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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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25/1/16 Cheong Liew for Yum cha guide at Star House, Adelaide.

Where to find Adelaide’s best yum cha

YUM CHA has been part of legendary chef Cheong Liew’s life since he was a boy. To celebrate Chinese New Year, the chef shares his snacking secrets and favourite Adelaide yum cha haunts.

SA Weekend

Up, up and away

A DOWN-at-heel Hills pub has been transformed by a local with deep pockets. And that’s just the start…

SA Weekend

82 Thai (Cafe 82) on Grange Rd, Grange. [PIC] Grilled scallops with coconut sambal, red chilli, namjim, corrinader pic by Bianca De Marchi - 16.6.15

SA’s 21 best restaurant dishes of 2015

HERE they are – the 21 dishes that blew our minds in 2015. From a simple Persian dip to luxurious seafoods and pumpkin ice cream, here are the best meals The Advertiser’s Food team found in SA this year.

SA Weekend

13/2/14 Chef Jock Zonfrillo pictured at his restaurant Orana, Rundle Street, Adelaide. Picture by Matt Turner.

SA’s best restaurants revealed

JOCK Zonfrillo and his team at Orana have taken out the prestigious Vittoria Restaurant of the Year title in The Advertiser Food Awards for the second successive year. SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS

Restaurant Reviews

Osteria Oggi

DINING at the Press team’s new Italian trattoria is a sure way to lift your spirits.

SA Weekend

Taste Cover, Movers and Bakers, Adelaide Show Prize winners Janet Fisher(70years) and her Granddaughter Ashlee Howard with their baked goods. Photo: Nick Clayton

The secrets of our Royal Show baking champs

THE ovens will be burning late into the night as the state’s best home bakers create their masterpieces for the Royal Adelaide Show. Here are some of the secrets behind their award-winning bites.

Special feature

TASTE COVER STORY - Where chefs shop. Chef Andre Ursini at Mercato. Picture by Matt Turner.

Shop like a chef

WE go shopping with four chefs to demystify the aisles in ethnic supermarkets. Check out their favourite brands and what they put in their baskets.

ESCAPE: Gourmet Escape Margaret River for story by Simon Wilkinson. Picture: Supplied

Gourmet delights in the Margaret River

THE Margaret River Gourmet Festival is a perfect opportunity for visitors to explore the spectacular biodiversity and geology that the region offers, writes Simon Wilkinson.

Restaurant Reviews

La Rambla

A TRIO of young entrepreneurs have achieved their dream of creating an authentic Spanish tapas experience.

QLD

ESCAPE - 2015 NOOSA FOOD .. Breakfast at Berardos Bistro. Picture: Tourism Noosa

Walking on sunshine

THE beach is never far away during Noosa’s annual celebration of all things delicious.

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