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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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SAW Food month - Nov 11. Parwana, TORRENSVILLE.. Zelmai and Farida Ayubi,and son in law Ayaz Ashna, chef at Parwana with Farida. Picture: JosieWithers

Simon Wilkinson reviews Parwana

A RETURN visit to the magical world of Parwana provides both the reassuring pleasure of old favourites and a few surprise twists.

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TWAM-20160813 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 13 AUG 2016NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Osteria Oggi Pic : keturah de Klerk

Adelaide’s top 60 — the restaurants

IT’S Food Month and almost time for the online launch of The Advertiser’s 2018 Food Guide. This year, we found a swag of great eateries, but we’ve narrowed down the must-visit list for you. Here’s our pick of Adelaide’s very best restaurants.

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Sa Weekend restaurant review - Bread & Bone, Peel St. Maybe Mae bar down stairs.

Adelaide’s top 60 — the bars and cafes

WE’RE ready to toast the online launch of The Advertiser’s 2018 Food Guide, so we sent our team to find Adelaide’s essential bars and cafes — the very best places to drink beer, wine, cocktails or coffee.

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Source Confidential pic - The new Port Admiral Hotel, co-owners Crispian Fielke, Angus Henderson and Stewart Wesson in the front bar - pic AAP/MIKE BURTON

How the Port Admiral was brought back to life

THE revival of Port Adelaide takes a big step forward today when the historic pub at its most prominent corner pours its first beer in more than 10 years.

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Simon Wilkinson reviews The Tasting Room, Mayura Station

WITH a stockyard just out the window, the distance between paddock and plate is smaller than ever at Mayura Station.

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Source cover for Carnevale Italian festival. Chef Laura Cassai (22) Picture: Tricia Watkinson

Love Italian food? You’ll love this

IF you love Italian food, this is the festival for you. Pasta, pizza, zeppole, gelato, risotto and much, much more — as well as music, dancing, sports and cooking classes is just the start of the annual Carnevale.

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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

French couple tip berets to festival life

A FRENCH couple making charcuterie in McLaren Vale are one of many local food businesses to discover at Ferment the Festival this weekend.

Restaurant Reviews

Pink lady apple crumble at Uraidla Hotel

Bringing Uraidla Hotel back from the brink

BRINGING the Uraidla Hotel back from the brink is just the start of plans to revitalise a small Hills community.

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Embargoed until Wednesday 11th October. Source SA cover shoot -Jessie Spiby, from Jessie Does Food. MUST CREDIT LOCATION - Electra House Hotel. Picture: Dylan Coker

The facts about fermentation

FROM sourdough bread, to coffee, cheese and chocolate — how your favourite foods wouldn’t exist without fermentation.

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Embargoed until Wednesday 11th October. Source SA cover shoot - Ferment Festival Kris Lloyd, founder and director Woodside Cheese Wrights, Kate Laurie, winemaker, Deviation Road, Jessie Spiby, from Jessie Does Food. MUST CREDIT LOCATION - Electra House Hotel. Picture: Dylan Coker

The magic behind our favourite foods

BREAD wouldn’t rise, cheese wouldn’t develop its creaminess — even coffee or chocolate wouldn’t taste the same.

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