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Christmas recipes from some of Melbourne’s best restaurants
Capture the festive spirit with a spectacular celebratory Christmas menu from Lucas Restaurants’ top chefs, who know what people want to eat.
- Jill Dupleix
November
How to make perfect barbecue ribs – no restaurant required
Duncan Welgemoed, of Adelaide’s cult diner Africola, loves the thrill of the grill.
- Jill Dupleix
Classic dishes reinvented for contemporary palates
These six restaurants have managed to make time-honoured recipes even better for today. Give them a try.
- Necia Wilden
October
How to make Supernormal’s famous lobster roll
Let the good times roll as Andrew McConnell shares one of his restaurant’s most popular menu items.
- Jill Dupleix
July
A delicious fuss-free dessert you can make ahead of time
Andreas Papadakis, of Melbourne’s Tipo 00, is obsessed with rice – especially when it’s in a pudding with white chocolate.
- Jill Dupleix
May
An easy pasta with flavour-bomb of XO sauce that many don’t know about
Ellie Bouhadana, formerly head chef at Melbourne’s Hope St Radio, shares her secret sauce for pasta.
- Jill Dupleix
April
A simple recipe for baba ghanoush with a twist
A desire to dig deeper into Lebanese cuisine is redefining Gerard’s Bistro in Brisbane.
- Jill Dupleix
March
Roast chicken and a knockout sauce: a chef’s best Sunday lunch recipe
Any random assortment of people can sit down around a roast chook and instantly become a temporary family, says Dave Verheul of Embla.
- Jill Dupleix
February
This steakhouse stores its prime beef in chocolate butter
A lip-smacking recipe from Perth’s new 6HEAD restaurant.
- Jill Dupleix
Jill Dupleix reveals how to make Ho Jiak’s sweet and sour snapper
Junda Khoo left investment banking to build a restaurant group built on his love of spicy street food.
- Jill Dupleix
December 2023
- Jill Dupleix
- AFR Magazine
Josh Niland’s eight-course Christmas feast recipes
Restaurateurs Josh and Julie Niland have prepared a Christmas menu centred on the ocean and vegetable patch, with a twist on a traditional sweet favourite.
- Jill Dupleix
November 2023
- Jill Dupleix
- AFR Magazine
Revealed: Rumi restaurant’s tahini chicken recipe
At the eatery where Anthony Bourdain asked for seconds, smoky and spicy dishes for sharing explore new ways to frame Middle Eastern food.
- Jill Dupleix
October 2023
A recipe for beef tartare that was so popular it came off the menu
Ester’s cult chef is revealing the secrets of some of his best-loved dishes.
- Jill Dupleix
August 2023
How to make a chef’s easy potato bake that doubles down on the crunch
The dinner party is back and yes, says former Sepia chef Martin Benn – there will be potatoes.
- Jill Dupleix
July 2023
This chef wanted only one fine diner, then a Rich Lister came knocking
When property developer Larry Kestelman asked Stephen Nairn to launch three restaurants for the new luxury Capitol Grand, he didn’t have to think twice.
- Jill Dupleix
May 2023
How to cook Catalan-style Murray cod
Josep Espuga is bringing the flavour notes of the Iberian Peninsula to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.
- Jill Dupleix
April 2023
How to barbecue pork chops like this smoking-hot new restaurant
The team from Bentley Dining Room & Bar keeps it simple with Brasserie 1930, an homage to the grand brasserie, at luxury hotel Capella Sydney.
- Jill Dupleix
March 2023
Channel Amalfi Coast by making a dish from new eatery Settimo at home
Close your eyes and let this new Brisbane restaurant whisk you off to southern Italy.
- Jill Dupleix
February 2023
How the pandemic taught this UK chef to cook with love
Skye McAlpine lost her desire to be creative when COVID-19 struck. Then came inspiration – tasty care packages for friends in need. Now, there’s a book.
- Skye McAlpine
December 2022
Top Australian chefs share their favourite Christmas recipes
Our culinary editor can vouch for these dishes from four of the country’s leading cooks. We’ve even got Yuletide Eve covered for you.
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- Jill Dupleix
