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    Coles Will Trial Its First Store-to-Door Grocery Deliveries via Drone in Southeast Queensland

    If you live in Ormeau, Ormeau Hills and Yatala, you'll soon be able to get 500 grocery items flown to your home as part of a new store-to-door drone trial.

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    Suzi Cheek's Is the Fun-Loving New Bar Picking Up Where Miss Katie's Crab Shack Left Off

    Chef Katie Marron's signature seafood spot is no longer — but she's dreamed up something just as tasty to take its place on Smith Street.

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    Electro Duo Peking Duk Just Launched Their Own Non-Alcoholic Beer with the Minds at Sobah

    The booze-free sip will be available to buy online — but only for a limited time.

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    Master of Aged Sushi Chef Kimura Is Taking Over Two Standout Sydney and Byron Bay Restaurants This November

    Getting into his two Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo is almost impossible, so get a seat here while you can.

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    Sydney's Cult Dessert Joint Tokyo Lamington Has Just Opened Its First Melbourne Outpost

    Sydney's lamington kings have brought their wild and wonderful baked treats to the city's inner north.

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    Star Chef Luke Mangan Is Creating a Sky-High Restaurant on Top of a Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon

    This pop-up diner will serve a three-course meal to 20 guests a night, 87 metres above the harbour.

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    Now Open (Again): Matt Moran's Riverbar + Kitchen Has Finally Relaunched on Eagle Street Post-Floods

    Eight months after being fully submerged during this year's devastating floods, the waterfront venue is back with a Miami Beach shack look and a new menu.

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    TOKO is Back: Bringing a New Japanese Omakase Experience (and 2am License) to Sydney's CBD

    The Surry Hills stalwart has reopened in the CBD, this time boasting a private dining room, robata grill and omakase bar.

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    Newstead Supper Club Maggie May Is Your New Gloriously 70s-Inspired Go-To for Cocktails and All-Day Bites

    Settling into The Defiant Duck's old digs, this Gasworks Plaza newcomer sports retro decor, and serves up baked stone fruit bruschetta, prawn rolls, s'mores, chocolate fondue and 'Saturday Night Fever' cocktails.

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    Now Open: Mediterranean-Inspired Rooftop Bar The Sussex Is the Newest Sky-High Drinking Hole in Barangaroo

    This greenery-filled courtyard is serving up meze plates, shawarma kebabs and summer-ready cocktails.

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    The No Bullsh*t Guide to Pairing Wine with Food

    Like most things in life, balance is the cornerstone of any good food and wine pairing.

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    René Redzepi's Noma Is Doing a Ten-Week Residency in Kyoto If You Need Another Excuse to Visit Japan

    The globally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant will set up shop at Ace Hotel Kyoto from mid-March to mid-May, coinciding with cherry blossom season.

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    Gelato Messina Is Releasing Its First-Ever Advent Calendar to Make the Festive Season Extra Delicious

    Spend the first 24 days of December eating your way through mini waffle cone bites, salted cashew brittle, Messinatella biscuits, panned Panettone and other Messina treats.

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    Icebergs Dining Room and Bar Is Reopening for Its 20th Anniversary Following Its Winter Refurbishments

    After pushing back its reopening due to Sydney's extreme weather, this iconic Sydney venue will be reopening exactly 20 years to the day of its first service.

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    The Great Graze Is the Massive Two-Day Food Festival Taking Over Barangaroo This October

    There's going to be a tasting trail featuring umami potato gems and truffle spring rolls, a First Nations native food market and a sustainable seafood feast.

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    The Odd Culture Group Has Been Granted a 4am License and Will Open a New Underground Live Music Bar on King Street

    This is the first 4am licence that has been granted by the City of Sydney in over 100 years.

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    Concrete Playground's Guide to Getting Into the Halloween Spirit When You're Over 25

    If you're pushing 30 and still unsure how to get into the spirit of Halloween, let us guide you.

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    Meal Delivery Service Providoor Is Now Doing Same-Day Drop-Offs From Some of Australia's Best Restaurants

    Fancy a restaurant-quality meal brought to your door? You now just need to book by 1pm and you'll be feasting at your own dinner table that night.

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    Surfers Paradise Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through

    Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this game-filled bar is setting up shop underneath Cali Beach.

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    Sydney's Cult Dessert Joint Tokyo Lamington Is Finally Opening Its First Melbourne Outpost

    Sydney's lamington kings are bringing their wild and wonderful baked treats to Carlton.

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    Ben & Jerry's New Vegan Ice Cream Supports Climate Change Action — and It's Giving Away Free Pints

    The ice cream chain will hand out free pints of its new 'This Is Our Whirled' flavour at all scoop stores Australia-wide — but only for four hours on Friday, October 14.

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    Yugen Is the Sumptuous New Japanese Diner and Omakase Bar Making Waves Beneath Chapel Street

    A lofty subterranean space with a flair for the dramatic — and a standout food offering celebrating both tradition and creativity.

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    We're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania

    You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.

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    Mark Wahlberg's Wahlburgers Chain Has Opened Its First Queensland Burger Joint on the Gold Coast

    Featured on reality TV, and co-owned by the Hollywood actor, this burger empire has set up shop in Surfers Paradise.

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    The Best Advice Ever: Josh Niland on Collaboration in the Kitchen

    We chatted to the peerless Josh Niland about the art of collaboration in the kitchen, teamwork and the best advice he's ever received.

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    Eight Late Night Darlinghurst Restaurants to Hit Up When After-Dark Hunger Pangs Strike

    Frantically in search of a top-notch Darlo dinner spot before kitchens start to close? Don't fret, here's a selection of late-night saviours.

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    Coming Soon: New Brisbane Fine-Diner Da Biuso Will Serve Up Intimate Degustation Dinners on a Bus

    By the end of this year, you'll be able to tuck into fancy meals on wheels in iconic spots around Brisbane.

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    Piccolina Just Dropped Three New Nostalgia-Fuelled Gelato Cakes for Next Time You're on Cake Duty

    Included in the lineup: a fairy bread-inspired cake topped with hand-crafted sprinkles made from native ingredients.

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    Allonda Is Newstead's New 90-Seater Laneway Restaurant with a Burrata Bar From the Nota Crew

    Located off Longland Street, it's serving up modern European-style dishes with vino and cocktails — such as the signature risotto, a 90-bottle wine list and white chocolate negronis.

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    Just In: House Canteen Spearheaded by Matt Moran Is Set to Takeover Opera Kitchen

    Neighbours to the much-loved Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen will be revamped by Matt Moran as an all-day, waterside venue.

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    Gelatissimo Has Released a New Vegan Gelato Flavour That Humans and Dogs Can Share

    Scooping just in time for the warm weather, the gelato chain's new limited-time banana strawberry flavour is safe for humans and pooches alike.

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    St Kilda Beach Club Pontoon Is Being Reborn with a Fresh Look and New Name

    The sons of Stokehouse precinct owner Frank van Haandel are giving the waterfront space a whole new lease on life.

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    Four Pillars' 2022 Christmas Gin Is On Its Way So You Can Get Drunk on Pud with Nan

    Back for another year, the annual release sees Christmas puddings distilled with spicy botanicals to create a truly festive tipple.

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    Jason Roberts Celebrates Food and Community with a Temporary Takeover of Calita in Bondi

    Mexican culture meets Australian ingredients for some truly delicious results in this limited time pop-up.

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    Retro Nightclub Superfly Disco Has Brought Its Light-Up Dance Floor to Alhambra Lounge's Old Digs

    Bust out your best 70s-style threads for a night of disco tunes, 'Theme From Shaft' cocktails and throwback fun.

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    Sydney's Night Noodle Markets Have Cancelled This Week's Dates and Postponed to Next Week

    You'll have to wait a few more days to get your Night Noodle Markets fix — in drier conditions.

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    Post Malone Has Created His Own Rosé and It's Now Available in Australia

    There are only 10,000 bottles available in Australia.

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    The No Bullsh*t Guide to Choosing Wine

    For the uninitiated, the wine world can seem a bit pretentious. But it doesn't need to be.

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    Cake Time: Black Star's St Kilda Store Has Reopened with a Fresh Look and New Curbside Cake Pick-Up

    The Bayside pastry haven is back — and it's celebrating with two-for-one cakes and free coffee this weekend.

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    Chadstone Just Announced Plans to Add an Ambitious New Fresh Food Precinct

    The shopping centre's development plans continue with ​​The Market Pavilion — a huge precinct inspired by the food markets of Europe.

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