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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.

The outdoor seating at Bobbys in Cronulla.

Sydney’s 10 best waterfront restaurants for great food with a beautiful view

From seaside stalwarts to breezy new arrivals, the Good Food Guide to the best food with a seaside view this summer and beyond.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide reviewers
Lulu Bondi’s scallop toast.

Lollipop custard, prawn toast and cookbooks no one asked for: The Good Food Guide Cap Awards for 2024

From Most Improved Trend to Dumbest Collaboration of the Year, we present the Good Food Guide’s “other” hat awards.

  • Callan Boys
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”.

  • Callan Boys
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.

  • Callan Boys
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.

  • Callan Boys
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The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

Meet the people behind our Good Food Guide

The launch of the Herald’s Good Food Guide is one of the most anticipated events of the year. We talk to the people behind the chef’s hats.

  • Bevan Shields, Sarah Norris and Callan Boys
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.

  • Callan Boys and David Matthews
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.

  • Matt Shea and Callan Boys
Ammos

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