Australia policy firmly in the past new Asian food choices emerged on the restaurant scene. The arrival… Read More
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