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Shane Delia at his new restaurant, Maha North, in Collingwood, in 2023.

Anger, ego and a ruthless streak: Shane Delia reveals details of his feud with George Calombaris

A boy from Melbourne’s western suburbs, Shane Delia says he’s had to fight all his life. It might look like he’s made it, but he’s still fighting.

  • Stephen Brook
Golden Avenue has become known as “Brisbane Babylon”.

This one-off dinner brings together two of the country’s best restaurants and chefs

Brent Savage and Ben Williamson will team up for a Middle Eastern feast like you’ve never had before, complete with new dishes like Moreton Bay bug shish and smoky tomato kibbeh.

  • Erina Starkey
Andrew McConnell pictured at his CBD restaurant Supernormal.

Banned words, dossiers on diners: Inside the invisible details at Melbourne’s famed Gimlet

A secret star system. One star: you’re a diner. Three stars, you’re a god and a table appears when the restaurant is full. In the world of Andrew McConnell, the staff know more about you than you’d expect.

  • Rachael Ward
We're living through a golden age of chips in Sydney.

After weeks of bleak news, we’re chipping in with a distraction

Armed with robust appetites and seasoned palates, with hardly a care for their cardiovascular health, our Good Food team hit the road in search of Sydney’s best hot chips.

  • Jordan Baker
Venner opened last week in the old West End timber shopfront previously occupied by Gum Bistro.

Find one of 2026’s most ambitious openings in this old West End shop

The brains behind one of the CBD’s best bars have joined forces with a star of regional cooking to create this unique 60-seat suburban diner.

  • Matt Shea
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Con Christopoulos at his venue, The European restaurant.

It took me months to interview the man behind Melbourne’s laneway culture. Few people even know his name

For 40 years, Con Christopoulos has run dozens of the city’s most recognisable venues - yet few Melburnians have heard of him.

  • Clay Lucas
Jade Swan at Club Rivers.

Nine of the best Chinese restaurants in western Sydney leagues clubs and RSLs

Sydney’s clubs are home to some of the best Cantonese cooking in Australia. We round up our favourites for Lunar New Year, including one place where live seafood is always half-price on weekdays.

  • Kevin Cheng
Loulou’s Tarte de L’Amour is available to pre-order.

From baked goods to brunch: Valentine’s Day ideas that are not a dinner out

Spread the celebrations across the day with a champagne breakfast, a lunch at somewhere you’d never usually get into, or a well-stocked picnic at a favourite place.

  • Erina Starkey
Susanna Chen and Xinjiang Sun in front of Chinese Noodle House, Haymarket.

The grapes on the ceiling are back: Chinese Noodle House reopens in Haymarket

The institution’s original owners have returned to the Chinatown site with new dishes, old favourites and more seats.

  • Scott Bolles