The April 29 Edition
Cécile Tremblay,Justin Knock and Tabacco tasting the wine the following year. “Most companies possibly would have fired us,” says Knock of spending the price of a Bondi apartment on one barrel.

They blew their budget by €300k on a barrel of wine. Time to tell the boss

The Australian Master of Wine,the Italian wine buyer – and the barrel of burgundy they risked their jobs and reputations to acquire.

  • byRyan Butta
Bianca Spender,Allegra Spender,Alex Schuman attending the Carla Zampatti exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum.

‘Reputation is everything’:Three famous Aussie families on coping with succession

The families of Carla Zampatti,Michael Gudinski and Neil Balnaves describe how they grapple with a legacy – while grieving a loss.

  • byBrook Turner
Good Ways Deli barista Tom demonstrates the Udder Way milk keg system.

The keg party that leaves you green – but not hungover

Latte milk from a keg:why didn’t someone think of that sooner? Here,four innovations from the food world.

  • byDani Valent
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“I’m a Blacktown boy,” says a proud Om Dhungel,whose work among refugees and migrants has been a boon to the community.

‘I’m a Blacktown boy’:Om’s left-field model for thriving migrants

Om Dhungel has helped thousands of fellow Bhutanese refugees settle successfully here – but says the current funding system risks breeding dependency.

  • byJames Button
Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.

The ancestry craze:‘I’d always known I had an innate ability to annoy people …’

Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.

  • byTim Elliott
“We’d drink espressos and smoke cigarettes in Piccolo Bar at Kings Cross,talking incessantly about great composers.”

‘She trusted me’:When a decades-long secret is shared between two friends

US-based concert pianist Lisa Moore and Sydney composer Elena Kats-Chernin have been in tune for decades.

  • byAli Gripper
“Many people have blamed many sins on Vegas. Mine is KFC.”

‘Helpful,but hideous’:How writer Johann Hari gave up junk food

The British-Swiss journalist on a life-changing Christmas card,plus:how the West pathologises bereavement – and what really helps the grieving.

  • byBenjamin Law
Tanya McQuoid-Hunt (Jennifer Coolidge).

From ‘Stifler’s mom’ to White Lotus:The ‘Jenaissance’ of Jennifer Coolidge

What to watch,read,eat and buy:get ready for the weekend with these great diversions.

  • byThomas Mitchell,Jill Dupleix,Nicole Abadee,Frances Mocnik,Barry Divola andMelissa Singer

The Good Weekend pet gift guide

From interactive toys to pawesome accessories,there’s something here to get all tails wagging.

  • byFrances Mocnik
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Shouldn’t my husband have waited until I was ready?

Solutions for a book-stealing bloke’s premature examination.

  • byDanny Katz

A guest criticised my wine. Is he a bit of a plonk?

There’s an unwritten rule that I try to observe:don’t say anything negative about the wine,food or anything else the host serves when I’m their guest.

  • byHuon Hooke
In another life,Amuro might have been an Aesop store.
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Amuro

Sydney:Amuro

Amuro is a welcome addition to a city with too many high-end sushi joints most of us will need to mortgage a kidney to eat at.

  • byCallan Boys
Showroom Bar’s lobster roll.

Melbourne:The Showroom Bar

Besha Rodell treats herself at this gleaming,glamorous hotel restaurant in a former Rolls-Royce dealership.

  • byBesha Rodell
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s beef short-rib ragu.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s beef short-rib ragu

The cooler weather calls for slow braises and hearty meals,such as this ragu made with beef short ribs.

  • byJulia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s pear and molasses cake served with creme fraiche.

Helen Goh’s pear,ginger and molasses cake

Molasses and coffee bring out the spice,while the caramelised pears provide a sweet,buttery counterpoint.

  • byHelen Goh
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The slap

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life,captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week:The slap.

  • byPaul Connolly
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs:test your knowledge.

Helen Goh’s flourless chocolate crater cake.

Good Weekend letters to the editor:April 29

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