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Pioneering restaurateur Doreen Orsatti of Chianti Restaurant.

Pioneering restaurateur who shaped Sydney’s Italian dining scene dies at 93

Doreen Orsatti wasn’t born into an Italian household, but she cultivated a fine-tuned nose for the cuisine.

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Opera Bar’s coveted harbourside location.

Matt Moran loses contract to operate Opera Bar after nearly 25 years

The celebrity chef and high-profile hospitality group Solotel will hand over operations of one of Sydney’s most coveted harbourside venues.

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Rudi Dietz at a 1984 Tanqueray Gin promotion at Stuyvesant’s House.

‘Sometimes I lose it’: Famously direct restaurateur sells up after more than 50 years

German-born Rudi Dietz took over Stuyvesant’s House in Crows Nest in the 1970s. Now he’s set to serve his last pork knuckle as he farewells his life’s work.

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Eastwood CWA President Margery East serves Devonshire tea at the volunteer-run tea room.

Country Women’s Association Tea Rooms

This venue is a finalist in the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Single O in Surry Hills.

Single O

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Chia pudding with house made granola.

Circa Espresso

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Black Star Pastry’s tasting box.

Black Star Pastry

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

The cake cabinet.

Wellington Cake Shop

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Silken scrambled eggs from bills.

Bills

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Blueberry and ricotta pancakes.

Harry’s Bondi

This venue is a finalist for the icons category in Good Food’s Essential Sydney Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.