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Sarah Norris

Sarah Norris

Head of Good Food

Sarah is Head of Good Food and a former national editor at Broadsheet.

Sydney's best sandwiches, Da Orazio's porchetta sandwich

When this four-person pizza sandwich lands, it’s met with a primal grunt

It’s that kind of sandwich. The hulking focaccia con porchetta is one of Sydney’s original restaurant sangas and has real gravitas.

  • Sarah Norris
Alex Barthel holding his prototype birthday present for his daughter’s 18th birthday, which is a copy of The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander olding his prototype birthday present for his daughter’s 18th birthday, which is a copy of The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander

‘A time capsule’: Readers share tales of battered Stephanie Alexander cookbooks

On the 30th anniversary of The Cook’s Companion, Good Food put out a call for photos of battle-scarred books. They might be falling apart, but they tell beautiful stories of growing up and a life of cooking.

  • Sarah Norris
The faded copies owned by the Good Food team.

Stephanie Alexander’s Cook’s Companion turns 30: Share your book’s ‘battle scars’

Splashed, stained or held together by tape? Send a photo of your well-loved “kitchen bible” and the recipes that have shaped your cooking adventures.

  • Sarah Norris
It doesn't get much better than this, the ones from Frank's Deli.

We’ve crowned Sydney’s best steak frites sandwich, plus eight more chip sangas to try

It might be hard to smoosh the ingredients together so you can pick it up, but its superb chips-to-meat-and-sauce ratio makes our number one unmissable.

  • Erina Starkey, Isabel Cant and Sarah Norris
The moodily-lit Natural Wine Shop & Bar.

Natural Wine Shop and Bar

Find coffees by day and wine by night at this two-in-one bar.

  • Sarah Norris
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 Saint Maries pizzeria and wine bar.

Saint Maries

The spot for puffy-crusted pizzas topped with quality ingredients.

  • Sarah Norris
Trouble San overlooks the Brunswick River.

Trouble San

Sashimi and skewers across from the Brunswick River.

  • Sarah Norris
The outdoor seating at Old Maids.

Old Maids

A local favourite for Hawaiian burgers and brekkie rolls.

  • Sarah Norris
Hotel Brunswick is a 20-minute drive north of Byron Bay.

Hotel Brunswick

A riverfront pub with a sprawling beer garden.

  • Sarah Norris
Luna Wine Store in Byron Bay.

Luna Wine Store

A Byron bottle-o selling natural, organic and biodynamic wines.

  • Sarah Norris