Jessica Wright
Breaking news reporter for The Age
Jessica Wright is a breaking news reporter for The Age. Previously she was the national political correspondent for The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age and a breaking news reporter for the <i>National Times</i>.Connect via Twitter or email.
Food fight : the origins of Australian cult foods up for debate
The best way to ensure robust debate between countries is to claim ownership of a certain foodstuff.
- Jessica Wright
Melbourne's first Diner en Blanc: all white on the night
They came, dressed in white, and in their hundreds.
- Jessica Wright
Want to eat at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck Melbourne restaurant? Fat chance ...
As the saying goes in the entertainment industry: Never work with children or animals.
- Jessica Wright
Stokehouse to pop up from the ashes
Beloved Melbourne eatery, the Stokehouse, could rise from the ashes as soon as this weekend.
- Jessica Wright
Ino Kuvacic: Living the Dalmatian dream down-under
Croatian chef Ino Kuvacic demonstrates dishes using one of his favourite delicacies of the deep: octopus.
- Jessica Wright
Why we're running hot for chilli
Melburnians are moving towards more traditional Mexican fare and turning to dried chillies for extra kick.
- Jessica Wright
Relishing the teachings of pickles and preserves guru Nellie Kerrison
Sterilisation of the jar and bottles is key, plus an understanding of setting points, then all you need is a healthy imagination for ingredients.
- Jessica Wright
Stripped back and strong, gin's the thing for Longroom cocktails
It's a bold statement, but Longroom bar manager Marc Frew believes "anything you can do with vodka you can do better with gin".
- Jessica Wright
Trip the green fantastic: the truth about absinthe
Mixologist Benjamin Luzz is out to restore absinthe’s reputation and to educate the drinking public on this unique and unusual drink.
- Jessica Wright
Advice from the chocolate master: A kilo a week keeps the doctor away
Unsuprisingly, the advice comes from one of Australia's most passionate chocolate advocates.
- Jessica Wright