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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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Simon Wilkinson

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Review

Yiasou George — the Med at your doorstep

The young team behind an East End pub have picked a winner with this fun-filled take on Mediterranean dining, writes Simon Wilkinson

Simon Wilkinson takes a trip to L’Italy

With its far-flung wine list, impeccable accents and crooner playlist, L’Italy is like going on holiday, writes Simon Wilkinson

Review

Viet Next Door – one of a kind

Children of the family behind one of Adelaide’s best Vietnamese restaurants have opened a venue of their own, writes Simon Wilkinson

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Chloe's restaurant owner Nick Papazahariakis is closing down the well known Kent Town restaurant after more than 30 years in business. PICTURE: Brad Fleet

Chloe’s Restaurant closes after 33 years

It’s been a bastion of fine dining for more than 30 years. Now Chloe’s Restaurant is closing its doors — and its landmark building is set to be sold.

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Chef Jae Hyun Park in Bai Long Store on Hutt Street. Dessert dish (black sesame cheese cake, basil granita, almon cream). 16 January 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Martin)

Enter the belly of the dragon at Bai Long Store

A symbolic dragon and awesome cup of oolong are just some of the extra layers at this Asian restaurant in the CBD, writes Simon Wilkinson

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19/04/19 - Source SA cover story - the new Italians. Umbria restaurant in Clare and owner Edoardo Strappa.Picture: Tom Huntley

A slice of Umbria in Clare

An Italian couple have brought a little piece of their homeland to one of the state’s favourite wine regions, writes Simon Wilkinson

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Head chef, Josh Kim poses for a picture at Level One in Adelaide, with his go-to ingredients from Kim Wang's Asian Grocery, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Picture: MATT LOXTON

Lifting the lid on Asian sauces

Simon Wilkinson talks to a top chef to discover what you really need in the pantry

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400 Gradi - Australia's best pizza - Owner Johnny di Francesco. On the Parade at Norwood, 15 January 2019. Picture Dean Martin

Simon Wilkinson reviews 400 Gradi

Former world pizza champion Johnny Di Francesco has brought his growing restaurant business to Adelaide, writes Simon Wilkinson

SA Weekend

Friday Night Bites: Slate

Not sure where to eat or drink this Friday? Fortunately, expert food reviewer Simon Wilkinson reveals a gleaming addition to one of the state’s top wineries which should be a real crowd-pleaser.

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9/5/2019 Nathan Norman, winemaker and mad scientist at Claymore Wines, preparing for the Clare Gourmet Weekend at their Leasingham Barrel Shed. Picture MATT TURNER.

Cut through the chemis-tree, blend your own wine

You don’t have to be a scientist to blend wine. This weekend at Clare anyone can try it – go mad, even.

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