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Simon Wilkinson is the restaurant reviewer at The Advertiser and plays a lead role in compiling the delicious. 100 list every year. While living and working as a journalist in London, he has followed the food trails of Europe from Sardinia to Scandinavia. He lives in Adelaide’s beachside suburbs where he is an enthusiastic home cook.

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SA Weekend

Spencer gulf prawn and avocado tostada at Masa, the Mexican eatery attached to Bowden Brewing at Plant 3

Brewhouse taking handmade tacos go to the Mex level

What’s better than craft beer? Craft beer and delicious tacos, of course. And the handmade tacos at this trendy Mexican spot are next level, writes Simon Wilkinson.

Food & Wine

Top eats: SA’s best new restaurants revealed – and ranked

From fancy degustation dinners, to dumplings and decadent desserts, these are the 23 new SA restaurants you need to try now. See which one we rated the best.

SA Weekend

Kingfish ceviche with chilli and honey dressing at Down the Rabbit Hole, McLaren Vale. Picture: Supplied

Restaurant review: A surreal McLaren Vale wonderland

The whole aesthetic looks like it’s been curated just for Instagram. But while the food is beautifully photogranic, there’s nothing fake about this McLaren Vale wonderland.

SA Weekend

Why this young SA actor is set for Oscar nomination

Inside the world of Kodi Smit-McPhee, the young SA actor on the cusp of an Academy Award nomination, and the movie-star famous father who guided his course.

Lifestyle

Loukomathes (Greek donuts) with honey and pistachios at Eleni's restaurant, Mallee Estate, Renmark

Try this Riverland gem and you’ll start believing in cod

A cellar door restaurant reflects both the heritage of its owners and its regional location, writes Simon Wilkinson. And their must-try dish will have you believing in cod.

SA Weekend

The one dish you must try at Pulteney Persian eatery

The owners of family-friendly city eatery Naaz are helping to unpick the threads of the ornate tapestry that is Persian cooking, writes Simon Wilkinson.

SA Weekend

Paratha, broccoli and crisp potatoes at New Local Eatery, Hindmarsh

This restaurant is cheap, obscure and utterly wonderful

It tastes a million bucks, but nothing on the menu is over $28. Simon Wilkinson savours the flavours at one of the Adelaide dining scene’s hidden gems.

SA Weekend

New Italian restaurant that’s nearly excellent

The old Trak cinema’s gone – instead, this Italian eatery, with its perfect Port Lincoln mussels and ideal ragu has the potential to hit new heights, writes Simon Wilkinson.

SA Weekend

This one goes to eleven — The city eatery that wowed our reviewer

Simon Wilkinson delivers one of his highest ratings of the year after sampling the signature delights at a new city restaurant from a local food hero.

SA Weekend

Chinese spiced lamb shank and other dishes at Blue Rose, Henley Beach

Hip new Asian eatery makes the Lazy Susan cool again

Most cool-kid eateries eschew the design brilliance of the Lazy Susan. But not Blue Rose, which beautifully balances the modern with the traditional, writes Simon Wilkison.

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