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David Matthews

David Matthews

David Matthews

David Matthews is a food writer and editor, and co-editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2025.

Catalina restaurant manager James McMahon and his mother, restaurant director Judy McMahon.

Staying power: Longstanding Sydney restaurateurs share the secrets to their success

The Good Food Guide turns 40 this year, and these iconic restaurants are celebrating anniversaries of their own.

  • David Matthews
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
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.

  • Callan Boys, David Matthews and Good Food Guide Reviewers
“Dangerously good vibes” can happen in the courtyard of P&V Paddington.

From late-night bites to hidden gems: 31 great Sydney dining finds you need to know about

The Good Food Guide 2025 Young Chef of the Year finalists reveal their favourite dining secrets and bar tips across Sydney and Canberra.

  • Callan Boys and David Matthews
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The Airport Chauffeur cocktail at Maybe Sammy.

Good Food Guide 2025: Sydney’s top 20 bars

Our annual list of the best gin joints, cantinas and cocktail lounges across town. Cin, cin.

Viet Hoa Hot Bread.

Breakfast noodles to all-hours banh mi: The Good Food guide to Sydney’s Vietnamese heartland

You’ll never go hungry in Cabramatta, home to celebrated grocers and restaurants. David Matthews shares the essential stops along John Street.

  • David Matthews
Frances Song, co-owner of Moon Phase bakery at St Leonards, with one of her chocolate bar croissants at nearby Crows Nest Metro station.

The reviewers’ guide to the best fine, fun and fuss-free dining spots along the metro

Explore new dining destinations within a10-minute walk of five metro line stations.

  • Bianca Hrovat, Erina Starkey, David Matthews and Callan Boys
Martinis any way you like ’em at Bar Planet.

The Good Food guide to Sydney’s best 20 bars, right now

Cin, cin. It’s our annual list of the best gin joints, cantinas and cocktail lounges across town.

  • Callan Boys, Matty Hirsch, Sarah Norris and David Matthews
Cairo Takeaway in Enmore Road.

How a grungy street became one of Sydney’s most exciting dining and drinking strips

The inner-west arterial has lagged King Street in the public consciousness. David Matthews gives it the attention it deserves.

  • David Matthews

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/by/david-matthews-h29n1i