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Matt Wilkinson outside Crofter Dining in Melbourne.

What's next for Made Establishment's Melbourne restaurants?

In the wake of the Made Establishment folding, what will happen to the restaurants and staff?

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Port Melbourne's Komeyui will become Yakitori Bar.

Port Melbourne's Komeyui to become YKB

Chef Motomu Kumano is switching sushi for skewers, and shifting his original Japanese restaurant.

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Glitzy: Yu Kitchen Chinese restaurant at Chadstone.

The reinvention of shopping centre dining in Melbourne (and where to eat)

Hatted chefs, international restaurant groups and home-grown hospitality heroes are turning a shopping expedition into an experience. Here's where to eat in the city's newly fashioned dining precincts.

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Chef Simon Rogan is bringing his expertise to Bathers' Pavilion.

Michelin-star chef pops up at Bathers' Pavilion at Balmoral

Get set, Sydney, for the most ambitious relocation of top-shelf international restaurant talent since Noma's 2016 residency at Barangaroo.

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Stir-fried pippies with XO sauce at XOPP.

Sydney restaurants shut doors to shelter from coronavirus storm

At least seven Sydney Chinese restaurants have closed and many of the city's Chinese precincts are on their knees in the wake of the virus.

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The fish farmer growing seaweed to feed cows and save the planet

Josh Goldman is on a mission to become a world leader in growing seaweed for cows.

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Table for one: Good Luck Hot Pot manager Jack Chen is pleading for people to keep supporting Chinese restaurants.

Chinatown restaurants hit hard by fall in tourism due to coronavirus

Struggling restaurant owners in Sydney's Chinatown say they have lost as much as 85 per cent of their business due to the coronavirus outbreak blocking Chinese tourists and students from coming to Sydney.

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From bagels to caviar, here are 10 dishes making waves this summer.

10 of Sydney's hottest new dishes

From lox bagels to caviar, here are 10 of the best Sydney dishes making waves over summer.

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Marion Wine Bar delivers the modern restaurant wine bar hybrid experience with style.

10 of Melbourne's best wine bars (that do good food too)

Is it a wine bar? Is it a restaurant? It's both - in the best possible way. Relax over snacks, or feast to your heart's content over a bottle of something great at these classy, cosy hang outs.