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Pssst. You should all know by now that this Sunday is Mother’s Day. But really every day is a good day to appreciate your Mum! She’s the woman who brought you into the world and raised you as the upstanding human beings that you are. Seriously, we have a lot to be thankful for, including our love of food! For most of us that love began at an early age in Mum’s kitchen. Some of those food memories were kick-started with licking the bowl after the chocolate cake went into the oven!

Our love of food began like this. Photo by D Sharon Pruitt

Think about it for sec. Your Mum has cooked literally THOUSANDS of meals for you! She’s made you breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus birthday cakes and desserts! If that’s not worth celebrating, we don’t know what is! Mother’s Day is a time to show your Mum that you care. Hang up her apron, bring her a cup of tea and let her relax. Cook her a special meal or order a takeaway feast!

The world can be neatly divided into two opposing camps – those who absolutely love sushi, and those who hate it with a passion. For those that don’t like sushi – for those who’ve never known the glorious heat wave that accompanies a mouthful of moist rice, silky salmon and furious wasabi – why don’t you check out some of our other posts, because this Delivery Hero blog post is about to turn into sushi central:)

There are several types of sushi, ranging from Maki sushi (the ‘traditional’ sushi roll), Nigiri sushi (fish on top of a chunk of rice), Uramaki (‘inside out’ sushi with the rice on the outside of the nori), and the Westernized ‘California Roll’ (which doesn’t actually use raw fish). Today we’re going to focus on how to make Maki sushi, so let’s round up the ingredients that we need and get to work… (more…)

or ‘Eat it Don’t Tweet it’

It’s a guilty obsession, and it’s always the same. We all go out to eat at a nice restaurant. We order the fish, or pasta, or tofu. The plates are set down in front of us. Nobody move. First we have to get a picture of that beautiful spread.

The right angle, rotated 30 degrees. Perfect. Click. Now dig in.

And we’re not alone in our food picture obsession. This lends itself to a number of good quality food photo apps that cater to non-pro food bloggers like us, letting us share and show-off our adventures in gastronomy. There’s SnapDish, Instagram, Foodspotting, fidd.me, and as of last week Platter. Not to mention the more traditional mediums like Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest which are awash with images of beautiful (and sometimes highly unphotogenic) food getups cramming our stream. There’s even a study out about online food and photos sharing trends by 360i, which examines why so many of us are snap happy at the dinner table and what happens to our food pics.

But why do most people (food lovers, but non-pro food reviewers or bloggers) feel the desire to record adventures in gastronomy? And does it take away from the experience? (more…)

Whether you celebrate Easter religiously or just enjoy the festivities, it’s one of the world’s favourite and most widely-varied holiday seasons. For some it means fasting and fish, while for others it’s all about (expensive!) show-bags and chocolate eggs. Delivery Hero shares some of the interesting Easter traditions and food that different cultures use to celebrate this special time of year:

Dance of the Dead - Easter Traditions by SheltiBoy; Flickr

Spanish Easter Traditions

It’s widely known that the Spanish know how to party, and that belief is confirmed by their cheerful Holy Thursday Easter tradition known as the ‘Dance of the Dead’. “Forget bunny rabbits”, say the Spaniards – the best way to revere the Lord is to play out scenes from ‘The Passion’ (not the Mel Gibson movie) with everyone dressed up as skeletons while parading through the town. At some point someone must have mentioned that dressing up as the living dead wasn’t reverent enough, so they make sure that the animated corpses carry boxes of ashes and dance for 3 hours into the early morning (Sydney-siders might know this tradition as ‘a night in Kings Cross’). (more…)

That’s right, terrible puns and all it is almost Easter time! The one of many historically religious holidays in Australia, that has been hijacked in modern times and transformed into a weekend of food worshipping.

Easter eggs by somewhereintheworldtoday; Flickr

The very same holiday which leaves us all scratching our heads wondering how chocolate eggs relate to the resurrection and how images of bunny’s and baby animals relate to our now encroaching Autumn.

Still, this is not to say some of our Easter traditions aren’t enormous amounts of fun. Following the Easter bunny’s trail and searching for the chocolate stash before your sibling’s steal it all-was always the highlight of Easter Sunday for me.

So to celebrate the spirit of the great Easter egg hunt, we have put our own DH spin on things.

Take a look at the map of Sydney CBD and follow the trail to lead you to some of the tastiest Restaurants offering home delivery in the city.

Happy hunting!

1.      Hungry Hunter  Café Breakfast

As the name suggests, this is the perfect place to start the Easter hunt! It is also a great place for a big tasty breakfast. Grab a toasted Bagel, Bacon and Egg roll or create your own Gourmet sandwich.

2.      Shoyu  Japanese Lunch

Just a few streets up is Shoyu- Japanese cuisine in the city with seriously great prices. Try the Okkonomiyaki, delicious Japanese omlette with seafood and veggies. Or order the Cha Udon- Green Tea noodles served hot or cold.

3.      Made in Italy CBD  Afternoon Snack

Just a Hop, skip and a Jump away is the home of Passione Italiano! A freshly cooked slice of pizza in the afternoon is always a good decision. Why not get stuck into the ‘Australiana’ topped with tomato sauce base, bacon, egg, Mozzarella cheese, oregano, fresh parsley.

4.     Curry At the Rocks  Dinner

Time to get spicy! Fantastic curries, hot and puffy Naan bread, washed down with a Lassi! Or perhaps in honour of Good Friday, try the amazing Bengali fish with coriander, mustard seeds and special spices. Finish your Easter feast, getting cosy and enjoying a delicious Indian banquet.
Tuck in and have an Eggsellent Easter!

From the perspective of a restaurateur, naming your establishment is a tricky thing. Do you go for something that tells people the style of food you’re serving and where it is? what about a pop culture reference? or just something that sounds cool? or do you go for the pun?

Lord of the Fries Melbourne, by mugley; Flickr

Many restaurant and cafe owners choose the straightforward option. Marrickville Thai & Seafood is a case in point. As customers, there’s no confusion about what kind of food the restaurant serves and where it is. This can definitely make it easier if you’re trying to organise a night out with friends.

Another popular choice is to give your establishment a person’s name, like Annie’s Restaurant or Micky’s Cafe. It doesn’t matter whether this person is real or fictional, a name like that just sounds friendly and inviting – “See you at Micky’s!”. (more…)

Over the past couple of days the web has been abuzz about a revolutionary method for fast-food delivery – the Tacocopter. If you haven’t heard the news, or you’ve been living under a rock that doesn’t have internet access, it’s no wonder that the concept has made people very excited.

tacocopter - the future of food delivery, photo: www.tacocopter.com

Let’s get real, who hasn’t ever felt a rumble in their belly and secretly wished that a delicious taco would fall from the heavens? Right? Well, some next-level geniuses over in San Francisco have heard the prayers of millions and delivered the future of food delivery to the world – or have they?

 Tacocopter is supposed to work like this: You place an order via their slick-looking website, type in your address and wait for the food drone to arrive. Food drone? Yep. Looking like something out of Terminator 2, the Tacocopter may someday wage a relentless war on humanity, but until then it is also perfectly suited to flying delicious Mexican home delivery around the neighbourhood.

The Tacocopter almost sounds too good to be true and, unfortunately, that seems out to be the case. After doing some digging around, the boffins over at Wired magazine decided to track down the founder of Tacocopter, Star Simpson to get some more details about the business. Heartbreak ensued: (more…)

The next Hero to have a chat with us is one of the newest additions to the Delivery Hero Australia team. Piotr Stanis has only been with us a few short weeks, but he has already become an extremely well liked and valuable team member- and it’s not just because he has been known to come into the office bearing gifts of coffee and cupcakes. Though let’s be real, it seriously helps.

“Hgh peewtper,” Sorry, just had to finish that last piece of cupcake. Let me try again-

Hey Piotr! I know you are busy so thanks for taking a minute to chat, could you tell me a bit about yourself?

Originally, I am from Poland but I lived in Sydney for quite some time. I love Sydney – Sydney ROCKS! I love multicultural aspect of living in Australia, socialising and working with many people from all over the world. Delivery Hero office is no different; we have truly international crew of Heroes with everyone bringing something unique to the team. That is why we are the winners! I have degrees in Multimedia and Marketing and Delivery Hero allows me to put all that knowledge to the test. (more…)

Namaste! The Hindu festival of Holi is almost upon us, and what better way to mark the occasion than inviting your friends around for some delicious Indian home delivery in Melbourne? Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, is widely celebrated throughout India and by Hindus worldwide. And this year, it begins on March 8th.

Holi festival: the colours of the festival by tibchris; Flickr

Holi is traditionally a two-day religious festival commemorating events in Hindu mythology, in particular when young Prahlad was saved from being consumed in a fire because of his strong faith in Vishnu. Holi is also a secular celebration where people mark the end of winter and usher in the coming spring. Joyful revelers traditionally celebrate by filling the city streets and temples and throwing scented, coloured powders and water at one another. The result is an energetic visual display of people covered in vibrant colours.

Celebrate Holi With Indian Home Delivery

If you are not a practicing Hindu, Holi presents a good excuse to learn something about Indian culture and order in some tasty Indian home delivery! Indian cooking is brimming with delicious spices and bold flavours and makes for a satisfying meal at home. With Indian home delivery, the variety in Indian cusine means everyone will find something that they enjoy. And when you order Indian home delivery in Melbourne, your options are virtually endless. (more…)