ITALIAN FOOD SAFARI BY MAEVE O’MEARA WITH GUY GROSSI, HARDIE GRANT, $55. The long-awaited next feast in SBS’s beautiful Food Safari series is a celebration of the Italian Australians who have kept their food traditions intact over generations. Travel again with Maeve O’Meara and legendary chef Guy Grossi as they spend time with Australia’s top […]

In 30 words or less, tell us what is great about a book you are reading at the moment. The best critique will be printed in the February issue of The Weekly and the writer will win The AWW Cooking School cookbook, valued at $74.95. THE DISTANT HOURS By Kate Morton, Allen & Unwin, $39.99. […]

It can be hard to crack into the music industry, but one of X Factor‘s final three contestants, Andrew Lawson, left not only Australia but UK singer James Blunt with a lasting impression last night. Blunt, who had the hit ‘Beautiful’, praised the 18-year-old Queenslander after the pair performed a duet on last night’s show. […]

Teenage girls are more than twice as likely to fall into a habit of dieting if their mother has a disjointed relationship with food, a UK survey has found. A study of 2500 girls in the UK by teen magazine Sugar has found that 15 percent of teenage girls diet regularly due to comments from […]

Are you keen to get fit this summer but sick of pounding the pavement? Maybe surfing could work for you! No, not surfing the internet, we're talking the original (and the best) form of surfing, in the ocean on a board.

Are you keen to get fit this summer but sick of pounding the pavement? Maybe surfing could work for you! No, not surfing the internet, we’re talking the original (and the best) form of surfing, in the ocean on a board. Don’t be too scared by the prospect of “hanging 10” in the deep blue. […]

The whole cast and crew were in on Brenton’s secret, writes Clare Rigden, when he planned a proposal, with all the bells and whistles, to his longtime love Cheryl. She’d been hinting for years that she wanted a ring, and now it turns out The Block star Brenton was just biding his time, waiting for […]

They’ve impressed Australia with their culinary competence on the show, now the two finalists share their hopes for the future – along with their favourite recipes. Isabella’s dream Isabella, who’s been described as an “adult chef in a little body”, now has a legion of fans around the country. “Everyone wants me to cook for […]

X Factor duo Luke and Joel O’Dea almost didn’t make it to their first audition because Joel “couldn’t be bothered getting up”. Luckily older brother Luke “very assertively” got him out of bed because the siblings managed to rock their way right into the top five. “The night before [the audition],”Joel says, “I was out […]

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects 5 to 10 percent of women of child-bearing age. It is characterised by an excess of androgens (male hormones) and lack of regular ovulation, and is a leading cause of infertility in women. It is already known that women with PCOS are likely to be […]