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The best food photos of 2016

  • Spanner crab, sake vinegar jelly, brown butter emulsion, pea flower and horseradish served at Sepia in Sydney.
    Spanner crab, sake vinegar jelly, brown butter emulsion, pea flower and horseradish served at Sepia in Sydney. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
  • Aloha cocktail at Bentley restaurant in Sydney.
    Aloha cocktail at Bentley restaurant in Sydney. Photo: Christopher Pearce
  • Kangaroo served at Vue de Monde restaurant in Melbourne.
    Kangaroo served at Vue de Monde restaurant in Melbourne. Photo: Wayne Taylor
  • The trifle at Banksii at Barangaroo, Sydney.
    The trifle at Banksii at Barangaroo, Sydney. Photo: Anna Kucera
  • Bloomsbury Punch at Sazerac bar in Brisbane.
    Bloomsbury Punch at Sazerac bar in Brisbane. Photo: Lisa Maree Williams
  • Hotcakes with caramelised banana at Left of Field cafe in Sydney.
    Hotcakes with caramelised banana at Left of Field cafe in Sydney. Photo: Anna Kucera
  • The cauliflower panna cotta served at White Mojo cafe in Melbourne's CBD.
    The cauliflower panna cotta served at White Mojo cafe in Melbourne's CBD. Photo: Pat Scala
  • Beta Bar above Alpha restaurant in Sydney.
    Beta Bar above Alpha restaurant in Sydney. Photo: Kirk Gilmour
  • Ouzo cured salmon served at 1821 restaurant in Sydney.
    Ouzo cured salmon served at 1821 restaurant in Sydney. Photo: Jessica Hromas
  • The interior of Heartbreaker dive bar in Melbourne's CBD.
    The interior of Heartbreaker dive bar in Melbourne's CBD. Photo: Paul Jeffers
  • Emu's Egg (emu egg shell filled with scrambled hen's egg, emu floss, potato, pineapple sage leaves and native muntries) ...
    Emu's Egg (emu egg shell filled with scrambled hen's egg, emu floss, potato, pineapple sage leaves and native muntries) served at Attica in Melbourne. Photo: Eddie Jim
  • The Meat Fruit parfait served at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Melbourne.
    The Meat Fruit parfait served at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Melbourne. Photo: Eddie Jim
  • Anna Polyviou's Mess (salted passion fruit caramel with roast milk chocolate moose, black sesame seed crunch, passion ...
    Anna Polyviou's Mess (salted passion fruit caramel with roast milk chocolate moose, black sesame seed crunch, passion fruit curd, meringue brownie and caramel peanuts) for World Chocolate Day 2016. Photo: Edwina Pickles
  • Jasper cake by Andy Bowdy Pastry in Sydney.
    Jasper cake by Andy Bowdy Pastry in Sydney. Photo: Edwina Pickles
  • This shot of the chicken skin snack at Igni in Geelong featured on the cover of The Age Good Food Guide 2017.
    This shot of the chicken skin snack at Igni in Geelong featured on the cover of The Age Good Food Guide 2017.  Photo: Julian Kingma
  • Julian Kingma's portrait of Aaron Turner, the award-winning chef behind Igni restaurant, won the 2016 Shoot the Chef ...
    Julian Kingma's portrait of Aaron Turner, the award-winning chef behind Igni restaurant, won the 2016 Shoot the Chef competition. Photo: Julian Kingma/Clique
  • Chinese banquet: assorted dishes at Ricky and Pinky.
    Chinese banquet: assorted dishes at Ricky and Pinky. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
  • This champagne cocktail shot featured on a Good Food print cover.
    This champagne cocktail shot featured on a Good Food print cover. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
  • Meatsmith's ham won this year's Good Food Christmas ham taste test.
    Meatsmith's ham won this year's Good Food Christmas ham taste test. Photo: Tim Grey
  • Fish and chips at Tommy Ruff.
    Fish and chips at Tommy Ruff. Photo: Tim Grey
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  • Spanner crab, sake vinegar jelly, brown butter emulsion, pea flower and horseradish served at Sepia in Sydney.
  • Aloha cocktail at Bentley restaurant in Sydney.
  • Kangaroo served at Vue de Monde restaurant in Melbourne.
  • The trifle at Banksii at Barangaroo, Sydney.
  • Bloomsbury Punch at Sazerac bar in Brisbane.
  • Hotcakes with caramelised banana at Left of Field cafe in Sydney.
  • The cauliflower panna cotta served at White Mojo cafe in Melbourne's CBD.
  • Beta Bar above Alpha restaurant in Sydney.
  • Ouzo cured salmon served at 1821 restaurant in Sydney.
  • The interior of Heartbreaker dive bar in Melbourne's CBD.
  • Emu's Egg (emu egg shell filled with scrambled hen's egg, emu floss, potato, pineapple sage leaves and native muntries) ...
  • The Meat Fruit parfait served at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal in Melbourne.
  • Anna Polyviou's Mess (salted passion fruit caramel with roast milk chocolate moose, black sesame seed crunch, passion ...
  • Jasper cake by Andy Bowdy Pastry in Sydney.
  • This shot of the chicken skin snack at Igni in Geelong featured on the cover of The Age Good Food Guide 2017.
  • Julian Kingma's portrait of Aaron Turner, the award-winning chef behind Igni restaurant, won the 2016 Shoot the Chef ...
  • Chinese banquet: assorted dishes at Ricky and Pinky.
  • This champagne cocktail shot featured on a Good Food print cover.
  • Meatsmith's ham won this year's Good Food Christmas ham taste test.
  • Fish and chips at Tommy Ruff.

Forget Instagrammed shots of coffee and avo on toast - here are the best pics of the year, as shot by the pros: Fairfax staff and freelance photographers.

These shortlisted images were judged by the Good Food team as well as select Fairfax food photographers. The winning photo was by Dominic Lorrimer and it captures Sydney's Sepia restaurant for this cover story by Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack: 17 Australian dishes you must try before you die.