Articles on the Collection
"God Save the Chef" by Jake Smith: Published in The Weekend Australian magazine, ahead of the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, explores the history of royal wedding banquets and features menus from the collection.
The Australian - God Save the Chef.pdf (736,1 kB)
"Grand Tables" by Sarina Talip: Published in The Canberra Times (Food and Wine Magazine) this feature story explores the royal menu collection.
Eating with Emperor in Canberra Times (2).pdf (532,4 kB)
"Fit for a Queen" by Jake Smith: Published in The Courier-Mail explores what to serve, and what not to serve, the Queen ahead of her 2011 Royal Tour of Australia.
The Courier-Mail - Fit for a Queen.pdf (1,3 MB)
"A Few Royal Morsels" by Jake Smith: Published in The Age explores the menus and palace kitchens of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Age - A Few Royal Morsels[1].pdf (213,8 kB)
VIDEO
"Collectors" - ABC TV - Features the royal menu collection which can be watched here. (Royal menu collection features ten minutes into the programme).
RADIO
"Conversations with Richard Fidler" - ABC Radio - The Royal Menu collection with Jake Smith - click here for external link to interview
"Late Night Live with Phillip Adams" - ABC Radio National, - interviews Jake Smith on "Eating with Emperors" and the history of royal dining - click here for external link to interview
"Writers Banquet" - ABC Radio Nationals, The Book Show - interviews Jake Smith on "Eating with Emperors" and the history of royal dining - click here for external link to interview
"Why Food Matters" - Brisbane Writers Festival - broadcast on ABC's 'BigIdeas' - interviews food authors Romana Koval, Jake Smith, Ian Brown and Jaspreet Singh - click here for external link to interview
Eating with Emperors
150 Years of Dining with Emperors, Kings, Queens... and the Occasional Maharajah
Reviews on
"Eating with Emperors"
"Gourmet Traveller": Rates the best books on food for 2010 and recommends "Eating with Emperors", based on the royal menu collection -
GOURMET TRAVELLER - Christmas 2010.pdf (879,4 kB)
"Culinary Delights Not So Royal" by Pam Casellas: published in the The West Australian explores the royal menu collection and reviews "Eating with Emperors"
West Australian - 13 Oct 2009.pdf (143,5 kB)
The Sydney Morning Herald: reviews Eating with Emperors - "This is a wonderland of culinary excess".
Sydney Morning Herald - Eating with Emperors[1].pdf (121,5 kB)
"Under the Covers": The Sunday Tasmanian reviews "Eating with Emperors" - "Lavish book is illustrated with historical photos and original menu cards - trimmed in gold, decorated with lithographs of cherubs and palaces and embossed with ciphers of the mighty - are true works of art".
Under the Covers - Sunday Tasmanian[1].pdf (136,7 kB)
Dining with Dynasties: reviews Eating with Emperors - "This book is a highly entertaining and informative tour of many royal houses of Europe - and particularly of the unstinted opulence of their kitchens".
Dining with Dynasties - Launceston Examiner[1].pdf (284,2 kB)
Eating with Emperors: published in The Age (weekend edition) reviews the book "Eating with Emperors - 150 years of dining with Emperors, King, Queens and the ocassional Maharajah)
The Age - weekend edition - 14&15 Nov.pdf (164,9 kB)
The Weekend Australian reviews Eating with Emperors
If You Can;t Stand the Heat - The Weekend Australian[1].pdf (140,7 kB)
"Summer Readings Guide": reviews "Eating with Emperors"
SUMMER READINGS GUIDE 2010[1].pdf (120 kB)