Chicken katsu with Japanese curry sauce and slaw is paired with pale ale.

West Melbourne bar scores chef from hit Hong Kong venue with Michelin star

An under-the-radar spot is about to be the name on everyone’s lips,as it nabs a chef from a Hong Kong hotspot who’s all about fun-forward dishes.

  • Quincy Malesovas

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A magic coffee at a Melbourne cafe.

Do we really have the best coffee culture in the world? Not if you want one after 3pm

Australians proudly claim our coffee is the world’s best. Perhaps it’s time to look up from our flat whites and see what other countries have to offer.

  • Adam Liaw
“We did the city proud,which I’m really happy about,” said Coffee Anthology owner Adam Wang.

Cult Brisbane CBD cafe named one of the world’s best coffee shops

It beat out specialty coffee spots from across the globe – and a second local operator cracked the top 100.

  • Matt Shea

Why are some wines more expensive than others? An expert breaks it down

Here’s how premium wine with a blue-chip reputation justifies its price tag.

  • Huon Hooke
A by Arras Premium Cuvee Rosé NV is “astoundingly good value”.

Aussie sparkling rosé is the best in the world – and one state punches way above its weight

Move over France. The popularity of Australian sparkling rosé is surging. Here are five to try,including a Tassie wonder that is astoundingly great value.

  • Katie Spain
Instant coffees,put to the taste test.

Moccona,Nescafe or Bushells? Good Food’s instant coffee taste test

Good Food’s blind taste test of 10 cheap and not-so-cheerful instant coffees,from supermarket to specialty.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’,but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?

In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead,reveals Huon Hooke.

  • Huon Hooke
Moon Dog’s venue in Frankston is a tribute to tropical beach clubs.

Mega beach clubs to micro hangouts:Four new (and very different) Melbourne bars

Size does matter at these new bars. Some are for sipping limoncello slushies in the sun,others are your go-to for elegant cocktails before dinner.

  • Emma Breheny
Cocktails at Olympia sneak in Greek ingredients like ouzo.

From posh to party,these 10 new rooftop bars and restaurants are built for anything

Around Victoria,you can take your pick of seaside gems,suburban finds and rollicking rooftops,as the options for open-air drinking and dining multiply.

  • Emma Breheny

Draught beer is better than drinking from tinnies or bottles,and the reason is clear

Drinking beer from a can is like drinking coffee from a takeaway coffee cup. I want to ogle my beer before I wear my ‘beer goggles’.

  • Terry Durack
Foccaccia with onion butter that uses onion in three different forms.

Ex-Rockpool chef brings comfort food and White Russians to Warrnambool

Wood-grilled steaks and onion butter are on the menu as a chef returns to his hometown (plus two more spots to try en route).

  • Emma Breheny

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