Instore Demonstration: Vitamix Pro Series 750

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Instore Demonstration: Kitchenaid Proline and Mini

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Until Next Time Fine Food

The final day of Fine Food Australia was filled with celebrations, Massive cakes, Coffee, and plenty of smiles! Read More...

Fine Food Australia Recap

The Fine Food Trade show photographic journey continues! Read More...

Welcome to the Chefs Hat Family: Rock Sugar

New to South Yarra, we welcome Rock Sugar to our ever growing family. Read More...

Fine Food Australia Recap

A recap of the fantastic Fine Food Australia Trade Show in Photographs! Read More...

Customer Highlight: Village People Hawker Foodhall

Village People was once an old ballroom and now resembles a bustling South East Asian market, cross between a traditional beer hall which creates an amazing atmosphere Read More...

Welcome To The Chefshat Family: Higher Ground

“We were so inspired by all of the great hotels and restaurants in London and New York. Places where you check in and didn’t want to leave. Soho House, the Ace Hotel, London Edition.” Read More...

Customer Highlight: Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya

"You can easily spend an entire evening in 127 Brunswick Street and still feel like you've been bar hoping all night" Read More...

Welcome To The Chefshat Family: HOST

"In our group of friends we are always the ones who love having people over, hosting people, and we want to extend that here in Brunswick" Read More...

Welcome to the Chefshat Family: Belles Hot Chicken

This Friday the 29th, Belles Fried Chicken will debut their third location! Read More...

Customer Highlight: Boilermaker House

“A temple of malt whisky and craft beer from the cocktail masters” Read More...

Congratulations Garden State Hotel

“A sprawling four-level pub located in the cosmopolitan heart of Flinders Lane, where outside becomes in and new experiences begin” Read More...

Bluebonnet BBQ

Bluebonnet is back! Read More...

Gnocchi Parisienne Demo

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Dishwasher No, No's

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Harry & Frankie - Fitzroy

Harry & Frankie's wine bar have been long customers of Chefshat and we are both pleased to announce the opening of the brand new second Location in Fitzroy! Read More...

Introducing Fig & Walnut

Fig & Walnut, What an amazing little gem this is going to be. Directly opposite from Seddon station, Fig & Walnut will be about the home grown attitude. Read More...

The BoatHouse

A customer of Chefshat since Early 2008, The Boathouse sits on the banks of the Maribyrnong River. Read More...

Poacher & Hound

Mt Waverly has a newly opened cafe in Poacher & Hound. Read More...

A Night at Morris Jones

The Chefs Hat Team had the pleasure of setting up Morris Jones back in late 2011 and they still contuine to suprise our taste buds. Read More...

GOURMET CINEMA

Melbourne’s newest outdoor cinema experience brings together two of our city’s favourite things: food and film. Read More...

Recipe - Paella with Shrimp and Tomatoes

Paella is a rice dish from Spain that has become very popular and is known around the world. It originated in the fields of a region called Valencia in eastern Spain. Valencian people prepared the dish with whatever ingredients they had on hand - rabbit, snails and vegetables. Today paella has spread it’s delciousness throughout the world! Read More...

Seasoning School - Pepper

Pepper is a wonderful seasoning, but it’s very aromatic and some types carry a lot of heat, so it can overpower the other flavours in a dish. Often intense and invigorating, pepper can easily steal the show with its pungency. So it needs to be treated with respect. Read More...

Bottling Summer Fruits

Summer is most certainly the season to be preserving every fruit in sight, but if you don’t fancy just jam why not bottle some for your breakfast with yoghurt or in your ice cream for desert. Bottling is so simple and you can bottle pretty much anything using this simple format. Read More...

Recipe - Pecan Linzer Cookies with Cherry Filling

Pecan Linzer Cookies with Cherry Filling - Crumbly, nutty cookies layered with sweet cherry jam and dusted with sugar make delectable valentines. Read More...

Pomegranate-Champagne Punch

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Recipe - Raspberry Granita

Raspberry Granita Recipe - Summer in a cup! Read More...

Recipe - Sweet Corn, Potatoes, Zucchini & Basil Summer Salad

Recipe - Sweet Corn, Potatoes, Zucchini & Basil Summer Salad Read More...

Recipe - Heart Shaped Four Cheese Ravioli

Recipe - Heart Shaped Four Cheese Ravioli Read More...

The Best Way to Quickly Ripen an Avocado

The Best Way to Quickly Ripen an Avocado Read More...

What's Trending Now - Smoked Meats

We are seeing smoked meats everywhere at the moment! Not just at Le Bon Ton or Fancy Hanks, we’re also seeing our customers making smoked meats at home. Here are a few products & recipes to stay on trend! Read More...

5 Techniques To Try With A Smoking Gun

5 Techniques To Try With A Smoking Gun Read More...

Recipe - One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream

Quick & Healthy Ice Cream - One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream Read More...

BBQ Flavours Defined

BBQ Flavours Defined - Make sure you have your flavours in order! Read More...

Recipe - Cedar Planked Crayfish Tails with Chive Lemon Aioli

Cedar Planked Crayfish Tails with Chive Lemon Aioli Read More...

Eat The Rainbow

Eat The Rainbow - Choose one fruit or vege from each colour every day for the best all-round health benefits Read More...

Recipe - Smoked Diver Scallops

Smoked Diver Scallops Recipe - From Dale Prentice's Cookbook At Home With Sous Vide Read More...

Creative Ways to Use Your Ice Cube Tray This Summer

Creative Ways to Use Your Ice Cube Tray This Summer! Your ice cube tray isn’t just for plain ice cubes any longer, Try a few of these tricks this summer! Read More...

Looking Back on the Year That Was 2015

2015, ‘twas a quick one! So much has happened this year, where to start? We have expanded a lot (and not just in terms of staff or products)! Read More...

Recipe - Cherry Pavlova

Enjoy your time with friends and family this holiday season by making simple recipes... Read More...

Food For Thought - beyondblue Hope, Recovery, Resilience

Food For Thought - beyondblue Hope, Recovery, Resilience. Beyondblue is a charity that is close to all of our hearts here at Chef's Hat. Read More...

Holiday Host Checklist

It’s almost Christmas & your holiday parties are rapidly approaching. Here are a few tips that may assist you in this busy season! Read More...

Everything You Need to Make Pasta!

Everything you need to make homemade pasta! Read More...

Holiday Cookie Toolkit

Holiday Cookie Toolkit - Everything You Need for the Perfect Cookie! Read More...

Glass Jars - Not Just for Preserving!

Glass Jars - Not Just for Preserving! Read More...

Recipe - Santa Face Recipe

Make adorable Santa cookies, including a 3-D mustache, with the Christmas Santa Face Metal Cookie Cutter Set. These easy-to-decorate cookies are perfect to give as gifts, leave for Santa himself or give to bake sales. Read More...

Technique - Zig Zag Piping

The Zigzag is a popular way to fill in outlined areas, perfect for ribbed sweater and other textured effects. You can also use tight zigzags to cover the entire side of your cake, they look great! Read More...

Technique - Colour Flow Dragging

Add detail and interest to decorated cookies while still maintaining the smooth, sophisticated look. Read More...

Recipe - Patterned Snowflake Cookies

Make cookie kaleidoscopes! Create this amazing colour effect using four shades of icing, on cookies cut with Snowflake cutters. Read More...

Colour Styling - 5 tips on how to effortlessly introduce colour to your kitchen!

Colour Styling - 5 tips on how to effortlessly introduce colour to your kitchen! Read More...

Chef's Hat Pop Up

Chef's Hat Pop Up - If you missed out last year, you definitely won't want to miss this one!!! Starts Monday 23rd through to Christmas or until stocks last!!! Read More...

Colour Styling - 5 Ways to Use Black on Your Tabletop!

Colour Styling - 5 Ways to Use Black on Your Tabletop! Read More...

Take The Party Outside - Top 5 Tips for Outdoor Entertaining!

Take The Party Outside - Top 5 Tips for Outdoor Entertaining! Read More...

BBQ With Woodsmoke Gourmet's BBQ Wraps!

Wraps infuse food with a subtle Cedar / Alder flavour, while keeping the serving moist and tender. Wraps are excellent for barbecuing delicate foods such as whole Trout, Prawn, Lobster, Scallops, Asparagus – and so much more! Read More...

The Top 10 Tools You Need for a Cocktail Party

Much like an artist’s appreciation for their paintbrush, bartenders see their tools as a synonymous part of the process as their technique. Read More...

Recipe - Stacked Jack-O-Lanterns Mini Doughnuts

This Halloween, celebrate with this mini tower of cute pumpkins! Easy to bake in the mini doughnut pan and easy to decorate with candy melts and little candy eyeballs. Read More...

Seasoning School - Herbs

Herbs are hugely versatile, amplifying the flavour of food to subtly transform and elevate the taste of a dish. Read More...

BBQ With Woodsmoke Gourmet's Grill Planks

Plank cooking is a healthy, fun and delicious method of BBQ cooking. We recommend using your Wildwood grilling plank on the BBQ for optimal smoke flavoured results. Read More...

Recipe - Smoked Scallop Salad with Rocket, Grapefruit & Avocado

Make this bright summery salad to accompany a fantastic cedar planked salmon entrée. Read More...

Garlic: The Not So Humble Bulb

Garlic is a wonderful ingredient that can add immense flavour to your dish. It creates a lovely irresistible aroma when cooking in your home. It also has many health benefits. As well as being a good way to combat colds, it also aids digestion and circulation. It really is a magical ingredient. Read More...

Perfect Your Knife Skills with This Tutorial

Perfect your knife skills with this Coin Cut tutorial. Read More...

Recipe - Asparagus & Sun Dried Tomato Frittata

This amazing frittata recipe loaded with fontina cheese, asparagus, and tangy sun dried tomatoes is a brilliant main dish to serve for breakfast or brunch… or lunch, or dinner, or a mid-afternoon snack. Actually, it’s pretty wonderful anytime you serve it. Read More...

Seasoning School - The Difference Between Herbs & Spices

Herbs and spices both come from plants, but from different parts. Herbs come from the leafy green part of the plant, whereas spices come from other parts, such as the root, stem, bulb, bark, seeds, flower buds or fruits. Read More...

The Benefits of Spiralising

The Benefits of Spiralising - Why everyone should spiralise! Read More...

Top 5 Tips & Tricks for Cooking with Spiralisers

Top 5 Tips & Tricks for cooking with Spiralisers! Read More...

Fruits & Veggies You Can Spiralise

Most commonly spiralised vegetables & how to prepare them! Read More...

Meal Planning with Spiralised Vegetables

Whether you’re meal prepping today for a week of healthy lunches or you’re making dinner tonight and want leftovers for lunch tomorrow, this information is for you. Read More...

Top 5 Coffee Tips & Tricks

Coffee: A Habit / A Journey / A Ritual Whatever you may call it, it’s an art-form! Here are a few simple tips & tricks we have picked up along the way that ensures great coffee, every time. Read More...

Recipe - Lamb Loin / White Peach / Mint Simple Syrup / Bean Mushroom Salsa

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Recipe - Mango Canneloni / Cacao Espuma / Lemon-Mint Emulsion Jelly / Hazelnut Crumble

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10 Things You Should Have in Your Kitchen

You don’t need to be a professional chef to have the right tools to cook with. We’ve put together a list of items you need to complete your kitchen. Read More...

5 Reasons to Celebrate Spring!

There are many reasons to celebrate Spring! Read More...

Beware of SOWO!

We all know how hard bar-tending can be - even simple mixed drinks are far from child’s play when a night is busy and nerves are high. The jigger jitters are real, and as all of us can attest, just pouring alcohol from a bottle into its final serving place can be fraught with shakes, quakes and trouble. Read More...

Seasoning School - Vinegar

Vinegar tends to get overlooked as a seasoning. But it can be a wonderful addition to many dishes, as long as you use it carefully. Most importantly, you don’t want to taste the vinegar. Like salt, its function is to build the flavours within a dish. Read More...

Seasoning School - Salt

Salt is the main seasoning ingredient we use. It heightens the flavours of food, whatever you’re cooking. You can even use it in some sweet dishes, such as salted caramel. Read More...

10 Cooking Habits That Will Make Mealtime A Breeze!

10 Cooking Habits That Will Make Mealtime A Breeze! Read More...

Recipe - Apple Beet Juice

A great snack any time of day! Read More...

Get Creative in the Kitchen With Molecular Gastronomy!

Molecular gastronomy uses the principles of chemistry, physics and biology to develop delicious food that can be presented in new and interesting ways Read More...

30 Things You See On Menus But Are Too Embarrassed to Ask About!

30 Foodie Words Demystified! Read More...

Demo - KitchenAid Cook Processor Demo

Culinary Creativity at the touch of a button! Read More...

Recipe - French 75 Cocktail

The famous French 75 was born out of battle not of bubbly! Read More...

Foodie Icon - Stephanie Alexander

Here at Chef's Hat, we are inspired every day by people's enthusiasm for cooking. Stephanie Alexander is one of our local heroes! Read More...

Recipe - Baked Camembert

There are certain winning combos that work every time; best friends that will never let you down and give you big bang for your buck. This recipe is easy to scale up so adapt it for however many people you've got coming round. Read More...

It's All About the Spice!

Spices can make an incredible difference to a dish, and even just a trace can lift the flavour ! Read More...

5 Reasons to Celebrate Winter

Winter Warmers - 5 Reasons to Celebrate Winter Read More...

Introducing Glenn Tebble - Designer of Organic Tableware

These beautiful designs are meticulously handmade through Bendigo Pottery right here in Melbourne & Exclusive to Chef’s Hat!!! Read More...

Good things come in delicious packages!

The satisfaction of making your own raviolis from scratch cannot be beat! Read More...

Shun Knife Care

Shun & Kai Product Care - One aspect of caring for your knives is maintaining the edge and, when needed, sharpening the blade. But it’s also important to be aware of how you’re using your knives on a daily basis. Read More...

Chef's Hat Cheat Sheet

Chef's Hat Cook's Companion - a handy guide to help you in the kitchen! Read More...

Recipe - Milk Bar's Salted Choc Chip Cookies

This is the fastest, homemade chocolate chip cookie ever! It comes together in just one bowl, no mixer required. It's a soft and chewy cookie with crispy edges from Milk Bar Life Cookbook. Read More...

Recipe - Steak Casserole with Thyme Scented Dumplings

It is the dark beer with a strong taste which gives this casserole a deep, rich flavour and colour. Mustard, Worcestershire sauce and pepper add a little heat, whilst the vegetables and herbs bring sweetness and a lovely aroma to the casserole. Light and fluffy fresh thyme dumplings complete this delicious dish. Read More...

Put A Lid On It!

Introducing the Charles Viancin Multi-use Silicone Lid Read More...

Foodie Icon - Michael Pollan

Here at Chef’s Hat, we are inspired everyday by people’s enthusiasm for cooking. Michael Pollan is a huge advocate of the slow food movement. Read More...

Foodie Icon - Julia Child

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Seasoning & Maintenance of Your Cookware

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Caring for Your Wooden Boards

To ensure you get the most out of your wooden products it’s important to know how to care for them. Wooden chopping boards do require special cleaning and maintenance to keep them in top condition. Read More...

Terracotta Care Instructions

By following these simple care instructions, your terracotta cookware will give you many years of pleasure. Read More...

How to Make the Most of Your Bamboo Steamer

Whether you’re steaming a big batch of dumplings or just some fresh vegetables to go with dinner, a bamboo steamer basket is the tool for the job. Using one is so easy and makes such delicious food, you'll want to start steaming everything you cook! Read More...

Paella Pan Facts

The word paella means more than a recipe, the word takes its name both from the pan in which it is prepared, and the method of preparation which takes its name from the utensil. The origin of the paella pan is in Valencia, Spain, where legend has it that workers out in the field would cook their lunch in the simplest of implements that were available to them, and using the fresh seasonal ingredients native to Valencia. Read More...

Getting the Best From Your Cutlery

Our simple guide to keeping your Cutlery in order. Read More...

Knife Guide - Choosing the Right Knife For You

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Cooking With Clay

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Cooking with Non-Stick

How to care for your non-stick cookware. Read More...

Recipe - Jelly Donut Muffins

Soft, sweet little muffins are rolled in granulated sugar and filled with your favorite jelly for a perfect breakfast or brunch treat to share with family, friends, or sweethearts alike! Read More...

Recipe - Red Velvet Nutella

Red Velvet flavoured bread dough, rolled up with Nutella into a heart shape with plenty of cream cheese frosting and some more Nutella on top for good measure. Read More...

Recipe - No Bake White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecakes

No bake cheesecake is a quick and easy dessert option. So you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your special someone. Read More...

Recipe - Red Velvet Cupcakes In A Jar

Layer slices of cupcake with cream cheese frosting in our Weck Tulip Jars. Finish them off with a sprinkling of pink & red heart-shaped candies to give these mini-cakes a swoon-worthy finish. Read More...

Recipe - Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail

This raspberry chocolate kiss cocktail, from chef Michael Schulson, is the perfect addition to your Valentine's Day celebration. Read More...

Make the Perfect Punch

Chef's Hat Tool Box: Everything You Need to Make the Perfect Punch! Read More...

Recipe - Strawberry Mousse

A light and fluffy fruity summer mousse! Read More...

How to Make Curly Fries with a Zip Zester

Zip Zester - the Ultimate Citrus Zester and Cocktail Garnisher - Because it should look as good as it tastes! Read More...

Recipe - Ouzo Steamed Mussels

It’s entertaining season! What does that mean to you? To me it’s simple, fresh food with the least amount of washing up as possible, so you can enjoy yourself too! Our range of bamboo disposables are compostable and biodegradable, pair that with our wooden cutlery and you have yourself a sustainable alternative to plastic. Serve your festival goers, workplace, catering or your mates at home on our ecofriendly range, and complete it with our allround ecofriendly Ouzo Steamed Mussels recipe. Read More...

Introducing the Madeleine

Introducing the Madeleine - A sell-shaped cake with one perfect little bump on its back...madeleines are the classic cookie, evoking simplicity and nostalgia and transcending the sprinkle-spattered dessert fads that fade away before the steam has even rolled off your Earl Grey. Read More...

Honey Sage Gin Fizz

A Chef's Hat favourite - The honey-sage-gin-fizz with its sea salt rim is a great winter drink that will surely impress your guests! Read More...

Jelly Making Time!!

New to the Chef's Hat range: Tala's Jelly Moulds!! Turning out the perfect jelly every time with just the right amount of wibble-wobble, these borosilicate glass moulds are also wonderful for blancmange. Read More...

Bouillabaisse with Rouille

Bouillabaisse is a robust seafood soup made with a variety of fish and shellfish cooked in a broth containing vegetables, tomatoes, garlic and saffron. Originating from the French city of Marseille, the dish has been cooked for centuries. Read More...

Rose & Leaf Topped Cake Pops

Cake pops take a while to put together but they always impress and so are well worth the effort. Check out this great idea from the cookbook TrEATs Read More...

Duck Confit - Courtesy of Le Creuset

A classic dish from the south-west of France. The duck legs are marinated in sea salt, black pepper, garlic, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves, Read More...