The Local Tongue - Guides To Australia By Local Chefs & Food Writers

Byron Bay, Australia

Palisa Anderson

"You can’t eat like this in Sydney."

Melbourne, Australia

Thi Le

"You get to understand and live Melbourne, even for just an hour."

Brisbane, Australia

Ben Russell

"There’s something to be said for a restaurant that just makes shit happen. It's just great."

Sydney, Australia

Myffy Rigby

"Newtown has its own groove. It’s got its own vibration. It’s like nowhere else in Sydney."

Geelong, Australia

Aaron Turner

"Fried chicken and booze. It’s my idea of the perfect restaurant."

Hobart, Tasmania

Analiese Gregory

"It’s one of those places with food and beverages that make people go, 'we didn’t know it’d be like this down here'."

Gippsland, Australia

Patrick Sullivan

"We have a deep, ingrained sense of agriculture. We know what food should taste like, not what it used to taste like."

Sydney, Australia

Josh Niland

"He’s going to be one of the most significant chefs in the country one day. He's going to be a superstar."

Sydney, Australia

Dan Hong

"It’s almost like an ode to what Chinatown was like back in the 90s."

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Yarra Valley, Australia

Jo Barrett & Matt Stone

"His stuff is a little different and not everyone loves it, but we do. It shows originality and it’s handmade."

Sydney, Australia

Lennox Hastie

"It’s not on everyone’s radar but it deserves a lot more merit. Just talking about it makes me want to get there now."

Margaret River, Australia

Aaron Carr

"You’re pretty much eating at someone’s farmhouse and sitting on the grass outside."

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Thi Le

Mauro Colagreco

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Thi Le

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Australia

Palisa Anderson

Thi Le

Ben Russell

Myffy Rigby

Aaron Turner

Analiese Gregory

Patrick Sullivan

Josh Niland

Dan Hong

Jo Barrett & Matt Stone

Lennox Hastie

Aaron Carr

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