Sparkling red: a national treasure
Cathy Gowdie Don't scoff when asked to bring a sparkling red to a dinner party, it's one of Australia's great national drinks.
daily bites
Bellingen's No 2 Oak Street to close
Scott Bolles The award-winning restaurant failed to sell at auction and will close on December 21.
daily bites
Melbourne's lone vegan grocer to shut up shop
Tim Doutre Victoria's only vegan grocery store is set to close at the end of the year.
food news
The Lark bar closes
Natascha Mirosch Brisbane barflies will be in mourning with the news that one of the city's best loved bar/restaurants has closed.
- Original owner buys back Bar Barossa wine bar
- New bar to open in former flour mill
- New tenants for South Bank's Piaf and Sardine Tin
- Au Cirque cafe to open Thursday and Friday evenings
- Keeping it in the family at Artie and Mai
- Brent's Restaurant to be reborn as casual diner
- Baguette changes hands after 37 years
food news
Wine gifts
Fergus McGhie Fergus McGhie solves the Christmas gift question for wine lovers.
- Top bars in Canberra that quench festive thirst
- Waterford: Horrors of the dining hall
- Must-have cookbooks of 2013
- Free-range ham not an easy ask
- Santa's kitchen ideas
- Farm life? Just gimme gadgets
- The magic of microgreens
- Panforte and gingerbread stars
- Nougat: a festive gift
- Tomato relish and piccalilli: gifts
eat out
Parlor Milkbar and Kitchen
Kylie Northover Hidden away in a largely residential part of Beaumaris, this cafe is something of a bayside secret.
Photo: Ken Irwin
Nan's Place
Georgia Waters This cheery corner cafe serves vintage fare with modern flair.
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Nan's Place
Georgia Waters This cheery corner cafe serves vintage fare with modern flair.
Photo: Fiona Morris
18/20
Rockpool
Terry Durack Long live Rockpool, a lovely combination of new and old, energy and experience.
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16/20
Royal Mail Hotel
Larissa Dubecki Robin Wickens is getting back to the business of serious cooking. And the Royal Mail is getting back to the business of being the Royal Mail.
Photo: Eddie Jim
Brighton Schoolhouse
Dani Valent Detention at this schoolhouse would be no punishment at all.
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Paleo Cafe
Natascha Mirosch This franchise is the health-food cafe re-imagined for the new millennium.
Photo: Harrison Saragossi
14/20
Tinderbox Kitchen
Natascha Mirosch Harvey's Bar & Bistro's new brother serves up unpretentious, gutsy-flavoured, well-conceived food.
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14.5/20
Jamie's Italian
Catriona Jackson Love him or hate him, you certainly can't ignore Jamie Oliver, even more the case now that Jamie's Italian has landed here.
Photo: Ken Martin
15/20
The Artisan
Natasha Rudra High-end food that shines in a very muted setting
cook
How to make Scotch eggs
An old favourite makes its resurgence. Jill Dupleix shares a recipe.
Photo: Edwina Pickles
Best of Christmas 2013: the product road test
Our expert tasting panel tried several hampers' worth of nationally available Christmas treats to discover the best.
drink
Japan's sophisticated brew
Mark Chipperfield Sake is a rising star here, and some is made and exported to the land of its origin.
Photo: Peter Schofield
Wines for Christmas Day
Put as much thought into what you drink on Christmas Day as to what you will be eating.
Video Good Food Videos
How to make the perfect margarita
Sven Almenning of Eau-de-Vie cocktail bar takes us through the precise steps to make a classic margarita. (02:18)
