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Ellen Fraser

Ellen Fraser

Good Food journalist

Ellen Fraser is a food and drinks writer and co-editor of The Age Good Food Guide 2024.

Charlie Chen has trimmed prices at WeLive2.0 but is reluctant to use cheaper ingredients.

The rise of solo dining spaces and other dining trends we loved (and hated) in 2024

Sweet touches such as chocolate with the bill were a delight. But disintegrating sandwiches, edible flowers and mangled cutlery stood out for all the wrong reasons.

  • Emma Breheny and Ellen Fraser
Mortadelis is a pasta bar inside a European deli.

The Good Food guide to eating and drinking in Torquay

It had always been the centre of every Victorian surfer’s universe. But now Torquay is riding a food and drink wave too. Here’s what you need to know.

  • Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers
Pizza Pizza is a local favourite.

The Good Food guide to the best places to eat and drink in Lorne

The first in our series on where to eat and drink in the summer hotspots of Victoria, here’s everything you need to know about the star of the Surf Coast.

  • Ellen Fraser and Good Food Guide reviewers
Embla’s bread with mushroom butter.

‘Crust you could park a car on’: Melbourne’s best restaurant bread revealed in the inaugural Caps awards

They’re just like the coveted chef’s hats we award to restaurants, but a little bit looser fitting. And the winners are...

  • Emma Breheny, Ellen Fraser and Callan Boys
Smeg Young Chefs of the Year, Cameron Tay-Yap and Lily McGrath.

The powerful journey of two young chefs who now share one big award in common

From a record number of entries, Cameron Tay-Yap of Amaru and MoVida’s Lily McGrath share The Age Good Food Guide 2024 Smeg Young Chef of the Year award.

  • Ellen Fraser
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Tiramisu, the “pick me up” dessert we’d like to put down.

Tiramisu, we’re so over you: Five current dining trends we never want to see again (and seven we love)

Stingy wine pours, restaurants without phones and tiramisu are among dining trends we never want to see again.

  • Emma Breheny and Ellen Fraser
The namesake banh cuon at Xuan Banh Cuon in Sunshine.

20 under-the-radar restaurants the Good Food Guide critics can’t get enough of

From a wine bar in an industrial park to late-night spicy Korean street food, these are the spots our reviewers keep going back to.

  • Ellen Fraser, Emma Breheny and Good Food Guide reviewers
Basil and anchovy flavour oozy fried mozzarella jaffles.

Slick new Italian venue brings disco cool, molten jaffles (and 40 types of amaro) to Chapel Street

Commune Group, the team behind a cluster of vibrant southside Asian venues, is opening a two-level Windsor restaurant with a DJ in the basement.

  • Ellen Fraser
Portsea pub will come into its own as spring approaches.

Road trip! Victoria’s 10 best regional pubs of 2023

Country boozers are the beating heart of Australia. From Kilcunda to Kyneton, these are the ones you need to plan a roadtrip around.

  • Ellen Fraser and Tomas Telegramma
Central Club Hotel in North Melbourne has undergone a thorough spit and polish.

From classic corner boozers to ritzy bistros: Melbourne’s best 30 pubs

From classic corner boozers to ritzy bistros, raise a pot to the great Melbourne pubs anyone would be lucky to call their local.

  • Tomas Telegramma and Ellen Fraser

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