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Resident complaint puts an end to honesty-box bread loved by community
After years of selling sourdough outside her home, a Victorian baker has been told she must pay $13,000 for a food truck permit.
- Emma Breheny
From syrup-drenched to ultra-fluffy: The best spots for pancakes in Melbourne
Whether you prefer them diner-style with bacon, or puffed up like a souffle, here’s where to get your pancake fix.
- Quincy Malesovas
What’s happening with Merivale’s original Melbourne restaurant?
The Sydney-based hospitality giant has just snapped up a new site in Melbourne, with grand plans for a drinking and dining precinct. Where does that leave its first purchase, made nearly four years ago?
- Emma Breheny
Backstreet pubs to pizza joints: 30 top spots from Victoria’s restaurant young guns
The next gen of front-of-house talent spills on the places you’ll find them on their days off.
Doughnuts, ice-cream and nuggets: How this tiny shop puts a creative spin on tofu
A small-batch tofu maker is pushing perceptions of the vegetarian staple into new territory, using McDonald’s, low-waste cooking and more for inspiration.
- Emma Breheny
Gimmick proves golden as Sooshi Mango expands Lygon Street restaurant
The comedy trio add a new level to their nostalgic Italian diner – and they’re not the only Melbourne hospitality operators scaling up on-site.
- Tomas Telegramma
This new Mornington Peninsula fine diner is one of Australia’s most ambitious restaurants of the decade
On a sprawling 400 hectares, this new spot rears lamb and cattle, grows its own rye wheat and transforms its harvest into Middle Eastern-tinged tasting menus.
- Emma Breheny
‘They’re restaurant royalty’: Trailblazing London eatery coming to Melbourne
Chefs love it – but so do artists, bankers and everyone in between. It has created dozens of iconic dishes. What’s in store when this decades-old favourite comes to town?
- Emma Breheny
This humble cafe in the ’burbs is taking Melbourne’s Greek food back to its roots
“Mixed grills, platters – that’s never the way Greeks have eaten.” A couple with 30 years experience are drawing people from all over with their homemade and ultra-fresh approach.
- Emma Breheny
‘Like a haven’: Chefs mourn a late-night Chinatown favourite, and wonder where to next?
A Chinatown destination for hungry chefs after work has closed without warning or fanfare. They’ll miss its cheeky hospitality, big tables and comforting food.
- Emma Breheny
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