Fine dining
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 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
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
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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
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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- Coming soon
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
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
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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
‘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
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.
- Callan Boys