Good Weekend
Stuck in the dreaded ‘gristle’ seat at a dinner party? Try these foodie conversation starters
In the interests of sparking more interesting discussions around the tables of Australia, I hereby pass on 10 questions to help break the ice.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- South Melbourne
This newly two-hatted laneway restaurant in an old warehouse is ‘a portal to Japan’
Tomo-An chef Tomotaka Ishizuka serves his Aussie-fied Japanese tasting menu to six guests at a time.
- Dani Valent
Does darker colour signify better quality red wine? Not always. Here’s why
It’s only natural that we judge a book by its cover, but when it comes to red wines, it can be misleading.
- Huon Hooke
- Review
- Glen Iris
Our critic liked this local hangout in the leafy east so much, she visited it twice in one day
And after tasting the “flawless” tiramisu, she’s already planning visit number three.
- Dani Valent
The bottom line: Which restaurant dining chair is best? It depends on this equation
When settling in for an 18-course degustation, I’ll be needing upholstery, writes Terry Durack.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- South Yarra
One of Melbourne’s favourite falafel crosses the river to get to this southside bar
It’s worth coming to cocktail bar Nobody’s Baby for the crunchy-fluffy falafel alone.
- Dani Valent
Why are Gen Z and Millennials moving away from drinking wine?
Australians have only really been wine drinkers since the “wine boom” of the late 1960s, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
When it comes to dinner plates, it’s not hip to be square
My heart stubbornly belongs to the plain, round white plate.
- Terry Durack
- Review
- Docklands
This surprising steakhouse serves limousine food at rust-bucket prices
Juan Berbeo of Berbeo Bar & Grill isn’t our best-known steak specialist, but it’s hard to imagine many local chefs have cooked as much meat as he has.
- Dani Valent
‘Revolutionary’ Tassie shiraz, Italian grapes: How climate change is altering our wine map
Many Australian wine regions, including cooler climates, are swinging to vines that tolerate heat and drought.
- Huon Hooke
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