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10 of Sydney’s top taco specials (spoiler: they’re not all on Tuesdays)

On the hunt for a bargain taco? We’ve wrapped up the city’s best deals, many including cut-price margaritas, too.

  • Isabel Cant
If you are unable to source fontina cheese substitute with gruyère.

How to cheat at making meatballs (plus 49 more perfect pasta recipes)

From the all-time classics like bolognese and carbonara to quick and easy midweek lifesavers, give these essential Italian recipes a twirl.

Pumpkin (and other) seeds.

Seeds are the most underrated superfood. Here’s how to add them to your diet

From sesame and pumpkin to hemp and chia, seeds are often overlooked. Here are the health benefits for each type, and how to eat more of them.

  • Sam Rice
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Bistro Grenier
14.5/20

This funky new bistro is a bit French, a bit somewhere else, and a whole lot of Newtown

The loft space above Odd Culture becomes the dark and moody Bistro Grenier.

  • Terry Durack
Mitch Orr and Andrew Levins at Orr’s former restaurant ACME.

GoodGod Small Club’s The Dip returns for one night only − with a Japanese twist

The Dip diner’s Andrew Levins pairs up with Kiln chef Mitch Orr for a one-off four-course DJ dinner.

  • Bianca Hrovat

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Swillhouse scandal

Sex, sleaze and Swillhouse: The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
The old bank vault door at Swillhouse’s the Baxter Inn.

The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn

  • Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
Main: Rachelle “Rocky’ Hair”. Inset: Jenna Hemsworth.

‘I hope you learn’: Two brave women go public with claims against Swillhouse

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
The interior at Maggie’s Snacks and Liquor in Brunswick.

‘It’s a toxic culture’: The sexual assault reckoning in the hospitality industry

  • Dani Valent
Le Foote restaurant in The Rocks.

Inside the Herald’s investigation into sex and sleaze in Sydney’s hospitality industry

  • Bevan Shields and Sarah Norris

Eating out

Go-to dish: Coral trout and its parts.
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Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub

Josh Niland’s tasting menu showcases the near-limitless potential of fish. But it’s not all livers and eyes and “Oh, my!” (and you can still have a beer and a pie).

  • Callan Boys
Brent Savage (left) and Bentley Group’s Nick Hildebrandt at one of their other projects, Brasserie 1930.

Team behind Monopole to open 120-seat grill at exclusive tech club

  • Scott Bolles
Kingsley Smith at China Diner in Bondi.

Why this ‘too big’ Bondi restaurant is slashing seats to survive

  • Scott Bolles
MCA

‘Not everyone’s going to like it’: MCA’s rooftop cafe to reopen as luxury diner

  • Scott Bolles

Lists & guides

The Grounds Coffee Factory In Eveleigh.

The 10 most exciting new restaurant, cafe, bakery and bar openings of spring

Bistro Grenier has opened in Newtown.

The Sydney venues we got excited about in August

Manu Feildel will focus on ‘delicious, approachable food’ at his new venue.

11 old Sydney pubs, all spruced up

People enjoy dinner at the chef table at the Emerald room in Darlinghurst.

From burlesque to jazz: 10 of Sydney’s best venues for dinner and a show

Hotel Harry’s burger range costs $10 with chips.

Where to get this burger and fries for just $10 plus nine more juicy specials

Sharing a Filipino feast at Let’s Chon.

The underdog of South-East Asian cuisines finally has its moment (and here’s where to get it)

Pie, creamy mash and peas are the $22 special at The Woolwich.

From posh pies to juicy pork chops: 10 of Sydney’s best pub dining specials

The Classic smashburger with chips and watermelon soda.

Your August hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out, right now

Pasta and wine at Cafe Fredas.

Fine Italian dining on a budget: 10 of Sydney’s best pasta nights

Steak frites at L’Auberge du Bout du Monde.

Six of Sydney’s best steak frites

Caterpillar Club’s long (very long) bar rarely has a free seat.

Our eight favourite new Sydney restaurants and bars of the year (so far)

Your July hit list: The hot, new and just-reviewed places to check out

Recent reviews

Go-to dish: Coral trout and its parts.
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Sydney has a new three-hat restaurant, and it’s in a former pub

  • Callan Boys
Sails overlooks Lavender Bay, Luna Park, the bridge and beyond.
14.5/20

If you’ve ever searched ‘harbourside restaurants with a view’, revamped Sails will float your boat

  • Terry Durack
The space is compact and buzzy with a touch of glamour.

From breakfast to late-night lattes, all-day eatery Makaveli is a buzzy beachside spot

  • Lenny Ann Low
Go-to dish: Grilled beef tongue, jicama and salted chilli.
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The pasta might have caught your attention, but there are other delights at Attenzione!

  • Callan Boys
Crisp-skinned red mullet on sauce Americaine with fregola.
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‘Make a mess’: Beachside bolthole Table Manners puts the fun into fine dining

  • Terry Durack

Recipes

Japanese prawn and rice soup is a riot of textures.
EASY

Japanese prawn and rice soup

This richly flavoured, satisfying soup comes together in less than 30 minutes from go to whoa.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
If you are unable to source fontina cheese substitute with gruyère.

How to cheat at making meatballs (plus 49 more perfect pasta recipes)

Icelandic rice pudding.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Icelandic rice pudding

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Garam masala chicken drumsticks.

The joy of six ingredients: Four one-pot wonders with minimal effort and maximum oomph

  • Katrina Meynink

Recipe collections

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA **EMBARGOED FOR GOOD FOOD, MAY 2022** Vanessa Gordon recipe: Chicken schnitzels with radicchio and fennel slaw. Pic credit: Vanessa Gordon

Old-school to eggplant: 14 satisfying schnitzel recipes

Kale and three-cheese pastries sprinkled with nigella seeds.

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

Adam Liaw’s salmon and egg rolls.

A dozen cracking cafe-style egg recipes to cook this weekend

Steak with store-bought crispy chilli oil and simple sides is a midweek favourite.

Crunch time: 20+ ways with crispy chilli oil (plus how to make your own)

Adam Liaw’s garlic and brie baguette (left) and Katrina Meynink’s garlic bread cobb loaf bowl (right).

Cheesy does it: The 30 most popular new recipes of winter

Red curry barramundi.

Curry in a hurry: Eight delicious dishes made quicker and cheaper with red curry paste

Sicilian citrus salad.

14 vivacious vegetarian recipes to cook this week (plus this bonus sunny salad)

RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.

50 of our best ever chicken recipes (starring RecipeTin’s record-breaking curry)

If you are unable to source fontina cheese substitute with gruyère.

How to cheat at making meatballs (plus 49 more perfect pasta recipes)

RecipeTin Eats’ Greek chicken and potato tray bake.

14 of our favourite easy tray bakes to make this week

Julia’s tip: You can use baby spinach in the filling but English spinach has a far superior flavour.

20 crowd-pleasing Julia Busuttil Nishimura recipes for every occasion

Alvarez prefers pappardelle pasta here because of its silkiness and the way it wraps up the ragu.

Pappardelle don’t preach: Five silky pasta sauces to make this weekend

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Tips & advice

Meats such as hot dogs, salami, bacon and ham are best avoided.

A dietitian’s guide to five foods to cut from your diet, for good

  • Susie Burrell
Plan to cook your steak gently and slowly, and you’ll be rewarded.

The secret to grilling the perfect steak from the chef who really knows his meat

  • Luke Powell
When it comes to must-have kitchen items, a weighted press mightn’t be high on your list. But Oscar Solomon is here to change your mind.

The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this chef

  • Matt Shea
Yotam Ottolenghi spends plenty of time experimenting in the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen in London.

Yotam Ottolenghi shares his essential kitchen wisdom

  • Yotam Ottolenghi
Garlic bread: tastes delicious, not so good for your breath.

These are smelliest offenders for bad breath – and the foods to fix it

  • Sam Rice

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Drinks

Lisa Guenther-Strauss has opened a wine bar in Sydney devoted to NSW wines.

Australian fine wines are world-class. So why don’t they dominate our drinks lists?

  • Katie Spain

How to tell if a red wine will age well

  • Huon Hooke

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Le Foote in The Rocks.

The big change to the Good Food Guide

  • Sarah Norris
Good Food Guide tote bundle available from The Store.

The Good Food Guide 2024 magazines are on sale now

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Fried rice is the perfect side dish, and also a complete meal in its own right.

The secret to making fried rice just like a country Australian-Chinese restaurant

  • Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong
Meats such as hot dogs, salami, bacon and ham are best avoided.

A dietitian’s guide to five foods to cut from your diet, for good

  • Susie Burrell
Pumpkin (and other) seeds.

Seeds are the most underrated superfood. Here’s how to add them to your diet

  • Sam Rice

10 of Sydney’s top taco specials (spoiler: they’re not all on Tuesdays)

  • Isabel Cant
Bistro Grenier
14.5/20

This funky new bistro is a bit French, a bit somewhere else, and a whole lot of Newtown

  • Terry Durack