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Restaurants

Treating customers like Royalty

Jason Bailey closed his first Thai restaurant in Mittagong and went to Thailand for two years to study at the Blue Elephant Royal Thai Cooking School in Bangkok to ensure he was able to cook authentic Thai. Now he’s back in Mittagong dishing up all he learned at his new restaurant, Classical Thai Cravings. Read more...

There’s a lot to Eschalot

Eschalot at Berrima has earned a “hat” in The Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guides for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011. Contemporary cuisine. Read more...

A taste for travel

Many of the dishes on the menu at Josh’s Cafe in Berrima have a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean slant, but chef and owner Josh Levings also enjoys European and Asian food. Read more...

Raw appeal

Toshi’s Japanese Restaurant in Mittagong changes the menu four times a year with the seasons, and makes bigger changes twice a year, but dishes like sushi, sashimi and tempura always remain. Read more...

The Comeback Cook

Five years ago Carmine Esposito tried retirement but when his wife Antonia decided to open her own café in Bowral, Eccetera Trattoria,  he couldn’t stay still.  He’s back in the kitchen cooking mouthwatering Italian food. Read more...

Slice of Heaven

There are more than 30 different pizzas on the menu at Piasevoli’s in Moss Vale. The menu’s most popular are Garlic prawn cocktail, Rustic fare, Pig’s belly, The Pit Special and Roasted vegies. Read more...

Hooray for Bollywood

The Shiva Indian Restaurant in Mittagong serves mainly North Indian-style cuisine and sometimes has Bollywood-themed nights. Read more...

Bowled over by Italian

“Italian is the mother of all Italian,” says chef Luke Latimer at Onesta Cucina (Italian for honest kitchen) in Bowral. It’s a far cry from his days playing rugby for Randwick and two seasons as a professional cricketer in Britain. Read more...

Life’s sweet at Eling Forest

Husband and wife team Mark and Megan Stone, both professional chefs, run Stones Restaurant at Sutton Forest. They describe their menu as modern Australian with a French influence. Read more...

A View to Dine for

Feast@McVitty chef Anne Holloway escaped from the city to start her dream modern Australian restaurant. She also happened to find a particularly dreamy country location. Read more...

Vin Santo

Vin Santo Restaurant iS one of the Highlands long-timers. It’s been around for nearly 20 years. Mention it to just about anyone and they have been there at least once; indeed many have celebrated significant birthdays or family occasions there. What’s the secret to its longevity? Read more...

Exeter's secret restaurant

Chef and former magazine food editor Eon Waugh found his dream European-style restaurant hidden in the backblocks of Exeter. He tells Deborah McIntosh about Exeter Studio Restaurant and his past life, serving thousands at Sydney’s most over-the-top parties. Read more...