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Good Food Guide editor reveals his go-to spot for a slap-up meal (and it’s Nigella approved)

There’s nothing quite like this caviar-topped dish in Sydney, and there isn’t a restaurant quite like Ester either.

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GOOD FOOD. Terry Durack review at Lotus in Double Bay on November 19, 2020. Photo: Anna Kucera

Why hospitality operators doing it tough are opting for ‘semi-closure’

Upmarket Double Bay restaurant Lotus is ditching dine-in and will switch to takeaway-only service.

  • Scott Bolles
Soft white bread doesn’t have a “crack” to its crust.

Soft white bread is a con – no matter what boffins do to it

Scientists reckon they can create a loaf with all the nutrition of wholemeal, but that isn’t necessarily something to celebrate, says William Sitwell.

  • William Sitwell
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Ormeggio at The Spit chefs Victor Moya (left) and Gianmarco Pardini (right) will be involved in Alessandro Pavoni’s (centre) new Manly restaurant Cibaria.

This Italian beachfront eatery could put Manly on the dining map

A’Mare and Ormeggio at The Spit chef Alessandro Pavoni is planning a number of “rias” (outlets) under the one roof at Cibaria.

  • Scott Bolles
Nagi Maehashi and her mother, Yumiko, making gyoza.

Mum’s best cooking wisdom? Nagi Maehashi, Adam Liaw and other famous cooks spill all

Mums have left a lasting impression on these chefs and cooks from their signature dishes (like the gyoza that rivals Tokyo’s best) to less successful meals.

  • Daniela Frangos

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Melbourne Eat Streets

Tiamo restaurant in Carlton.

Five years ago, Lygon Street was dying. Now diners are queuing out the door

  • Dani Valent
Tocca restaurant in Werribee.

How a run-down strip became the most exciting culinary street in the west

  • Dani Valent
Victor Churchill in Armadale.

How a well-heeled street of wedding dress shops became a premier dining strip

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Modu restaurant on Clayton Road.

The gritty ‘eating street’ in the south-east that boasts more than 200 restaurants

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Crosta D’Oro in Thornbury.

High Street is jam-packed with bars, cafes and restaurants – but this is its best section

  • Dani Valent

Eating out

Firepop.
14.5/20

Can a food truck turn into a fine diner? Firepop gives it a red-hot go

It’s quite the switch, but Firepop manages to keep the thrill of the grill.

  • Terry Durack
Mother’s Day at Harbord Hotel Freshwater.

From offbeat brunches to edible bouquets: 23 budget-friendly Mother’s Day ideas

  • Bianca Hrovat
Justin Hemmes, at newly opened bar JAM, is the CEO of hospitality group Merivale.

‘This is not a good deal’: Merivale’s $18m class action settlement derailed

  • Bianca Hrovat
Alice Zaslavsky has learnt to quickly scan a menu and choose the best dishes.

‘Eat around the mains’: How to order better (and save money) at restaurants

  • Alice Zaslavsky

Lists & guides

Laksa Singapura with prawn and chicken and mixed noodles.

May hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

Steak special at Nu’u by Nativo, Glebe.

Cheap grills: 20 of Sydney’s best-value steak nights

Bondi Bowls Club.

From gin bars to $1 oysters: 10 Sydney bowling clubs that are on a roll

Rock oysters with lemon pepper granita at Bennelong Bar.

The Guide editor’s little black book of places he usually only shares with visiting friends

Introduce visitors to the American Doughnut Kitchen, then explain it’s not actually American.

I’m coming to Melbourne for the week. Where should I eat? The critic’s top picks for visitors

Effie’s kiosk at Manly Boatshed in Fairlight.

Manly to Merimbula: Where to find waterfront feeds for less than $30

Milk bar vibes at Larrie’s at The Beach Hotel.

These are the best places to eat, drink (and dine barefoot) in Newcastle

Potato scallops

Prawn toast to potato scallops: 12 retro dishes with a new spin

Seabourn dining

Thinking about booking a cruise? Everything you need to know about the food and drink

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, GOODFOOD, February 21: Pappadum, chutney and naan platter at Don't Tell Aunty in Surry Hills on February 21, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Christopher Pearce/SMH)

Nine of Sydney’s best Indian eateries and restaurants

It’s the year of the bakery, and these are the new classics worth queuing for

It’s the year of the bakery, and these are the new classics worth queuing for

Centro 86 is a bar for pre- or post-dinner drinks.

10+ late-night spots in Sydney for after-midnight drinks and snacks

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Baked egg, caviar, sweet corn puree.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Good Food Guide editor reveals his go-to spot for a slap-up meal (and it’s Nigella approved)

  • Callan Boys
Firepop.
14.5/20

Can a food truck really turn into a fine diner? This smoky spot gives it a red-hot go

  • Terry Durack
14/20

Beer + chicken skewers + beer. It’s a perfect formula at the north shore’s Yakitori Yurippi

  • Callan Boys
Half free-range chicken with white corn puree and ox tongue anticuchos (top right).
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Luxed-up Latin American diner Morena has bags of personality – and a hat

  • Terry Durack
Laksa Singapura with prawn and chicken and mixed noodles.
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Iconic laksa shop Temasek is moving. Here’s why you should visit the OG spot

  • Terry Durack

Recipes

Adam Liaw’s vegetarian lasagne.

Choose your own adventure with Adam Liaw’s vegetarian lasagne

Will it be a red sauce or white ricotta base? And which of his four seasonal vegetable combos will you select?

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
One-pan sausage and vegetables with gravy.
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ easy-peasy sausage and vegie one-tray wonder (with hands-off gravy)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
One-tray cheesy tomato and basil chicken strips.

These cheesy one-tray chicken tenders will feed the whole fam

  • Sarah Pound
Chocolate, rye and espresso cookies.
EASY

Helen Goh’s chocolate, rye and espresso cookies

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh

Recipe collections

Adam Liaw’s shepherds’ pie.

Oldies but goodies: 10 of your favourite childhood recipes to cook next week

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced apple cake with mascarpone and maple frosting.

From apple cakes to RecipeTin’s steak: April’s 20 most popular recipes

One-pan slurpy creamy tomato and fennel ravioli with optional spicy sausage.

14 simple dinners that go straight to the sauce

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

50 crowd-pleasing chicken dishes (starring RecipeTin’s popular curry)

Fast one tray eggplant and spicy salami lasagne. Sage Creative autumn/winter recipes for Good Food online and Home Front. February 2022. Good Food use only. Please credit James Moffatt

14 of our favourite low-fuss and affordable dishes to cook this week

Manoush-style pizzas with prawns and chilli.

10 fast and curious Friday night flatbread pizzas

Vegetarian-friendly pithiviers filled with mushroom ragu.

Five crowd-pleasing Recipe Tin pies to bake this weekend

Barbecued cauliflower with mascarpone bechamel.

Five easy and cheesy new cauliflower steak recipes

RecipeTin Eats’ golden coconut pumpkin and chickpea curry.

10 budget-friendly vegie one-dish dinners to cook this week

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spiced apple cake with mascarpone and maple frosting.

Freshly baked recipes: Five new apple cakes to make this weekend

Adam Liaw’s chicken diane.

10 of your favourite retro recipes given the Adam Liaw treatment

This hearty meatball and pasta soup is sure to be love at first spoonful.

Eat and repeat: 10 warming new recipes to put on high rotation

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Tips & advice

Black coffee.

Is your morning brew actually healthy? Eight benefits of drinking black coffee

  • Emily Craig

A dietitian’s guide to food additives – and which ones to avoid

  • Susie Burrell
Trevor Lu Co-founder of UpUp, a new supermarket price comparison app.

From apps to ugly veg: Four simple ways to cut up to 40% off your grocery bill

  • Bianca Hrovat
The Two-StepLow-FODMAP Diet and Recipe Book by DR SUE SHEPHERD. Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta

Fed up with dry and stringy meat in your stew? This cut is ‘impossible to ruin’

  • Terry Durack
Nutritionist, dietitian and writer Sarah Pound.

This nutritionist’s fuss-free meals made her a social media star. She’s now our recipe writer

  • Megan Johnston

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Light but tough enough to stand upright, the bagnum holds the equivalent of two bottles of wine.

Raise a glass to the bagnum, the plastic wine pouch that’s made cask wine cool again

  • Katie Spain

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GOOD FOOD. Terry Durack review at Lotus in Double Bay on November 19, 2020. Photo: Anna Kucera

Why hospitality operators doing it tough are opting for ‘semi-closure’

  • Scott Bolles
Baked egg, caviar, sweet corn puree.
Good Food hatGood Food hat16.5/20

Good Food Guide editor reveals his go-to spot for a slap-up meal (and it’s Nigella approved)

  • Callan Boys
Ormeggio at The Spit chefs Victor Moya (left) and Gianmarco Pardini (right) will be involved in Alessandro Pavoni’s (centre) new Manly restaurant Cibaria.

This new Italian beachfront eatery from a hatted chef could finally put Manly on the dining map

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Adam Liaw’s vegetarian lasagne.

Adam Liaw’s one vegetarian lasagne recipe (with seasonal variations) to rule them all

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The judges praise Lourdes.

Good Lourdes! A contestant performs a flipping miracle in the barbecued dessert challenge

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