Good Weekend
- Review
- Melbourne
This city laneway favourite has fed up to 650 diners a night since 1968. Is it on your radar?
I was doubtful about this boisterous beer-hall in Chinatown, but I’ve been disarmed and charmed, writes Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
Penfolds’ new wine is controversial and boasts a super-sized price tag. What’s the fuss about?
At $3500 a bottle, Penfolds-Jaboulet La Grange is sure to be a bloody fine wine, writes Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
Ready, set, lunch: Welcome to the age of the express (and affordable) lunch
Gone are the days of the expensive long lunch. Here’s where to find some of the best express lunch deals right now.
- Terry Durack
Do we need expensive gadgets to preserve the fizz in wine?
Don’t silver teaspoons or dead matches preserve the bubbles in open bottles of sparkling?
- Huon Hooke
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
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