Food and wine
Where local ‘milk bars’ feel more like Soviet IKEAs
No-frills state-subsidised canteens dish up hearty Polish fare at prices that haven’t budged much since Stalin.
- Natasha Bazika
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I’ve travelled the world, and these are the 11 greatest breakfasts
Breakfast doesn’t have to come in a box with a cartoon on the front. After traversing the globe, these are my absolute favourite meals to start the day.
- Ben Groundwater
Beyond pho: The other Vietnamese soup you need to try
Think of this as pho’s bolder cousin, with a heady mix of salty, spicy, sour, sweet and umami flavours.
- Ben Groundwater
Six food events worth travelling for in July and beyond
From winter-warming food festivals to the latest in cruise dining, here are all the events travellers will want to savour around the country and further afield.
- Katherine Scott
Everything about a bagel is great, except one thing
They may have been described as “an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis”, but the bagel is only getting bigger.
- Ben Groundwater
America has some genuinely terrible food. It also has some of the best
To the uninitiated, food in the US has a bad name. But burgers and giant portions are just a small part of American food, particularly if you know where to go.
- Ben Groundwater
This famed Paris restaurant was booked out. But I had a secret weapon
This restaurant was our white whale; Michelin-starred and on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
- Katherine Scott
The best way to eat udon noodles is something we don’t do in Australia
Hot udon noodles are great, but for the true, unadulterated taste of udon, try them cold.
- Ben Groundwater
Brisbane’s best places to eat and drink
It’s not hype – Brisbane’s dining scene is booming. Here’s what to tick off the next time you visit the Queensland capital.
- Matt Shea
The home of Australia’s best-selling pinot is also ‘Tasmania’s Kakadu’
At the back of his ute, a local Tasmanian oyster farmer is shucking oysters from their shells, to be savoured alongside a glass of sparkling or riesling.
- Jim Darby
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