An excellent eatery in the Southern Tablelands, an 14-seat restaurant up north, and a classy hotel dining room make up the finest places to dine in the wider state.

We remember the chef, visionary and founder of Sydney's Chat Thai who irrevocably shaped the city's dining scene.

The places and faces to have on your radar...

The annual awards are back. Here's how to watch the announcement of the winners online, and a full run-down of the award finalists.

Photography tips for food lovers.

The designer talks Nutella wedding cakes, lockdown in Italy, and the joys of a good roast chook.

Social media haters, mixed messaging on law enforcement, a dearth of staff and 496 COVID cases overnight. The 2021 edition of Sydney’s Great Restaurant Reopening looks very different to last year.

And a Singapore restaurant, led by a Perth-born chef, has made the shortlist.

Handmade, dietary-inclusive, and sold by weight. And just three weeks in, word has spread.

The star of the Australian production of the Tony Award-winning musical on abalone-diving, motherhood and her very own meet-cute.

But for Attica chef-owner Ben Shewry, the gloss of the global list is worlds away from the reality of a locked-down Melbourne restaurant scene.

Something special is happening to Korean food in this country. Meet the chefs redefining the cuisine with nous, nuance and culinary smarts.

The $2.4 million rescue plan explained.

Catch of the day? This Sydney fish and chippery focuses on a single fish species year-round.

Spurred by a life-changing event or an inner voice, three hospitality insiders share their stories of challenge, adversity and renewal.

It’s a case of two becoming one, with the chef announcing plans to merge Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli under one roof in Collingwood.

Lockdown has paused many of life’s simple pleasures. But for one GT writer, the erasure of a family dinner ritual is the cruellest transgression of all.

The writer on drinking tequila with white nationalists, which religion has the best food, and his new book on Big Tobacco.

Sydney restaurant Lucio’s closed after a stellar 40-year run. But the story continues with the next-generation of the Galletto family making a seachange, and opening a waterfront trattoria in Noosa.

A touch of chilli can be wonderful, but a rogue seed can have catastrophic consequences. Chefs and restaurateurs share their cautionary tales on what not to do with chilli.

Everything you wanted to know about formaggio, thanks to Maker and Monger's Anthony Femia.

A recent industry survey found 63 per cent of restaurant operators are in favour of compulsory vaccines for staff. In the kitchens though, opinion is mixed about the best way to balance individual rights and responsibilities.

After 32 years, the long-running restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown has gone into administration. But this might not mean the end.

Deli’s Continental was a hit during its December pop-up. Now it’s turning permanent, with focaccia, pizzas and meatball subs on the menu.

As one half of fashion label Camilla and Marc, the designer shares how technology has empowered her, why a trench coat is a travel essential, and where she loves to dine.

In Adelaide’s CBD, second-generation restaurateurs Quang and Thy Nguyen have shaped a menu of their own making, coloured in with their childhood food memories.

Chilli, spice and smoke are the essential elements of this Jamaican dish.

Joel Bickford has had his curtain call at the waterfront restaurant, and he's been tapped for an ambitious project in Sydney’s CBD.

It's been four years in the making and at last, the Fortitude Valley eatery is set to open this month. That is, if lockdown doesn't get in the way.

Despite the south-western Sydney suburb being tagged with the dreaded “hotspot” label, restaurant owners are doing their best to stay upbeat during the worst of lockdown.

“This time around, people are feeling very hopeless.”

That savoury "fifth taste", and how to make the most of it in your cooking.

You, your friends, and a bubbling broth. Whether you like to steamboat Sichuan-style or do the Japanese shabu shabu, make sure you have all the essentials for this communal dish.

Across Australia, there are plenty of spots to experience the food and culture of Japan. And for these chefs, restaurateurs and producers, it's just a matter of knowing where to look.

Order finish-at-home meals from celebrated Sydney restaurants including Ho Jiak, Monopole and CicciaBella. It's another way to help restaurants survive the current lockdown.

How to survive lockdown, according to the industry professionals who did it the longest.