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The April 29 Edition

Succession: the legacy business, not the TV show | The genealogy craze | A new model for migrants | Buying a barrel of burgundy worth a Bondi apartment | Author Johann Hari on a life-changing Christmas card | The great friendship, and intimate secrets, between pianist Lisa Moore and composer Elena Kats-Chernin | Gifts for Fluffy and Fido | New frontiers in food

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The April 29 Edition
Cécile Tremblay, Justin Knock and Tabacco tasting the wine the following year. “Most companies possibly would have fired us,” says Knock of spending the price of
a Bondi apartment on one barrel.

They blew their budget by €300k on a barrel of wine. Time to tell the boss

The Australian Master of Wine, the Italian wine buyer – and the barrel of burgundy they risked their jobs and reputations to acquire.

  • by Ryan Butta
Bianca Spender, Allegra Spender, Alex Schuman attending the Carla Zampatti exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

‘Reputation is everything’: Three famous Aussie families on coping with succession

The families of Carla Zampatti, Michael Gudinski and Neil Balnaves describe how they grapple with a legacy – while grieving a loss.

  • by Brook Turner
Good Ways Deli barista Tom demonstrates the Udder Way milk keg system.

The keg party that leaves you green – but not hungover

Latte milk from a keg: why didn’t someone think of that sooner? Here, four innovations from the food world.

  • by Dani Valent
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“I’m a Blacktown boy,” says a proud Om Dhungel, whose work among refugees and migrants has been a boon to the community.

‘I’m a Blacktown boy’: Om’s left-field model for thriving migrants

Om Dhungel has helped thousands of fellow Bhutanese refugees settle successfully here – but says the current funding system risks breeding dependency.

  • by James Button
Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.

The ancestry craze: ‘I’d always known I had an innate ability to annoy people …’

Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.

  • by Tim Elliott
“We’d drink espressos and smoke cigarettes in Piccolo Bar at Kings Cross, talking incessantly about great composers.”

‘She trusted me’: When a decades-long secret is shared between two friends

US-based concert pianist Lisa Moore and Sydney composer Elena Kats-Chernin have been in tune for decades.

  • by Ali Gripper
“Many people have blamed
many sins on Vegas. Mine is KFC.”

‘Helpful, but hideous’: How writer Johann Hari gave up junk food

The British-Swiss journalist on a life-changing Christmas card, plus: how the West pathologises bereavement – and what really helps the grieving.

  • by Benjamin Law
Tanya McQuoid-Hunt (Jennifer Coolidge).

From ‘Stifler’s mom’ to White Lotus: The ‘Jenaissance’ of Jennifer Coolidge

What to watch, read, eat and buy: get ready for the weekend with these great diversions.

  • by Thomas Mitchell, Jill Dupleix, Nicole Abadee, Frances Mocnik, Barry Divola and Melissa Singer

The Good Weekend pet gift guide

From interactive toys to pawesome accessories, there’s something here to get all tails wagging.

  • by Frances Mocnik
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Shouldn’t my husband have waited until I was ready?

Solutions for a book-stealing bloke’s premature examination.

  • by Danny Katz

A guest criticised my wine. Is he a bit of a plonk?

There’s an unwritten rule that I try to observe: don’t say anything negative about the wine, food or anything else the host serves when I’m their guest.

  • by Huon Hooke
In another life, Amuro might have been an Aesop store.
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Amuro

Sydney: Amuro

Amuro is a welcome addition to a city with too many high-end sushi joints most of us will need to mortgage a kidney to eat at.

  • by Callan Boys
Showroom Bar’s lobster roll.

Melbourne: The Showroom Bar

Besha Rodell treats herself at this gleaming, glamorous hotel restaurant in a former Rolls-Royce dealership.

  • by Besha Rodell
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s beef short-rib ragu.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s beef short-rib ragu

The cooler weather calls for slow braises and hearty meals, such as this ragu made with beef short ribs.

  • by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s pear and molasses cake served with creme fraiche.

Helen Goh’s pear, ginger and molasses cake

Molasses and coffee bring out the spice, while the caramelised pears provide a sweet, buttery counterpoint.

  • by Helen Goh
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The slap

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: The slap.

  • by Paul Connolly
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

Helen Goh’s flourless chocolate crater cake.

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