Attica
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- The restaurant tycoons
Food journalists and critics swooned over Attica. Then their golden boy turned on them
The chef and the critic share a tighter bond than either would like to admit. When Ben Shewry took a kitchen knife to the food media industry, it landed like a nuclear bomb.
- Liam Mannix
Latest
- Review
- Ripponlea
Ben Shewry no longer consents to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway
Trailblazing Attica is still a world-class restaurant, and too important for us to ignore. But critic Besha Rodell finds the whole experience a little odd.
- Besha Rodell
We know Ben Shewry doesn’t like the Good Food Guide. And we don’t care
Ben Shewry wants his restaurant Attica dropped from the Guide. This is why it won’t be.
- Besha Rodell
Top chef Ben Shewry reckons the pasta at this underrated CBD restaurant is better than Bologna’s
The Attica restaurateur and chef shares his Melbourne and Sydney food and drink favourites – plus the Malaysian food city he almost wishes he could keep secret.
- Jane Rocca
I’m coming to Melbourne for the week. Where should I eat? The critic’s top picks for visitors
These are the restaurants, pubs and bars that reveal our city’s essence, and who we are as Melburnians, says Besha Rodell.
- Besha Rodell
- Review
- Ripponlea
Never mind the 50 Best ranking drop, Attica is still world class
In its latest incarnation, Attica puts indigenous Australia front and centre. And it's better than it's ever been, reviews Dani Valent.
- Dani Valent
- Review
- Ripponlea
Attica's golden age
Ben Shewry is more in his element at the refreshed Attica than ever before.
- Gemima Cody
