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Fired up: Rising Embers' DIY ethos extends from the cooking to the ordering.

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Melbourne's Dainty Sichuan empire adds DIY barbecue

Gemima Cody experiences the thrill of the grill, Sichuan style.

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Go-to dish: Wood roasted chicken with broccolini and romesco.

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The country comes to Sydney at Kitchen by Mike

Mike McEnearney's more upscale No. 1 Bent Street returns to his original canteen concept.

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Snacks might include a soft-boiled egg with cream corn and caviar.

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A grand dining adventure at Est. in Sydney

At Est. the magic comes from letting things happen, reviews Myffy Rigby.

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A Roman bucatini all'Amatriciana at Alberto's Lounge.

Top 10 Italian restaurants in Sydney

If there's one thing Sydneysiders can agree on, it's Italian food. Here are our favourites.

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Paccheri pasta with prawns at Osteria Ilaria.

Old and new Italian favourites in Melbourne

Pizza, pasta, burrata and barolo: the Good Food team's top 10 Italian restaurants.

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Spiced pumpkin creme diplomat, shiitake ice-cream and meringue at Laura.

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Melbourne restaurants

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Catch up on The Age chief restaurant critic Gemima Cody's reviews.

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Tantuni iskender.

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World plates

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Travel the world without leaving Melbourne.

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Lasagne at Lello Pasta Bar, Melbourne CBD.

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May hit list

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To the east: Camberwell makes a comeback; and westward there's Westwood, Thai lunch trays and pizza by the slice.

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Spaghetti bolognese at The Waiters Restaurant.

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Melbourne icons

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Gemima Cody revisits the restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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The Commodore cocktail at Galah bar in Windsor, Melbourne.

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Melbourne bars

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Michael Harden hits the city's watering holes.

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Sticky date hotcakes at Field Black cafe in Northcote.

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Melbourne cafes

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Larissa Dubecki rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Sepia dishes.

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Sydney restaurants

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Catch up on The Sydney Morning Herald chief restaurant critic Terry Durack's reviews.

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Black Star Pastry at Moore Park.

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Sydney cafes

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Good Food rates the city's lattes and smashed avos.

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Confit ocean trout.

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Sydney icons

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Good Food revisits the city's restaurants that have stood the test of time.

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Negroni.

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Sydney bars

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Callan Boys rates Sydney's best cocktails, beers, wines and bar snacks.

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North Indian thali.

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Sydney world plates

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Andrew Levins travels the world without leaving Sydney.

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Spice up your boring breakfast: Egg hoppers at Lankan Filling Station.

How to order outside your comfort zone in Sydney

Like pancakes? Try these hoppers. Like laksa? Try this soup...

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The top 20 cafes in Melbourne Top 20 Melbourne bars

Crispy fish sandwich at Bondi Beach Public Bar.

Sydney's best bars

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The classic martini served The Mayfair in Melbourne.

Top 20 Melbourne bars

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Tom yum goong from Chat Thai at Circular Quay.

Sydney cheap eats greats

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The all American grilled cheese toastie at Maker and Monger, Prahran Market.

Top 20 Melbourne cheap eats

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Meet Mica's eggs benedict.

Sydney's best cafes

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Breakfast is the new dinner: Ruby skirt steak with endive and kipflers at Higher Ground.

The top 20 cafes in Melbourne

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Marco Pierre White is headlining Melbourne Good Food Month this June.

Seven unmissable Melbourne Good Food Month events

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Cover background for Good Food Favourite Recipes cookbook promotion.

Good Food Favourite Recipes cookbook on sale now

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How to properly peel and chop an onion.

Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year entry form

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Pea dish on the menu at Quay 2.0 in Sydney.

Citi Chef of the Year Peter Gilmore

Video brought to you by Citi.

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Stefano de Pieri on the banks of the Murray.

Vittoria Coffee Legend Stefano de Pieri

Meet the chef behind Stefano's Cantina in Mildura, Victoria.

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Momofuku Seiobo restaurant general manager Kylie Javier Ashton.

Citi Service Excellence award winner Kylie Javier Ashton

Video brought to you by Citi.

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Chef Peter Gilmore, winner Citi Chef of the Year at the Good Food Guide awards, held in Melbourne, 8 October 2018.

The Good Food Guide Awards 2018

The best of Australian food is celebrated at the second national Good Food Guide Awards in Melbourne.

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Compressed beetroot dish at Lesa for Melbourne trends video. Visit Victoria and Good Food.

What's trending in Melbourne

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Melbourne northside v southside.

Melbourne northside v southside

Video brought to you by Visit Victoria.

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Food fighters: Kitchen waste is the hot new restaurant ingredient

Meet the chefs putting bin scraps on the menu.

Fish-scrap desserts, ramen made from bread, and compost crackers: how chefs are addressing food waste.

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Diners behaving badly

Table talk: 'It's an action that's become ingrained in people's DNA. As soon as food lands in front of them, the phone ...

Demanding chicken nuggets at a fine-diner and watching Married at First Sight on an iPad – why the new breed of customers has restaurateurs fed up.

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When it comes to splitting the bill, be reasonable.

10 new rules for modern dining

Take our quiz to see if you pass the test.

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