Alyx Gorman
Lifestyle Editor at The Guardian Australia
Lifestyle editor at @GuardianAus. Inconsistent poster. Currently on book leave, DM me about your love life.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Molly Glassey |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Sanjana Jose
From Hong Kong and Hornsby people are popping into Sydney's Du Plessy Pralin & Otello, which is enjoying a viral moment after content creator Max Li posted about one of its decadent creations to his 1.5 million followers. The japonaise cake, now affectionately dubbed the ‘old baby cake', is a gluten-free hazelnut, meringue and chocolate mousse cake adorned with lorikeets in icing sugar.
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6 days ago |
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Sanjana Jose |Bertin Huynh |Eelemarni Close-Brown
When Paul Adam sees a long queue forming in front of his patisserie in the northern suburbs of Sydney, “That’s when I know I’m going to start working hard,” he says. In the weeks since one of his cakes went viral across several Chinese social media platforms, that has been nearly every day.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman
Australian consumer watchdog Choice has found many Easter treats are smaller, more expensive or, in some cases, both. Seasonal offerings this year from Cadbury, Nestlé and Aldi have all suffered from shrinkflation. “This year your treats may taste more bitter than sweet once you discover your money probably isn’t getting you as much chocolate as it was last Easter,” said Choice journalist Liam Kennedy. In March 2024, a bag of 24 hollow Easter eggs from Cadbury weighed 408g and cost $12.50.
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4 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman
‘This is very early on,’ Martin Grant says. ‘I’d wear the tie … often, so that people would take me a bit more seriously because I was only 19.’ He says he was photographed by artist Polly Borland, a close friend and collaborator: ‘We were always together.’ The picture was taken at Grant’s studio on Melbourne’s Little Collins Street. He is standing in front of a Jenny Watson painting, titled This Year’s Fashion, which the artist gave him in exchange for clothing.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman
If you’ve spotted a cottage cheese-shaped hole in the dairy aisle recently, you’re not alone. Australians’ suddenly insatiable appetite for the product has left dietitians grinning and supermarkets scrambling to restock. The curd surge is being driven by trending recipes on social media, which emphasise the cheese’s high protein content. On TikTok, cottage cheese is touted as a core ingredient in everything from dips to ice-cream to bagels.
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