Emma Breheny

Diving for abalone, visiting farm gates, herding cows and scaring off snakes – it's all in a day's work for these tree-change chefs who've left the bright city lights behind.

New York’s highly secretive speakeasy-style bar will bring its savvy drinks and New York opening hours to Sydney when it opens in a CBD basement this weekend.

Mornings at Matteo Downtown involve more than the Italian standards of pastries and espresso. There are scrambled eggs, as well as porridge, mushrooms, sausage and more, all delivered with an Italo-Australian twist.

The Australian chef is among 24 contestants battling it out on a new reality cooking show that pairs a star-studded cast with high-stakes thrills.

The chef is branching out on his own with a fine-diner down the road from Halcyon House.

Christine Manfield nominates not one but three books, as part of our occasional series where we ask some of our favourite chefs about the cookbook that’s left a lasting impression on them.

Can’t get to Brae? You can try one of the three-starred restaurant’s desserts in bite-sized form as part of a new range of Koko Black chocolates.

Food for Thought is back with a series of dinners in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney headlined by some of Australia's top kitchen talent.

Three of Victoria’s biggest names headline the World’s Longest Lunch on International Women’s Day next year.

The next piece of the puzzle falls into place at Brisbane’s ambitious riverside development and it comes in the shape of an overwater bar designed by Anna Spiro and helmed by chef Damien Styles of The Fish House.

Missed out on David Thompson’s cooking at Nahm? No time to get to LA? Nevermind: the folks behind Taste of Sydney are bringing the world to your doorstep with a rebooted festival next month.

Everything you love about the Newtown original, in a more central location. But that’s not all. The CBD outpost is carving out a space of its own with new cocktails, an enormous wine list and a fresh menu.

Climate change, disease and a worldwide growth in demand for coffee are threatening to disrupt the daily habit cherished by millions of Australians.

There's more than one way to do avocado on toast - believe us.

It’s back to the future as the Sydney chef recreates his landmark seafood restaurant from 1986, with prices to match.

Combining recipes from chefs including Maggie Beer, Stephanie Alexander and Matt Moran with stories and photographs of farmers around the country, this is a cookbook with a difference.

Do you know your prahok from your kreung? What do you do with a plate of watermelon and dried fish? The new Cambodian popping-up at the Tennyson Hotel this week has all the answers.

Dishes from Clayton Wells’ Sydney restaurant will be available for one morning only next week at Belles Hot Chicken in Fitzroy. And it’s first in, best dressed. Get your skates on.

It’s all power to the plants at Matthew Kenney’s Sydney restaurant, where lemon meringue tarts, quiches and ramen are on the menu this spring – and it’s all 100 per cent vegan.

A thousand square metres of art and drinks designed by artists: is Grau Projekt the first gallery of its kind in the world?

A new season of Chef's Table is just the tip of the iceberg.

Some of Sydney and Byron Bay's biggest names in food are encouraging people to come along to dinners that support farmers affected by the New South Wales drought.

The best talent in Australian food and wine deserve a party to match – and that's exactly what was delivered at Sydney's Restaurant Hubert as we celebrated a brand new Restaurant Guide and crop of award winners.

A Melbourne pub gets a new lease of life at the hands of the fun-loving Bar Liberty crew. On the menu? Comforting fare inspired by the cuisine of Little Italy.

Which episodes of the award-winning series should you stream first? Which ones should you skip entirely? And which chefs are we most scared of after seeing them mid-service?

Nestled amongst the glam restaurants and high-roller bars of this inner-Sydney suburb, there's a new spot where locals can linger over carafes of wine, pinchos and perhaps even dinner.

A group of Melbourne chefs are banding together to help a valued supplier – and you can help too.

It’s been a long time coming but superstar duo Christian McCabe and Dave Verheul have turned on the lights upstairs. Here’s what to expect.

Learn how to make pizza with Stefano Manfredi, take a masterclass in Italian wine or taste your way through the many regions of Italy.

One of Sydney’s finest chefs delivers one of the city’s most anticipated openings in Surry Hills. But it won’t be Ester mark II.

Liquorice, marshmallows and royal icing are all part of this artist's toolbox as she probes the rituals of eating and the state of contemporary food culture.

O Tama Carey opens one of Sydney’s most anticipated restaurants this fortnight. And so does her partner, Mat Lindsay. Two top chefs, two new restaurants, one relationship: how does it work?

The Fred’s chef is setting up camp at Halcyon House and you’re invited.

This weekend, 16 mixologists from almost every corner of the country will get behind the stick to battle it out for first prize – and raise funds for a worthwhile cause, too.

The work of Orana and the Orana Foundation impressed a jury of high-profile chefs, food writers and historians on the look-out for gastronomic projects with a wider social significance.

Heading for the slopes this winter? Don’t settle for anything less than the best, with this round-up of the most stylish spots to stay, drink, dine and recharge.

With all profits going to mental health charity R U OK?

Between now and the end of the year, there are plenty of big fish appearing at Sydney Fish Market’s cookery school, including Danielle Alvarez, Ross Lusted and Christine Manfield

After three months of renovations, the Sydney stalwart is ready to open its doors. Has Quay hit the reset button on fine-dining or simply tweaked a winning formula?

Breakfast and lunch items with a low food waste-footprint, plus every meal you buy helps to feed someone in need. Win-win.

Former Sydneysiders Eddy Buckingham and Paul Donnelly have called New York home since opening their restaurant Chinese Tuxedo in 2016. Here they share their tips for finding great Chinese in Manhattan and beyond.

The chef of Sydney restaurant LP’s Quality Meats is switching from the smoker to the pizza oven this September with a new restaurant in Newtown.

Orazio D’Elia is following up his Double Bay restaurant with a second act in the city. Open from morning until night, it promises a slice of Italian city living.

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

Queue queues: the renowned baker will be selling his wares in Melbourne for one Saturday this July, raising money for charity in the process.

If you think wine in a box is a 20th-century embarrassment best left in the past, James Hird, the wine guy at Icebergs and its sister venues, is here to convince you otherwise.

An edible celebration of Bangarra’s production of Bruce Pascoe’s groundbreaking work on Aboriginal food culture.

A 101 on Italian chef Massimo Bottura's Modena restaurant, which was awarded top spot in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2018.

These are the hottest tables in the world right now.

The Automata chef is about to unveil a neighbourhood hangout that’s open seven days a week, serving hangover-busting breakfasts, killer cocktails and a casual dinner menu. Could this be the jewel in the crown of this inner-Sydney suburb?

The former Gourmet Traveller editor will oversee events like Melbourne Food & Wine Festival and focus on telling the stories of Victoria's food and wine scene.

Next week, that’s what thousands of Australians will attempt to do as they raise money for a charity working with Syrians in refugee camps.

The film follows OzHarvest founder and CEO Ronni Kahn over a two-year period, capturing what goes on behind the scenes at the food-waste charity, from dumpster diving to meetings with royalty.

In the mould of a classic bistro, the CBD restaurant will offer oysters, charcuterie and lots of steak.

There’s no promise of summer temperatures but white-hot New York City restaurants and bars are more than enough reason to get out of the house.

It's double the fun this weekend at the Builders Arms, with a tasting of natural wines from across the country followed by a party headlined by out-of-town chefs.

Four Pillars' unique purple drop – made with Yarra Valley shiraz grapes – is back. You know what to do.

The latest Melbourne restaurant by the chef behind Estelle by Scott Pickett and Saint Crispin will bring a more casual version of his cooking to the city's south side. And there's a flame-fuelled menu along for the ride.

A new industry report shows cruises continue to figure strongly in the travel plans of Australians, with shorter trips on local routes proving the most popular.

We asked some of our most celebrated chefs about the one cookbook that's made a lasting impression.

Come June, it’ll be the last supper at Matt Wilkinson’s popular Brunswick East eatery. But a menu of old favourites should lessen the blow.

The Sunday afternoon event features Thai dishes cooked over fire-pits, local and out-of-town chefs and tours of the farm.

The restaurant's Wild Harvest series is back for 2018, with Alejandro Cancino, Scott Pickett and Colin Fassnidge among the names creating one-off menus with foraged ingredients.

A spin-off of René Redzepi’s MAD Symposium, the events invite the public to join the discussion about some of the most important questions in food right now, starting with Australia’s Indigenous food systems.

Four seasoned wine-world bons vivants give us their rundown of what to expect at this year’s Fresh Wine Disco, part of Tasting Australia 2018.

Eat well, broaden your culinary repertoire and share, all in the name of raising money for children affected by conflict in Syria.

Eightysix will host the Sydney chef’s travelling restaurant, Ètelek, for three nights this month – but is a permanent move on the cards?

Three days, two bars, so much tequila.

Wontons and cocktails, scrambled eggs and fried chicken will soon be at your fingertips from morning to afternoon at this inner-city Sydney favourite.

On weekends, Graceburn Wine Room becomes a casual restaurant by night, offering a tight menu of classic French flavours alongside wines from Forbes and friends.

What do you do when you hear the fast-food chain is dabbling in prime beef? Line up, of course.

Diners will disembark in North Africa, south-east Asia, Canada and the Pacific during the La Belle France dinners at Sydney's Restaurant Hubert. Strap yourselves in for fusion and fun with a capital F.

Peter Jo's first permanent restaurant melds Korean technique with Australian convention and adds a killer wine cellar into the mix.

The heat is on as top chefs and business executives aim to raise $2 million.

A gala dinner with dishes by Dan Hunter, Christine Manfield and 12 other chefs, plus prizes donated by Justin Hemmes and Ben Shewry, will honour the late chef Jeremy Strode.

The new-look Quay will reopen in July as a snow-egg-free zone. Cue mayhem.

Morgan McGlone’s latest venue, Natural History Bar & Grill, has just opened in Melbourne’s CBD, complete with dioramas, DJ booths and a caviar service.

Female brewers, women heading up kitchens and ladies on the floor: it's not hard to find women in the world of food and drink. But are we giving them the recognition they deserve? With this list, you can take a step in the right direction.

New menus to be unveiled on Qantas’s Dreamliner flights from Perth to London put passenger comfort to the fore.

Plate-smashing, Greek wines and a feast crafted by Matt McConnell and Captain Moonlite chef Matt Germanchis.

Barry McDonald brings a fresh take to Sydney’s fast-food dining.

Located in the same building as Paramount Coffee Project, Paramount House Hotel will join a buzzing group of tenants and inject local flavour into its guests' stays.

The Museum of Contemporary Art puts a sensory spin on life-drawing classes.

MasterQuiz puts a new spin on the taste test.

Not your average happy hour – the roster of guest chefs and winemakers makes this the hottest ticket in town.

Continuing its expansion, Three Blue Ducks crosses state lines to open in a new five-star hotel in the Queensland capital.

Melbourne's favourite Italian chef plants the flag in the west, looking to the gutsy flavours of the Italian capital for inspiration.

The Melbourne chef has gone casual with his second venue but will continue to deliver globetrotting menus that change every four months.

Inspired by a month of eating in Mexico, a seasoned Sydney taco-slinger is bringing the good times home.

A talented trio is taking the wine bar back to its roots.

One of WA’s top chefs showcases the best of the region with his first solo venture.

The king of the Momofuku empire teams up with Netflix for a docu-series on the food that bonds us – looks be damned.

Votes have been cast in the annual Hottest 100 Craft Beers – and a new style has come out on top.

Kylie Kwong is bringing native produce to the people at this year’s market in Eveleigh.

A gala event that pulled out all the stops to celebrate Australia’s fashion industry.

It’s knives and crackers at the ready as the country’s best are named.

Settle in for Sunday nights with some of the biggest names in the food world.

The Melbourne institution is letting us down gently with BYO Sundays, lunch by Thi Le and a cellar clear out.

Kogashi ramen has landed in Sydney. Here’s the deal.

Stuck in Sydney this long weekend? Spend the days eating your way through our popular culinary history, from meat pies to vanilla slices.