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South Melbourne Seafood director John Kyzintas

Lobsters up, prawns stable: A buying guide to seafood this Christmas

An abundance of farmed and wild-caught supply means prawn prices won’t be skyrocketing for summer.

  • Callan Boys
A Richard Stringer sculpture dominates the Mount Monument dining room.
13/20

This ‘monumental’ winery restaurant lives up to its name, but how’s its menu?

This winery, cellar door, restaurant and sculpture park one hour north of Melbourne is definitely worth a visit.

  • Dani Valent
Mietta by Rosemary’s strawberry sponge and two-texture chocolate cake.

Jump in line for cult cakes and soft-serve from a former Attica pastry chef

Sweet-tooths, assemble! Mietta by Rosemary, the Malvern shop from an Instagram-famous baker, opens on Saturday.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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No-bake Nutella cheesecake recipe for RecipeTin Eats Good Food online column February 2021. Good Food use only. Not for syndication. Must credit RecipeTin Eats. Image supplied by Nagi Maehashi

Five no-bake cheesecakes to make this weekend

Five irresistible bakes you don’t even have to switch the oven on to make!

Pesto pizza.

Twelve genius supermarket hacks for easy, breezy entertaining

A 10-minute pizza, life-saving blinis, fancy crackers and a speedy ham glaze. Here are a dozen affordable ways to impress your guests this festive season.

  • Jill Dupleix

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Christmas cooking

Woolworths pigs in blankets for Christmas taste test for Good Food December 2022.

Eight Christmas food traditions that I’ll never understand

  • Callan Boys
RecipeTin Eats’ traditional Christmas feast, featuring roast pumpkin salad, maple-glazed ham and brined and glazed turkey breast.

Traditional recipes for a very merry RecipeTin Eats Christmas

The top three Christmas hams in the Good Food 2023 taste test.

The Good Food guide to supermarket Christmas hams

  • Bianca Hrovat
Illustration: Simon Letch

The five things you should do now to stress less at Christmas

  • Jill Dupleix
Clockwise from left: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Maltese-style stuffed snapper; Karen Martini’s grilled Romano beans with braised lemon, garlic and dill; Danielle Alvarez’s baked scallops with tomatoes and herbed breadcrumbs; Karen Martini’s roasted potatoes with herbed fromage blanc. 

Good Weekend’s Christmas menu for 2023

Eating out

Owner Fabio Angele at the new Brunetti Classico in Moonee Ponds.

Cult Italian cafe Brunetti Classico opens another Carlton venue with a difference

The movies, coffee and cake ritual has come to Moonee Ponds, while Carlton also has a new spot for experimental bakes to go.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Purple Pit co-owner Joe Jones in the basement space.

Melbourne’s new basement bar is named after a nightclub in the Nutty Professor film

  • Tomas Telegramma
The go-to dish: Grilled lobster.
14/20

The ‘weird’ Carlton restaurant that almost doesn’t want you to visit

  • Besha Rodell
Katsu chicken croissant at Kare cafe.

Why West Melbourne has become one of the city’s most exciting brunch spots

  • Sasha Geyer

Lists & guides

Stan’s Grill’s cevapi sandwich.

December hit list: Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out

Marinated chicken and lamb with curry, banana and chow mein at Banana Leaf in Hampton Park.

Four up and coming Melbourne eat streets at every point of the compass

Embla’s bread with mushroom butter.

Melbourne’s best restaurant bread revealed in the Caps awards

The Bologna at Stefanino Panino.

Six new sandwich joints in Melbourne’s inner north

Xiao long bao at HuTong Dumpling Bar in the CBD.

25 of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants to tick off your bucket list

Pick Prik is a destination for those seeking the colour and atmosphere of Bangkok.

Five new Thai restaurants in Bourke Street’s top end

The popular chicken parma at The Birmy.

Pub specials: Where to find Melbourne’s best chicken parma bargains

The Age Good Food Guide Awards

Everything you need to know from The Age Good Food Guide Awards

The namesake banh cuon at Xuan Banh Cuon in Sunshine.

20 under-the-radar venues our reviewers can’t get enough of

The hats

The Age Good Food Guide 2024: Full list of hats

Bar Bellamy in Rathdowne Street, Carlton.

The 30 best bars in Melbourne right now

Puttanesca pizza will be on the menu, along with other variations on the theme.

11 new and revamped venues making the inner east cool (at last!)

Recent reviews

A Richard Stringer sculpture dominates the Mount Monument dining room.
13/20

This ‘monumental’ winery restaurant lives up to its name, but how’s its menu?

  • Dani Valent
The go-to dish: Grilled lobster.
14/20

‘Weird’ restaurant Muli almost doesn’t want you to visit

  • Besha Rodell
The go-to dish: Tuna en croute.
14/20

Does unconventional CBD all-day venture Antara 128 work?

  • Besha Rodell
Melburnians took some convincing to sit at the restaurant’s tapas bar (right).
Good Food hat15/20

Twenty years on, the original MoVida is still setting the bar high

  • Dani Valent
Messmates occupies a former bakery in the centre of Warragul.
Good Food hat15/20

Messmates is a hatted restaurant worth travelling for

  • Besha Rodell

Recipes

Emelia Jackson’s blueberry crumble cookies.
EASY

Emelia Jackson’s blueberry cookies with a crumble topping you can put on anything

Already mastered the classic chocolate chip cookie? Step things up a notch with this fresh seasonal bake plus bonus pro-tips to lift your baking game.

  • < 30 mins
  • Emelia Jackson
Helen Goh’s cherry pavlova.

Helen Goh’s cherry pavlova with almond and yoghurt cream

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Adam Liaw’s Caesar salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s modern take on a classic salad (including how to boil perfectly jammy eggs)

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw

Roll up, roll up for Snoop Dogg’s go-to breakfast burrito recipe

  • Snoop Dogg

Recipe collections

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s blueberry teacake.

Berry good bakes: The great cake countdown of 2023, numbers 25-15 revealed

A combination of pecorino romano and parmigiano reggiano is a great substitute for the typical provolone del monaco cheese.

14 hassle-free meat-free dinners to cook this week

Hurricane popcorn.

Five fun popcorn recipes to make for your next movie night

RecipeTin Eats’ spicy margarita.

Raise a spicy marg to the 20 most popular recipes of November

One-pan honey soy chicken.

A fast, budget-friendly recipe (or two) for every day of this week

Cauliflower fritters with Japanese-style curried egg sauce.

25 vegetarian cauliflower recipes starring these fritters with curried sauce

Preserved lemon hummus with cumin and sumac roasted chickpeas. Ottolenghi inspired mix and match Middle Eastern share friendly feast recipes for Good Food, October 2019. Images and recipes by Katrina Meynink. Good Food use only.

Five delicious DIY dips to whip up this party season

Oyakodon has been a midweek staple in Julia Busutil Nishimura’s household for more than a decade.

14 easy, crowd-pleasing Japanese recipes to make this week

Crispy smashed potatoes recipe for RecipeTin Eats Good Food online column November 2020. Good Food use only. Not for syndication. Must credit RecipeTin Eats. Image supplied by Nagi Maehashi

The golden hour: Seven smashing spud recipes that nobody can resist

Stir-fried beef and asparagus.

10 sizzling new weeknight stir-fries to try right now

RecipeTin Eats’ cashew chicken noodles.

14 budget-friendly recipes to help ease inflation pain

Spicy pork and spinach meatballs recipe by Neil Perry.

Load ’em up: Six delicious ways to roll with it this weekend

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Tips & advice

Real ice-cream needs to have a cream and/or milk base with no less than 10 per cent milk fat.

Full-fat, low-sugar, high-protein: A dietitian rates eight types of ice-cream tubs

  • Susie Burrell
Adam Liaw’s vegetable frittata.

How to save money by using the ingredients languishing in your pantry

  • Kimberley Gillan
Adam Liaw’s heirloom tomato and bread salad.

Who should really be taking ‘miracle weight-loss’ drug Ozempic – a dietitian weighs in

  • Susie Burrell
Illustration: Simon Letch

The five things you should do now to stress less at Christmas

  • Jill Dupleix
Trinny Woodall, British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, visited Australia in October 2023.

Trinny Woodall on eating to help menopause and her favourite Australian menus

  • Jane Rocca

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Drinks

Lloyd Brothers winemaker Gonzalo Sanchez advocates adding both ice and soda to certain types of wine.

Why putting ice in your wine glass could be the hack of summer

  • Katie Spain
At Mudgee restaurant The Zin House, the ingredients for tea are plucked direct from the garden.

Coming soon to a glass near you: Four drinks trends to look forward to sipping this summer

  • Katie Spain

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Smoked butter anchovy on Jatz.

Four simple but irresistible ways to jazz up a Jatz cracker

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A Richard Stringer sculpture dominates the Mount Monument dining room.
13/20

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  • Dani Valent
Owner Fabio Angele at the new Brunetti Classico in Moonee Ponds.

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RecipeTin Eats’ new favourite Christmas pumpkin salad.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ favourite Christmas pumpkin salad will become your go-to side dish

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
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South Melbourne Seafood director John Kyzintas

Lobsters up, prawns stable: A buying guide to seafood this Christmas

  • Callan Boys
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