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Potato bolani at Afghan Bolani comes with many different choices of sauce.

What to eat at Melbourne’s booming new Ramadan night market

This Dandenong market wants to match the roaring success of its Sydney equivalent. Find camel burgers, Persian stews and loaded Malaysian pancakes, many under $20.

  • Quincy Malesovas
Wood-fired fennel, spinach, chicory and ricotta pie.

Your April hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out this month

Here’s where (and what) to eat and drink in Sydney this month.

Sammy J: Fond of a vending machine snack.

Where Sammy J and co get their kicks (and snacks) during the comedy festival

Have you heard the one about where comedians like to eat while in town for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival? Sammy J, Josh Glanc and more spill all.

  • Emma Breheny
Loulou’s baguette has triangles of sliced gruyère on both sides of the roll, a sensible thickness of thinly sliced ham and lots of house-made butter.

Butter is the essential third ingredient in this simple yet decisive baguette

This chewy roll might only have ham, slices of nutty gruyere and a generous smear of cultured butter, but those ingredients collide into something magical.

  • Sarah Norris
Love a croque monsieur? Chances are you’ll be a fan of the American monte cristo, a truly decadent sandwich that’s said to have French origins.

Ham and cheese, but make it ‘hectic’: this salty-sweet monte cristo is seldom seen in Melbourne

For the unacquainted, think of it as a ham and cheese sanger on steroids. Why? When ordered, it’s deep-fried until gloriously golden.

  • Tomas Telegramma
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Mami’s owner Erendira Mercado with her mother Lidia.

Sydney’s best BYO restaurants (and the wines to bring)

There’s no such thing as a cuisine that can’t be wine matched, from Italian reds with pizza to something fizzy to drink with Thai.

  • Billy De Luca
The spice bag at St Kilda’s Northern Soul.

Ireland’s answer to the HSP? The spice bag and where to find it in Melbourne

The popular Irish late-night takeaway is gaining momentum in Melbourne. Here are five of the best for lovers of loaded chips with a Chinese-ish twist.

  • Emily Holgate
Spice bag at The Taphouse in Darlinghurst.

Where to get your spice bag fix in Sydney this St Patrick’s Day

Find out where to kickstart your St Patrick’s Day festivities this year with this addictive Irish comfort food.

  • Isabel Cant
Dim sims get a cheffy makeover at Dim City.

From budget to blow-out: Our pick of this month’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Free tacos, pie parties with DJs, wine bar crawls by tram and more: get ready for a tasty 10 days with this guide to what’s on at the festival, kicking off March 21st.

  • Good Food team
Theeca serves one giant pancake.

Batter up! The best pancakes in Sydney, from American hotcakes to souffle stacks

Pancakes aren’t just for weekends. Whether it’s Shrove Tuesday or just a plain old Wednesday, here’s where to get your hit.

  • Erina Starkey

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