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    Josh and Julie Niland Are Taking Over The Grand National Hotel — and Moving Saint Peter Into It

    By 2023, seafood lovers will be able to kick back at the bar at Saint Peter's new digs — and stay overnight.

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    Vegemite Baked Beans Now Exist — Which Is Either Inspired or Gross, Depending on Your Tastebuds

    This is either your new favourite breakfast or your worst nightmare.

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    Gelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Golden Gaytime-Inspired Super-Fancy Viennetta

    Two beloved desserts combine again in this returning — and delicious — limited-edition Messina special.

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    Adriano Zumbo Is Bringing a Luxurious Weekly High Tea Experience to QT Sydney

    The dessert specialist and the boutique hotel chain are coming together for high tea every Saturday and Sunday.

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    Tokyo's WAGYUMAFIA Is Opening Wagyu Ramen Restaurant Mashi No Mashi in Sydney This Week

    WAGYUMAFIA sources their beef from Japan's top 20 beef farmers and brews their ramen for 24-hours in Ozaki beef bone stock.

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    Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar

    With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.

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    Beloved West End Food and Drink Venue Wandering Cooks Has Permanently Closed Its Doors

    After shifting from Fish Lane to Vulture Street in 2021, the food spot has now decided to shut for good.

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    Sydney Fine-Diner Nel Is Dishing Up a Spectacular 'Moulin Rouge!'-Themed Nine-Course Degustation

    Joining the menu to coincide with 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' hitting Sydney, the decadent spread is inspired by truth, beauty, freedom and love.

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    Sydney's Bastille Festival Returns This Winter for Four Days of French Celebrations by the Harbour

    Sydney’s annual Bastille-inspired celebration is back with mulled wine, raclette, snow, a 1.4-kilometre vino-tasting walk and a Christmas in July village.

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    Regional Flavours' Online Directory Is Your Handy New Way to Support Local Culinary Businesses

    With this year's festival cancelled due to wet weather, the event has set up an online directory so you can shop at and support the businesses and talent who were meant to take part.

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    Central Station and Eddy Avenue Will Soon Be Home to a Huge Dining and Entertainment Precinct

    NSW Minister for Infrastructure Rob Stokes believes the innovation will rival Chippendale's Spice Alley and Parramatta's Eat Street.

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    Macca's Wants You to Eat Pickle-Free Cheeseburgers and McNuggets Just Like The Kid LAROI

    The Sydney rapper has teamed up with Macca's for the latest of its Famous Orders celebrity collaborations.

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    These Cosy Private Igloos Are Popping Up at a Bunch of Melbourne Venues for Winter

    Book out one of these snuggly winter-themed pods for date-night drinks and snacks, or dinner and mulled wine with mates.

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    Now Open: The Lodge Is James Street's Luxe New Bar and Restaurant From NZ Clothing Label Rodd & Gunn

    Sat inside an old Queenslander, this Fortitude Valley newcomer is serving up blue crab spaghetti, buttered bug rolls and grilled rock lobster — and boasts a dedicated cocktail room.

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    Huge Cheese Festival Mould Is Touring Its Dairy-Filled Spread Across the East Coast This Winter

    Feast on Australia's best cheeses — over wine, beer, whisky, vodka, gin and sake, of course — when this returning fest hits up Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

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    This Nifty Online Map Will Help You Find a Democracy Sausage Near You This Election Day

    Use this website to locate which polling places are serving Election Day sausages — as well as coffee, cake, and bacon and egg rolls.

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    Paniyiri's Big Comeback Festival Has Been Postponed to October Due to Brisbane's Wet Weather

    Brisbane's huge two-day celebration of Greek food, booze and culture will now take place this spring.

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    South Bank's Decadent Fine-Diner Bacchus Is Reopening This Month After a Two-Year Hiatus

    On the menu: champagne lobster, chocolate cigars, 11-course degustations and more than 600 wines.

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    The Queen Vic's Legendary Winter Night Markets Will Return From Next Month

    The long-running night market is back to warm up your Wednesdays with a cosy program of street food, mulled drinks, live entertainment and market stalls.

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    CP Picks: Here's How Our Editors Are Celebrating American Express delicious. Month Out in Melbourne

    Follow us to these incredible food and drink events happening in Melbourne this May.

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    La Cabra Is Carlton's Colourful New Modern Mexican Bar and Eatery

    The fourth in the La Cabra family, this playful corner spot is dishing up a contemporary take on classic Mexican fare, plus margarita jugs, weekly food specials and a weekend bottomless brunch offering.

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    Brisbane's Night Noodle Markets Are Finally Returning in June to Take Over the City Botanic Gardens

    After being forced to cancel in 2021 due to the pandemic, this culinary favourite is back in 2022, serving up its hawker-style dishes across 12 wintry nights.

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    New Zealand's Famed Botswana Butchery Will Open Its First Melbourne Restaurant This Month

    After bringing its luxe meat- and seafood-focused offering to Sydney last year, this NZ mainstay is set to land on Flinders Lane.

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    Century-Old Darlinghurst Pub The Strand Is Transforming into a Four-Storey Hotel, Bistro and Rooftop Bar

    The luxurious French bistro takes cues from turn-of-the-century Paris, and it's now open on the ground floor.

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    Long-Awaited Circular Quay Dining Precinct Quay Quarter Lanes Has Officially Opened

    Twelve new bars and restaurants have opened in this inner-city dining precinct — including a luxe French bistro, two omakase restaurants and a new Marrickville Pork Roll outpost.

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    Pearl Chablis & Oyster Bar Is the Sophisticated New Spot Celebrating Bivalves and Fine French Wine

    This chic speakeasy is serving a taste of the high life, pairing primo Aussie oysters with a dizzying collection of chablis.

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    Scenic Rim Eat Local Week Has Unveiled Its Food, Booze, Alpaca and Carrot Ice Cream-Filled 2022 Program

    Head south this winter for nine days of harvest festivals, carrot beers, cocktails with camels and jam sessions amid lambs.

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    Seven Bondi Lunch Spots to Try Depending on Who You're Dining With

    Wondering where to take your parents for that long overdue lunch? Need a spot for your next daytime date? This'll help.

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    Icebergs Dining Room and Bar Is Closing This Week for Refurbishments Over Winter

    To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Icebergs is getting a facelift.

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    It Looks Like Melbourne's World-Famous Lune Croissanterie Is Finally Opening a Sydney Store in 2023

    Lune's croissants have been called "the finest you will find anywhere in the world" by The New York Times — and they're coming to Sydney.

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    The Continental Sorrento and Its Many Venues Are Now Open for Seaside Good Times

    The 150-year-old limestone beauty now features a slew of venues, including a public bar, beer garden, speakeasy and fine diner — all with eats by Scott Pickett.

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    Three Brisbane Hospo Legends Share Their Favourite Local Restaurants for When They Don't Feel Like Cooking

    Where do chefs eat on their nights off? Three of Brisbane's best share their favourite local picks for a night off the tools.

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    CP Picks: Here's How Our Editors Are Celebrating American Express delicious. Month Out in Sydney

    Need help choosing where to go for this incredible celebration of food and drink? Follow us.

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    Tramsheds' New Restaurant Palle from the Flour Eggs Water Team Is All About Meatballs

    Grab your meatballs with spaghetti, on a sub or in a bucket.

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    Mary's Is Bringing Its Burgers and Fried Chicken West with a Newly Opened Castle Hill Outpost

    The Mary's crew has taken over the former Castle Hill digs of Down N' Out burger.

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    Dan Hong and Mike Eggert's Vivid Sydney Dinner Will Be "Like Nothing You've Seen Before"

    A celebration of New South Wales produce brings together two superstar chefs, Ken Done and some of the state's best seafood.

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    Charcoal Chicken Joint El Jannah Is Officially Opening Its First Melbourne Store This Weekend

    From Saturday, April 30, the Sydney-originated cult-favourite chain will officially be slinging its charcoal chook on High Street in Preston.

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    Thirteen Festivals to Head to Over the 2022 Labour Day Long Weekend

    Celebrate Brisbane's third long weekend in a row with a feast of festivals.

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    How This Australian Farm Combines Tech with the Natural Cycle of the Ocean to Combat Overfishing

    Looking to nutrient-dense arctic waters and the tides that bring them to shore, Yumbah Aquaculture delivers the highest quality of greenlip abalone to the world over. Plus, Guy Turland shows us how to deliver the delicate morsel straight to the plate.

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    How This South Australian Fishery Looks to Centuries-Old Indigenous Practices to Fight Overfishing

    Harnessing community power, Goolwa Pipi Co is bringing the taste of the ocean to eager seafood-lovers — sustainably. Plus, Masterchef-alum Courtney Roulston shares the recipe for her winning pipi dish.

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    Firedoor's Lennox Hastie Is Opening a New Basque-Inspired Wine Bar in Surry Hills

    Gildas, Firedoor's walk-in-friendly sibling venue, is set to arrive later this year.

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    A Guide to Fortitude Valley to Take You From Sunrise to Sunset

    Unlock endless summer vibes with a day spent in one of Brisbane's most vibrant suburbs.

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