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Geelong's charming La Cachette is the French bistro you'll wish was your local

If I lived closer to this small, charming room, I would dine here once a week, reviews Besha Rodell.

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Lady Chu takes street food back to the street in Potts Point

As you'd expect from Nahji Chu, there are lots of rolls – fresh, fried and in a baguette as banh mi.

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Fusion is not a dirty word at Miss Mi, Melbourne

At $95 a person this culinary "journey through Asia" is a bargain, pushing far beyond the bad old days of fusion, reviews Besha Rodell.

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Everybody loves ramen, no Bones about it

It's a wonder there isn't a ramen shop on every street corner, writes Callan Boys.

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Where there's no smoke, there's a lack of fire

Laurus, a plush modern Chinese restaurant on the edge of Melbourne's CBD, is missing more than the flash of a wok, writes Dani Valent.

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Sydney's new Botswana Butchery has the steak, but has it got the sizzle?

Martin Place is the perfect spot for a business-minded steakhouse. But does the New Zealand import deliver?

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Proof in cheesy puff: Chauncy is a story you have to love

Heathcote's new lunch-only restaurant is small but mightily on the ball, reviews Gemima Cody.

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Has El Jannah still got it? We visit the chicken chain's newest Sydney outlet

El Jannah may be famous for its chook, but it's worth taking a detour through its other dishes.

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'Not everyone has Grange for blood': Why Sydney needs more lunch places like Menzies

The city could do with more first-rate lunch spots pitched between a boxed sandwich and luxury steaks and seafood pastas.

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Why from-scratch Lene is one to watch

Up-and-coming chef Cameron Williams makes everything from scratch at his debut restaurant.

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