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Are the judges assembled on a rooftop for a late-night heist?

Who has the nicest buns? Bao down to the winners of the Hong Kong mystery box

The top seven, sans Sav, head overseas. First up: a cook-out at Victoria “Beckham” Harbour and plenty of gratuitous skyline shots from a rooftop.

  • Ben Pobjie
Cooking with whole foods is preferable to ultra-processed products.

16 small changes to your diet that will help you live longer

From savoury breakfasts to sardines, these life-lengthening diet tweaks could give your health the boost it needs.

  • Emily Craig
Rich red wine and tomato beef ragu: high wow factor, low maintenance.

This luscious tomato beef ragu is your new easy one-pot bowl of comfort

This budget-friendly dish uses affordable everyday ingredients and straightforward instructions.

  • Nicole Maguire
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Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.

14 interesting and filling winter-friendly salads to make this week

A seasonal mixed bag with plenty of interest from crunchy nuts and seeds, soft-boiled eggs or slabs of crispy fried cheese.

Roast chicken with sauce vin John.

Level-up your roast chicken with this prized recipe from hatted restaurant Embla

Chef Dave Verheul of Melbourne restaurant Embla shares the secret to his restaurant’s popular chicken dish with sauce vin John.

  • Dave Verheul

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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

Guacamole, pico de gallo and corn chips at Hotel Nacional, CBD.

Real-deal diners to rooftop bars: A trio of hot new Mexican venues

Visit a neighbourhood spot for lesser-seen traditional dishes or a five-level CBD venue where the good times and spicy margs are already flowing.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Roti banjir - roti bread in curry sauce with two soft-boiled eggs and sambal.

‘I’m full of praise for this Malaysian canteen in a megachurch’

  • Dani Valent
The Good Food Hospitality Symposium held on June 17. The panel, from left to right, moderator Dani Valent, Mulberry CEO Leon Kennedy, Patrick Ryan-Parker from Lightspeed, Lune’s Kate Reid, Almay Jordaan from Old Palm Liquor, Charlie Carrington from Atlas Dining and Ardyn Bernoth, National Editor of Good Food.

Five things we learnt at the Melbourne Good Food Symposium

  • Dani Valent
Foul, a sturdy bean dish topped with fresh ingredients, at Flavours of Syria in Camberwell.

Flavours of Syria brings its Middle Eastern vibes to Camberwell

  • Dani Valent and Tomas Telegramma

Lists & guides

Pat Cremean (right) is following in his father Terry’s footsteps at Pieman’s Son.

10 of the best bakery pies featuring a next-gen pieman from a Melbourne pastry dynasty

Doju chef Mika Chae at KT Mart Korean supermarket in Melbourne.

The chef’s essential guide to Korean food shopping

Arbory’s $55 fondue is plenty for lunch between two.

Forget lunch al desko and go al fresco with this fondue (plus more great value city lunch deals)

The Muffin Top with omelette, beef patty, zucchini pickles, American cheese and chilli Kewpie mayo.

June hit list:  Hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Stokehouse Pasta and Bar’s Wednesday night lasagne special.

Wallet-friendly winter warmers: Eight top meal deals from noodle bowls to bolognese

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

Ora, already a key part of the Kew community, is about to open after dark, too.

10 new neighbourhood wine bars to spend a cosy Sunday afternoon in

Negroni sbagliatos and snacks at Bianchetto.

These bars are handing out free snacks most days. Here’s when to stop by

Welcome to Good Food’s Eat Streets series.

The essential guide to five of Melbourne’s best Eat Streets

Mulberry Group founder Nathan Toleman (left) and chef Tom Sarafian have partnered on the opening of Sarafian’s first restaurant.

Six new venues set to get Melbourne sizzling this winter

The Plough in Footscray offers a $23 steak special on Tuesdays.

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

Recent reviews

Olympia Wine’s rooftop is all blue and white.

This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter winter

  • Dani Valent
Roti banjir - roti bread in curry sauce with two soft-boiled eggs and sambal.

‘I’m full of praise for Terry’s, a Malaysian canteen in a suburban megachurch’

  • Dani Valent
Momos are a popular order.
13/20

More than momos: Trek down to this CBD basement Lakhey for a taste of the Himalayas

  • Dani Valent
Lucia’s coffee, bourbon and chocolate dessert.
Good Food hat15.5/20

Rediscover an endangered brand of old-school fine dining at newcomer Lucia

  • Besha Rodell
Wang Wang BBQ’s exhaust vents do a great job.
13.5/20

If you like Korean barbecue, head to Wang Wang BBQ for something different

  • Dani Valent

Recipes

Mongolian beef noodles is a satisfying meal in a pan.
EASY

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.
EASY

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

Does the term ‘fine wine’ refer to a wine’s quality or its texture?

  • Huon Hooke

A bunch of grapes: Why some single-region wines now use fruit from different places

  • Huon Hooke

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Cooking with whole foods is preferable to ultra-processed products.

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Pat Cremean (right) is following in his father Terry’s footsteps at Pieman’s Son.

10 of the best bakery pies featuring a next-gen pieman from a Melbourne pastry dynasty

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Roast chicken with sauce vin John.

Level-up your roast chicken with this prized recipe from a hatted restaurant

  • Dave Verheul
Rainbow chard and orzo salad with crispy feta.

14 interesting and filling winter-friendly salads to make next week

Ruben’s Deli, in the historic Kings Arcade in Armadale.

Corner shops are cool again: 10 new delis with a difference in Melbourne

  • Emma Breheny
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