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Callum McDermott

Callum McDermott is a Sydney-based writer and editor specialising in food, travel and design. His work has appeared in print and online in Gourmet Traveller, Monocle and Broadsheet. His writing has also featured in Home Made, The Broadsheet Italian Cookbook and Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide. A devoted cafes-should-be-bookable activist and born-again cruise ship apologist, his ultimate goal is to review every hotel robe. In the world.

Applications for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition are now open

Applications for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition are now open

The prestigious competition is now taking applications for the Pacific Region. Here’s how to enter — plus the all-star line-up of judges for 2024.

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The Sanderson is launching a monthly cocktail-pairing degustation

The Sanderson is launching a monthly cocktail-pairing degustation

We spoke to the slick CBD restaurant’s head chef about its new BYO Cellar Thursday offer and its cocktail degustation collaboration with sister bar Eau de Vie – both exciting additions to a restaurant that’s all about celebrating special moments with unforgettable experiences.

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Seven of our favourite new restaurants, bars and hotels from around Australia

From Melbourne cocktail bars to luxe Hobart stays and Adelaide’s favourite new bistro.

Parcs restaurant in Melbourne's new head chef Damien Neylon.

Just in: Parcs is reopening

Parcs, the inventive low-waste Melbourne restaurant that closed suddenly in June, is back – and it’s headed up by Brae’s former head chef

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Portrait shot of Karen Martini at her restaurant Hero in Melbourne's ACMI building

Hero, Karen Martini’s much-loved Melbourne restaurant, has closed for good in controversial circumstances

The ACMI’s critically acclaimed in-house restaurant closed abruptly yesterday.

Gildas, a San Sebastián-inspired wine bar follow-up to Firedoor opens in Sydney

Gildas, a San Sebastián-inspired wine bar follow-up to Firedoor opens in Sydney

It's a tribute to the five years chef Lennox Hastie spent living and working in the Basque Country. There's Spanish wine, sherries and vermouths – served alongisde pintxos, share plates and other drinks-friendly snacks.

Coming soon to Melbourne: March, Peter Gunn’s casual spinoff to Ides

Coming soon to Melbourne: March, Peter Gunn’s casual spinoff to Ides

Food by one of Victoria’s best chefs and drinks from one of Melbourne’s favourite wine lists. Ides’ new next-door neighbour is worth getting excited about.

The Patch, a family-friendly bar and restaurant, opens in Tomakin

The Patch, a family-friendly bar and restaurant, opens in Tomakin

The 226-seater is the latest in a long line of openings on New South Wales’ South Coast.

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A year after it was gutted by a fire, Leonardo’s Pizza Palace is finally reopening in Melbourne

A year after it was gutted by a fire, Leonardo’s Pizza Palace is finally reopening in Melbourne

The Carlton favourite has been dearly missed. It’s celebrating its much-anticipated return with a big old pizza party this weekend.

Acclaimed Sydney fine diner Automata is closing for good later this year

Acclaimed Sydney fine diner Automata is closing for good later this year

Clayton Wells' beloved Chippendale restaurant is the latest in a string of prominent restaurants to close.