Julia Busuttil Nishimura will cook the World’s Longest Brunch.

Julia,Curtis and St John:Get set for a huge Melbourne Food&Wine Festival

March means fabulous food,whether it’s an epic brunch in lush grounds,world-famous chefs cooking with hometown heroes,or tributes to the humble dimmie.

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Whether you like your snacks palm-sized and less than $2 or built for sharing,this list from The Age Good Food Guide 2025 covers plenty of ground.

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Hospitality worker Jamie Bucirde was honoured with Victoria’s first Cultural Change Champion award.

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For Jamie Bucirde,what started out as an Instagram account has grown into a bone fide nationwide movement.

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Sweet touches such as chocolate with the bill were a delight. But disintegrating sandwiches,edible flowers and mangled cutlery stood out for all the wrong reasons.

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The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2025,held in the Plaza Ballroom,Melbourne.

From the hats to what’s hot:Everything you need to know about The Age Good Food Guide 2025

Catch up on all the action,hats,finalists and winners from The Age Good Food Guide,presented by Vittoria Coffee and Oceania Cruises,at Melbourne’s Plaza Ballroom on Monday,November 18.

Guests at The Age Good Food Guide Awards.

Red carpet,cocktails and colour from The Age Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

The cream of Victoria’s dining scene gathered at the Plaza Ballroom on November 18 for the glittering Good Food Guide Awards. Here’s a snapshot from the big night.

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‘Back with a bang’:The restaurants with new hats (and lost hats) in The Age Good Food Guide 2025

An iconic fine diner reclaims its three-hat status. High-profile operators take hits. And omakase restaurants rise and fall.

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Chef of the Year Jung Eun Chae with husband Yoora Yoon.

Chef of the Year works two days a week,serves only six people at a time

After a “wild and unpredictable” year for hospitality,a star-studded awards ceremony celebrated Victoria’s best,with some new and exciting names rising to the top.

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Greg Malouf at MoMo’s,the Melbourne basement restaurant where he was awarded two chefs’ hats.

Patient,kind and generous:Chef Greg Malouf’s enduring kitchen legacy

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