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    Nigella Lawson Has Showered Agnes in Praise After Dining at the Acclaimed Fortitude Valley Restaurant 

    The famed British chef just brought her latest speaking tour to Brisbane, and found time to hit up one of the city's best restaurants while she was here.

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    Chocstock Is Back For 2024 — and the Founders Want You to Know That Chocolate Isn't Just For Kids

    After a sweet success in 2021, 30 craft chocolate makers will be showing off their skills on Wellington's waterfront this June.

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    Taro's Queen Street Eatery Is Now a Ramen Joint by Day and a Food-Focused Izakaya at Night

    Pair sake and umeshu with special dishes that change daily, such as kingfish sashimi, grouper karaage, tuna katsu skewers and duck ramen.

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    An Ex-Bella Brutta Head Chef Is Behind Freshwater's Inventive New BYO Pizzeria Ribelle

    You'll find cheesy slices and boundary-pushing toppings (like XO sauce and prawns) at this new Northern Beaches spot from an accomplished pizza maker.

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    Now Open: D.O.C Has Landed in St Kilda with a Heap of Exclusive Site-Only Seafood Dishes

    The new seaside site is the seventh notch in D.O.C's Italian restaurant belt.

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    From The Ace Hotel to Tio's, the Hollywood Quarter Is Hosting a Huge Gig Trail for One Night Only

    A haul of Surry Hills venues are inviting guests to come in for free live music and some rocking food and drink deals - for one night of revelry.

  • Guide

    The 12 Best Omakase in Melbourne

    This multi-course Japanese dining experience has surged in popularity over the past few years — with sushi lovers fighting to get a reservation at the exclusive chef's tables.

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    Nine Grown-Up Easter Treats to Hunt Down Around Sydney

    Have your very own adult Easter hunt this year, running around the city to find the best hot cross buns and Easter eggs.

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    Lune Has Brought Back Its Hot Cross Cruffins and Triple-Choc Pains au Chocolat to Make Easter Extra Tasty

    Add Lune's March specials to your Easter treat list — it's also whipping up a lamington-croissant hybrid just for the month.

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    Nine of the Best Grown-Up Easter Treats to Try in Melbourne

    Have your very own adult Easter hunt this year, running around the city to find the best hot cross buns, easter eggs, high teas and spiced cocktails.

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    A Local's Guide to the 2024 Ramadan Night Markets

    Here's how to eat and drink your way through these annual markets like a pro — with tips from Concrete Playground's very own Lakemba local.

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    Ze Pickle Is Shutting Its Camp Hill Burger Joint to Focus on Its OG Burleigh Heads Eatery

    After its Fortitude Valley outpost closed in February, the burger chain's eatery in Brisbane's east will say farewell on Sunday, March 17.

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    A Bon Vivant's Guide to the Noosa Eat & Drink Festival 2024

    Savour the Sunshine State with the return of the anticipated foodie festival.

  • Guide

    The 14 Best Cafes in Melbourne

    How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?

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    The Donut Papi Team's New Marrickville Cafe Tita Carinderia Is a Love Letter to Homely Filipino Breakfasts

    Marrickville has just scored another standout cafe — this time with loaded Filipino breakfast plates, next-level muffins and plenty of ube-filled treats.

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    The Crew Behind Duo Duo Has Opened a CBD Outpost Dedicated to Decadent Cookies and Silky Soft Serve

    Kuki is Darling Square's new hole-in-the-wall dessert spot serving up an irresistibly indulgent dessert for when you're on the go.

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    Piccolina's Decadent Gelato-Stuffed Chocolate Eggs Are Back for Easter

    Piccolina has pimped up its Easter eggs once again this year, filling them with limited-edition gelatos and creamy ganaches.

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    The Continental Deli Team Is Shaking Things Up on Australia Street with Three New Venues

    Porteño Group will open an all-day vegetarian diner, a seafood bar and an Italian bistro, plus a trio of boutique apartments, later this year.

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    Messina's Easter 2024 Treat Is a One-Kilogram Egg Filled with Milo Gelato, Oreo Cookie Chunks and Hazelnut Caramel

    This Easter egg is made to serve six — but if you're keen to keep it to yourself, we understand.

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    Acclaimed Melbourne Chef Scott Pickett Is Coming to Brisbane to Cook Up a One-Night-Only French Dinner

    Woolloongabba's C’est Bon is hosting 'A French Affair', which will feature four snacks and four courses by Pickett and the restaurant's Andy Ashby.

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    Be Bacchus' Guest Before Hitting the Theatre and You Can Tuck Into a 'Beauty and the Beast'-Themed Rose Dessert

    Also in Rydges South Bank, Soleil Pool Bar is doing a 'Beauty and the Beast'-inspired cocktail and platter menu.

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    Now Open: Shusai Mijo Brings Sophisticated Omakase to Fitzroy's Less-Than-Formal Johnston Street

    Three Warabi alums have struck out on their own, championing Kappo-style omakase in Melbourne's inner north.

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    Two Australian Eateries Have Been Named in the Top Five Pizzerias in the Asia Pacific for 2024

    Melbourne's 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar and Sydney's Al Taglio couldn't be split at the 2024 50 Top Pizza awards.

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    Pidapipo Has Gone All Out for Easter with Special Edition Chocolate Eggs, Gelato and Hot Cross Buns

    The team isn't only making gelato in Fitzroy — they've become bakers and chocolatiers this Easter as well.

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    Lucia Is Melbourne's Latest Med-Inspired Restaurant and Wine Bar with Caviar Service and a 400-Strong Wine List

    Even though this particular style of drinking and dining is all over Melbourne these days, Lucia has a team of local hospo heavyweights ready to fight off the competition.

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    Pantry Story Is the New Parramatta Road Bakery That's Already Garnering Lines Around the Block

    You'll find kimchi focaccia, beef brisket hand pies and pandan cookies at this new Stanmore bakery.

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    In-N-Out Burger Will Be Slinging Burgs at The Sound Garden in Fortitude Valley for One Day Only

    Make brunch and lunch plans — In-N-Out is serving up its famous burgers in Brisbane for one day only.

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    Coming Soon: Neptune's Grotto Is the Moody Northern Italian Restaurant That's Opening Underneath Clam Bar

    After hosting Taylor Swift at Pellegrino 2000, Dan Pepperell, Mikey Clift and Andy Tyson are opening a fourth playful Sydney venue.

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    Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese Restaurant Stanley Is Now Doing Yum Cha Lunches Seven Days a Week

    The Sunday favourite is now on the menu daily at the two-level riverside eatery — and you can add two hours of champagne, too.

  • News

    The Best Set Menus in Sydney That You Can Order for Under $100

    Remove the decisions and sample the best of the menu — without breaking the bank.

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    Now Open: Ronin Is Reinventing Omakase in Melbourne, One Lit Night Out at a Time

    Like an ancient ronin samurai, Chef Patrick Kwong has no master. He's breaking the rules and doing omakase his own way.

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    Matkim Is the Tiny Korean Omakase Restaurant Now Open in Circular Quay's Sydney Place

    This intimate dining experience serves inventive and artistic Korean dishes to just eight people each night.

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    Coming Soon: Royal Stacks Is Getting a Huge New CBD Home for All Things Burgers

    The two-storey burger joint will be serving up its signature fast-food eats alongside a selection of new and exclusive creations.

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    Coming Soon: D.O.C Is Taking Its Handmade Pasta and Woodfired Pizza Waterside with New St Kilda Outpost

    This will be the seventh notch in the group's restaurant belt and its very first with seaside views.

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    Cheese Alert: Australian Dairy Festival Mould and Its All-Inclusive Tastings Are Returning for 2024

    More than 100 varieties of cheese will be on offer when this all-you-can-sample dairy festival starts touring the country from May.

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    Auckland Chef Hercules Noble Is Turning KFC Into a Luxe Five-Course Meal for Three Nights Only

    At pop-up eatery Mr Sanders, Ponsonby Road diners will taste fried chicken like they never have before.

  • Guide

    The Best Indian Restaurants in Sydney

    Explore menus with hundreds of regional dishes — or just order a butter chicken and be done with it at these brilliant Indian restaurants in Sydney.

  • Guide

    The 34 Best Restaurants in the Melbourne CBD

    Whether you're after fine-diners or cheap eats, you're truly spoilt for choice when looking for places to eat in Melbourne's CBD.

  • News

    Inner-City Italian Diner Secolo Has Reopened as a Pop-Up at The Exchange Hotel in Balmain

    Secolo is back to revive the Fabbrica Balmain space for a little while before The Exchange Hotel gets a makeover.

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    Penny for Pound Is Teaming Up with Holla Gelato on Epic Hot Cross Bun Gelato Sandwiches for Easter

    Hot cross bun season is already upon us — and these have got to be some of the most decadent ones out there.

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    Chef Motokichi Yukimura From Kyoto's Kichi Kichi Is Bringing His Viral Omurice to Melbourne

    The Japanese chef will cook his speciality dish, and collaborate with Ishizuka Head Chef Shin Kato to highlight Japanese flavours.

  • Guide

    The Best Cafes (and Coffee) in Parramatta

    These cafes pair exceptional coffee with stellar brunch dishes, making them some of the best daytime haunts in Parramatta.

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