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Sydney Morning Herald
05-08-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Eight tonnes of strawberries, 180,000 cones: What goes into the Ekka's famous sundaes
As the Ekka nears, in a room somewhere at the Brisbane Showgrounds, refrigerated containers hold some incredibly valuable ingredients – the components that make up the beloved strawberry sundae. Showground staff have worked for months to source everything for their stall. That includes ordering nearly 200,000 ice-cream cones. 'There are about 180,000 cones, it's about eight tonnes of fresh strawberries that we've got coming in, thousands of litres of Lick Ice Cream will go into it, as well as the fresh cream that will go on top. It's a huge operation,' RNA chief executive Brendan Christou said. Lick Ice Cream supplied an estimated 25,000 litres of strawberry ice-cream and 15,000 litres of white ice-cream – all handmade in Brisbane. 'Believe it or not, it's all handmade locally in Brisbane and production commences in early May every year. This is our 15th year of supplying to the Ekka,' Lick chief executive Simon West explained. This will be the first year the RNA is running the food stall after the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation handed over the reins. 'It's a real logistical effort, and we've got a whole team of food and beverage staff who are doing that for us this year, and it's going to be massive,' Christou said. While the sundae itself remained unchanged – 'the recipe is exactly the same, and it's what people have grown to love' – how it would be served would be upgraded.
The Age
05-08-2025
- Business
- The Age
Eight tonnes of strawberries, 180,000 cones: What goes into the Ekka's famous sundaes
As the Ekka nears, in a room somewhere at the Brisbane Showgrounds, refrigerated containers hold some incredibly valuable ingredients – the components that make up the beloved strawberry sundae. Showground staff have worked for months to source everything for their stall. That includes ordering nearly 200,000 ice-cream cones. 'There are about 180,000 cones, it's about eight tonnes of fresh strawberries that we've got coming in, thousands of litres of Lick Ice Cream will go into it, as well as the fresh cream that will go on top. It's a huge operation,' RNA chief executive Brendan Christou said. Lick Ice Cream supplied an estimated 25,000 litres of strawberry ice-cream and 15,000 litres of white ice-cream – all handmade in Brisbane. 'Believe it or not, it's all handmade locally in Brisbane and production commences in early May every year. This is our 15th year of supplying to the Ekka,' Lick chief executive Simon West explained. This will be the first year the RNA is running the food stall after the Prince Charles Hospital Foundation handed over the reins. 'It's a real logistical effort, and we've got a whole team of food and beverage staff who are doing that for us this year, and it's going to be massive,' Christou said. While the sundae itself remained unchanged – 'the recipe is exactly the same, and it's what people have grown to love' – how it would be served would be upgraded.
Metro
07-07-2025
- Business
- Metro
Lick has launched the Supreme Ultra Flat Matt paint collection your walls need
This ultra flat matt paint from Lick has become our latest obsession – along with chosing what colour to do every room. (Picture: Metro/Lick) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Lick is the leading luxury retailer to shop premium paint whether you have purchased a new property and are renovating the whole house, redecorating a single room in the home, or simply want to spruce up your pad, which is long overdue. There are plenty of colours and textures to select from already, but Lick has launched a new Supreme collection, which includes ultra flat matt finish. Not only is it a matte texture, instead of the popular glossy or satin options, but the Supreme collection has been created using moisture-resistant technology and rated Class 1 Scrub Rating, which means it is extra durable and ideal for damp areas in the home such as kitchen or bathrooms. You'll find a plethora of gorgeous colours in Lick's new Ultra Flat Matt range. (Picture: Metro/Lick/Linkby) The collection is suitable for all rooms, and is a multi-surface paint, which means it can be used on the walls, ceilings, as well as wood work, skirting boards and radiators. The new capsule is available in all of Lick's signature colours, which span over 100 hues, and offer a strong pigment for extra depth, even if it is a flat matte finish. While it has been described as an ultra flat matte texture, it means you will achieve a soft and velvet-like finish to the surfaces this paint is applied to. This finish also hides a sea of imperfections, from bumps in the wall to the window ledge, and makes the room look neat, uniform and sleek. What we also love about the durable and pigmented paint is that it is fuss-free, and one paint can be applied everywhere, instead of needing numerous different paints for wood, metal and walls. Wow! Now THIS is bathroom goals! (Picture: @houseofhamiltons) Speaking about the collection, the Director of Interior Design at Lick, Tash Bradley, shared: 'Our Supreme paint is the perfect choice for anyone painting multiple surfaces, in any room, but in particular when colour drenching (painting your walls, woodwork, ceiling and even radiators in a single colour) which has become increasingly popular over the last few years. 'We're also seeing more people wanting to be adventurous with colour in their kitchens and bathrooms, rooms that were typically more minimalist and where we saw lots of brilliant whites, which this paint is perfect for thanks to its resistance to wear and tear and moisture resistant technology.' Lick's formulas are well pigmented, and have been rated Class 1 Scrub Resistance, which we mentioned earlier. But, what does that mean? According to Lick, this is the highest rating under IS0 11998, and means it is durable enough to withstand being cleaned frequently without damaging the colour or causing any fading. In other words, Lick's paint is suited for busy homes, including those with children and pets. Oh now this 'nautical-inspired' kitchen is what we can only dream of! (Picture: @elizabethstanhope) Lick prides itself on being a sustainable brand, which is also safe to use in the home. The paints have a low odour and trace VOC – in other words it had the lowest impact on indoor air quality and breathability. As part of its eco-conscious ethos, the B Corp-certified company is also the first made-to-order paint company to avoid any waste. A 2.5 litre tin of Supreme paint costs £49, but if you're unsure you can snap up a sample for just £2 at Lick. Follow Metro across our social channels, on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Share your views in the comments below Arrow MORE: Top 6 items any first-time buyer should have on their shopping list as chosen by our shopping expert Arrow MORE: Sleep soundly this summer with Simba's innovative cooling technology Arrow MORE: Dunelm's big homeware sale is here – with up to 50% off bedding, furniture and more
Indianapolis Star
27-06-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
INdulge: It's simply too hot. These ice creams were the best things I ate in Indy this week.
Well, folks, I hate to overreact, but I think it's time to call it a wrap on summer. Less than a week after the season officially began, Indianapolis has endured multiple heat advisories and watched the Pacers lose Game 7 of the NBA Finals in just about the most agonizing way possible. My disdain for summer is well-documented at this point, but so is my resolve to push through it with the help of empty calories. Needing a frosty assist more than ever, for this week's INdulge I toured our sun-beaten city for: In the time since the atmosphere started feeling like the steam that belches out of manhole covers, I've visited three Indianapolis ice cream shops in search of relief. Late last week, when the heat was just setting in and hope for a Pacers championship still sprang eternal, I began my quest with a cup of ube ice cream at Howdy Homemade downtown. Howdy, which shares space with Needler's Fresh Market at 320 N. New Jersey St., is one of six United States locations of the Texas-based mini-chain. Its silky-smooth take on the purple yam native to South Asia and Oceana is faintly fruity with a nutty taste strikingly similar to pistachio. I suspect a medical professional would advise against hydrating oneself by consuming frozen dairy instead of, say, water, but Howdy's ube ice cream is a remarkably refreshing and much better-tasting option. By the time I reached the second stop on my dairy drive, I was a different man. A broken one. Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton had torn his Achilles tendon mere minutes into what seriously looked like a title-winning effort and I, a die-hard Pacers fan of roughly 40 days, was absolutely gutted. Prioritizing comfort above all else, a few days later I took a short trip up to SoBro, where longtime Indy ice cream vendor Lick recently opened a new shop just off the Monon Trail and 52nd Street. There, I snagged a scoop of blueberry and sweet corn ice cream. Lick's ode to summer produce is a pale purple blend speckled with blueberries and hunks of the shop's house-made corn cookies. The blueberry is pleasant if not especially strong, while the cookie chunks capture the butter-doused richness and unmistakable grit of a slab of cornbread. Perhaps I'm just another Hoosier in the pocket of Big Corn, but I find the mere idea of putting cornbread in ice cream frankly beautiful, and Lick's rendition was no exception. For one final affront to my arteries, I shot down Interstate 65 to Paradise Mx in Southport and purchased the closest thing to a pharmaceutical-grade mood booster I could find within the parlor's freezer case. That was Paradise Mx's Gansito, vanilla ice cream blended with chunks of the Mexican snack cake of the same name. For the uninitiated, Gansito (Spanish for 'little goose') is a small sponge cake topped with artificially flavored strawberry jelly and cream, all coated in a mixture approximating chocolate. Paradise Mx's twist on the packaged sweet is an all-out blitz on the dopamine receptors — an uber-dense, spoon-bending swirl with a degree of palatability typically found in the cellophane-wrapped creations of multinational food corporations. After all that, it's worth noting my ice cream escapades only briefly cooled me off. Ninety-five-degree humidity will have that effect. Nor did all that ice cream consumption much alleviate the pain that, for some cruel, unfeeling reason, tends to accompany sports fandom. Ultimately, I suppose only time (and another miraculous Finals run) can heal all wounds. I'm just saying, if you have a lot of time on your hands, there are worse things to fill it with than ice cream. What: Ube ice cream, $4, Blueberry and sweet corn ice cream, $5, and Gansito ice cream, $4.30 Where: Howdy Homemade, 370 N. New Jersey St., (317) 397-0008, Lick, (317) 979-0237, 1101 E. 52nd St., Paradise Mx, 7045 Emblem Drive, (317) 629-8450, In case that's not your thing: If you aren't looking for ice cream at one of these shops, you're in the wrong will return July 11. Have a wonderful Fourth of July.
India.com
11-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- India.com
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