Sydney's best rooftop bars
Callan Boys When the heat is on, like bubbles we should all just rise to the top. Here are six top spots for an al fresco tipple this summer.
daily bites
Goodbye Uchi Lounge, for now
Scott Bolles Surry Hills' influential Japanese restaurant has shut its doors after a 16-year run.
daily bites
Touche Hombre Electrica and Le Joint close down
Hilary McNevin and Roslyn Grundy Davis Yu's South Yarra restaurant and city bar won't be reopening this year.
food news
Malt Traders looks out for CBD singletons
Natascha Mirosch Nick Pinn's new independent bottle shop will offer pre-mixed classic cocktails and fine food to eat in or takeaway.
food news
Food trends that need to stop
Are these food trends still hitting the mark or are they way overdue for retirement? Natasha Rudra tells us the trends that just need to stop.
eat out
Old Joe's
Candice Chung This beachside bar draws inspiration from its old-fashioned milk bar namesake.
Photo: Fiona Morris
Dojo Ramen Bar
Kylie Northover This is shaping up as the year of ramen and this loud ramen bar hits all the right notes.
eat out
12/20
Cranky Fins Holidae Inn
Terry Durack Just being at Palm Beach's new hotspot makes you feel like you're wagging school.
Photo: James Brickwood
Long Track Pantry
Sally Webb This country cafe is the essential pit-stop between Sydney and Melbourne.
eat out
13/20
Burma Lane
Larissa Dubecki This share-happy menu is a broad sweep of Burma's regional and ethnic influences.
Photo: Eddie Jim
Mi Peru D'Carmen
Simone Egger Melbourne's first all-Peruvian restaurant has an exotic edge for those of us yet to trudge the Inca Trail.
eat out
13/20
Peng You China Kitchen and Bar
Natascha Mirosch Precision seasoning and just the right amount of time in the deep fryer helps Peng You China Kitchen and Bar nail the Taiwanese chicken.
Photo: Harrison Saragossi
eat out
15/20
Penny University
Natasha Rudra The cooking is seriously good and the quality of the food is delightfully high at this oh so hipster cafe.
Photo: Melissa Adams
13/20
Flint at the Vines
Kirsten Lawson A pleasant winery restaurant overlooking the vines at Murrumbateman that could do with a more tightly focused country menu.
cook
Sweet, sour and smoky favourites
Retro sweet and sour chicken and a reinvented chicken chow mein from Karen Martini's new cookbook.
Photo: Supplied
Sugar and aromatic spice
The distinctive taste of Szechuan pepper adds a buzz to different dishes.
drink
Five of a kind: Asian drinks
Lauren Wambach Asian drinks are not only colourful, but they can be a meal in a glass, enjoyed as a snack, digestive, cooling tonic or thirst quencher.
Photo: Jill Dupleix
Is it uncouth to serve wine on the rocks?
Consenting adults can put ice cubes into anything they like, says our resident Wine Agony Aunt.
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)
