Besha Rodell
Besha Rodell is the anonymous chief restaurant critic for The Age and Good Weekend.
‘Holy hell, this is good’: The seven best dishes our chief critic ate in 2024
After visiting hundreds of restaurants and sampling countless dishes, Besha Rodell looks back in hunger at the seven that rose above the pack.
- by Besha Rodell
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South Yarra
‘Glammed-up bordello appeal’: Peek inside the southside bar where photos aren’t allowed
Come for the stellar French wine list and stay for the snacks at this exciting update to one of the city’s best-loved bistros.
- by Besha Rodell
‘Look at the magic’: Good Food editor Ardyn Bernoth signs off in signature colourful style
Good Food’s outgoing editor has spent much of her career observing the hospitality industry. Most recently she’s noticed the decline of the celebrity chef and the rise of the home cook.
- by Besha Rodell
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Melbourne
Eat it and weep: The pasta dish so good it brought our critic to tears
It’s been a decade of masterful pasta and good cheer from Tipo 00, the city Italian joint that’s become a Melbourne drawcard.
- by Besha Rodell
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Melbourne
He runs a two-hat city restaurant, so why is this chef serving pies?
The new project from Lee Ho Fook’s Victor Liong appears to have “affordable, healthy, and quick” as its watchwords.
- by Besha Rodell
We know Ben Shewry doesn’t like the Good Food Guide. And we don’t care
Ben Shewry wants his restaurant Attica dropped from the Guide. This is why it won’t be.
- by Besha Rodell
Patient, kind and generous: Chef Greg Malouf’s enduring kitchen legacy
Before anyone had heard of Yotam Ottolenghi, this year’s Vittoria Coffee Legend Award winner was introducing Melburnians to Middle Eastern flavours.
- by Besha Rodell
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Yarraville
Yarraville just became a whole lot cooler with this delicious slice of modern Greek dining
This all-day Greek cafe and no-bookings wine bar in Yarraville exudes cool. It helps, of course, that the food is fantastic.
- by Besha Rodell
Families, fights and flying dough: The pizza place where Melbourne grew up
After more than 50 years, the family behind Papa Gino’s – a Lygon Street institution that families and students have flocked to for decades – are hanging up their aprons.
- by Besha Rodell
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Southbank
Is this new Mexican eatery the quality Southgate venue we’ve been waiting for?
Some of the food at this riverside restaurant left our critic giddy with excitement. But there were a few spills amid the thrills.
- by Besha Rodell
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Carlton North
Why did the critic cross the Carlton North road? To order this ‘utterly delicious’ chicken dish
An exciting Rathdowne Street newcomer Malin brings a freshness and exuberance that sets it apart from a crowded field.
- by Besha Rodell
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