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Ormeggio at The Spit chefs Victor Moya (left) and Gianmarco Pardini (right) will be involved in Alessandro Pavoni’s (centre) new Manly restaurant Cibaria.

This Italian beachfront eatery from a hatted chef could put Manly on the dining map

The a’Mare and Ormeggio at The Spit chef is planning a number of “rias” (outlets) under the one roof.

  • Scott Bolles
Nagi Maehashi and her mother, Yumiko, making gyoza.

The motherly wisdom that shaped Nagi Maehashi, Adam Liaw and other famous cooks

Mums have left a lasting impression on these chefs and cooks from their signature dishes (like the gyoza that rivals Tokyo’s best) to less successful meals.

  • Daniela Frangos
The judges praise Lourdes.

Good Lourdes! A contestant performs a flipping miracle in the BBQ dessert challenge

And that miracle was to make a banana pancake cooked on a hydrogen barbecue moderately palatable.

  • Ben Pobjie
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Adam Liaw’s vegetarian lasagne.

Adam Liaw’s one vegetarian lasagne recipe (with seasonal variations) to rule them all

What’s red, white and delicious all over? This pasta bake, where you get to choose your own vegie adventure.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Mother’s Day at Harbord Hotel Freshwater.

From offbeat brunches to edible bouquets: 23 budget-friendly Mother’s Day ideas

Forget flowers and chocolates. Go for brunch with alpacas, a food tour at a local market, or a box of sweet treats by some of the city’s best bakers.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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Melbourne Eat Streets

Tiamo restaurant in Carlton.

Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door

  • Dani Valent
Tocca restaurant in Werribee.

How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west

  • Dani Valent
Victor Churchill in Armadale.

How a well-heeled street of wedding dress shops became a premier dining strip

  • Dani Valent
Modu restaurant on Clayton Road.

The gritty ‘eating street’ in the south-east that boasts more than 200 restaurants

  • Dani Valent
Crosta D’Oro in Thornbury.

High Street is jam-packed with bars, cafes and restaurants – but this is its best section

  • Dani Valent

Eating out

“It’s not going to be a restaurant,” says Maurice Terzini of his new venture.

Icebergs restaurateur Maurice Terzini reveals casual new spin-off at surprising location

Icebergs Bar + Kitchen will open in mid-2025, serving coffee and Italian breakfasts to the jet set crowd.

  • Scott Bolles
Melbourne croissanterie Lune is opening a flagship store in Sydney later this year.

38,000 pastries a week: Lune croissanterie to open ‘world-class’ Sydney flagship

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Beer + chicken skewers + beer. It’s a perfect formula at this north shore yakitori joint

  • Callan Boys
The muffuletta ($14) at Cafe Morris.

Surry Hills fine diner closes after six months, but it’s better news for cash-strapped diners

  • Scott Bolles

Lists & guides

Laksa Singapura with prawn and chicken and mixed noodles.

May hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

Steak special at Nu’u by Nativo, Glebe.

Cheap grills: 20 of Sydney’s best-value steak nights

Bondi Bowls Club.

From gin bars to $1 oysters: 10 Sydney bowling clubs that are on a roll

Rock oysters with lemon pepper granita at Bennelong Bar.

The Guide editor’s little black book of places he usually only shares with visiting friends

Introduce visitors to the American Doughnut Kitchen, then explain it’s not actually American.

I’m coming to Melbourne for the week. Where should I eat? The critic’s top picks for visitors

Effie’s kiosk at Manly Boatshed in Fairlight.

Manly to Merimbula: Where to find waterfront feeds for less than $30

Milk bar vibes at Larrie’s at The Beach Hotel.

These are the best places to eat, drink (and dine barefoot) in Newcastle

Potato scallops

Prawn toast to potato scallops: 12 retro dishes with a new spin

Seabourn dining

Thinking about booking a cruise? Everything you need to know about the food and drink

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, GOODFOOD, February 21: Pappadum, chutney and naan platter at Don't Tell Aunty in Surry Hills on February 21, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/SMH)

Nine of Sydney’s best Indian eateries and restaurants

It’s the year of the bakery, and these are the new classics worth queuing for

It’s the year of the bakery, and these are the new classics worth queuing for

Centro 86 is a bar for pre- or post-dinner drinks.

10+ late-night spots in Sydney for after-midnight drinks and snacks

Recent reviews

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Beer + chicken skewers + beer. It’s a perfect formula at the north shore’s Yakitori Yurippi

  • Callan Boys
Half free-range chicken with white corn puree and ox tongue anticuchos (top right).
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Luxed-up Latin American diner Morena has bags of personality – and a hat

  • Terry Durack
Laksa Singapura with prawn and chicken and mixed noodles.
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Iconic laksa shop Temasek is moving. Here’s why you should visit the OG spot

  • Terry Durack
Ppyeodagwi-haejangguk (pork bone soup with rice).
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Yeodongsik’s Korean ‘hangover soup’ is one of the most soothing liquids in Sydney

  • Callan Boys
Red curry of barbecue duck with snake bean and sweet basil.
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It’s not fancy, but Joe’s Table is one of the nicest restaurants in the eastern suburbs

  • Terry Durack

Recipes

One-pan sausage and vegetables with gravy.
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RecipeTin Eats’ easy-peasy sausage and vegie one-tray wonder (with hands-off gravy)

This stonking all-in-one dinner will fill your belly without emptying your wallet.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
One-tray cheesy tomato and basil chicken strips.

These cheesy one-tray chicken tenders will feed the whole fam

  • Sarah Pound
Chocolate, rye and espresso cookies.
EASY

Helen Goh’s chocolate, rye and espresso cookies

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Salmon and egg roll.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon and egg roll

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw

Recipe collections

Adam Liaw’s shepherds’ pie.

Oldies but goodies: 10 of your favourite childhood recipes to cook next week

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced apple cake with mascarpone and maple frosting.

From apple cakes to RecipeTin’s steak: April’s 20 most popular recipes

One-pan slurpy creamy tomato and fennel ravioli with optional spicy sausage.

14 simple dinners that go straight to the sauce

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

50 crowd-pleasing chicken dishes (starring RecipeTin’s popular curry)

Fast one tray eggplant and spicy salami lasagne. Sage Creative autumn/winter recipes for Good Food online and Home Front. February 2022. Good Food use only. Please credit James Moffatt

14 of our favourite low-fuss and affordable dishes to cook this week

Manoush-style pizzas with prawns and chilli.

10 fast and curious Friday night flatbread pizzas

Vegetarian-friendly pithiviers filled with mushroom ragu.

Five crowd-pleasing Recipe Tin pies to bake this weekend

Barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel.

Five easy and cheesy new cauliflower steak recipes

RecipeTin Eats’ golden coconut pumpkin and chickpea curry.

10 budget-friendly vegie one-dish dinners to cook this week

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced apple cake with mascarpone and maple frosting.

Freshly baked recipes: Five new apple cakes to make this weekend

Adam Liaw’s chicken diane.

10 of your favourite retro recipes given the Adam Liaw treatment

This hearty meatball and pasta soup is sure to be love at first spoonful.

Eat and repeat: 10 warming new recipes to put on high rotation

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Tips & advice

Black coffee.

Is your morning brew actually healthy? Eight benefits of drinking black coffee

  • Emily Craig

A dietitian’s guide to food additives – and which ones to avoid

  • Susie Burrell
Trevor Lu Co-founder of UpUp, a new supermarket price comparison app.

From apps to ugly veg: Four simple ways to cut up to 40% off your grocery bill

  • Bianca Hrovat
The Two-StepLow-FODMAP Diet and Recipe Book by DR SUE SHEPHERD. Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta

Fed up with dry and stringy meat in your stew? This cut is ‘impossible to ruin’

  • Terry Durack
Nutritionist, dietitian and writer Sarah Pound.

This nutritionist’s fuss-free meals made her a social media star. She’s now our recipe writer

  • Megan Johnston

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  • Huon Hooke
Light but tough enough to stand upright, the bagnum holds the equivalent of two bottles of wine.

Raise a glass to the bagnum, the plastic wine pouch that’s made cask wine cool again

  • Katie Spain

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Ormeggio at The Spit chefs Victor Moya (left) and Gianmarco Pardini (right) will be involved in Alessandro Pavoni’s (centre) new Manly restaurant Cibaria.

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The judges praise Lourdes.

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One-pan sausage and vegetables with gravy.
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