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Vegan ​​​​​​​But Not As You Know It

At her Melbourne restaurant, Smith & Daughters, Shannon Martinez is changing everything you thought you knew about vegan food.

Everybody Wraps Meat In Flatbread

Across centuries and cultures, the tradition of devouring meat wrapped in bread is a food experience shared. This extract from the MAD Dispatches series, edited by Chris Ying and Ren Redzepi, explores the origins of this humble street-food snack and how it connects us all.

Summer​​​​​​​ Camp

Moonlit foraging, Esky-scrap salads, emergency espresso and bush paella. DANI VALENT recounts her familys love of camping out.

Imitation Game

Lab-grown meat is fast leaving the realm of science fiction and becoming reality, writes LARISSA DUBECKI. But as the technology evolves, will our tastes keep up?

True Local

A new chef is turning East Brunswick bistro Etta into a package deal, writes MICHAEL HARDEN.

Hearty Soups To Soothe The Soul On Brisk Winter Nights

Warm, wholesome and full of flavour, hearty soups soothe the soul on brisk winter nights.

Postcard From Nowhere

Adrift in a country that doesn’t quite exist, MATTHEW CLAYFIELD gives thanks for cheap vodka.

Instant Antiquity

Aman moved heaven and earth to create its new resort, turning a centuries-old Chinese village into a modern retreat, brick by brick

Dining On Demand

It’s not unusual for a menu to cater to dietary requirements. But even the most accommodating chef has been challenged by requests that go beyond the typical demands for vegetarian, gluten-free and vegan dishes

Italy On A Plate

Discover Italy’s prized regional specialties in private homes and renowned restaurants, and enjoy exclusive access to some of the country’s most-famed cultural treasures.

Port Macquarie

Wander from breakfast to beach to bistro (and back to the beach) for prime Hastings River produce served in laid-back style

Sauce Code

With classical technique balancing contemporary flair, Melbourne’s Ryne shows that savoir-faire never goes out of fashion

Long Lane Capers

A couple’s tree change became a surprise business growing award-winning capers.

Making Pavlova

Pavlovas seem simple enough, but they reward care and patience. Flour and Stone’s NADINE INGRAM whisks us through the essentials.

Night Moves

The Mayfair brings an air of retro-bistro chic and the food to match to Melbourne’s late-night dining scene.

Panettone Rises Again

Regift no more! Made right, Italy’s favourite festive bread is a thing of joy.

Talking Shop

A Korean purveyor of fine food has your toasted rock laver needs and more sorted.

Filleting Fish

The best fillets are those you cut yourself. Here, seafood savant JOSH NILAND shows you how it’s done.

Gun Spuds

Pinkeye potatoes, writes PAULETTE WHITNEY, just aren’t the real deal unless they’re grown in South Arm.

Rockin' Revival

The original Bodega line-up is back, live, unplugged, and rocking a tiny bar space in Surry Hills.

Love Thy Neighbour

It's double the fun with the opening of Tipo 00's sibling, Osteria Ilaria.

Up In Smoke

In his new book, Igni, chef Aaron Turner chronicles the turbulent demise of the award-winning Loam and his return to cooking at his equally celebrated restaurant in Geelong.

Age Of Empire

The newly formed Rockpool Dining Group is a game-changer in Australian restaurants. But how does it work? Who’s running it? And why? Sharon Verghis gets the inside word.

Natural Wine 101

The rise of minimal-intervention wines has made waves in the wine world. And the best way to understand it, writes Max Allen, is to taste it for yourself.

Emily Dickinson, Baker

You knew Emily Dickinson wrote a decent poem in her day and didn’t get  out much, writes Alecia Simmonds, but have you tried her cakes?

Chasing The Tiger

On the trail of the elusive Bengal tiger in India’s Madhya Pradesh, Kendall Hill finds the search for the big cat is its own reward.

State Of Origin

The rise of farmstead cheeses is the fortuitous foil to the trend towards intensive dairy farming,

Confidence Men

Experience. Know-how. Old-school hospitality. The Recreation is a polished operation with a firm focus on flavour and style 

Fifty-four Things That Went Through My Mind While Eating Dinner At Noma Mexico

Samantha Teague flew to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula to eat at Noma’s latest international pop-up, which opened for seven weeks at Tulum. There were ferns, grasshoppers and lots of Birkenstocks. This is what ran through her head while she was there.

Southern Charm

Southern charm Dawn comes blissfully late in Tasmania in winter – even the plants are having a lie-in