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Callan Boys

National Food and Drink Writer

Callan Boys is editor of SMH Good Food Guide, restaurant critic for Good Weekend and Good Food writer.Connect via Twitter or email.

Baba’s Place is a vibe, even at 9:30pm at night.
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How this converted warehouse became Sydney’s most trailblazing restaurant

The Good Food Guide’s inaugural Bill Granger Trailblazer winner is redefining its “suburban cuisine”.

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Bistro Penny owner-chef Joel Humphreys.

How Newcastle became one of our hottest food destinations (and nine places you must try)

With big-city talent at the helm, Newcastle’s new Bistro Penny joins several other venues making the Steel City a cracking place to eat and drink this summer.

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Go-to dish: Seafood hot pot.
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This seafood hot pot is some of the best value in the city right now

Our tip: split a steamboat between a group of four at the new-look Spice Temple.

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Luke Bourke in the Rockpool Bar and Grill kitchen.

The Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year sets sights on western Sydney

Good Food Guide young chef of the year Luke Bourke is focused on western Sydney, where he can explore his heritage and mentor other young Indigenous chefs.

  • David Matthews and Callan Boys
A selection of iconic dishes from Sydney restaurants for the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

The 40 defining dishes from 40 years of the SMH Good Food Guide

From Berowra Waters Inn brioche to fish liver chermoula: A dish-by-dish snapshot of the past 40 years of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

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Cottage restaurant Essen serves up to 30 guests per night.

The 10 Queensland restaurants you need to eat at this year

From Brisbane and the Gold Coast to Cairns and beyond, here’s where you need to eat in Queensland.

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The finalists for the three biggest awards at the SMH Good Food Guide Awards, revealed

The line-up of finalists for the most coveted three awards in the Good Food Guide 2025 present a cheat sheet of the most exciting places to eat in the state.

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Go-to dish: Chicken schnitzel with mash and gravy ($27).
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Goodbye, pokies. Hello, oysters and ‘pretty bloody good’ schnitty at this reborn Redfern boozer

A team of young operators has brought a new look and nostalgia-fuelled tricks to The Bat & Ball Hotel.

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Customers wait for table at Cabramatta’s popular Com Ga Ba Nga Hoi An.

Ramen to rice: 20 casual restaurants the Good Food Guide critics love

These Critics’ Picks are some of the most delicious restaurants across Sydney and beyond.

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Boscaiolo pizza with pork sausage, mushrooms, garlic cream and grana padano cheese.
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Fill up on first-rate pizza then fill your trolley five metres away at this supermarket spot

The Tonino’s International menu is built around pizza and pasta with a big ol’ fried chicken sandwich thrown in for good measure.

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Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/goodfood/by/callan-boys-hvf7i