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    Former World's Best Restaurant Mirazur Is Heading From France to Sydney for a Three-Week Residency

    Mauro Colagreco's acclaimed French Riviera eatery will set up shop at The Gantry in March, serving up a tasting menu that heroes Australian ingredients.

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    The Best Sydney Restaurants and Bars with Outdoor Dining for 2024

    Take in some fresh air — these Sydney venues have sunny al fresco areas waiting for you.

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    Where to Go for a Long Lunch in Melbourne When You Want to a Stretch Out a Summer Day

    These warmer months are made for taking extended work breaks and soaking up the afternoon sun on a weekend with mates.

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    Brisbane Powerhouse's Night Feast Has Added a Heap of Restaurants and Installations to Its March Lineup

    The neon-lit food market will feature dishes from Taro's Ramen and Ham on Rye, plus giant illuminated humanoids and laser beams that look like intergalactic events.

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    Two's Ordinary, Three's Not a Crowd at QT's Throuples-Friendly Valentine's Day Dinners Around Australia

    Book a table for three on February 14 and you’ll score free oysters at most QT hotels around the country — or you might win a sleepover for three.

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    Two's Ordinary, Three's Not a Crowd at QT Melbourne's Throuples-Friendly Valentine's Day Dinner

    Book a table for three on February 14 and you’ll score free oysters and martinis — and you could win a sleepover for you and your plus two.

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    Poh Ling Yeow's New Sushi Train-Style Pop-Up Pairs Playful Snacks with Whisky Cocktails

    All aboard for this fun, interactive twist on aperitivo hour, which is now running at QT Melbourne.

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    Rutherglen Winery All Saints Has Opened a Stellar New Restaurant Within Its Heritage-Listed Castle

    The latest part of the estate's multimillion-dollar redevelopment, this 120-seat diner is fusing regional produce and modern Australian flavours.

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    Scenic Rim's Eat Local Festival Is Returning for 2023 This Winter — and It'll Run for an Entire Month

    Why spend just a week at harvest festivals, sipping carrot beers and hanging out with alpacas when you can spend a whole month?

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    Three Michelin-Starred English Restaurant L'Enclume Is Coming to Australia for a Sydney Residency

    Balmoral Beach's Bathers' Pavilion will host British chef Simon Rogan's acclaimed eatery for a five-week stint this winter — and it's the first time the restaurant is venturing away from its Northern England home.

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    Piccolina's Latest Limited-Edition Baci Gelato Cake Will Help You Win Hearts This Valentine's Day

    A supersized take on the classic Italian chocolate, the Baciami even comes packaged with an OG Frank Sinatra love note.

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    The Grounds of Alexandria Has Had a Dazzling Disney-Themed Revamp to Celebrate 100 Years of the Mouse House 

    This'll make your next brunch even more magical, complete with a 'Sleeping Beauty'-inspired castle entrance, neon lights aplenty and a tribute to Mickey Mouse through the ages.

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    Just In: Josh and Julie Niland's Soon-to-Launch St Leonards Restaurant Petermen Is Now Taking Bookings

    The pair's fifth venue will open in the lower North Shore on Thursday, February 23.

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    Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Just Dropped Its 2023 Program Complete with a Studio Ghibli Degustation

    Catch a celebrity sausage sizzle, a huge bake shop and a star-studded lineup of international guest chefs when the fest returns in March.

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    Brisbane Powerhouse's Neon-Lit Night Feast Food Market Has Unveiled Its March Culinary Headliners

    Chefs from e'cco Bistro, Donna Chang, Ngon and Mary Mae's, plus City Winery's vino maker, lead the debut event's lineup.

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    Pawa Cafe and Bar Is Hamer Hall's New All-Day Eatery Championing Native Ingredients with a Twist

    Drop by for lilly pilly croissants, roo meat pies and native-leaning grazing boards, paired with the team's own signature gin.

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    Messina's First Indulgent 2023 Treat Is a Red Velvet Gelato, Cake and Fudge Tub for Valentine's Day

    Love Messina? Love all things red velvet? This new special combines the two — and it's only available for a limited time.

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    Golden Century Has Opened a New Barbecue-Focused Restaurant in Darling Square's Exchange Building

    Located below XOPP, this more casual Golden Century experience offers roasted duck and sides of XO pippies sauce.

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    Beloved Clovelly Cafe Village on Cloey Has Merged With Its Sister Venue Tuga to Become Tuga x Village

    Two Clovelly favourites have combined the best of their menus to create a must-visit bakery and cafe with some of the best Portuguese food this side of Lisbon

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    Gold Coast Favourite Rise Bakery Is Bringing Its French Pastries and a Champagne Bar to Portside Wharf

    After launching at Sanctuary Cove back in 2022 and proving a hit, Rise Bakery is opening its first Brisbane outpost in April.

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    Cheese Dreams Are Made of This: Australia's Massive Mould Dairy Festival Is Returning in 2023

    This huge cheese festival pairs all the dairy you can handle with wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake.

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    Where to Find the Best Fried Chicken in Sydney

    At these 13 top chook spots you can get your fried chicken slathered in maple syrup, served crispy or sandwiched in a soft bun.

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    The Best Places to Get a Hearty Vegetarian Feed in Sydney for 2024

    Meat may be off the menu, but there's still plenty of flavour to be found.

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    The Mulberry Group Has Revived the Eatery at Heide — and Homegrown Produce Is the New Hero

    The gallery's new daytime diner boasts lush surrounds, and a menu of ingredients plucked fresh from the onsite kitchen gardens.

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    The Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in 2023 in Brisbane

    From rooftop parties and tea festivals to citywide celebrations and stacked feasts, there are plenty of ways to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit in Brisbane.

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    Award-Winning Roaster Campos Coffee Just Opened a New Victorian Flagship Cafe on Chapel Street

    South Yarra is now home to an elegant two-storey espresso bar from the reigning Champion Australian Coffee Roaster.

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    Where to Head for Eats and Drinks Before and After a Session at the Australian Open

    From pre-match parmas to celebratory champagne after a long day courtside, these local spots have you sorted during this year's Grand Slam tournament.

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    Redbird Is the New Redfern Spot From Two Former Billy Kwong Staff Serving Up Chinese-Inspired Dishes

    Head to Redfern Street to enjoy whole poached birds, sticky caramelised pork belly and jasmine margaritas.

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    Din Tai Fung Is Making Super-Cute Chocolate and Biscoff Rabbit Buns for Lunar New Year

    They're stuffed with chocolate and Biscoff crumbs — and you can enjoy them in-store or get them delivered frozen to make at home.

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    Coming Soon: Rumba Is the New Jazz-Heavy Cuban and Latin American Joint Taking Over Evita's Digs

    The crew behind Lina Rooftop and Soko Rooftop is farewelling its Argentinian eatery — and unveiling a new cocktail- and platter-slinging spot in its place.

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    Black Star Is Spreading Good Fortune with Its Limited-Edition Lunar New Year Rabbit Cookies

    The buttery shortbreads are topped with a layer of white chocolate then finished with a coconut crumb, mimicking a fluffy bunny facade.

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    NEL Is Kicking Off 2023 with Its First 11-Course Degustation Devoted to Native Australian Ingredients

    On the Sydney fine-diner's latest degustation menu: saltbush mussels in curry sauce, scallops with warrigal green salsa and Kakadu lamingtons.

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    René Redzepi's Acclaimed Noma Is Closing in 2024 to Become a Food Laboratory From 2025

    Goodbye Noma 2.0, hello Noma 3.0, with the globally renowned Copenhagen restaurant set to turn into a test kitchen in its latest reinvention.

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    Lune's Iced Vovo Cruffins Are Back to Help Start 2023 with Supremely Tasty Pastries

    Also available from the cult-favourite croissanterie in January: coconut rough pain au chocolat, plus twice-baked almond frangipane and vanilla crème croissants.

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    Game, Set, Feast: Here's Which Chefs and Restaurants Are Popping Up at the 2023 Australian Open

    Come for the tennis, stay for top-notch eats by Supernormal, Stokehouse, Nomad and more.

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    Melt Brothers Is Expanding Its Cheese Toastie Empire to Brisbane's North

    Already serving up plenty of melted cheese in two CBD locations, the chain is now heading north to Chermside.

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    From Kimchi to Jang: Essential Korean Ingredients to Keep in Your Kitchen, and How to Cook with Them

    Bibimbap, bulgogi and barbecue helped put Korean food on the hospitality map in Australia. But, behind every fried chicken joint (excellent as it may be) is a cuisine rich in culture, with a history dating back to 800BCE.

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    A List of 35 Melbourne New Year's Eve Happenings in Case You Haven't Made Plans Yet

    Whether you're after a cruisy rooftop party, fancy dinner or lavish cocktail soiree, Melbourne's got your last-minute New Year's Eve plans sorted.

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    Here's What's Open in Sydney for Christmas Day Eats and Drinks

    Spend Christmas Day eating and drinking with friends and family at Sydney's top cafes, bars and restaurants.

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    Ten Must-Visit New Brisbane Restaurants That Opened Their Doors in 2022

    These are the 2022 newcomers that you need to try — or revisit — as soon as you can.

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    Here's What's Open in Melbourne for Christmas Day Eats and Drinks in 2022

    Forget cooking — spend Christmas eating and drinking with friends and family at Melbourne's top cafes, bars and restaurants.

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