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Good Weekend

Gelato Messinas “eye-scream” blue tracksuit.

The coolest new things in food merch, from restaurant-scented candles to tracksuits

Hospitality merchandise has ramped up considerably since COVID-19, with some brands outfitting you from head to toe.

  • Terry Durack
Decca restaurant in Alphington.
14.5/20

Locals are flocking to Italian restaurant Decca, where a top chef is dishing his greatest hits

Restaurateur and former Tonka and Coda chef Adam D’Sylva leans into his heritage and plates up an eclectic menu of pasta and curry.

  • Dani Valent

What is the wine industry doing to combat the effects of climate change?

Huon Hooke looks at the challenges facing winemakers, including heat and humidity.

  • Huon Hooke
Bistecca al pepe - eye fillet steak topped with a pepper sauce-filled raviolo - at Gambino restaurant in Glen Waverley.
14.5/20

Bet you’ve never had steak and pepper sauce like this before, Melbourne

Gambino restaurant and rooftop bar brings tricksy Italian dishes and Big Night Out energy to the ’burbs.

  • Dani Valent

What’s the talk among the world’s top chefs?

At the recent World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, chef chatter ranged from the profound to the ridiculous.

  • Terry Durack
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Giuseppe’s tiramisu.
14.5/20

In a city with too many tiramisus on menus, this is the original (and perhaps the best)

Blackboard specials, a serious meat-slicer and a legendary dessert: tick, tick, tick. Cicci is the cosiest of cosy neighbourhood trattorias.

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Crispy pata (deep-fried pork hock).
13/20

Head to a suburban shopping centre for this pork dish with ‘outrageous crispiness’

It can be difficult to decide which pork dish to order at Mrs Parks Kitchen. So don’t. Order the lot and take home the leftovers.

  • Dani Valent

If guests bring a bottle of wine to a dinner party, do you have to open it on the night?

It depends on whether they make it known, subtly or otherwise, that they’d like to drink it.

  • Huon Hooke

Happy hours aren’t just for bars and restaurants. Here’s how to enjoy one at home

Terry Durack raises a glass to the ritual of an after-work drink and snack.

  • Terry Durack
Braised beef short rib banh mi.
14/20

Melbourne’s most expensive banh mi costs $58. Is it a gimmick or worth it?

Ostentatious and theatrical, OTT Vietnamese steakhouse TungThit makes an impact on scruffy Victoria Street.

  • Dani Valent

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