Good Living - Entertaining

From left: Fourme d'Ambert blue-veined French cheese, Old Winchester firm pasteurized cheese, Picodon goat's milk cheese ...

Top chefs choose their favourite hard-to-find cheese

Expand your cheese horizons, and seek out these international suggestions from creamy claousou to stinky 'hooligan'.

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Don't make your hosts feel like they're running a restaurant.

What's the food etiquette for a weekend at a friend's house?

We're all used to going to a friend's house for dinner, but what are the expectations when you stay with them for a full weekend? Learn the proper food etiquette for a weekend away.

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James Matthews and Pippa Middleton at their wedding.

Pippa Middleton's wedding feast included more than 20,000 canapes

The new Mr and Mrs Matthews celebrated their first moments of married life yesterday (Saturday) with a sumptuous champagne reception, just a short walk up the church path to Englefield.

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The ultimate high tea spread, complete with sparkling wine and Australia-grown loose leaf tea.

How to make the ultimate Sydney high tea (no cooking required)

The all killer, no filler way to do high tea in the Harbour City.

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New generation: How to navigate the dining table in 2017.

Table manners for the smart phone generation

Smart phones and no food waste - here's how to navigate the dining table in 2017.

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Chicken, waffles and good times at Acme.

Restaurants jump on the brunch bandwagon

Australia's breakfast standards keep rising, with top establishments offering restaurant-standard brunches.

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At Do, the world's first cookie dough cafe in Greenwich Village, New York, you order dough by the scoop.

Cookie dough cafe changes up the 'Cup or cone?' question

"Cup or cone?" is usually a question reserved for ice cream, but at DŌ, the world's first cookie dough cafe in Greenwich Village, New York, you order dough by the scoop.

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How do families turn the dining room into a warmer family-friendly space?

Why the dining room is due for a revival

There are signs that we are heading back to the dinner table, designers say.

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The world's first avocado cafe is not, surprisingly, in Bondi.

Forget smashed avocado, this cafe is trying to make avocado coffee

What we're eating, craving, buying and obsessed with this week.

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Keep it simple and spend more time with your guests.

What do chefs cook when they have friends over for dinner?

Chefs prefer to choose easy, straightforward food that speaks for itself.

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The Hot List: Aphrodisiac desserts, chocolate bark, fig liqueur and flying solo

What we're eating, craving, buying and obsessed with this Valentine's Day.

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Answering your questions: Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney of <i>The Katering Show</i>.

The Katering Show: How do you deal with unhygienic friends?

Got your noodle in a knot over whether to parboil your potatoes or reheat your rigatoni? Stars of The Katering Show, intolerable foodie Kate McLennan and food intolerant friend Kate McCartney, tackle your vexing culinary questions. Our serving suggestion? Take their advice with a generous pinch of salt.