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- Canley Vale
‘It’s my soul’: This Vietnamese spot engages the senses in ways few Sydney restaurants do
For more than 25 years, this eclectic venue has delivered a lively communal atmosphere (complete with Vietnamese crooners), and a fiery, fragrant and fresh menu.
- David Matthews
‘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
‘We’re coming back’: The future of Abdul’s, Fatima’s and Sydney’s original Little Lebanon
For the first time, third-generation owner-chef of Abdul’s Lebanese Restaurant reveals reason behind the shock closure.
- Bianca Hrovat
Quay to close after more than three decades at the pinnacle of fine dining
Chef Peter Gilmore will serve his final course at Sydney’s premier harbourside restaurant early next year.
- Scott Bolles
‘I will not have samosas on my menu’: How this pioneering chef helped Sydney fall in love with Indian food
Good Food Guide Legend Award winner Kumar Mahadevan and his wife, Suba, discuss their careers and changing Sydney’s perception of Indian cuisine.
- David Matthews
Pioneering restaurateur who shaped Sydney’s Italian dining scene dies at 93
Doreen Orsatti wasn’t born into an Italian household, but she cultivated a fine-tuned nose for the cuisine.
- Scott Bolles
Matt Moran loses contract to operate Opera Bar after nearly 25 years
The celebrity chef and high-profile hospitality group Solotel will hand over operations of one of Sydney’s most coveted harbourside venues.
- Scott Bolles
‘Sometimes I lose it’: Famously direct restaurateur sells up after more than 50 years
German-born Rudi Dietz took over Stuyvesant’s House in Crows Nest in the 1970s. Now he’s set to serve his last pork knuckle as he farewells his life’s work.
- Scott Bolles