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Guy Grossi at Puttanesca restaurant inside Kew’s Clifton Hotel; Karen Martini at Saint George in St Kilda.

‘Extremely frustrated’: Karen Martini and Guy Grossi’s pub restaurants facing uncertainty

Two Melbourne venues backed by Sydney’s trouble-plagued Public Hospitality group are waiting to confirm who will take ownership.

  • Dani Valent
One or Two’s “Anchovy Toast”.

The Good Food guide to the best 20 bars in Melbourne, right now

Our annual list of the top brewpubs, cocktail lounges, gin joints and dive bars across town. Plus the city’s go-to drinking snack, served in a glass.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Thie chicken pot pie that Victor Liong is ‘obsessed about’.

A two-hatted chef has opened this slick CBD lunch spot, with all dishes under $18

The Lee Ho Fook owner and chef has opened Silk Spoon, featuring a golden chicken pot pie he’s “obsessed with”.

  • Quincy Malesovas
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Adam Liaw’s sweet and sour pork.

Adam Liaw’s simple sweet and sour pork, plus more favourite retro Chinese fakeaways to make at home

What’s even better than takeaway? This DIY banquet, featuring crispy pork, RecipeTin Eats’ lemon chicken and Aussie-Chinese style fried rice.

Il Mercato Centrale has opened in Melbourne’s CBD.

Everything you need to know about the city’s new Italian food hub, Il Mercato Centrale

The much anticipated food hall and market has finally opened. Here’s the low-down.

  • Dani Valent

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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
Main: Rachelle “Rocky’ Hair”. Inset: Jenna Hemsworth.

‘I hope you learn’: Two brave women go public with claims against Swillhouse

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
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 in The Rocks.

Inside the Herald’s investigation into sex and sleaze in Sydney’s hospitality industry

  • Bevan Shields and Sarah Norris

Eating out

The addition of crisps makes the white anchovy sandwich a fun play on fish’n’chips.

A $2 optional extra makes this a sandwich worth crossing town for

The Continental creates the ultimate tapas-packed sanger – with added crunch.

  • Tomas Telegramma
The Punters Club drinks list is pub-appropriate but with better wine.
13.5/20

The return of a legendary Fitzroy favourite is a triumph

  • Besha Rodell
Shirley Yeung from women’s hospitality platform, Mix Haus.

‘We need to be part of the tide that lifts’: How hospitality is tackling its dark side

  • Dani Valent
Point Leo General Store has been given a crisp interior while retaining its original bones.

A general store glow-up makes this coastal village even more appealing

  • Simon Cassar

Lists & guides

One or Two’s “Anchovy Toast”.

The Good Food guide to the best 20 bars in Melbourne, right now

Matt Preston’s insider guide to eating and drinking in Malvern

Matt Preston’s insider guide to eating and drinking in Malvern

Tacos at Hotel Jesus

Time it right and tuck into tacos from $5 at these popular Mexican eateries

Ricotta gnocchi at the soon-to-open all-day eatery and patisserie Cheri in South Melbourne.

Coming in hot: 10 soon-to-open restaurants to make a booking at this spring

Assorted curry pans (curry-filled bread puffs).

The Melbourne venues we got excited about in August

Assorted dishes at The Petrel Hotel in Geelong West.

10+ classic old pubs, all spruced up

Kew bar Bianchetto now screens movies mid-week with movie snacks to match.

From vintage movies to flamenco: The Melbourne restaurants reviving ‘dinner and a show’

The duck-terrine burger at Bar Margaux.

Where to find this very fancy burger for just $27 including fries (plus more great specials)

A huge spread of Filipino food at Pinoy Diner.

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

Skip parma and steak nights and try these 12 pub specials under $30 instead

Skip parma and steak nights and try these 12 pub specials under $30 instead

Chongqing chilli chicken.

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

Rossi’s gnocchi comes with a choice of (clockwise from top right) carbonara, wagyu beef ragu or roasted pumpkin sauce.

15 of Melbourne’s best pasta deals from gnocchi to $20 lobster linguine

Recent reviews

The Punters Club drinks list is pub-appropriate but with better wine.
13.5/20

‘How good are pubs?’: The Punters Club’s comeback is a triumph

  • Besha Rodell
Melbourne-meets-Milan at Sincero in Malvern.
14.5/20

Let’s give sophisticated Italian restaurant Sincero a quiet clap for its lovely acoustics

  • Dani Valent
Bar Spontana’s fitout features brick walls, exposed roof trusses and colourful artwork.
14/20

Funk, fire, fantastic cocktails: Bar Spontana might be the Thai diner of your dreams

  • Besha Rodell
A cinnamon-and-cardamom bun with pearl sugar.

Stop by sunny cafe Lilijana for its Scandi-style afternoon coffee happy hour

  • Dani Valent
The winery development housing Re’em (pictured) also includes a cellar door, barrel room and accommodation.
Good Food hat15/20

’Re’em − and its not-as-you-know-it gnocchi − shakes up the typical winery lunch

  • Dani Valent

Recipes

RecipeTin Eats’ beef schnitzel with mushroom gravy.
EASY

RecipeTin’s secret to making cheap but chewy minute steak a juicy joy

Crunchy breadcrumbs turn an economical cut of beef into a cosy dinner.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
Cheat’s korma curry with cauliflower and halloumi.
EASY

Katrina Meynink’s cheat’s cauliflower and halloumi korma curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
This quick and easy-to-prepare meal is perfect for dinner after work or when unexpected guests drop by.

This Spanish-inspired chicken with rice is perfect for busy weeknights

  • Rena Patten
Stir-fried chicken and pak choy.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s stir-fried chicken and pak choy

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw

Recipe collections

Spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed chicken breasts.

14 recipes to make when you can’t be bothered to cook

RecipeTin Eats’ bolognese pasta bake can be assembled like a lasagne or in individual dishes.

Cooking for a crowd? These five easy pasta bakes make it a breeze

If you are unable to source fontina cheese substitute with gruyère.

How to cheat at making meatballs (plus 49 more perfect pasta recipes)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA **EMBARGOED FOR GOOD FOOD, MAY 2022** Vanessa Gordon recipe: Chicken schnitzels with radicchio and fennel slaw. Pic credit: Vanessa Gordon

Old-school to eggplant: 14 satisfying schnitzel recipes

Kale and three-cheese pastries sprinkled with nigella seeds.

Eight sausage (and vegie) rolls to flake out with in front of the footy finals

Adam Liaw’s salmon and egg rolls.

A dozen cracking cafe-style egg recipes to cook this weekend

Steak with store-bought crispy chilli oil and simple sides is a midweek favourite.

Crunch time: 20+ ways with crispy chilli oil (plus how to make your own)

Adam Liaw’s garlic and brie baguette (left) and Katrina Meynink’s garlic bread cobb loaf bowl (right).

Cheesy does it: The 30 most popular new recipes of winter

Red curry barramundi.

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

Sicilian citrus salad.

14 vivacious vegetarian recipes to cook this week (plus this bonus sunny salad)

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

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

RecipeTin Eats’ Greek chicken and potato tray bake.

14 of our favourite easy tray bakes to make this week

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Tips & advice

Stand firmly in one spot, and hold your kitchen utensils with confidence.

‘Start with the hips’: Six cooking tips to boost your confidence in the kitchen

  • Kristen Hartke
Pumpkin (and other) seeds.

Seeds are the most underrated superfood. Here’s how to add them to your diet

  • Sam Rice
Meats such as hot dogs, salami, bacon and ham are best avoided.

A dietitian’s guide to five foods to cut from your diet, for good

  • Susie Burrell
Plan to cook your steak gently and slowly, and you’ll be rewarded.

The secret to grilling the perfect steak from the chef who really knows his meat

  • Luke Powell
When it comes to must-have kitchen items, a weighted press mightn’t be high on your list. But Oscar Solomon is here to change your mind.

The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this chef

  • Matt Shea

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Drinks

Expand your drinking horizons with these wines from surprising locations

  • Huon Hooke
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?

  • Katie Spain

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Le Foote in The Rocks.

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Thie chicken pot pie that Victor Liong is ‘obsessed about’.

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