Eating Out
Restaurant review
KISUME is a Japanese restaurant that’s unmistakably Melbourne but with added New York sass. It’s three levels of Flinders Lane restaurant into which restaurateur Chris Lucas has distilled decades of experience.
Create the best-ever bolognese
TOP Melbourne chefs help you take your bolognese game to the next level with these handy hints.
If you’re three, high tea is too
KIDS enjoying the high life may not have to act their age, but they can eat it in a special Hotel Windsor offer these school holidays.
Have your cake and eat pizza too
NO flowers, no blueberries, just real food is the motto Ned Radojcic brings to his slick new bakery cafe, Ned’s Bake in South Yarra, where you can have your cake and eat pizza too.
Chef’s guide to eating out in Richmond
ZICO Lu, head chef at Bridge Rd Vietnamese hot spot An Uong, gives his guide to eating out in Richmond and a few other tasty tips.
A safe harbour in Docklands
WHAT a difference five months makes. That’s how long it has taken Woolshed at Docklands to recover from a devastating fire and re-emerge with a new look and new menu.
Melbourne’s top kitchen hacks
GET your kitchen in order with these 20 time-saving culinary tips from Melbourne’s top chefs.
Bennett flips critic off with burger joint
CELEB chef Shannon Bennett is the latest to offer a fast food spin-off, saying it’s a “big middle finger” to a noted gourmand who infamously roasted Australia for its burgers.
Getting the lei of the land at Hana
GO surfing for great Hawaiian food in Melbourne CBD at this new Lt Collins St eatery — a warm, candy-coloured world better suited to boardies than brogues.
More Eating Out
Step up your toastie game
SOUTH Yarra king of cakes Darren Purchese gives his top 10 tips to making the perfect toasted sandwich.
New flavour wins fans in Albert Park
GO for the slurp-tastic noodle soup, stay for the slow-cooked beef ribs— this Asian-inspired eatery is putting a new spin on some old favourites and winning fans.
Giant Steps is going the right direction
GIANT Steps is handsome and comfortable, modern without being intimidating, and, for all the hard surfaces, manages to keep noise to conversation- friendly levels.
Mexican in Prahran at Queen of the South
QUEEN of the South, in Prahran, is swelling Melbourne’s Mexican wave of restaurants with a home-style, vegan-friendly approach to cooking.
Brunch in Abbotsford for under $20
THE Abbotsford cafe scene has a new golden child in AU79, overhauled from a mechanics garage into a beautiful cafe with serious bang for your buck.
Country comes to Collingwood
PROJECT Forty Nine has yet to capitalise on its regional heritage and is not the warm celebration of country it could be. At least not yet.
Best cafes in the north east
FROM Heidelberg to Hurstbridge, Doncaster to Doreen, these are our fave cafes and coffee shops in the outer ‘burbs.
A wine bar to cross town for
Fine Italian-leaning fare is a perfect match for East Malvern wine bar Riserva
More Food
Seven healthy, meat-free meals
WINTER cooking for vegetarians need not be all about soups and steamed vegetables. Try one, or all, of our vegetarian dinners this week.
Anderson to open vegan restaurant
ANIMAL rights activist Pamela Anderson is opening a meat-free eatery in France and has invited President Macron to dine there.
The Aussie tastes Jack Stein craves
GROWING up holidaying in Australia with his famous dad, Jack Stein grew a taste for our fare. It’s not our famed produce.
Simpson’s demons killed his talent
IN an industry known for its ‘work hard, play harder’ attitude, Darren Simpson indulged in it all. But his demons would ultimately take over his talent.