Want to try new foods? Do like me and make your own food festival

This way you can abandon the bamboo spoon and queues for the loo and actually sit in a seat.

  • Terry Durack

Chablis or petit chablis − that is the question (and what’s the difference between the wines?)

The French wine isn’t necessarily inferior or “smaller” than the latter. Rather,it’s all about the soil.

  • Huon Hooke
Enjoy a Greek feast at Taverna.
14.5/20

‘Olive oily,lemony,salty deliciousness’:This corner is a rollicking Greek party once more

Taverna was created in a hurry,but it’s instantly timeless,writes Dani Valent. And there’s a lot of Hellenic history here.

  • Dani Valent

Safety in numbers:Shiny restaurant precincts on the rise in Melbourne and Sydney

Like it or not,it makes sense,and not just for the property developers.

  • Terry Durack
Scallop and prawn dumplings (top) and prawn and chive dumplings.
14/20

Is this suburban yum cha spot serving Melbourne’s best dim sum?

Melburnians should be grateful for Chef Wong’s beautiful dumplings and exemplary egg tarts,writes Dani Valent.

  • Dani Valent
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Why are local wine writers obsessed with foreign wines and obscure varietals?

Australian wines are high-quality and good value,but there is more to discover beyond Barossa shiraz and Coonawarra cabernet...

  • Huon Hooke
Chef Kirbie Tate has flipped James into the eponymous Kirbie.
14/20

Restaurant goes from modern Korean to broadly European and finds its identity

Chef Kirbie Tate finally has her name up in lights at her eponymous bistro Kirbie (nee James).

  • Dani Valent

Is caviar worth the exorbitant price? No,but here’s why I must buy it anyway

Terry Durack buys oscietra caviar for himself every birthday. And time stops whenever he eats it.

  • Terry Durack

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
Tear the dosa,dip it in sambar and enjoy.
14/20

A former real estate office is now home to one of Melbourne’s best South Indian restaurants

Vegetarian Udupi restaurant Sri Ananda Bhavan will impress dosa snobs and novices alike.

  • Dani Valent