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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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Adelaide has an all new dessert bar – Shibui

HE’S back. Five years after closing Devour, Quang Nguyen is ready to thrill Adelaide’s dessert-bar devotees again with new creations that tap into their sweetest childhood memories.

Beer & BBQ Festival stars’ flame-grilled favourites

ADELAIDE’S grill masters will be joined by stars from interstate and overseas for this weekend’s Beer & BBQ Festival. Three of the best tell Gordon Knight and Simon Wilkinson what they are planning and explain the timeless appeal of meat cooked on the bone.

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Source SA - Melbourne restaurateur Jack Poon has opened a new dinner - B'Churasco - at 14 East Terrace, Adelaide. Arthur Santos Chef in the restaurants new kitchen. (APP/Emma Brasier)

B’Churrasco: how much meat is too much?

A NEW Brazilian restaurant offers plenty for carnivores to get their teeth into – and staff who work hard to bring the party to life.

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Ferment Festival - French smallgoods makers from Les Deux Coqs. Katia Vincon and Bastien Verslype at La Vigne Wine Bar. Picture: Tricia Watkinson

Les Deux Coqs opens in Adelaide Central Market

LES Deux Coqs has created a little piece of France among the stalls of the Adelaide Central Market.

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22/6/18 Source SA cover picture - SA's best chicken dinners. Roast chicken at Press by chef Andrew Davies. Picture MATT TURNER.

Don’t be chicken – try this meat a different way

THE favourite meat in Australian home kitchens can easily be ignored on a restaurant menu. Simon Wilkinson sets out to right the balance with this selection of top chicken dishes.

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A selection of dishes at Marrakech in North Adelaide, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. (AAP Image/MATT LOXTON)

Marrakech restaurant – a Moroccan mainstay

TEN years in and still going strong, Marrakech offers the colour and fragrance of Morocco, minus the mayhem.

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Masterchef judge Matt Preston at Shobosho in Leigh Street - pic Mike Burton

Where Matt Preston likes to eat in SA

DURING his 10 days in SA filming MasterChef, Matt Preston’s eyes were once again opened to our thriving food scene. Here’s where he enjoyed eating between takes.

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Daniel Murphy, new executive chef at Appellation

Local boy in charge

A BORN-and-bred Barossan with a background in some of the region’s best restaurants has been named the new executive chef at Appellation.

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15/05/2018.Professional fisherman Bart Burtson and deckhand Shaun Martin hauling a catch of squid in the St Vincent Gulf near Port Wakefield.The catch is part of Fair Fish SA and will be served up in Adelaide restaurants like Iberia run by chef Andrew Douglas Picture: BRAD FLEET

The journey from sea to plate

THE new Fair Fish SA program aims to reduce the gap between port and plate by connecting fishermen with their customers. Simon Wilkinson heads out with one local hero and follows his catch from the time it leaves the water until it is served in one of Adelaide’s hottest restaurants the next day.

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New Japanese restaurant Akimitsu in Hindley Street. Two dishes, Tendon (bowl), and Tempura. 19 February 2018. (AAP Image/Dean Martin)

Simon Wilkinson reviews Akimitsu tempura restaurant

A NEW Japanese restaurant focused on tempura is part of a global network but how does it perform when it comes to the crunch.

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