Slow down your cooking. Here’s how to get the best from your braising

There’s satisfaction in turning something tough and inedible into something soft and giving.

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End of the line:Why are we queuing for food in-person (and online for reservations)?

Is it just social media hype or are some restaurants worth the long wait,wonders Terry Durack.

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Pork chop for $160 per kilo,$15 mineral water… who can afford to dine out these days?

We are living in the age of the $90 steak and $30 cocktail. What’s next?

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Ready to take stock:We’re declaring soup season open already

Please sir,can I have some soup,asks Terry Durack. Plus his favourite serving suggestions.

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Saint Jacques et tartine de crevettes (prawn toast) at Hubert.

Toast of the town:Your go-to retro Chinese dish is now a fancy chef favourite

Everyone’s favourite oily triangles of sesame-seed-encrusted sandwich bread get a glow-up.

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Want to lose weight? Try our restaurant critic’s ‘Sometimes,Always,Never’ strategy

It took two years,but I managed to rid myself of 36 kilos,writes Terry Durack.

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Sriracha v Tabasco:What your go-to sauce bottle says about you

How much of the connection we feel to various food products and dispensers is testament to the ingenuity of its design?

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Working from home is killing the office Christmas party

Give yourself a large budget to throw your own knees-up instead,writes Terry Durack.

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What’s yours is mine:Who actually enjoys sharing their food at a restaurant?

Share plates are popular,but some diners have had enough of others digging into their meals.

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Confession:I can’t stop eating kimchi (while watching others eat it too)

The chunky,funky,fermented cabbage is Korea’s gift to the world at the dinner table (and on TV).

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