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Bianca Hrovat

Bianca Hrovat

Sydney eating out and restaurant editor

Bianca is Good Food’s Sydney eating out and restaurant editor.

Lemongrass pork sausage and egg muffin.

Bored with brekkie? Try the lemongrass sausage muffin at this cafe-bar unlike anywhere else

A co-founder of ACME and a fourth generation Vietnamese restaurateur have partnered to open an intimate all-day diner with a fresh take on the familiar.

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Thai Hung.

Thai Hung Supermarket

A well-priced grocer for fresh produce and specialty foods.

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Hong Phuoc Asian Grocery.

Hong Phuoc Asian Grocery

An Illawarra Road institution for hard-to-find Asian ingredients.

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Whole Beast Butchery.

Whole Beast Butchery

A nose-to-tail butcher shop selling dry-aged cuts and deli goods.

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Rice Face dishes at Palisa Anderson's new food-court eatery.

Come for the rice bowls, stay for the pandan Ice Magic at Chat Thai’s new food-court diner

Rice Face is serving some of the best value lunches in the CBD, and owner Palisa Anderson says her chicken rice stands up to the greatest she’s tried in South-East Asia.

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Nick Hildebrandt and Brent Savage celebrate 20 years of Bentley Restaurant and Bar with an indefinite pause to recalibrate.

‘Everything has a timeline’: Sydney fine dining institution Bentley to close

The 20-year-old restaurant “was loud, bold, and changed the face of fine dining.” The decision follows a wave of high-end restaurant closures.

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Bar Bruno's interior features exposed brick.

Odd Culture joins the Italian party with warm new neighbourhood-style osteria, Bruno

From Peroni focaccia to radicchio spritzes, the hospitality group behind The Old Fitzroy and The Duke of Enmore is taking a fresh look at the familiar cuisine.

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The new upper tower dining room, once home to Quay, is now The Oriana restaurant.

Beer garden, martini bar and $280 steaks: The dining hub taking over Quay’s old digs

A first look at The Oriana. The James Squire taphouse is out, luxury seafood towers are in, plus a beer garden, martini bar and restaurant – all with harbour views.

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Retro Roast at Eat at DJ's.

The glory is gone: Good Food’s verdict on the new David Jones food hall

It was once considered “Aladdin’s cave for gourmets”, but times have changed. There’s now a $21 smoothie apparently inspired by LA grocer Erewhon, bare shelves and Vili’s pies.

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Is Australia ready for the Michelin Guide?

Michelin is coming to Australia, following suspected multimillion-dollar deal

The French tyre company has sold Michelin Guide’s first Australian edition for an undisclosed amount of money.

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