Madeleine Bentley

Chef and pie-peddler Matt Wilkinson has launched his second pastry paradise, and Uncle Pete and Shazza are coming for the ride.

It’s dinner with a view, squared, as restaurant group Fink and BridgeClimb announce a partnership that allows guests to climb one Sydney landmark, then dine at another. Talk about a meal deal.

Same yuletide gin, new label that immediately conjures that Cold Chisel song. But be quick – this one’s always a sellout.

It’s out of the fire and back to the frypans as the Surry Hills restaurant relocates around the corner – and they have chef Jock Zonfrillo to thank.

But hold your juniper berries – you’ll have to wait till early 2020.

The ’90s-nightclub turned temporary trattoria was due to close in October, but diners can ascend that neon-lit staircase well into February 2020.

It’s full circle for Oliver Hansford, the UK-born chef who landed his first Australian gig at the waterside restaurant back in 2013.

The owners are pulling the plug on their South Coast venue, but they’re turning their focus to a new, casual wine bar.

Some of the country’s best food and wine talent are serving a Syrian-inspired feast, with all funds raised going towards UNICEF.

This chickpea and pasta dish may be born from poverty but it's full of richness. Take a look inside.