Ultimate Australia Day dish

To celebrate Australia Day, Good Living, Epicure and Cuisine have posed a chefs’ challenge: Create the "ultimate Aussie dish".

Chefs root for versatile ginger

Ginger, a knobby brown rhizome, is popping up in a variety of foods. Recipe: Ginger Lemon Drop Spritzer.

Chefs root for ginger's versatile properties

ginger root to you and me — is a hot commodity at the moment.

Chefs get fare dinkum

Asked to create the 'ultimate Aussie dish', our cooks deliver a mix that reflects core Australian culinary values.

Ginger great for more than just stir fry

Ginger is enjoying a surge of popularity. Ginger is a key ingredient for foods such as Chinese noodles and dumplings, but it's also popular in drinks.

Best Of Jackson 2012: Food & Drink

Best Chef: Craig Noone Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601-360-0090, http://www.parlormarket.com ) It might seem odd to think a chef could catalyze a movement. But Jackson native Craig Noone was not just any chef.