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

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

The cream of NSW’s dining scene gathered at Sydney Opera House on November 11 for the glittering Good Food Guide Awards. Here’s a snapshot (or 50) from the big night.

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‘Raise the bar’:First Cultural Change Champion calls for action at Good Food Guide awards

‘Raise the bar’:First Cultural Change Champion calls for action at Good Food Guide awards

More must be done to make hospitality a safe industry for women,heard the crowd at the 40th annual awards ceremony.

  • byBianca Hrovat
The Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year sets sights on western Sydney

The Good Food Guide Young Chef of the Year sets sights on western Sydney

Good Food Guide young chef of the year Luke Bourke is focused on western Sydney,where he can explore his heritage and mentor other young Indigenous chefs.

  • byDavid Matthews andCallan Boys
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Onzieme

Confident,smart wine bar-style dining.

One of the top dining trends of 2024 is fun and easy to make at home,too

One of the top dining trends of 2024 is fun and easy to make at home,too

Something magical happens when you thread ingredients onto skewers,then apply heat.

  • byKatrina Meynink
Everything you need to know from the SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Awards
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Everything you need to know from the SMH Good Food Guide 2025 Awards

Catch up on all the action,hats,finalists and winners from the 40th anniversary celebration of the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

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Bill Granger honoured with SMH Good Food Guide Legend Award

Bill Granger honoured with SMH Good Food Guide Legend Award

Australia’s sunniest culinary ambassador has been recognised for his outstanding long-term contribution to the hospitality industry. And for avocado on toast.

  • byJill Dupleix
What’s up,what’s down:Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats in the new SMH Good Food Guide

What’s up,what’s down:Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats in the new SMH Good Food Guide

While emerging talent flourishes in Sydney’s inner west,some of the city’s most loved restaurants lost a hat at the launch of the Good Food Guide 2025.

  • byScott Bolles
Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

Can’t snag a table at the new Restaurant of the Year? Stroll into the (fancy) bar instead

The new three-hat home for chef Josh Niland’s fish cookery includes a walk-in bar serving seafood-led snacks such as swordfish empanada and curry fish pie.

  • byTerry Durack
Kindred

Kindred

Homey favourite does its own thing.

The 40 defining dishes from 40 years of the SMH Good Food Guide

The 40 defining dishes from 40 years of the SMH Good Food Guide

From Berowra Waters Inn brioche to fish liver chermoula:A dish-by-dish snapshot of the past 40 years of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide.

  • byCallan Boys andDavid Matthews