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Meet Paper Daisy’s new executive chef
It’s Byron Bay’s loss, but Cabarita Beach’s gain.
The Sydney eatery that’s donating all of its profits to charity
Meals by an ex-Mecca chef, with a side of goodwill.
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Gourmet Institute returns for 2019
Now in its eleventh year, the masterclass series offers plenty of reasons to celebrate including Dan Hong, Guy Grossi and Bethany Finn.
Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: James Viles
Home-grown, foraged and seasonal: Biota’s owner champions the Australian landscape.
Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: Guy Grossi
The Grossi Florentino chef makes a strong case for Rome as the flavour capital of the world.
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Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: Duncan Welgemoed
The Africola chef will school you in bold flavours and principle-driven dishes.
Mary’s burgers are popping up in Melbourne
With fancy cocktails, but only for a limited time.
Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: Dan Hong
The chef behind Mr Wong and Ms. G's shares how to expertly remix Western food with Asian flair.
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What to expect at the new Estelle
Scott Pickett is ready to let his hair down, with a relaxed menu and a new wine bar.
Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: Chase Kojima
The chef behind Kiyomi and Sokyo will show how to make the most of protein from both the land and sea.
Gourmet Institute 2019 event details: Shannon Martinez
Master vegan cuisine with the Smith & Daughters chef.
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A young gun Italian chef is hosting one-off diners at Marta, Agrarian Kitchen and Osteria Ilaria
It’s organised by the co-founder of Rootstock, so you know it’ll be good.
Gourmet Traveller reader dinner: Cutler & Co.
Join Gourmet Traveller and Wheels for a fun-fuelled night of fine dining at one of Melbourne's hottest restaurants.
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Mary’s is taking over The Basement
It’s casual up top, fancy down below, with burgers and live music seven days a week.
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Chefs from A1 Canteen, Bella Brutta and Saint Peter to collaborate on a social good project
All funds raised will go towards Two Good Co., a service that helps survivors of domestic violence.
Carriageworks announces line-up for 2019 Summer Night Market
More than 60 of Australia's top chefs and producers will join Kylie Kwong for an evening of fine fare and social consciousness.
Kylie Kwong to close Billy Kwong restaurant
Chef Kylie Kwong has announced she will be shutting her restaurant… but it’s not all sad news.
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Momofuku Seiobo, Mary’s and Ozzy Osbourne join heavy metal line-up
Great food doesn't need to be served in a fancy restaurant.
Hartsyard re-opens with new owners
With a new look, new cheese puffs, and a kind-of new menu.
Saint Peter shortlisted in the first-ever World Restaurant Awards
And David Thompson has received a unique nod of his own.
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What we ate and saw at the Stella Artois Sensorium Dinner
Pt Leo Estate on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula was the setting for an exclusive night of fine dining, art and Stella Artois ahead of the 2019 Portsea Polo.
The new Brisbane restaurants to try this year
From Greek poolside snacks to neo-Chinese share plates, the scene is set for the Sunshine State’s next wave of great dining. We head north to check out 15 of the latest offerings.
The best food books of 2018
Which authors had us leaping to the stove this year?
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Now open: what to expect from The Duke of Enmore
The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel in Enmore reopens its doors with a new name, fresh fit-out, attractive wine list, and food by Toby Wilson.
One of America’s favourite pizzerias pays a visit to Sydney
Hard on the heels of hosting Bo Bech and Dan Hunter, Lennox Hastie and the crew from Firedoor welcome Roberta’s head chef and co-owner, Carlo Mirarchi, to Surry Hills for an all-day pizza party.
Rose Tremain: how I travel
The British author on moments of inspiration, from a forest playground to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Mike Eggert and Khan Danis to head Totti’s, a Mediterranean-style restaurant in Bondi
Mr Liquor goes to Bondi with a menu driven by wood fire, Italian snacks, retro classics and fun times.
Sydney restaurant Matteo Downtown is making Italian breakfast a thing
Mornings at Matteo Downtown involve more than the Italian standards of pastries and espresso. There are scrambled eggs, as well as porridge, mushrooms, sausage and more, all delivered with an Italo-Australian twist.
Ben Devlin leaving Paper Daisy to open his own restaurant
The chef is branching out on his own with a fine-diner down the road from Halcyon House.
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Brae chef Dan Hunter branches out to chocolate
Can’t get to Brae? You can try one of the three-starred restaurant’s desserts in bite-sized form as part of a new range of Koko Black chocolates.
The Hot Chicken Project opens a seaside location in Anglesea
This summer, enjoy Aaron Turner’s Nashville-style fried chicken along with ocean views and cool drinks including the first beer made under the chef’s new label Radicale.
Phoenix Creations’ recycled timber spoons
A Tasmanian maker specialises in spoons made from recycled timber that are built to last.
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A new event looks at food’s role beyond the kitchen
Out of the Kitchen is a new day-long event that brings together hospitality folk interested in how food can create change for good. Event organiser Nancy Lee fills us in on what it’s all about.
Three dinners this month to raise money for mental health
Food for Thought is back with a series of dinners in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney headlined by some of Australia's top kitchen talent.
Belles Hot Chicken will open a rare natural wine every Sunday this month
Don't miss the chance to enjoy Susucaru by the glass alongside Nashville-style fried chicken.
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Melbourne Food & Wine Festival opens with celebration of women
Three of Victoria’s biggest names headline the World’s Longest Lunch on International Women’s Day next year.
Introducing the Sydney CBD’s most ridiculous new sandwich
Roast beef and Swiss cheese meets a bowl of gravy at Continental on Phillip Street.
Heston Blumenthal on ping pong, lychees and barbecuing
What happens when you get one of the world's most famous chefs in a room with a journalist and a ping-pong table? If the chef's Heston Blumenthal, the answer is great things.
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Mr Percival’s announced as next venue at Howard Smith Wharves
The next piece of the puzzle falls into place at Brisbane’s ambitious riverside development and it comes in the shape of an overwater bar designed by Anna Spiro and helmed by chef Damien Styles of The Fish House.
Taste of Sydney Collective 2018: what to expect
Missed out on David Thompson’s cooking at Nahm? No time to get to LA? Nevermind: the folks behind Taste of Sydney are bringing the world to your doorstep with a rebooted festival next month.
Continental Deli opens in Sydney CBD
Everything you love about the Newtown original, in a more central location. But that’s not all. The CBD outpost is carving out a space of its own with new cocktails, an enormous wine list and a fresh menu.
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Inside Sydney’s underground omakase restaurants
Taking on 20-odd courses of finely wrought sushi presents no obstacle. The trick is securing a seat in the rarefied world of Japanese tasting menus.
Don’t Tell Aunty, a new Indian restaurant, lands in Surry Hills
Melbourne may be ahead of Sydney in the Indian dining game, but a new restaurant in Surry Hills from the man who brought Victoria Dhaba and Horn Please could narrow that gap. Get to know Don’t Tell Aunty.
Neil Perry is reopening Blue Water Grill – for one week only
It’s back to the future as the Sydney chef recreates his landmark seafood restaurant from 1986, with prices to match.
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Farmer is a new cookbook raising funds for the drought
Combining recipes from chefs including Maggie Beer, Stephanie Alexander and Matt Moran with stories and photographs of farmers around the country, this is a cookbook with a difference.
Dier Makr to open a wine bar in Hobart
Can't get enough of the bar snacks at Dier Makr? Soon, you’ll be able to enjoy even more of them at sister venue Lucinda Wine, along with a glass or two from a list of natural, rare and Coravin wines.
Hong Kong’s edgiest omakase sushi chef, Max Levy, is coming to Australia
The chef at from cult Hong Kong izakaya and sushi bar Okra makes his first ever Australian appearance this month with a one-off dinner.
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What to order at Kingdom of Rice, Acme’s Cambodian pop-up
Do you know your prahok from your kreung? What do you do with a plate of watermelon and dried fish? The new Cambodian popping-up at the Tennyson Hotel this week has all the answers.
Introducing Don Peppino’s, a new Italian pop-up from the Wilmer team
Full Circle, the brains behind some of Sydney’s most Italian Italian pop-ups, is back with a new restaurant on Oxford Street just in time for summer.
A1 Canteen’s muffuletta is heading to Melbourne
Dishes from Clayton Wells’ Sydney restaurant will be available for one morning only next week at Belles Hot Chicken in Fitzroy. And it’s first in, best dressed. Get your skates on.
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Sydney restaurant Alibi now serves vegan high tea
It’s all power to the plants at Matthew Kenney’s Sydney restaurant, where lemon meringue tarts, quiches and ramen are on the menu this spring – and it’s all 100 per cent vegan.
Lune Croissanterie’s Melbourne CBD store opens today
Mornings in Melbourne just got a whole lot better, thanks to an express version of cult croissanterie Lune that's modelled on Italian espresso bars for a busy CBD crowd.
Japan’s top ramen shops now come in T-shirt form
Uniqlo celebrates noodle soups in a capsule line that’s dangerously slurpable.
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New Adelaide bars and restaurants
A new restaurant from a former Orana chef, two seaside venues by Simon Kardachi and a casual CBD diner: things in Adelaide are heating up.
A specialty cheese shop opens in Potts Point with luxe cheese toasties
A new cheese shop arrives in Sydney, and with it come the best toasties in town.
Does a great restaurant need tablecloths?
As more of Australia's top restaurants ditch the linen, we asked three of the country's leaders in the restaurant game where they stand on tablecloths in 2018.
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One of Copenhagen’s favourite restaurants comes to Sydney
Bo Bech, one of Denmark's most celebrated and free-spirited chefs, crosses the globe to join Firedoor's Lennox Hastie in his blazing Surry Hills kitchen for a night.
Dietary requirements: intolerances, allergies and crazy quirks
It’s not unusual for a menu to cater to dietary requirements. But even the most accommodating chef has been challenged by requests that go beyond the typical demands for vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan dishes.
Shaun Quade is leaving Lûmé
Melbourne’s edgiest fine-diner is losing a chef but gaining a new lease on life.
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Acme goes Cambodian in Mascot with Kingdom of Rice
The “not Italian” noodle crew is transforming the former Mr Liquor's Dirty Italian Disco into Kingdom of Rice.
This is the best bacon in Australia
Meet the new champions of bacon.
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Restaurant Hubert branches out
Introducing Alberto, Restaurant Hubert’s Italian cousin. We think you’re going to like him.
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Three Blue Ducks are organising two drought fundraisers
Some of Sydney and Byron Bay's biggest names in food are encouraging people to come along to dinners that support farmers affected by the New South Wales drought.
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Tetsuya Wakuda is coming to Melbourne for one night only
The legendary Sydney chef is bringing the Tetsuya touch to Tasmanian produce in a one-off dinner next month at Pure South.
Gourmet Traveller reader dinner: Queen Chow Manly
Join Gourmet Traveller and APT at the lazy Susan for a night of great dining at Sydney’s hottest new Chinese restaurant, Queen Chow Manly.
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Gourmet Institute 2018: James Viles
Smoked chicken vol-au-vents, duck glazed with wildflower honey and "imperfect" pavlova: welcome to flavour-town, James Viles-style.
Inside Capitano, the new Italian restaurant by Bar Liberty
A Melbourne pub gets a new lease of life at the hands of the fun-loving Bar Liberty crew. On the menu? Comforting fare inspired by the cuisine of Little Italy.
Peter Doyle, in his own words
Stepping away from the stoves after a 40-plus year career at the top of the Sydney restaurant game, Peter Doyle reflects on how the business has changed.
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Is Mister Percy the neighbourhood wine bar Pyrmont deserves?
Nestled amongst the glam restaurants and high-roller bars of this inner-Sydney suburb, there's a new spot where locals can linger over carafes of wine, pinchos and perhaps even dinner.
The Producers: Dr Marty’s Crumpets
It’s time for toasting: these crumpets are light and airy, sturdy and tall. In short, they're the perfect vehicle for butter, honey or Nutella.
Angelica Organic Farm’s fundraiser lunch at Annam
A group of Melbourne chefs are banding together to help a valued supplier – and you can help too.
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Embla opens sister venue Lesa in Melbourne
It’s been a long time coming but superstar duo Christian McCabe and Dave Verheul have turned on the lights upstairs. Here’s what to expect.
Ben Devlin on kitchen disasters, making pasta and his culinary pedigree
The Paper Daisy chef sits down to chat to us about his signature dishes and the cooking streak that runs through his family.
The secret suburban kitchens delivering global menus
A new cottage-industry of home cooks is thriving online, offering dishes little seen elsewhere. Is it legal, and does it matter when the food is this good and made with love?
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Sydney’s Italian Wine & Food Festival returns for 2018
Learn how to make pizza with Stefano Manfredi, take a masterclass in Italian wine or taste your way through the many regions of Italy.
Two new Mexican restaurants land in the Byron Bay region
The coastal towns of Suffolk Park and Brunswick Heads have lucked out, with the teams behind local hotspots Barrio and Fleet each opening casual Mexican venues.
Poly is open: here’s what to expect
One of Sydney’s finest chefs delivers one of the city’s most anticipated openings in Surry Hills. But it won’t be Ester mark II.
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Meet your Maker: Claycups’ reusable coffee cups
A ceramic artist and barista team up to help fight the war on waste.
Elizabeth Willing turns food into art, literally
Liquorice, marshmallows and royal icing are all part of this artist's toolbox as she probes the rituals of eating and the state of contemporary food culture.
Two new restaurants, two chefs, one couple: the story behind Poly and Lankan Filling Station
O Tama Carey opens one of Sydney’s most anticipated restaurants this fortnight. And so does her partner, Mat Lindsay. Two top chefs, two new restaurants, one relationship: how does it work?
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Spend a weekend by the beach with Danielle Alvarez
The Fred’s chef is setting up camp at Halcyon House and you’re invited.
Gourmet Institute: Ben Devlin
Surf's up! Ben Devlin captures the essence of the sea in a seafood-focused menu that's perfect for spring entertaining.
Adelaide chef Jock Zonfrillo wins Basque Culinary World Prize
The work of Orana and the Orana Foundation impressed a jury of high-profile chefs, food writers and historians on the look-out for gastronomic projects with a wider social significance.
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First-class food at Sydney Airport
Arrive early, check in, then check out some of the best dishes Sydney Airport’s local and international chefs have on offer.
Bennelong is hosting a lamington drive this National Lamington Day
With all profits going to mental health charity R U OK?
Sydney Seafood School’s star-studded program of guest chefs
Between now and the end of the year, there are plenty of big fish appearing at Sydney Fish Market’s cookery school, including Danielle Alvarez, Ross Lusted and Christine Manfield
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Gourmet Institute: Paul Carmichael
Take a trip to the Caribbean with Paul Carmichael as he serves up the bold flavours of his native Barbados.
What to expect at the rebooted Quay
After three months of renovations, the Sydney stalwart is ready to open its doors. Has Quay hit the reset button on fine-dining or simply tweaked a winning formula?
First look: Restaurant Labart, Burleigh Heads
Sydney’s loss is the Gold Coast’s gain as Alex Munoz Labart, the former head chef of Monopole and Cirrus Dining, embarks on his first solo venture.
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What’s on the menu at OzHarvest’s new Surry Hills café?
Breakfast and lunch items with a low food waste-footprint, plus every meal you buy helps to feed someone in need. Win-win.
Local chefs contribute to the #BakeforSyria cookbook
From Sharon Salloum of Sydney’s Almond Bar to Flour & Stone’s Nadine Ingram, Australians will recognise plenty of names in the new cookbook from the Cook for Syria project.
Noma’s new plant menu: fifty-two notes from day one
Thousands of kroner and 22 courses later, what does our chief restaurant critic have to say about the world's most ambitious vegetarian restaurant?
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Melbourne pub The Espy to reopen this summer after extensive renovations
Cantonese food, a refined cocktail bar and hotdog carts outside the band room – this is the new Espy.
Luke Powell reveals details of new pizzeria Bella Brutta
The chef of Sydney restaurant LP’s Quality Meats is switching from the smoker to the pizza oven this September with a new restaurant in Newtown.
Ode, a new natural wine bar, opens in Bondi
Open from morning till night, Ode has all the makings of a neighbourhood favourite.
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Matteo Downtown to open this August in Sydney’s CBD
Orazio D’Elia is following up his Double Bay restaurant with a second act in the city. Open from morning until night, it promises a slice of Italian city living.
Bistecca, a new Italian steakhouse, opens in Sydney
With a singular focus on the Tuscan speciality of bistecca alla Fiorentina.
Is London’s best pie found inside Holborn Dining Room?
Chef Calum Franklin is indulging his love of pastry with a dedicated Pie Room inside one of London's top brasseries.
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Ételek to take over The Antipodean site in Sydney
Adam Wolfers’ travelling Eastern European restaurant, Ételek, returns to Sydney this July. Time to work up that appetite.
Dan Lepard at Tivoli Road Bakery for one day only
Queue queues: the renowned baker will be selling his wares in Melbourne for one Saturday this July, raising money for charity in the process.
