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Gelato & ice-cream

Cup of soft-serve frozen yoghurt with various toppings.

Is frozen yoghurt really healthier than ice-cream? A dietitian breaks it down

Tiny cups topped with fresh fruit suggest a light and tasty snack. But it can spiral into an indulgent dessert.

  • Susie Burrell
Which vanilla ice-cream wins the taste-test?

Which vanilla is all killer and which one’s a total drip? 11 supermarket ice-creams, ranked

From Bulla to Blue Ribbon, Gelato Messina and more, Good Food has the scoop on the best (and worst) supermarket vanilla ice-creams.

  • Nina Rousseau
Co-founder Asha Lourie (left) at Luna Blu.

This tiny gelato shop in the ’burbs proves Melbourne’s lickability rating is rising

Over the years, the big gelati brands have opened more branches and there are many cool new players, but Luna Blu has become more special for staying small.

  • Dani Valent
The original jam doughnuts of American Doughnut Kitchen are hard to beat.

From $2.20 doughnuts to cult chicken nuggets: Where to find Melbourne’s top 20 snacks

Whether you like your snacks palm-sized and less than $2 or built for sharing, this list from The Age Good Food Guide 2025 covers plenty of ground.

  • Claire Adey and Emma Breheny

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
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The deck at Beach House gazes over the sands and bathing boxes of Brighton Beach.

Three new bayside openings in time for summer (including one right on the beach)

Black Rock has scored an all-occasions bistro, while a new cafe and kiosk is making waves at the iconic bathing boxes in Brighton.

  • Tomas Telegramma

Skip the queue. Gelato Messina’s cult ice-cream is coming to a supermarket freezer near you

The small-batch artisan gelato maker has expanded production to put some of its best-selling flavours into tubs for Woolworths.

  • Scott Bolles
An architectural render of Il Mercato Centrale, in Melbourne’s Collins Street.

What to expect at Il Mercato Centrale, the CBD’s $20 million Italian food hub opening next month

Get set for a mozzarella lab, piped-to-order-cannoli, freshly churned gelato and more at this three-level Collins Street food destination with room for 3000.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Sujuk eggs at Cafe Jabelle

You won’t find bog-standard smashed avo at these three new cafes, and they are all the better for it

Start your day right at these newcomers serving brunch that flips the cafe script.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Clockwise from top left: Make a classic martini at home; Take it outside and grill Korean-style chicken wings; get the girls together for a wine club; pair fish and chips with a bottle of Chablis.

Ten last-minute budget-friendly Valentine’s Day date ideas from the Good Food team

From progressive feasting to wine club with the girls, try these savvy ideas to spend V-Day with the food (and the people) you love.

  • The Good Food team

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