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People enjoy dinner at the chef table at the Emerald room in Darlinghurst.

From burlesque to jazz: 10 of Sydney’s best venues for dinner and a show

Burlesque performers and chef’s tables or faux-camping with acoustic musicians? Eat, drink and be entertained simultaneously at these memorable dining experiences.

  • Bianca Hrovat
RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

50 of our best ever chicken recipes (starring RecipeTin’s record-breaking curry)

When you want something easy yet impressive and guaranteed to please, chicken always delivers. Here are 50 great chicken recipes, all ready in an hour or less.

Lisa Guenther-Strauss has opened a wine bar in Sydney devoted to NSW wines.

Australian fine wines are world-class. So why don’t they dominate our drinks lists?

Our wines win trophies all over the world, but many restaurant lists still draw heavily on imports.

  • Katie Spain
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North Sydney has become a banh mi bonanza.

These are the six best things to eat and drink at North Sydney’s Victoria Cross Station

The Good Food team checked out the new food vendors at the metro line’s much anticipated new station. Here are their picks of the lunch bunch.

  • Callan Boys, Sarah Norris and Bianca Hrovat
Le Foote restaurant at The Rocks on Thursday during lunch service.

Bartender of the Year alleges sexual assault at Swillhouse as SafeWork NSW probes claims

The NSW government authority will examine the disturbing allegations at hospitality group Swillhouse, as bartender Jenna Hemsworth identifies herself as a complainant.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat

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Swillhouse scandal

Sex, sleaze and Swillhouse: The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
The old bank vault door at Swillhouse’s the Baxter Inn.

The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn

  • Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
The interior at Maggie’s Snacks and Liquor in Brunswick.

‘It’s a toxic culture’: The sexual assault reckoning in the hospitality industry

  • Dani Valent
Le Foote restaurant at The Rocks on Thursday during lunch service.

Bartender of the Year alleges sexual assault at Swillhouse as SafeWork NSW probes claims

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
Swillfest in strife

Swillhouse cancels festival after sponsors and musicians pull out amid allegations

  • Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw

Eating out

The Bristol, on Sussex Street in the CBD, has been given a head-to-toe redesign

The Bristol Arms is back and it’s nothing like the Retro you recall

Forget the daggy dance music. The beloved Sussex Street boozer has been reborn as a Greek souvlaki rooftop bar from Peter Conistis, with more to come.

  • Scott Bolles
The Bat and Ball has reopened in Redfern.

‘Never-ending’ happy hour, $1 oysters and BYO wine the order of the day at this rejigged Redfern pub

  • Bianca Hrovat
Comedor is a good-looking space set in a century-old warehouse.
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New modern Mexican brings the fiesta to the inner west, gets a hat

  • Callan Boys
Computer render of The Eve Hotel, which opens at Redfern in November.

The team behind Bistecca invites everyone to eat at Redfern’s new hotel

  • Scott Bolles

Lists & guides

Sharing a Filipino feast at Let’s Chon.

The underdog of South-East Asian cuisines finally has its moment (and here’s where to get it)

Pie, creamy mash and peas are the $22 special at The Woolwich.

From posh pies to juicy pork chops: 10 of Sydney’s best pub dining specials

The Classic smashburger with chips and watermelon soda.

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

Pasta and wine at Cafe Fredas.

Fine Italian dining on a budget: 10 of Sydney’s best pasta nights

Steak frites at L’Auberge du Bout du Monde.

Six of Sydney’s best steak frites

Caterpillar Club’s long (very long) bar rarely has a free seat.

Our eight favourite new Sydney restaurants and bars of the year (so far)

Your July hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out

Unlimited wine and beer accompany Lilymu’s sharing lunch menu.

From tacos and margs to steaming hot mussels: 15 of Sydney’s best bottomless dining deals

Get a load of this: Lode’s limited edition pie for its Aperture menu at Capella. 

We lift the (extra flaky) lid on 10 of Sydney’s hottest pies to try, right now

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

Recent reviews

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Beachside dining can be a hard sell in winter. Until Coogee Wine Room reinvented itself

  • Terry Durack
Comedor is a good-looking space set in a century-old warehouse.
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New modern Mexican Comedor brings the fiesta to the inner west, and gets a hat

  • Callan Boys
14.5/20

Japanese canteen Azuma is back, and it’s already chockers with corporate types

  • Terry Durack
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‘Proper restaurant’ Shell House Dining Room & Terrace is not just here to grill steaks

  • Callan Boys
Ammos.
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Cancel that Greek island resort holiday; come to waterfront spot Ammos instead

  • Terry Durack

Recipes

Adam Liaw recipe: Chicken parmigiana.

Adam Liaw’s step-by-step guide to making the perfect chicken parma

You won’t find it in Italy. But in Australia, the popular pub meal is vying for national dish status, whether you call it parma or parmi.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s niku udon (beef udon noodle soup).

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s niku udon (Japanese beef noodle soup)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Sarah Pound Mediterranean recipes

The nutritionist’s guide to healthy Med-style eating (plus new recipes)

  • Sarah Pound
Potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw

Recipe collections

Adam Liaw recipe: Spaghetti with pumpkin, thyme and brown butter. Photograph by William Meppem. Archive image rotated.

Give it a twirl: 50 of our favourite pasta recipes of all time

RecipeTin Eats’ Greek chicken and potato tray bake.

14 of our favourite easy tray bakes to make this week

Julia’s tip: You can use baby spinach in the filling but English spinach has a far superior flavour.

20 crowd-pleasing Julia Busuttil Nishimura recipes for every occasion

Alvarez prefers pappardelle pasta here because of its silkiness and the way it wraps up the ragu.

Pappardelle don’t preach: Five silky pasta sauces to make this weekend

Danielle Alvarez’s spicy shiitake and cabbage udon.

Ready in an instant: 15 speedy new ways to use your noodles

Lemony pork chops.

14 speedy dinners with six ingredients (or less!) to make this week

Lamb shanks in red wine sauce.

The comfort zone: Good Food’s 50 most popular winter recipes of all time

Helen Goh’s French onion loaf.

Five cheesy spins on French onion soup to make this weekend

RecipeTin Eats’ crispy smashed potatoes.

Treasure that winning feeling with these 18 golden recipes

14 lap-friendly dishes for couch potatoes

14 lap-friendly dishes for couch potatoes

Shakshuka meets savoury bread-and-butter pudding in this share-friendly brunch dish.

Five simple ways to make plain (and slightly stale) croissants something special

From ‘embarrassingly simple’ pasta to one-pot wonders: The 20 most popular recipes of July

From ‘embarrassingly simple’ pasta to one-pot wonders: The 20 most popular recipes of July

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Tips & advice

Don’t ditch the vegetable oil, just learn to use it properly, says Adam Liaw

  • Adam Liaw
Buy stackable containers so you can efficiently store pre-prepared (and labelled) ingredients.

The ultimate guide to what you can (and can’t) put in your freezer

  • Alice Zaslavsky
Sarah Pound Mediterranean recipes

The nutritionist’s guide to Mediterranean-style eating (plus recipes)

  • Sarah Pound
Which pepperoni pizza passed the taste test?

Ahh McCain, did you do it again? Eight frozen pepperoni pizzas tasted and rated

  • Nina Rousseau
Danielle Alvarez’s one-pot chicken, spinach and orzo stew.

Five dietitian-approved supermarket swaps that will save you money (and taste good)

  • Susie Burrell

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Drinks

Do you judge a wine bottle by its label? The origins of some local designs might surprise

  • Huon Hooke
Non-alcoholic conscious drink from Oz Harvest x Kakadu Kitchen.

If cutting out alcohol completely is unrealistic, raise a glass to ‘damp’ drinking

  • Katie Spain

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North Sydney has become a banh mi bonanza.

These are the six best things to eat and drink at North Sydney’s Victoria Cross Station

  • Callan Boys, Sarah Norris and Bianca Hrovat
Red curry barramundi.

Curry in a hurry: Eight delicious dishes made quicker and cheaper with red curry paste

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‘One to watch and then some’: Two-hatted newcomer is fancy, but also a lot of fun

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Lisa Guenther-Strauss has opened a wine bar in Sydney devoted to NSW wines.

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RecipeTin Eats’ SOS recipe: Spiced chickpea mushroom stew.
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RecipeTin Eats’ one-pot spiced chickpeas and mushrooms is a vegetarian slam-dunk

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi