• The Full Bottle

Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’, but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?

In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.

• January 31, 2025
• Huon Hooke

• Opinion
• The Empty Plate

Draught beer is better than drinking from tinnies or bottles, and the reason is clear

Drinking beer from a can is like drinking coffee from a takeaway coffee cup. I want to ogle my beer before I wear my ‘beer goggles’.

• January 24, 2025
• Terry Durack

• Review
• Sydney

Sydney’s hot new rooftop bar is worth dressing up for – if you can get a table

Japanese-inspired three-bite snacks star at Joji, the new high-energy CBD bar from the team behind Nour in Surry Hills and two-hatted Aalia in Martin Place.

• January 24, 2025
• Callan Boys

• Review
• South Melbourne

This huge brewpub in Nowheresville is a bold move (much like its drink-friendly food)

Pirate Life’s beer is made off site, so does its 200-seat venue stand on its own terms as a food and drink drawcard?

• January 24, 2025
• Dani Valent

• The Full Bottle

Is it acceptable to put ice cubes in a glass of wine to cool it down?

Plus other pro tips for serving red, white and sparkling wines in hot weather.

• December 13, 2024
• Huon Hooke

• The Empty Plate

What’s the deal with oyster-shell gins?

Want to feel like a merman or mermaid? Do a “Shelly” and slurp down a martini.

• December 6, 2024
• Terry Durack

• Review
• Belgrave

Discover fluffy souffle near Puffing Billy at this local favourite in the hills

Cognoscenti, a bistro from an ex-Donovans trio, is worth building into a day trip or a Dandenong Ranges weekend.

• December 6, 2024
• Dani Valent

• Review
• Marrickville

How this converted warehouse became Sydney’s most trailblazing restaurant

The Good Food Guide’s inaugural Bill Granger Trailblazer winner is redefining its “suburban cuisine”.

• December 6, 2024
• Callan Boys

• Recipe collection
• Christmas

Season’s feastings: The Good Weekend Christmas menu

Prepare a festive celebration for the ages with this mouth-watering spread. Just add champagne!

• The Full Bottle

Do wine preservatives cause headaches (or did you just drink too much)?

Plus the easy and inexpensive fix to nullify sulphites in your glass of wine.

• November 22, 2024
• Huon Hooke