Nadia Bailey

Across continents and cuisines, there are few places untouched by chilli’s lovely heat. Find out the origins.

With limited footage and space for just about a dozen diners, these small restaurants pack a punch with their intimate service and creative, sustainable menus.

Twenty years ago, Sydney lit up as the world's biggest sporting event – and its international spectators – rolled into town. We look back on those heady days of corporate expense accounts, dining rooms filled with luxury cars and exiled royals, and a hungry city making sense of its culinary identity.

Many diners follow restaurants with the dedication of groupies trailing musicians, writes Nadia Bailey, and hospitality merchandise is their badge of honour.

In Melbourne’s Avondale Heights, the Mellini family is faithfully recreating one of Sicily’s sweetest traditions.