Good Food Guide
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The Good Food Guide drops Swillhouse venues, introduces workplace culture award
It’s the biggest evolution to the Guide’s approach to reviews in its four-decade history.
- Sarah Norris
New $10,000 prize to open doors for rising stars of restaurant service
A brand-new Good Food Guide award will turn the spotlight onto the next generation of front-of-house professionals. Here’s how to apply.
- Emma Breheny
‘Groundbreakers can’t survive any more’: Is Australia’s restaurant industry on the brink?
For many restaurants today, just breaking even is cause for celebration. Will 2024 be remembered as a year of closures? And what can cash-strapped diners do to help?
- Dani Valent
‘Unsurpassable quality’: Australian chef awarded three Michelin stars
Brett Graham (The Ledbury, London) is the first Aussie-born owner-chef to receive the accolade.
- Bianca Hrovat
Game, set, hats: 10 ace places to eat just a short walk from the Australian Open
When it comes to quality dining mere minutes from centre court, Melbourne smashes it. Here are 10 of the best spots to eat out before or after the tennis.
- Andrea McGinniss and Good Food Guide reviewers
Red carpet, cocktails and colour from The Age Good Food Guide 2024 Awards
A taste of the gala event, presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises.
The Good Food Guide Chef of the Year finalists are revealed
Some of our top kitchen talents are embracing the “small is beautiful” mantra in their quest for excellence. Plus, the NSW Chef of the Year finalists revealed.
- Jill Dupleix and Terry Durack
$200 steak and extra for sauce? The restaurant food trends we never want to see again
Six things we love (and four things we hate) about dining out in 2023.
- Callan Boys
Victoria’s best regional restaurants of the year (plus great places to stay and make a weekend of it)
Looking for destination inspiration for your next road trip? The Age Good Food Guide’s Regional Restaurant of the Year finalists are a great starting point.
- Emma Breheny
These under-the-radar restaurants might not score a hat, but the critics can’t get enough of them
From a fun BYO diner to food court favourites, these are the SMH Good Food Guide Critics’ Picks that did not get a hat, but are always a hit.
- Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers