Emma Breheny
Melbourne eating out and restaurant editor
Emma is Good Food’s Melbourne eating out and restaurant editor and editor of The Age Good Food Guide.
Celebrated Melbourne chef dies at 59
Teage Ezard, the chef responsible for venues including Gingerboy and Ezard, was diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease in 2024.
- Emma Breheny and Roslyn Grundy
- Review
- Rye
Bring the gang: This pizza spot opposite the sea is a big, friendly party
It’s beach, pizza, spritz, repeat at this easy-breezy eatery that makes a perfect full stop to a day on the Mornington Peninsula.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- Carnegie
‘All-in fun’: It’s always barbecue weather at this DIY, group-friendly Japanese spot
Grab your pals for a night of DIY charcoal grilling - smoke-free - at a spot specialising in Japanese yakiniku, with cuts galore to choose from.
- Emma Breheny
Lygon Street’s last butcher has a new owner with a familiar name
Customers of the legendary Donati’s butcher shop in Carlton feared the end was nigh when its founder announced retirement. But their prayers may have been answered by a buyer who wants business as usual.
- Emma Breheny
From old-school to new-wave: 19 of Melbourne’s best Greek restaurants
Consider this your hitlist for halloumi, tarama, octopus and more.
- Dani Valent and Emma Breheny
It’s wall-to-wall wagyu, starting at $28.50, at this new CBD grill
Offering steak and chips for under $30, the new venue is banking on bargain pricing to shake up Melbourne’s steak scene.
- Emma Breheny
‘Zero income’: Locals rally behind small businesses wiped out by fires
Raffles, donations and other fundraising efforts are underway for 80-odd businesses devastated by fire in Harcourt, from wineries to cafes, distillers to cider-makers.
- Emma Breheny, Emily Holgate and Bianca Hrovat
The schooner invasion: Victorian pubs are embracing the northern beer glass
More Victorian pubs are pouring schooners. Some are even phasing out pots in favour of the size some say is the “sweet spot”.
- Emma Breheny