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Jane Rocca

Jane Rocca

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Jane Rocca is a regular contributor to Sunday Life Magazine, Executive Style, The Age EG, columnist and features writer at Domain Review, Domain Living’s Personal Space page. She is a published author of four books.Connect via X or email.

David Moyle's a big fan of Fontana in Redfern.

‘I ate one of the best meals in a long time by myself at the bar’: Chef David Moyle’s dining favourites

Acclaimed Aussie chef David Moyle has more than one home town, so his list of favourite locals makes for a solid Melbourne, Sydney or Hobart dining hit list.

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Phil Rosenthal

‘I’ve been there four times now’: The Aussie restaurants and cafes Phil Rosenthal loves

The star of Somebody Feed Phil is back in Australia for a live tour – and he’s hungry to return to his favourite dining spots and hit up a few new ones.

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Andy Hearnden, aka Andy Cooks, is a guest judge on MasterChef Australia.

Where Andy Hearnden likes to eat when he’s not cooking for his six million TikTok followers

The chef and social media superstar has a long list of favourite restaurants and cafes in Sydney, Melbourne and London, plus top tips on what to order while you’re there.

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Neale Whitaker knows good food, and good design.

Tastemaker Neale Whitaker’s list of favourite restaurants brims with old (and new) icons

The My Reno Rules judge shares his most memorable dining spots around Melbourne and Sydney – and the slower-paced regional destinations he’s savouring now.

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Marcus Bontempelli in his Kew cafe Arthur's Milk Bar.

Marcus Bontempelli owns a cafe, but you’ll find him at another one multiple times a week

The AFL star and Arthur’s Milk Bar owner shares his favourite venues for a milestone celebration or a post-training brunch in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Khanh Ong has a lot on his plate, all of it delicious.

‘Hits right every time’: The restaurants and bars that Khanh Ong can’t help going back to

The cooking star shares his favourite Melbourne, Sydney and Vietnamese dining and drinking spots —and his go-to orders at each.

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Helen Goh is returning to Melbourne for the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

The Aussie restaurants Helen Goh loves most (and her go-to dishes)

The Ottolenghi collaborator and baking queen cut her teeth in Australia. Here are the spots she loves in Melbourne, Sydney, London and beyond.

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Kingfish sashimi at Chin Chin

The dish that tennis star Alexei Popyrin loves to smash when in Melbourne

The Australian, who splits his time between Dubai and France when not on tour, has a few favourites in Melbourne he can’t wait to return to this month.

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Lively and fun Jim’s Greek Tavern is Kokkinakis’s favourite restaurant.

The ‘chaotic’ Collingwood restaurant Kokkinakis (and mate Kyrgios) keep going back to

The Aussie-Greek tennis star also happens to be a keen foodie. Here are the restaurants and cafes he likes to hit up in Melbourne, Sydney and London.

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Alejandro Saravia is looking forward to cooking at the Australian Open for the third successive year.

The restaurants, cafes and other food finds chef Alejandro Saravia loves most

The Peruvian-born, Melbourne-based chef reveals his food favourites, tracing a delicious path through the cities he has called home: Sydney, Paris, and beyond.

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