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Chef Joe Vargetto at his yet-to-open restaurant, Cucina Povera at 445 Little Collins Street.

The Good Food Guide is back, scoring, awarding hats and supporting an industry in flux

The Guide is back, providing a grounding for an industry as it looks overseas to find staff to fill its booming restaurants.

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Mejico's all-weather courtyard is a photo-worthy backdrop to brunch.

Let the good times flow: Eight of Melbourne's best bottomless brunches

Nothing says welcome to the weekend like the words 'free-flowing drinks'. Oh, and lots of beautiful brunch dishes, too, of course. Gather your mates and get booking.

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Take inspiration from the 1976 Australian film classic Don's Party this election night.

Five catering tips for hosting an election night party

Burnt steaks and tomato sauce are the main event at Don's Party, but you can probably do better.

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Team leader Aldo. He's Italian, you know.

MasterChef recap: Julie gets saucy, puds get sticky and it's all rather icky in the date night challenge

Grey, soggy pork anyone? Floppy broccolini on a smear of orange sauce? If this isn't the food of love, we don't know what is.

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MasterChef recap: There's something fishy about this elimination that sends home another fan favourite

First Sashi, now another legit favourite. Get the tissues (and get ready to google Lake House Daylesford). It's all happening tonight.

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Anchovy in Richmond opened in 2015 and held a Good Food Guide hat.

Richmond's hatted modern Vietnamese restaurant Anchovy to close

Anchovy's owners will relaunch a Laotian restaurant in the Bridge Road site they've occupied for the past seven years.

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Old Fitz head chef Anna Ugarte-Carral is heading overseas.

Award-winning chef Anna Ugarte-Carral is quitting the Old Fitz to head overseas

Expect more pub nostalgia, including a "rooster roll" on the menu, when Toby Stansfield steps into the head chef role at the Woolloomooloo pub.

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Black Star Pastry founder Christopher The's strawberry watermelon cake.

Black Star Pastry founder takes over Stanmore's Mrs Underwood cafe site

What does the creator of the iconic strawberry watermelon cake do for an encore? Start something new in Sydney's inner-west.

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The lobby bar at the new Ace hotel in Sydney.

First stage of Ace Hotel is set to open in Sydney

LOAM, the casual dining drawcard of the hotly anticipated new CBD hotel, opens this week.

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The remaining elements of The Continental Sorrento have reopened after $120 million in renovations.

Your guide to the Mornington Peninsula's new mega venue, The Continental Sorrento

There's a late-night bar hosting live acts, a fine-diner, a public bar and everything in between. Here's the insider's guide to getting the most out of the Peninsula's new playground.

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