Shake it up:Speciality cocktails are all the rage with Australian diners

Shake it up:Speciality cocktails are all the rage with Australian diners

From designer martini service to oyster shell infused gin,there are more trends in the cocktail world than you can shake a swizzle stick at.

  • byTerry Durack

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Footscray bottleshop Mr West has opened a summer-ready northside bar with tacos and tequila

Footscray bottleshop Mr West has opened a summer-ready northside bar with tacos and tequila

Footscray’s best bottleshop recently crossed the Maribyrnong,taking the keys to a backstreet Brunswick site.

  • bySasha Geyer
Good Food editor honoured at Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s Legends awards

Good Food editor honoured at Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s Legends awards

Roslyn Grundy’s prolific contribution to food journalism was recognised alongside other high achievers at the prestigious event.

  • byEmma Breheny
Six of Melbourne’s hottest hotel bars to check out

Six of Melbourne’s hottest hotel bars to check out

We’ve found a new guard:the kinds of places you’d be delighted to find after dropping the bags and realising you’re dying for a well-made drink.

  • byTomas Telegramma
How Sydney fell in love with hotel bars:10 of the best to try

How Sydney fell in love with hotel bars:10 of the best to try

Sydney already has world-class restaurants,bars and cafes. And at last,it has hotel bars to match.

  • byAmy Cooper
Gin of choice for hatted Sydney restaurants opens ‘Willy Wonka’ bar to public in Marrickville

Gin of choice for hatted Sydney restaurants opens ‘Willy Wonka’ bar to public in Marrickville

Try every one of Ester’s gins (including a new release) at their first Sydney venue.

  • byBianca Hrovat
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Aboriginal-owned Interlude Bar spotlights the people behind native Australian ingredients

Aboriginal-owned Interlude Bar spotlights the people behind native Australian ingredients

At this South Yarra spot,that finger lime in your drink and green ants on the plate are there for a more powerful reason than flavour. It’s all about culture.

  • byEmma Breheny
A chef’s guide to throwing a stress-free dinner party - and why six is the magic number of guests

A chef’s guide to throwing a stress-free dinner party - and why six is the magic number of guests

Ahead of the launch of their book,The Dinner Party,chef Martin Benn and partner Vicki Wild share their insider knowledge on entertaining.

  • byMartin Benn andVicki Wild
‘Just can’t happen’:Four Pillars founders on why Lion won’t change its gin
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‘Just can’t happen’:Four Pillars founders on why Lion won’t change its gin

The beloved Australian craft gin brand Four Pillars is now in the control of global beverages giant Lion – but the product won’t change,the founders say.

  • byJessica Yun
The inside scoop on what to order and where to sit at Melbourne’s hottest new bar,Apollo Inn

The inside scoop on what to order and where to sit at Melbourne’s hottest new bar,Apollo Inn

We nabbed a stool at Melbourne’s hottest new bar,where you can sip old-school cocktails with a date you want to impress. Here’s what to spend your money on.

  • byEmma Breheny
Last drinks:Eight of Melbourne’s best late-night bars

Last drinks:Eight of Melbourne’s best late-night bars

Rock on beyond midnight or just go for that final quiet nightcap at hard-to-find cocktail spots,a rollicking dive bar and a vinyl-lover’s paradise.

  • byTomas Telegramma