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Erina Starkey

Erina Starkey

Good Food app editor

Erina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.

Adam Liaw’s citrus fruit salad with marmalade yoghurt.

Why winter veg tastes better – and the $3 bargain to buy now

As temperatures drop, winter vegetables actually get sweeter. Experts share the best seasonal buys, how to spot juicy fruit, and the $3 steal to grab now.

  • Erina Starkey
Nick Hildebrandt, Khanh Nguyen and Brent Savage are teaming up on a new venue.

Team behind King Clarence announces new South-East Asian grill

The crew will also open a “debaucherous and crazy” cocktail bar with Chartreuse slushies, fried chicken and live music until late.

  • Erina Starkey
Chicken salt and thyme doughnut.

Chicken salt doughnuts? These plush, herby snacks are so much better than they sound

Find hand-rolled rings fried to order and bulging jam-and-cream-filled doughnuts at this new hot spot in Potts Point.

  • Erina Starkey
Molecule of Light in Barangaroo.

Retro food favourites make a comeback at an immersive Sydney dinner party

Plus, Vivid’s Fire Kitchen has a new home, a NSW food and wine party with Hey Rosey, and top regional chefs come to the big smoke, including EXP’s Frank Fawkner.

  • Erina Starkey

The incredible, gravity-defying pizza putting Sydney’s Little Italy back on the map

It’s so tricky to make this pizza that you’ll rarely find it in restaurants, but this Naples-born chef is nailing it.

  • Erina Starkey
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Neil Perry at Pizzeria Sotto.

‘We couldn’t allow it to fail’: How the restaurant ‘flip’ became one of the biggest trends in dining

Neil Perry’s new pizzeria is the latest in a long string of recent restaurant pivots to safer concepts. But as chefs become increasingly business savvy, does Sydney’s dining scene risk losing its spark?

  • Erina Starkey
Yotam Ottolenghi will celebrate NSW produce at Vivid Sydney 2026.

The one dish that Ottolenghi can’t wait to eat in Australia

The Israeli-British chef has a long list of foods he wants to eat on his upcoming trip to Australia, with a classic dessert in the top spot.

  • Erina Starkey
Nat Thaipun, HyoJu Park and Audrey Shaw will be cooking at the 2026 World's Longest Dinner.

Three of the city’s brightest female chefs team up for World’s Longest Lunch spin-off

A 200-metre-long table will land in an unlikely location next month, with a menu by top Melbourne chefs Nat Thaipun, Audrey Shaw and HyoJu Park.

  • Erina Starkey
Joe's Tavern by Paisano & Daughters doesn't offer takeaway.

‘Not worth compromising’: Why some Sydney restaurants are saying no to delivery

The demand for food delivery and takeaway might be on the rise, but for venues like RaRa Ramen, Porteno and LuMi, it just “doesn’t make sense”.

  • Erina Starkey
Cheesy birria tacos at Taquila's in Manly.

Sydney, it’s taco time. Here’s where to find the best birria on a budget

$3 tacos, bottomless margaritas and a 12-hour slow-cooked birria sandwich: the Mexican restaurants serving up the best deals during Cinco de Mayo (and beyond).

  • Erina Starkey