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Fritto misto mare is a lovely mix of deep-fried whitebait, prawn, calamari and whiting.

A dose of sunshine and seafood at the Amalfi Way

Suddenly everyone wants to eat outside and join the action at Woolloomooloo's Finger Wharf, reviews Terry Durack.

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Create your own pick and mix platter of beachy snacks.

At last, that floating feeling of good food and company

Dani Valent enjoys post-lockdown beachy snacks and golden moments at Arbory Alfoat on Melbourne's Yarra river.

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Masala cauliflower on a chickpea flour cake.

Contemporary Indian pops up in Carlton North wine bar

Chef Harry Mangat meets Andorra is the best of two very good worlds, reviews Gemima Cody.

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Sizzler's famous pecorino and margarine bread.

Sizzler, revisited: All things cheesy must come to an end

Callan Boys dines at the buffet restaurant chain in its final week in Australia.

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Anthony Foster, owner of the Cornish Arms Hotel in Brunswick.

'One guy dialled 145 times': Restaurants adapt to demand

Attention Melbourne diners anticipating a bounce-back to the way things were: please check your expectations at the door.

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Gascony apple dessert at Omnia in South Yarra.

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Melbourne restaurants

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Catch up on The Age chief restaurant critic Gemima Cody's reviews.

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The 'Hip Hopper' at Lankan Tucker cafe in Brunswick West.

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World plates

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Travel the world without leaving Melbourne.

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Co-lab Pantry

To Victoria, with love

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Spaghetti bolognese at The Waiters Restaurant.

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Melbourne icons

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Gemima Cody revisits the restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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Cucumber Gibson served at Cutler & Co in Fitzroy.

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The Age GOOD FOOD
28 Jun 2019

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Melbourne bars

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Michael Harden hits the city's watering holes.

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Lobster benedict at Hardware Societe.

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Melbourne cafes

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Larissa Dubecki rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Sepia dishes.

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Sydney restaurants

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Catch up on The Sydney Morning Herald chief restaurant critic Terry Durack's reviews.

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Black Star Pastry at Moore Park.

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Sydney cafes

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Good Food rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Confit ocean trout.

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Sydney icons

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Good Food revisits the city's restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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Negroni.

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Sydney bars

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Callan Boys rates Sydney's best cocktails, beers, wines and bar snacks.

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North Indian thali.

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Sydney world plates

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Andrew Levins travels the world without leaving Sydney.

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Perfect picnic fare: Helen Goh's puttanesca tart.

The ultimate no-fuss Sydney spring picnic

After a winter like no other, it's time to head outdoors with a hamper in hand.

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The top 20 cafes in Melbourne A food lover's guide to Bankstown, Sydney

Crispy fish sandwich at Bondi Beach Public Bar.

Sydney's best bars

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Valley View Continental Groceries and Spices owner Ali Hamad with Sahar Elsemary from Taste Cultural Food Tours.

A food lover's guide to Bankstown, Sydney

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Brisbane's Joy was awarded Best New Restaurant.

Good Food Guide 2020 award winners

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Spice Temple's Northern Chinese-style lamb pancakes are a bonafide winner.

How to make Spice Temple's lamb and cumin pancakes

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Donovan Cooke's perfect pan-fried fish.

How to cook crispy-skinned fish like a chef

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The classic martini served The Mayfair in Melbourne.

Top 20 Melbourne bars

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Tom yum goong from Chat Thai at Circular Quay.

Sydney cheap eats greats

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The all American grilled cheese toastie at Maker and Monger, Prahran Market.

Top 20 Melbourne cheap eats

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Meet Mica's eggs benedict.

Sydney's best cafes

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Breakfast is the new dinner: Ruby skirt steak with endive and kipflers at Higher Ground.

The top 20 cafes in Melbourne

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Adam Liaw's spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter features on the cover of New Classics.

Our second cookbook New Classics is out now

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Good Food digital gift card for Mother's Day.

Good Food restaurant gift card

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Good Food Guide 2020 cover.

Good Food Guide 2020 on sale now

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Maggie Beer accepts the Vittoria Coffee Legend Award.

Vittoria Coffee Legend award winner Maggie Beer

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The Good Food Guide Awards held at Howard Smith Wharves in Brisbane on Monday September 30, 2019 .

Good Food Guide awards announced

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Citi Chef of the Year Lennox Hastie.

Citi Chef of the Year, Lennox Hastie

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Citi Service Excellence Award winner Joanna Smith of Igni restaurant.

Citi Service Excellence Award winner Joanna Smith

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Video still from The Pinnacle video from the Good Food Guide 2019 awards.

The pinnacle

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Brent Savage in his Sydney restaurant Bentley.

Citi Chefs of the Year: Where are they now?

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The 20 most comforting things in food right now

The Basque cheesecake from Melbourne's Marion.

It's cold and the apocalypse sometimes feels nigh. Could there be a better time to embrace all the comfort that food can give?

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Why it's more important than ever to eat Australian-made cheese

Olivia Sutton of Harper and Blohm cheese shop in Melbourne.

In these tumultuous times, it makes more sense than ever to embrace our local cheese industry.

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Beyond the menu: Support Ben Shewry's Attica by ordering T-shirts, tea towels, ceramics and hoodies.

How to help Australian restaurants survive COVID-19

Buy takeaway, a T-shirt, a tote bag and read on.

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