Drinks
West Melbourne bar scores chef from hit Hong Kong venue with Michelin star
An under-the-radar spot is about to be the name on everyone’s lips, as it nabs a chef from a Hong Kong hotspot who’s all about fun-forward dishes.
- Quincy Malesovas
From ‘splitting the G’ to the perfect pour: Eight things you need to know about Guinness
- Callan Boys and Andrea McGinniss
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- Opinion
- Stirring the pot
Do we really have the best coffee culture in the world? Not if you want one after 3pm
Australians proudly claim our coffee is the world’s best. Perhaps it’s time to look up from our flat whites and see what other countries have to offer.
- Adam Liaw
Cult Brisbane CBD cafe named one of the world’s best coffee shops
It beat out specialty coffee spots from across the globe – and a second local operator cracked the top 100.
- Matt Shea
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
Aussie sparkling rosé is the best in the world – and one state punches way above its weight
Move over France. The popularity of Australian sparkling rosé is surging. Here are five to try, including a Tassie wonder that is astoundingly great value.
- Katie Spain
Moccona, Nescafe or Bushells? Good Food’s instant coffee taste test
Good Food’s blind taste test of 10 cheap and not-so-cheerful instant coffees, from supermarket to specialty.
- Bianca Hrovat
Low-alcohol red wines taste ‘thin’, but does alcohol content determine depth of flavour?
In conventional reds there’s little or no correlation between alcohol content and complexity. Other factors determine it instead, reveals Huon Hooke.
- Huon Hooke
Mega beach clubs to micro hangouts: Four new (and very different) Melbourne bars
Size does matter at these new bars. Some are for sipping limoncello slushies in the sun, others are your go-to for elegant cocktails before dinner.
- Emma Breheny
From posh to party, these 10 new rooftop bars and restaurants are built for anything
Around Victoria, you can take your pick of seaside gems, suburban finds and rollicking rooftops, as the options for open-air drinking and dining multiply.
- Emma Breheny
- Opinion
- The Empty Plate
Draught beer is better than drinking from tinnies or bottles, and the reason is clear
Drinking beer from a can is like drinking coffee from a takeaway coffee cup. I want to ogle my beer before I wear my ‘beer goggles’.
- Terry Durack
Ex-Rockpool chef brings comfort food and White Russians to Warrnambool
Wood-grilled steaks and onion butter are on the menu as a chef returns to his hometown (plus two more spots to try en route).
- Emma Breheny
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