Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli and partner Neila Brenning have opened a cafe in Kew.

This corner milk bar is now a destination cafe with added Bontempelli magic

Roll up for pancakes with blueberry compote,buffalo fried chicken rolls and generous breakfast plates at the AFL superstar’s new cafe – and no,it’s not in Footscray.

  • Emma Breheny
Adam Liaw masterclass recipe:Perfect pancakes.
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The game-changing secret to cooking perfectly fluffy,golden-brown pancakes

Adam Liaw reveals how to make thick pancakes with edge-to-edge colour,thanks to science.

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Bill Granger’s ricotta hotcakes.
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How to make Australia’s most famous weekend brunch dish at home

Like the recipe’s creator,Bill Granger,these fluffy ricotta hotcakes,served with honeycomb butter and banana,are the stuff of Australian legend.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Bill Granger
Carrot and pineapple cake.
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Adam Liaw’s pineapple,orange and carrot cake

The inclusion of fruit and olive oil lift an ordinary carrot cake into something a little more special.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Johnny cakes with peach salsa and golden syrup.
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Adam Liaw’s johnny cakes with peach salsa and golden syrup

Fry the johnny cakes slowly,so they cook all the way through before they get too brown on the outside.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Breakfast pizza.

A.P Bakery’s new brunch and lunch spot has a pretty courtyard,cocktails and breakfast pizza

The crew,that includes Ester’s Mat Lindsay,has revived a sandstone cottage in the inner city and they’ve brought a gelato machine.

  • Scott Bolles
It’s easy to make scrambled eggs for a crowd,when you know how..

The simplest way to make creamy scrambled eggs for a crowd

All it takes is one pot,two dozen eggs and 10 minutes of cooking to serve breakfast to a full house.

  • Ali Slagle
Danielle Alvarez’s blueberry pancakes with whipped demerara butter.

The brunch bunch:10 simple,sunny dishes to linger over after your lie-in

Lucky enough to get some time off over summer? Make the most of the long mornings with these delicious new spins on some old brunch classics.

Danielle Alvarez’s blueberry pancakes with whipped demerara butter.
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Blueberry pancakes with ‘irresistible’ whipped demerara butter

Dotted with berries,these light and fluffy pancakes are the stuff of weekend dreams.

  • <30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s lemon ciambella (Italian ring cake).
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Cake for breakfast? Bring it on with this lemon ciambella

This Italian breakfast cake is simple and quick to make,and stays moist for a good few days.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura