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Roast chicken noodle soup.

Six steps that take a soup from good to great (and why you should follow the OMFG rule)

Tick off these simple but important elements, and reap the rewards later with warming bowls full of soul.

  • Alice Zaslavsky
The cholesterol in eggs does not automatically increase blood cholesterol levels.

Everything you need to know about cooking through an egg shortage

Shoppers cannot afford to waste a single egg any more. Here’s how to shop for, store, stretch and/or substitute eggs in your cooking and baking.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Nagi Maehashi with her dog Dozer and new book Tonight, which will be out on October 15.

RecipeTin Eats: The 10 things I wish every cook in Australia knew

From using the right salt to eating like a prince on a pauper’s budget, these are Nagi Maehashi’s top cooking tips.

  • Nagi Maehashi

Don’t season a dish before you’ve tasted it (and other modern dining rules)

Elbows on table? Don’t worry about it. The time is right to lighten up a bit at restaurants. Just try not to be late.

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Nagi and gyros

RecipeTin Eats reveals the secret to making this cult souvlaki bar’s chicken gyros at home

In her new series, Nagi Maehashi chases the world’s great dishes, and adapts them for the home kitchen. First up: Gyros with a surprising ingredient.

  • Nagi Maehashi
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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

Throw out the rule book and prepare to share if you want to get the best value out of a menu.

  • Alice Zaslavsky

Do you really need to brown meat to ‘seal in’ the juices? Five big kitchen myths, debunked

From searing meat to washing rice before cooking, here are five myths put to the test.

  • Julia Moskin
Roasted vegetables.

The one way to roast every kind of vegetable (and why you should ‘skip the flip’)

This one-size-fits-all roasting method works with everything and in every season.

  • Ali Slagle
Pizza making at Flglia

The secret to making the perfect margherita pizza (leopard spots ’n all)

I’ve been an amateur pizzaiola for 15 years, but the perfect crust has eluded me. Can a margherita masterclass change my (leopard) spots?

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Cheeseburger from Meatsmith by Andrew McConnell and Troy Wheeler.

The juicy secrets behind Gimlet’s legendary late-night cheeseburger (and how to make it)

Andrew McConnell and Troy Wheeler reveal the recipe for the Melbourne restaurant-bar’s signature supper.

  • Andrew McConnell and Troy Wheeler