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Josh and Julie Niland in Saint Peter’s new dining room.

Sydney fine-diner moves up in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants longlist

The three-hatted seafood restaurant didn’t crack the top 50, but came in much higher than last year.

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Luke Mangan, Tom Cruise.

‘Is that legal?’ Hospo identities share weirdest customer requests

From a surprising celebrity encounter to interpretive dance in the dining room, restaurant workers strive to accommodate even the most surprising diner desires.

  • Scott Bolles
Wine bar 81 Bay will serve snacks such as prawn toast, perfect for casual visits.

Brighton finally gets the luxe big-name restaurant it has been waiting for

The 200-seat fine diner and wine bar is top chef Ian Curley’s first restaurant outside Melbourne’s CBD. Here’s what to look forward to when Baix opens next week.

  • Tomas Telegramma
T2 Tea chief executive Christelle Young wants tea to get the same reverence coffee enjoys.

The fine-dining faux pas T2 Tea’s boss says is like ‘red wine in a champagne glass’

Tea deserves some of the same reverence that coffee has long enjoyed, T2 chief Christelle Young believes.

  • Jessica Yun
Hugh Allen, Vue de Monde’s executive chef, at the site of his new restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens.

Top chef at three-hatted Vue de Monde to open ‘destination diner’ this year

A once-derelict pavilion is being rebuilt as a fine diner. Here’s what’s in store for Melbourne’s hottest restaurant opening of 2025.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Vinette Robinson as Carly in Boiling Point.

If you liked The Bear, you really should try this English kitchen drama

Boiling Point bears more than a few similarities to the hit American show. But it’s far from a pale imitation.

  • Karl Quinn
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Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No, but here’s why I must buy it anyway

Terry Durack buys oscietra caviar for himself every birthday. And time stops whenever he eats it.

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North Fitzroy Arms has been a hit with its new menu and new look.

Backstreet pubs to pizza joints: 30 top spots from Victoria’s restaurant young guns

The next gen of front-of-house talent spills on the places you’ll find them on their days off.

Banh mi to mousse: Restaurants reinvent the wheel with their new-school tableside service

Dining “a la cart” is doing the rounds again at these Melbourne and Sydney restaurants, writes Terry Durack.

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L’Enclume chef-owner Simon Rogers will be on board throughout the entire residency at Bathers’ Pavillion.

Three-Michelin-starred restaurant returns to Sydney with $590-a-head menu

L’Enclume had a waitlist of 2000 tables at its first Bathers’ Pavilion pop-up. It now wants to take the experience to “another level”.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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