The Age Good Food Guide 2025.

Meet the people behind our Good Food Guide

The launch of the Herald’s Good Food Guide is one of the most anticipated events of the year. We talk to the people behind the chef’s hats.

  • Bevan Shields,Sarah Norris andCallan Boys
Canteen Pizza.

Mid-week wonders:dining bargains and meal deals to get you through the hump day slump

Including approachable fine dining,one-dollar chicken wings,half-price pizzas and all the mussels you can eat.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Spaghetti carbonara with house-made guanciale at Salumeria Norcino.

‘Where should I go for lunch when I’m in Sydney?’:10 budget-friendly spots to take every visitor

Whether it’s your mum,your boss or your best mate from out of town,we’ve got just the relaxed-yet-effortlessly-cool lunch spot to take them.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chef Shannon Martinez has two new venues at Marvel Stadium as part of the stadium’s overhaul of its food.

‘I probably couldn’t trust anybody who doesn’t like Italian food’:Chef Shannon Martinez’s hits – and misses

The vegan-chef-to-the-stars is all about punchy flavours,whether that’s in her kitchen,her cookbooks or when dining out.

  • Jane Rocca
Panellists at the Sydney Good Food Symposium.

‘Creep checks’ and personal expression encouraged:How hospitality culture is evolving

The cream of Sydney’s hospitality crop came together to discuss culture challenges in the industry at the latest Good Food Symposium.

  • Bianca Hrovat
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Coming soon:the Good Food app.

Reviews,maps,recipes and more:Good Food is cooking up Australia’s most useful food app

It’ll include 900 Good Food Guide reviews,10,000 recipes,nutrition advice and more. And the “nearby” function will help you find great food,fast.

Virginia Trioli

‘Don’t judge me!’ The restaurants,cafes and dishes Virginia Trioli loves the most

From a dish she’ll order until she dies to a divine lunch with Antonio Carluccio,these are some of the ABC presenter’s favourite places,flavours and moments.

  • Jane Rocca
Big Don’s Smoked Meats in Bayswater,Perth

Hatted Big Don’s Smoked Meats celebrates this Saturday with 2500kg of … meat

It’s the first time in two years that eaters can hook into Big Don’s world-class exas-style barbecue without pre-ordering.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
We're being urged to rethink our eating habits,with new research findings dozens of endangered species are still being fished.

Why you should think twice before ordering flake at the fish and chip shop tonight

It is hard to buy seafood in an environmentally responsible way – even chefs require help. Here’s what you need to know before you hit the fish and chip shop.

  • Lee Tran Lam
Tania Ho and Ben Sinfield with their daughter Rosie at Rosie’s Proper Fish and Chips.

The South Coast takeaway shop bringing back ‘proper’ fish and chips (and five more for a top Aussie catch)

Rosie’s is on mission to make fish and chips the great Australian meal it once was – complete with spuds fried in beef dripping.

  • Callan Boys andEmma Breheny