For Jamie Bucirde,what started out as an Instagram account has grown into a bone fide nationwide movement.
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.
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.
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.
An iconic fine diner reclaims its three-hat status. High-profile operators take hits. And omakase restaurants rise and fall.
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.
Before anyone had heard of Yotam Ottolenghi,this year’s Vittoria Coffee Legend Award winner was introducing Melburnians to Middle Eastern flavours.
From the coveted major prize categories to our three new awards,meet the best the Victorian hospitality industry has to offer right now.
From one hat to three,the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant from The Age Good Food Guide 2025.
In the lead-up to The Age Good Food Guide on sale from November 19,we raise a glass to the return of the pub,in a big and welcome way.
Our annual list of the top brewpubs,cocktail lounges,gin joints and dive bars across town. Plus the city’s go-to drinking snack,served in a glass.