Good Weekend
Dining solo? Put down the book and follow this essential advice instead
There’s plenty of reasons to love dining alone, not having to share your meal being just one of them. Just don’t apologise about doing it.
- Terry Durack
Why does my favourite wine vary in taste so much?
Did you just eat cheese or garlic or coffee?
- Huon Hooke
Want to try new foods? Do like me and make your own food festival
This way you can abandon the bamboo spoon and queues for the loo and actually sit in a seat.
- Terry Durack
Chablis or petit chablis − that is the question (and what’s the difference between the wines?)
The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather, it’s all about the soil.
- Huon Hooke
- Review
- Brunswick East
‘Olive oily, lemony, salty deliciousness’: This corner is a rollicking Greek party once more
Taverna was created in a hurry, but it’s instantly timeless, writes Dani Valent. And there’s a lot of Hellenic history here.
- Dani Valent
Safety in numbers: Shiny restaurant precincts on the rise in Melbourne and Sydney
Like it or not, it makes sense, and not just for the property developers.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Huntingdale
Is this suburban yum cha spot serving Melbourne’s best dim sum?
Melburnians should be grateful for Chef Wong’s beautiful dumplings and exemplary egg tarts, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
Why are local wine writers obsessed with foreign wines and obscure varietals?
Australian wines are high-quality and good value, but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...
- Huon Hooke
- Review
- South Melbourne
Restaurant goes from modern Korean to broadly European and finds its identity
Chef Kirbie Tate finally has her name up in lights at her eponymous bistro Kirbie (nee James).
- Dani Valent
- Opinion
- The Empty Plate
Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No, but here’s why I must buy it anyway
Terry Durack buys oscietra caviar for himself every birthday. And time stops whenever he eats it.
- Terry Durack
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