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Chef Jessi Singh at his favourite store, MKS Spices'n Things in Preston.

MKS Spices’n Things

For South Asian short eats, dry goods and more.

  • Sanka Amadoru

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Pork belly num pang with green apple slaw.

You’re familiar with Vietnam’s banh mi, but have you tried its neighbour’s num pang?

Not to be confused with the Vietnam’s most famous sandwich, the num pang selections at Kampot Kitchen are remixed versions of Cambodian dishes.

  • Sanka Amadoru
The antipasto for two at Pausa Pranzo in Preston.

Pausa Pranzo

Lunch pitstop with nearly 20 panini to choose from.

  • Sanka Amadoru
Darebin City Council has flown the Palestinian flag on Preston Town Hall since December 2023.

Darebin will keep Palestinian flag – at least for now

Darebin councillors have voted to keep the Palestinian flag flying for now, deferring a final decision until a new municipal flag policy is adopted in March.

  • Rachael Dexter
Auctioneer John Galea selling the Footscray home.

How a Footscray vendor topped their neighbour’s recent sale by $233,000 at auction

Extra interest brought on by the expanded first home buyer scheme could have helped to push the price past expectations, the agent says.

  • Jim Malo
The home at 29 Audley Street, Coburg.

First home buyers secure keys to $1,025,000 inner-north Edwardian

A single-fronted, two-bedroom Edwardian drew six bidders at auction on Saturday. It sold for $105,000 above its reserve to a first home-buying couple.

  • Shona Hendley
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The Maryam special plate with kebab, saffron rice, dip and vegetables.
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Maryam

Our Critics’ Pick of the Year is a generous feast you’ll want to share.

Jamsheed’s converted industrial dining room.
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Clara Luna at Jamsheed

For happiness-inducing food and drink.

Jamsheed’s 2023 Vermentino.

Jamsheed Urban Winery

A Preston winery pouring minimal intervention vinos.

Teenager with crowbar in Asian Supermarket at Northland, Preston in October, 2025

‘Everyone could have been killed’: Northland shop owner speaks out after teen rampage

Police are hunting three teens who violently attacked a family-run supermarket inside the Preston shopping centre.

  • Hannah Hammoud and Gillian Lantouris