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One of Melbourne’s most iconic restaurants changes hands after 26 years
“Adopted son” of Gail and Kevin Donovan to take over the St Kilda stalwart.
- Dani Valent
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Ukrainian eatery to bring chicken Kyiv, green borscht and dumplings of every variety to Broadway
The next restaurant in the Plate it Forward family, Kyiv Social, is set to open in September, supporting Ukrainians in Sydney displaced by the war.
- Scott Bolles
Six of Melbourne’s hottest hotel bars to check out
We’ve found a new guard: the kinds of places you’d be delighted to find after dropping the bags and realising you’re dying for a well-made drink.
- Tomas Telegramma
How Sydney fell in love with hotel bars: 10 of the best to try
Sydney already has world-class restaurants, bars and cafes. And at last, it has hotel bars to match.
- Amy Cooper
The scoop: What to order and where to sit at Melbourne’s grand-new Reine (and La Rue)
There’s wow-factor from every angle at the ambitious, double-venue dining room and bar. Here’s the essential info you need to know.
- Sofia Levin
Glory-Us to Walrus: Four new daytime venues to try in Melbourne
These new cafes and sandwich spots are shaking up our idea of breakfast and lunch with their not-so-predictable menus.
- Emma Breheny
First look at MoVida Aqui’s slinky new interior after a two-month makeover
A serpentine booth and more polished finishes are part of an update to Frank Camorra’s 14-year-old Spanish restaurant in Melbourne’s legal district.
- Emma Breheny
- Review
- Rosebery
Andy Bowdy and Kepos Street Kitchen’s new cafe-ish collab ticks all the sweet and savoury boxes
Two Sydney food wizards now offer lush salads, come-hither cakes and take-home dinners in one destination at Salma’s Canteen.
- Lenny Ann Low
Celebrity chef Poh on reconnecting with her food heritage after the death of her mum
The Malaysian-Australian cook and TV presenter credits her mum’s passion for making cakes and a family love of cooking for driving her own obsessiveness in the kitchen.
- Jane Rocca
- Review
- Potts Point
Bibs and napkins, sticky fingers, hullabaloo: Is this the messiest meal in Sydney?
Sydney institution Harry’s Singapore Chilli Crab moves to Potts Point, proving once again that good chilli crab is a crazy assault on your tastebuds as well as your tablecloth.
- Terry Durack
Where to find Brisbane’s best ramen
Fragrant broths, house-made noodles, gooey eggs and luscious cuts of pork char siu – very few things are as comforting as a bowl of Japanese noodle soup.
- Matt Shea
