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Terry Durack

Terry Durack

Chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald

Terry Durack is the chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and Good Food.

Dim Joy House.
14.5/20

This restaurant hidden inside an RSL offers old-school Cantonese for a new generation

The chefs at Chatswood’s Dim Joy House hail from Chinatown’s greats – East Ocean, Emperor’s Garden, Golden Century, Silver and Marigold.

  • Terry Durack

What’s the go with all the froyo?

Frozen yoghurt has grown into much more than a swirly, soft-serve, yoghurt-based, icy-cold treat, writes Terry Durack.

  • Terry Durack
Swordfish empanada.
Good Food hat15/20

Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

The new three-hat home for chef Josh Niland’s fish cookery includes a walk-in bar serving seafood-led snacks such as swordfish empanada and curry fish pie.

  • Terry Durack
Tilda.
Good Food hat15/20

This seafood-led restaurant puts the glamour (and a hat) into hotel dining

Tilda brings hustle and bustle to a born-again hotel in Sydney’s CBD, with a grand seafood tower, market-priced lobster and mud crab.

  • Terry Durack

There are a multitude of reasons why this is the perfect Christmas gift for foodies

Terry Durack on why a cooking class – the more hands-on the better – is the Christmas gift that keeps on giving.

  • Terry Durack
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Beef noodle soup.
Critics' Pick

This $20 beef soup was so popular it spawned a whole new noodle bar

Sisters Rowena and Kate Chansiri of Ickle Cafe in Kingsgrove share lovingly made bowls of goodness at this light-filled spot in Surry Hills.

  • Terry Durack

These iconic Aussie restaurants’ anniversaries are worthy of celebration and recognition

It’s been quite the year for special birthdays, so crack open the champagne and raise your glass to these pioneers.

  • Terry Durack
The Cut Bar and Grill is back in its subterranean basement after a hiatus.
Good Food hat15/20

Nostalgia (and pigs in blankets) return at this rebooted hatted steakhouse at The Rocks

The Cut is back, reviving the bourbon and beefsteak era, complete with a prime rib trolley and bombe Alaska.

  • Terry Durack
Chicken inasal is marinated in calamansi, ginger, garlic, lemongrass and spiced coconut vinegar.
14.5/20

Vinegary, smoky, spicy: This charming Darlo diner packs a proudly Filipino punch

Renovated Victoria Street spot Takam is winning over diners with dishes that really resonate.

  • Terry Durack

When sick, you’d best stick to chicken soup because these old-school remedies are crook

We all have our own go-to “sick food”, and thankfully we’ve moved on from these retro recipes.

  • Terry Durack

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/by/terry-durack-hve3g