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Andrew McConnell pictured at his CBD restaurant Supernormal.

Banned words, dossiers on diners: Inside the invisible details at Melbourne’s famed Gimlet

A secret star system. One star: you’re a diner. Three stars, you’re a god and a table appears when the restaurant is full. In the world of Andrew McConnell, the staff know more about you than you’d expect.

  • Rachael Ward

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Khanh Ong has a lot on his plate, all of it delicious.

‘Hits right every time’: The restaurants and bars that Khanh Ong can’t help going back to

The cooking star shares his favourite Melbourne, Sydney and Vietnamese dining and drinking spots —and his go-to orders at each.

  • Jane Rocca
Helen Goh is returning to Melbourne for the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

The Aussie restaurants Helen Goh loves most (and her go-to dishes)

The Ottolenghi collaborator and baking queen cut her teeth in Australia. Here are the spots she loves in Melbourne, Sydney, London and beyond.

  • Jane Rocca
Gimlet at Cavendish House’s steak tartare service.
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Peter Gilmore is one of Australia’s most awarded chefs.

Chef Peter Gilmore’s secret garden (plus his favourite spots in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart)

The acclaimed fine-dining chef shares his list of go-to cafes, bars and restaurants, and why Tasmania has captured his heart.

  • Jane Rocca
Virginia Trioli

‘Don’t judge me!’ The restaurants, cafes and dishes Virginia Trioli loves the most

From a dish she’ll order until she dies to a divine lunch with Antonio Carluccio, these are some of the ABC presenter’s favourite places, flavours and moments.

  • Jane Rocca
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Andrew McConnell at La Banchina in Copenhagen.

The restaurants star chef Andrew McConnell loves to eat at (and his secret takeaway pizza cheat)

When he’s not in the kitchen or dreaming up new businesses, serial restaurateur and chef Andrew McConnell cannot resist the lure of simple Italian flavours.

  • Jane Rocca
Kate Reid from Lune Croissant trained in Paris and returns often.

From Paris with love: Five foodie Francophiles share their dining, bakery and fromagerie favourites

How to skip the queue for Instagrammable pastries, taste the world’s best bread, and eat at the restaurant that fed Brad Pitt. Plus the Australian restaurants that offer a Paris match.

  • Nina Rousseau