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Kale and three-cheese pastries sprinkled with nigella seeds.

Eight great sausage (and vegie) rolls to flake out with in front of the footy finals

Win, lose or draw, just roll with it this weekend. Tomato chutney and a freezing cold beer optional.

Crowd-pleasing cheesy Greek-inspired pull-apart.
EASY

Greek-inspired pull-apart with lemon, honey and garlic

These warm, cheesy rolls are magic – they will evaporate before your very eyes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream makes the perfect Logies party snack

Potato skins are often treated as leftovers, but in my house they are the main event.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Kale and ricotta rolls.
EASY

Kale and ricotta rolls

This simple vegetarian snack uses ready-prepared leaves and shop-bought pastry sheets.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
The new footy food? Chef Shannon Martinez has two new restaurants at Marvel Stadium.

Melbourne’s hottest new food precinct is… Marvel Stadium?

Marvel Stadium is dishing up a dining revolution with food by hatted chefs, vegan parmas and restaurants open well beyond game day.

  • Emma Breheny and Andrea McGinniss
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L-R: Geelong AFL player Ollie Henry, Geelong AFLW player Georgie Prespakis, Chin Chin founder Chris Lucas, Geelong AFL captain Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong Cats CEO Steve Hocking, Chin Chin executive chef Benjamin Cooper.

Chin Chin is opening another Victorian restaurant in an unexpected location

Look forward to live DJs, neon pink lighting and crowd-pleasing feed-me menus when Chin Chin makes its AFL debut in Geelong next month.

  • Emma Breheny
The Japanese spice blend includes red chilli, sansho pepper, nori and citrus peel.

Just add cold beer and serviettes: Karen Martini’s chicken wings are the perfect five-setter snack

Spice up a five-set blockbuster with these Japanese-inspired wings.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Hurricane popcorn.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s hurricane popcorn

This is a Hawaiian favourite, blending American popcorn with Japanese seasonings and the crunch of rice crackers.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Kettle chips with champagne creme fraiche and caviar. Christmas canape recipes for Good Food online feature December 2018. Please credit Katrina Meynink.

Crunch time: Five easy ways to make crisps even better

Whether you’re watching footy grand finals on the couch or catching up with friends, pimp your snack game with these creative crisp recipes.

Graphic: Marija Ercegovac

Warnie, Roger, Novak or Boon: Which athlete is your extreme couch snacking spirit animal?

With the Ashes, Wimbledon and the Tour de France keeping many of us up to the wee hours, the big question is – what to eat and drink to stay awake?

  • Neil McMahon