Frank Sweet
Good Food Guide editor
Frank Sweet is editor of The Age Good Food Guide 2026 and a former food and drink editor at Time Out Beijing.
From the bleachy to the bubbly: The ultimate plain-salted crisp taste test
In a quest to find the best, Frank Sweet blind taste-tested 17 plain-salted crisps. Which home-brand supermarket crisps knocked the posh ones off the podium?
- Frank Sweet
A ‘futuristic pitstop’, gelato in the hills: Three new Melbourne cafes to try
Cafes are evolving faster than a tiramisu latte. From butter doughnuts to 15-second flat whites, discover the latest in cafe culture at three city newcomers.
- Frank Sweet
‘Slimy undercarriage’: Supermarket choc hot cross buns ranked from worst to best
Not a fan of fruit and spice? Increasingly popular chocolate-filled HXB (plus one cheesy wildcard) bravely hop up to Good Food’s taste test plate.
- Frank Sweet
The Good Food Guide to a road trip through Daylesford
From two-hatted fine diners to classic pubs, cafes and a bustling (dog-friendly) Sunday market, there’s no shortage of things to do or places to dine in Daylesford.
- Frank Sweet and Good Food Guide reviewers
20 banging BYO restaurants from the Good Food Guide
From a forever-busy corner wine bar with great snacks to a raucous spot for grilled meat on sticks, these Victorian restaurants are the ones to know when you want BYO (plus, updated corkage info).
- Frank Sweet and Good Food Guide reviewers
From bargain breakfast to classy date night: 10 deals for a skint January in Melbourne
Broke again? How about that! Console your wallet after an exxy festive season with $2 oysters, $20 pasta, and all-you-can-eat Malaysian.
- Frank Sweet
The Good Food Guide to a road trip in and around Beechworth
From pubs to providores, pie shops to parlour bars, there’s never been a tastier time to visit this jewel of Victoria’s High Country. Here are 11 places to tick off.
- Frank Sweet and Good Food Guide reviewers
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- Carlton
Summer nights are made for the flatbread and $3 skewers at this wine bar spin-off
Bar Bellamy’s spirited younger sibling is making a racket on Melbourne’s hottest dining strip.
- Frank Sweet
The Age Good Food Guide 2026: Best places to eat and drink in Daylesford
Rainbows end here, thanks to a rich mix of eating and drinking across price points, proximity to the city and stunning natural beauty.
- Frank Sweet