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Melbourne restaurant critic Besha Rodell reveals her identity.

Anonymous no more: Why The Age’s chief restaurant critic is revealing her face

Melbourne’s biggest dining secret has been revealed as Besha Rodell, one of the world’s last anonymous critics, exposes her identity after 20 years.

  • Besha Rodell
Justine Schofield will be sharing her tips at Deli Lane presented by Birds Eye Deli.

Justine Schofield’s four tips for making frozen vegetables more interesting

If your vegies are getting a frosty reception, embellishments like crunch, cheese and garlic butter are simple shortcuts to make them tastier.

  • Erina Starkey
Are ‘healthy’ supermarket foods actually good for you? A dietitian explains

Are ‘healthy’ supermarket foods actually good for you? A dietitian explains

From low-carb snack bars to vegie chips and supermarket dips, these so-called “health foods” may appear healthy, but can be anything but.

  • Susie Burrell
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The venue sits inside a bluestone building on a quiet Fitzroy side-street.

$5 skewers, a ‘secret’ menu: Your cheat sheet to the city’s latest Filipino restaurant

Find real-deal Filipino flavours at a new spot off Smith Street in Fitzroy. It’s all about hearty brunch, snacky night menus and wallet-friendly prices.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Finish with a sprinkle of feta and pomegranate.

Hit ‘save’: 18 midweek-friendly recipes the Good Food team has on standby

Meal planning rut? Shake things up. The Good Food team picks recipes that promise fresh flavours and exciting techniques to banish midweek monotony.

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Eating out

Pulcinella’s sfogliatella.

You’ll find more than just pizza at this Neapolitan bakery and cafe

Pulcinella champions freshly baked, traditional pastries as seen in the southern Italian capital.

  • Dani Valent
A burger at the now-closed Mocha Jo’s Burger Bar in Ripponlea, Melbourne.

Why do zoomers hate these ‘Millennial’ burgers? And what are they eating instead?

  • Haymun Win
Hofbrauhaus is a boisterous and good-spirited beer hall.
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This laneway favourite has fed up to 650 diners a night since 1968. Is it on your radar?

  • Dani Valent
New York-founded cocktail bar Death & Co now has locations in four North American cities - and soon, Australia.

Renowned New York bar to open local venue – and it’s not a pop-up

  • Kosa Monteith

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Prawn toast joins the snack-heavy menu at 81 Bay, the wine bar next to Baix.
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Ian Curley’s luxe new Brighton restaurant and wine bar arrives

Pancakes with butter, blueberry compote and maple syrup.
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AFL star opens American-style diner inside a corner milk bar

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What’s for dinner? Find inspiration for every meal on the Good Food app

Inside Pizzateca Lupa in South Melbourne.
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South Melbourne Market is now home to a Roman pizzeria with D.O.C cred

Mork Chocolate. To be used for upcoming winter warmers cover story by Jane Ormond.
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Melbourne’s hottest name in hot chocolate is now at Chadstone

Bobby’s is known for its traditional Cornish pasties.
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This North Melbourne bakery is home to true-to-tradition Cornish pasties

On Air has a 1970s loft vibe with blond timber bleachers. 
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This Cremorne cafe hosts rotating DJ sets that aren’t centred around alcohol

Chef-restaurateur Ben Shewry at Attica in 2024.
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Ben Shewry doesn’t consent to reviews of Attica. We did it anyway

Pulcinella’s sfogliatella.
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You’ll find more than just pizza at this Neapolitan bakery and cafe

Musashino Udon Kan
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An engineer was so obsessed with chewy udon noodles, he created his own. Lucky us!

Kaprica is pure Melbourne, with high ceilings and white walls and simple wooden tables and chair.
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This ‘pure Melbourne’ trattoria is attracting a new wave of admirers

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Hofbrauhaus is a boisterous and good-spirited beer hall.
14.5/20

Beer-hall Hofbrauhaus has fed up to 650 diners a night since 1968. Is it on your radar?

  • Dani Valent
Chef-restaurateur Ben Shewry at Attica in 2024.
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Ben Shewry no longer consents to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway

  • Besha Rodell
Musashino Udon Kan

Musashino Udon Kan serves chewy noodles engineered to perfection

  • Dani Valent
Bar Brillo

Cosy neighbourhood wine bar, Bar Brillo, in an underrated suburb is worth seeking out

  • Dani Valent
Kaprica is pure Melbourne, with high ceilings and white walls and simple wooden tables and chair.
Critics' Pick

Why ‘pure Melbourne’ trattoria Kaprica is attracting a new wave of admirers

  • Besha Rodell

Recipes

Top with icing sugar or treat yourself to the penuche icing.
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Helen Goh’s banana and pear loaf with fudgy caramel icing

Take your banana cake to the next level with this rich penuche topping.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Pork burgers with red curry and coriander mayo.

‘A love letter to your future self’: You’ll be excited to eat these four make-ahead meals

  • Katrina Meynink
Finish with a sprinkle of feta and pomegranate.
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Yoghurt chicken tray bake with potatoes, feta and pomegranate

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chicken korma.
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Adam Liaw’s chicken korma

  • 2 hrs +
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Finish with a sprinkle of feta and pomegranate.

Hit ‘save’: 18 midweek-friendly recipes the Good Food team has on standby

Nutella lovers, this one’s for you.

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The bake stall standby gets a layer of cookie dough at the bottom.

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Meatball lasagne

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Nine delicious meat-free ways to make the most of eggplant

Turmeric chicken skewers with cucumber apple and lime.

25 healthy recipes to get you back on track after the Easter blowout

Hot cross bun pudding.

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Roasted garlic, onion and lemon become the dressing for this simple lamb roast.

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Spring greens and cheese pie

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Japanese strawberry milk.

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Neil Perry’s cacio e pepe.

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Barbecues around Australia will sizzle this Saturday for democracy sausage day, aka the Federal election.

To prick or not to prick? The secret to the perfect DIY democracy sausage

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Michael Bachelard before (left) and after doing the Fast 800 diet.

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Melbourne restaurant critic Besha Rodell reveals her identity.

Anonymous no more: Why The Age’s chief restaurant critic is finally revealing her face

  • Besha Rodell
Finish with a sprinkle of feta and pomegranate.

Hit ‘save’: 18 midweek-friendly recipes the Good Food team has on standby

Justine Schofield will be sharing her tips at Deli Lane presented by Birds Eye Deli.

Justine Schofield’s four tips for making frozen vegetables more interesting

  • Erina Starkey
Many snack bars are more like a chocolate bar than a wholesome muesli bar.

Are ‘healthy’ supermarket foods actually good for you? A dietitian explains

  • Susie Burrell
The venue sits inside a bluestone building on a quiet Fitzroy side-street.

$5 skewers and a ‘secret’ menu: Your cheat sheet to the city’s latest Filipino restaurant

  • Tomas Telegramma

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