Besha Rodell

Marmelo is one of the more exciting restaurants to open in recent memory, writes Besha Rodell.

This man had worked at some of the best restaurants in the world, but didn’t know how to cook a piece of chicken. This is the story of a review that changed my approach to criticism.

Besha Rodell reviews SilkSpoon, the new project from Lee Ho Fook’s Victor Liong.

Ben Shewry wants his restaurant Attica dropped from the Guide. This is why it won’t be.

After more than 50 years, the family behind Papa Gino’s – a Lygon Street institution that families and students have flocked to for decades – are hanging up their aprons.

Melbourne laneway newcomer Circl is uncorking the good bottles, writes Besha Rodell.

The most memorable, soul-quenching single bite of food I’ve had in weeks was at modest shopfront diner El Columpio.

Our city does this dining experience better than most places in the world, except maybe Paris, writes Besha Rodell.

Searching for somewhere quiet, spacious and with excellent food? New arrival Lucia ticks all the boxes.

The Olive Jar didn’t have Melbourne’s best Italian food, and the service was eccentric, but chief critic Besha Rodell was smitten. Now, it’s time to move on.