“Weet-bix has been the best selling [sic] breakfast cereal in Australia for more than 35 years. [at the time of publication, of course, which was 2017]”
Source: A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef
“The inventor of Aeroplane Jelly was a tram driver.”
Source: A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef
“In the days before plastic containers, families took their saucepans along to be filled with takeaway food.”
Source: A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef
“[describing ‘nouvelle cuisine’] …’children’s portions put on a plate by an interior decorator’…”
Source: A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef
“I swear quietly and violently. Leaving my waffle feels like parting from a lover too soon. Our relationship has barely begun.”
Source: Are We Having Fun Yet?
“If only prices of food could be falling drastically — like standards!”
“The only law I'd ever knowingly broken was white wine with steak...”
Source: Murder Your Employer
“The squabs in wine sauce and the fragrant, steaming frumenty and apples seethed in almond milk went some way to reviving his strength, as did the sweet, potent ice-wine with which they plied him.”
Source: The Greatest Knight
“This is a significant, steadily growing industry representing hundreds of billions of dollars. The popularity of pre-cooked, frozen options that are reheated and ready-to-eat in minutes is not in question. The average American eats more than seventy frozen meals annually and China’s consumption is catching up to the United States.”
Source: TV DINNERS UNBOXED: The Hot History of Frozen Meals
“If McDonald’s was a fine dining establishment, the chain would have failed years ago because customer surveys routinely return less than fifty percent satisfaction with both the food and service. Ubiquity and familiarity are the chain’s secret sauces. McDonalds survives by operating in thousands of convenient locations. This was once the strategy for the clothing retailer, The Gap and remains important to Starbucks. McDonalds is a real estate company first and a food business second.”
Source: TV DINNERS UNBOXED: The Hot History of Frozen Meals