Food News

One of Sydney's most beloved restaurants will cease service in a few months. Here's why.

Join us for a special dinner to celebrate the recent reopening of Melbourne’s revamped Florentino Grill.

The Southern Carolina pit master with a cult following comes to Sydney.

Pomegranates add great texture and subtle sweet notes to salads or breakfasts, and also happen to be one of the healthiest fruits on earth.

Indigenous author Bruce Pascoe is dedicated to reviving native ingredients as cultivated by Aboriginal people – baking with ancient grains is just the beginning.

Following the success of the Long Chim Perth, Thompson returns to his hometown after more than 15 years away.

Mitch Orr will take over East London’s Lyle’s for two nights.

Former Pei Modern chef Florent Gerardin opens a new Melbourne wine bar in the space previously occupied by Yu-u.

Here's the low-down on what's happening.

A luxurious island lifestyle and exceptional food and wine will combine over one spectacular long weekend this May.

A new theatrical supper club is encouraging guests to play with their food.

If you can’t or won’t eat dairy products and a cheese-free future isn’t one worth living, there’s another option.

The man behind the wine list at Belle’s Hot Chicken serves traditional Korean cuisine on Gertrude Street.

Winning Appliances is hosting a series of free cooking demonstrations across the country.

How is it that a doughy disc topped with pretty much any food you can imagine has so completely captured the world’s appetite? John Irving surveys the popularity of pizza.

Prahran Market will soon be home to two new ventures from Paul Wilson: a restaurant and a chicken shop.

Marios in Fitzroy celebrates its 30th birthday with 1980s menu prices.

The chef walks us through the menu, from bone marrow pudding to fried apple pie.

Uber drivers are now delivering food from Supernormal, Gazi, Jimmy Grants and Pidapipó.

Australia’s first hospitality-exclusive jobs website has launched.

Editor-in-chief Anthea Loucas Bosha runs you through what to expect inside the cover.

The Melbourne chef is set to overhaul the CBD restaurant with a new approach to the menu, including an oyster bar.

Next up for our Gourmet Institute series for 2016 is chef Duncan Welgemoed, whose edgy African food is sure to thrill.

RM Williams and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley have collaborated for two nights of authentic Australian experiences, steeped in luxury.

New York's latest cult dessert has hit Australia - is it worth the frenzy?

The space is huge and the hype is overwhelming. We've tried (nearly) everything on the menu to bring you a fail-safe guide to eating and drinking at one of the year's most-anticipated restaurants.

A botanically inspired bar and bistro from the team behind Bar H to open at Barangaroo in September.

The Devon cafe team opens a hip Malaysian canteen in Inner Sydney.

Toby Wilson is lending his taquería menu to a roster of up-and-coming chefs on Monday nights.

The powerhouse behind Saké, Ananas Bar & Brasserie and The Argyle has acquired Sydney restaurant and retail group Fratelli Fresh.

The Metropolitan Orchestra will take to the mountains this year for a series of classical performances.

Annabel Crabb makes the case for the controversial confectionery.

Here’s an argument for making plan B your first choice: Sydney’s Alpha is opening Beta Bar, and it’s far from a second-string offering.

Italian food takes centrestage as the Rushcutters Bay space is transformed into Bar Machiavelli.

Look out for new gelato cakes and pies, seasonal granitas and Nutella on tap.

The teams from DRNKS, Mary's and Icebergs are throwing a wine party at the Cell Block Theatre.

Education, collaboration and community – René Redzepi, David Chang and Massimo Bottura on the flavour of tomorrow.

Chefs Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy of Three Blue Ducks at The Farm have the recipe for fun, big-hearted dining.

A series of talks by some of the food industry’s biggest players will dig deep into all aspects of how we eat.

The chef behind Belle's Hot Chicken has arrived at Sydney's Harpoon Harry.

A newcomer to Hotel Realm in Barton, Canberra, Buvette’s playlist contains more Bruni than Bardot, more Prichet than Piaf. It’s in keeping with what’s leaving the kitchen pass – modern, lighter and more stylised versions of French bistro classics. Ham hock terrine, for instance is chunky and well-seasoned and served with pistachio nuts and capers, […]

Sam Ward is having trouble describing his new menu at Highgate Drink & Dine.

In an unprecedented and ground-breaking move, the team from Quay and Bennelong have signed off to take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a restaurant 134 metres above sea level.

A new café in the Sydney CBD, from the team behind John Montagu.

Looking back at 10 weeks of running the Sydney pop-up form of Noma, the Copenhagen restaurant frequently described as the world’s best, chef René Redzepi says the Australian experience has been powerful, changing him and his team in profound ways.

Dress for action. Assess the target. Launch a measured attack. Seasoned trencherperson Kelly Eng serves up the buffet's rules of engagement.

The discovery of a new dish brings the human race more happiness than the discovery of a new star, wrote famed French gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. That may be laying it on a bit thick, but we hope you’ll agree that finding new, smarter and, yes, easier ways to prepare the dishes you love, or […]

Join us for a Gallic-accented dinner at modern Melbourne bistro French Saloon to celebrate White Shirt Day.

Consuming art and culture works up an appetite. Here are some ideas of where to consume food and drink at the 20th Biennale of Sydney.

Handmade pasta, pizza, gelato, wine and salumi – just about everything you love about Italian cuisine and more will be under one roof at this year’s Italian Wine + Food Festival in Melbourne.

For our latest Gourmet Traveller food hamper with Snowgoose, we’ve curated a selection of our favourite Italian products, from local extra-virgin olive oil to handmade biscotti, wild olives and spicy salami. And all just in time for Easter. Buona Pasqua!

Find out what plates are trending in March, according to our Gourmet connoisseurs.

Skip the lattes, muffins and soft-serve and embrace matcha on its own terms.

Replacing Hill Street Grocer, Smolt Kitchen by the Smolt and Frank team opens in the landmark space.

The long-standing Chairman and Yip has relocated, and undergone a facelift.

Kicking off our Gourmet Institute series for 2016 is chef Dan Hong, who certainly knows a thing or two about noodles.

Little sister to Bangladeshi restaurant Bang, Trunk Road has opened in Sydney's Surry Hills, serving up a selection of Indian style food.

Noma will be auctioning off fifteen tables online today to raise funds for both Oz Harvest and MAD, Redzepi’s not-for-profit food education community.

Expect Da Orazio with a Fratelli Paradiso spin at the Crown Street pub.

Ides is the pop-up that’s swimming against the tide.

Join us to celebrate the release of chef Mark Best’s new cookbook with a special dinner at his Sydney restaurant Marque.

After swinging by for pastries in the morning, you’ll soon be able to return for pasta and a glass of wine at night.

Here's a yarn about a butcher, a chef and a goat.

Pinbone has taken over the kitchen at 10 William St in Paddington until June. Get in while you can.

The chef talks us through his favourite cuts, cooking tips and making the most of our tasty porcine friends.

A quirky take on a retro Korean diner/bar that's as noisy as a fleet of incoming choppers.

Tio's Cerveceria is dedicating March to tequila's spirited parent-spirit.

Spoiler alert: there's a whole new section dedicated to cheese.

The furniture, kitchen, even the tablecloths have seen change at Florentino Grill, but its bones are mostly intact.

The world's best steak has landed in Sydney. We repeat: The. World's. Best. Some of it, anyway...

Tim Ho Wan is heading to Melbourne's Chinatown this month.

South Australian pipis are some of the best in the country, and one particular fishery is leading the way.

The announcement came at Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards last night.

Mary's are bringing back the Fairy's Burger in time for Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras...

Efendy opens Anason at Barangaroo

There's a new wine bar in town, and better yet it's home to one of Sydney's most exciting young kitchen talents.

Jock Zonfrillo is making big changes to his Adelaide restaurant business over the next week. The proprietor’s flagship Restaurant Orana remains dedicated to exploring native Australian ingredients in bold dégustation menus, but the large ground-floor space below it on Rundle Street will run its last service as Street ADL on Sunday night. It reopens Tuesday […]

First they took Macleay Street. Now it’s Tokyo’s turn. In what may turn out to be the opening of the first modern Greek restaurant in the Japanese capital, Sam Christie and Jonathan Barthelmess are putting the finishing touches on a sister to The Apollo, their Sydney smash-hit – in Ginza. “Do a quick internet search […]

Print Hall's dining room will close this March, though not for good.

The Bacon Brewfest returns to Central Park in Chippendale this Saturday, celebrating all things bacon and beer.

It’s time to get Insta-ready, people. Chef Nathan Sasi has opened a soft-servery, Good Times Artisan Ice-Cream, on Macleay Street in Sydney’s Potts Point and dessert diva Christine Manfield has consulted on the first menu. On opening night, every item was sold out by 9.15pm. “I love collaborating with gen-next,” says Manfield, who’s been working […]

A place for everyone, to drink everything.

Pepe Saya has opened its first pop-up at Sydney's Bitton Gourmet Café and Grocer.

Ahead of the Keep Sydney Open rally this Sunday, we asked some key figures from the food, wine and hospitality industries to weigh in. Here’s what they had to say.

Following a summer makeover, the restaurant formerly known as Pata Negra is now an Asian eatery named Fuyu...

The Melbourne Tomato Festival heads to the Edendale Community Farm in Eltham this weekend, celebrating the city’s authentic Italian food traditions with workshops, cooking demonstrations and produce stalls.

Our restaurant critics' picks of the latest and best eats around the country right now.

Housed in a former apothecary shop, The Apo is the latest in a string of successful ventures from The Moubarak family...

What's up next for Noma's roaster-in-chief?

One of the country's leading restaurants is ditching all meat from its menu. Permanently.

The Year of the Monkey looks like it might also be the year of the collaboration...

Aaron Turner is back to give Geelong its moment in the sun.

A new four-course menu at Rockpool makes it possible to dine fine on the fly...

There may be 27,000 on the waiting list, but here's another (charitable) way to skip the queue.

Tasting Australia returns to Adelaide this May for collaborations between some of the world's most influential cooks and producers.

A Malaysian-inspired cafe has opened in Surry Hills with kaya toast and cold-pressed Liver Tonic.

French Saloon calls a former apartment in Melbourne's CBD home and has chef Todd Moses (late of Supernormal) at the helm...

Chef René Redzepi will revive his MAD food festival for a one-day adventure at the Sydney Opera House...

What's next for the owners of Melbourne's Lee Ho Fook? An Asian café called Lawyers, Guns and Money...

Gourmet Traveller's Maggie Scardifield catches up with Noma Australia head sommelier Mads Kleppe.