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Rat’s brain, anyone?

Bangkok’s renowned chef Gaggan Anand to cook in Sydney and Melbourne next month

The inventive chef, best known for creations such as “rat brains” and a menu entirely out of emojis, will be in Australia for a series of dinners, a progressive Indian lunch and more.

  • Erina Starkey
Head chef Alex Prichard at Icebergs Dining Room & Bar.

Head chef steps down at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar

Alex Prichard, who led the Bondi restaurant through the tumultuous departure of founder Maurice Terzini, announced plans for a restaurant in Berry, NSW.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chipflation is on the rise.

Cheap as chips? Not in Australia, where a side of fries costs up to $20

How chipflation has made the nation’s most-ordered dish more expensive, from McDonald’s to fine dining.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Charlie Colosi and wife Virginie.

Leichhardt legend Grappa to take over iconic former Rockpool site

While the other Rockpool site will be reborn as an Italian restaurant with a former Young Chef of the Year in the kitchen.

  • Scott Bolles
Lune, Monforte, Raya and more Melbourne bakeries will bake up a storm alongside visiting stars at Baker's Dozen.

Free pizza, two days of pastry: An insider’s picks of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Unsure how to tackle the program of 200-plus events? Start with pizza from a leading London chef, hot bakery collabs in the heart of the city, and a barbecue like no other.

  • Rick Stephens
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Left to right - Annie Cannon-Brookes, Andrew Carbone, Andy Allen and Darren Robertson at Burradoo.

Quay chef joins Three Blue Ducks to create ‘our most elevated experience yet’

Without copying The Farm in Byron, the Ducks are transforming a Southern Highlands farmhouse in partnership with billionaire philanthropist Annie Cannon-Brookes.

  • Bianca Hrovat
The elaborate dining table.

Three-Michelin-starred American restaurant coming to Sydney with $690 menu

First came the L’Enclume residency. Now Bathers’ Pavilion will host a lauded Californian fine diner, complete with its showstopping signature floral course.

  • Callan Boys
Josh Niland at Fysh.

Saint Peter chef Josh Niland parts ways with high-profile Singapore restaurant

The departure from Fysh comes after Tetsuya Wakuda’s Dubai venture closed after less than two years.

  • Scott Bolles
Peter Gilmore at Quay, one week before its final service.

‘It’s a restaurant that won’t ever happen again’: A farewell to Quay in its final week

It’s unlikely another restaurant will match Quay’s run of three Good Food Guide hats for 23 consecutive years. We look back at its influence and legacy over the past four decades.

  • Callan Boys and David Matthews
Quay’s snow egg will make a return for the restaurant’s final months.

Four decades of Quay: A timeline of Australia’s ‘most beautiful restaurant’

We look back at the iconic fine diner over the years, including Peter Gilmore’s arrival, the snow egg’s debut, and the time Terry Durack scored it 12/20.

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