Good Weekend
- Opinion
- The Empty Plate
Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No, but here’s why I must buy it anyway
Terry Durack buys oscietra caviar for himself every birthday. And time stops whenever he eats it.
- Terry Durack
Why are some wines more expensive than others? An expert breaks it down
Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.
- Huon Hooke
- Review
- Narre Warren
A former real estate office is now home to one of Melbourne’s best South Indian restaurants
Vegetarian Udupi restaurant Sri Ananda Bhavan will impress dosa snobs and novices alike.
- Dani Valent
Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’, but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?
In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
- Opinion
- The Empty Plate
Draught beer is better than drinking from tinnies or bottles, and the reason is clear
Drinking beer from a can is like drinking coffee from a takeaway coffee cup. I want to ogle my beer before I wear my ‘beer goggles’.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Sydney
Sydney’s hot new rooftop bar is worth dressing up for – if you can get a table
Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- South Melbourne
This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)
Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?
- Dani Valent
Is it acceptable to put ice cubes in a glass of wine to cool it down?
Plus other pro tips for serving red, white and sparkling wines in hot weather.
- Huon Hooke
What’s the deal with oyster-shell gins?
Want to feel like a merman or mermaid? Do a “Shelly” and slurp down a martini.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Belgrave
Discover fluffy souffle near Puffing Billy at this local favourite in the hills
Cognoscenti, a bistro from an ex-Donovans trio, is worth building into a day trip or a Dandenong Ranges weekend.
- Dani Valent
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