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Cammy Millar and Sean Coughlan share Shea’s Irish pub spice bag.

Hot chips with Chinese food? The unexpected fast-food phenomenon sweeping Sydney

Irish Chinese food might make Aussies “a wee bit angry” but it hasn’t stopped them lining up for hours. (Plus: Colin Fassnidge’s pick of the bunch).

  • Bianca Hrovat
Crepes with hazelnut chocolate spread and bananas.

Crepe expectations: Five great pancake toppings to make this weekend

Crepes are a weekend favourite. Here’s a selection of sweet and savoury toppings to choose from.

Korean fried chicken.

RecipeTin reveals the secret to making ‘mind-blowingly crunchy’ fried chicken

It took a chef trained in top-level kitchens to create perfectly juicy, “mind-blowingly” crunchy chicken. These are his secrets.

  • Nagi Maehashi
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The Stallion with ham, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, provolone, olive tapenade, pesto and sun-dried tomato.

This hidden kiosk makes a ‘glorious’ steak sanger to a 40-year-old family recipe

From rolls filled with layers of deli meats to sandwiches stuffed with doorstopper-sized schnitzels, there are plenty of home-made delights at Pauly’s Deli.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Limited edition raclette feuillete at Sebastien Sans Gluten in Leichhardt.

10 of Sydney’s hottest pies to try (featuring this raclette cheese-filled weekend special)

Where to find the best old-school meat pies, the fanciest gourmet upgrades, and limited edition French pastries.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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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

  • Dani Valent
Modu restaurant on Clayton Road.

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

  • Dani Valent
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

Chef Corey Costelloe in the kitchen at his Marrickville venture.

First look: Former Rockpool chef opens high-end bistro

Farm-fresh produce, vintage wine and excellent steaks take top billing at Corey Costelloe’s new Marrickville venture in the former Stix Cafe site.

  • Scott Bolles
The Stallion with ham, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, provolone, olive tapenade, pesto and sun-dried tomato.

This hidden kiosk makes a ‘glorious’ steak sanger to a 40-year-old family recipe

  • Lenny Ann Low
Whiting parma (top left) and campanelle pasta carbonara with house-cured kingfish collar (centre).
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Bet you’ve never had a parma or a carbonara like these, Sydney

  • Terry Durack

This coffee spot is capital-S Serious about its brews (including this $35 cuppa)

  • Lee Tran Lam

Lists & guides

Limited edition raclette feuillete at Sebastien Sans Gluten in Leichhardt.

10 of Sydney’s hottest pies to try (featuring this raclette cheese-filled weekend special)

orean chef Illa Kim and husband Daero Lee from Soul Dining guides Good Food th

The chef’s essential guide to Korean food shopping at Sydney’s hugest Asian supermarket

Lunch thalis at Pinky Ji are just $29.

From Indian feasts to extraordinay udon: 10 of Sydney’s best city lunch specials

The new Yurippi is bigger than the old digs, but just as lively and cosy.

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

Enjoy luxurious ramen at Kame House for $25.

Quality steak and wines for under $30 per head? 10 winter specials worth going out for

Pasta carbonara from Sarah Cicolini, a young gun chef from Santo Palato in Rome.

The overseas restaurants you need on your bucket list, according to the Good Food team

Australian-Japanese food writer Emiko Davies, from Enoteca Marilù cooking school in Tuscany.

From Tuscany to Bali: 12 cooking schools worth planning a trip around

Sunday roast pork at The Duke of Clarence.

From crackly pork to golden potatoes: 12 of Sydney’s best Sunday roasts

Rocker’s beer and burger deal.

12 of Sydney’s best happy hour specials (with snacks)

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

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The Stallion with ham, salami, prosciutto, mortadella, provolone, olive tapenade, pesto and sun-dried tomato.

This hidden kiosk makes a ‘glorious’ steak sanger to a 40-year-old family recipe

  • Lenny Ann Low
Whiting parma (top left) and campanelle pasta carbonara with house-cured kingfish collar (centre).
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There’s something fishy about the parma and carbonara at hotel restaurant Pier Dining

  • Terry Durack
Dan dan noodles.
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Warm up with $5.90 noodles and lip-tingling Sichuan dishes at Spicy Joint

  • Callan Boys
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Neighbourhood Italian Nico adds a dash of lemony sunshine to winter (and tiramisu)

  • Terry Durack
Catalina is still immensely popular after three decades in business.
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Icon review: Is a long lunch at Catalina still a great day out?

  • Callan Boys

Recipes

Mongolian beef noodles is a satisfying meal in a pan.
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RecipeTin Eats’ Mongolian beef noodles are a delicious twist on a classic dish

Beef mince comes to the rescue in this speedy riff on a Chinese favourite.

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Baked eggs with chorizo, peppers and soft polenta.
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Flip baked eggs on its head and serve with baked polenta instead

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez

These easy cauliflower fritters are your new Med-inspired meat-free meal

  • Meni Valle
RecipeTin Eats’ creamy mushroom wild rice soup. From RecipeTin Eats’ second cookbook, Tonight.

RecipeTin Eats’ creamy mushroom wild rice soup is your first taste of her second cookbook

  • Nagi Maehashi

Recipe collections

Adam Liaw’s mince stroganoff.

15 new (and improved) ways with mince starring Adam Liaw’s low-cost stroganoff

Speedy prawn and noodle laksa with tofu puffs.

25 of RecipeTin’s midweek winners ready in 30 minutes (or less!)

Pizza rice.

14 of our favourite fast and affordable one-pots to make this week

Five warm and saucy puddings to make this weekend

Five warm and saucy puddings to make this weekend

Adam Liaw’s chicken fricassee recipe.

14 of Adam Liaw’s best ever winter recipes to cook this week

Helen Goh’s banana, rye and cocoa tart with miso caramel.

20 sweet and squishy dishes to go bananas over

***EMBARGOED FOR GOOD WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 12/20 ISSUE*** Neil Perry recipe : Slow-roasted Rib of Beef with Horseradish Cream and Potato Gratin Photograph by William Meppem (photographer on contract, no restrictions) 

Five creamy, dreamy potato gratins to eat with a spoon this weekend

Yes, you can occasionally dunk a cheese toastie into your tomato and kimchi soup.

Eight great soup and sandwich combos for a satisfying winter lunch

No need to preheat the oven for casseroles and braises.

20 of last winter’s most-loved recipes to cook again this one

Helen Goh’s Morning glory loaf cake.

Eat cake for breakfast: Five healthy-ish bakes to make this weekend

One-tray cheesy tomato and basil chicken strips.

From cheesy chook to tea cake: 20+ of the most popular recipes of May

Golden syrup dumplings.

30+ retro desserts to revisit (starring this enduring budget-friendly family favourite)

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Tips & advice

Adam Liaw’s roast chicken noodle soup.

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

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Jill Dupleix’s chicken noodle soup.

Does chicken soup really fix a cold? A dietitian weighs up six winter ailment myths

  • Susie Burrell
It may be hard to stick to your food budget, but there are ways to be resourceful with what you have.

Nine simple tips to stretch your household’s food budget

  • Krysten Chambrot
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 home cook knew

  • Nagi Maehashi
Everything you need to know about cooking through an egg shortage

Everything you need to know about cooking through an egg shortage

  • Bianca Hrovat

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Drinks

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