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Ester

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Ester. (2026, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/nsw-good-food-guide/ester-20231222-p5etae.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Good Food’s list of 100 Essential Restaurants includes Ester Contemporary, a Sydney institution celebrating its 13th year. The article highlights the venue's enduring culinary excellence through detailed descriptions of standout dishes like radicchio salad with pulverized oranges and dairy-cow tartare enhanced by horseradish cream. It also mentions the innovative dessert menu featuring salted caramel semifreddo topped with roasted black sesame seeds, showcasing Ester’s commitment to pushing boundaries in gastronomy.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-26, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Ester, a Sydney restaurant celebrated for its innovative cuisine and atmosphere, remains an essential part of the city's culinary scene after 13 years. The restaurant is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list and is known for dishes like rock oysters cooked in chicken fat and a radicchio salad dressed with pulverized whole oranges. Its neighboring wine bar, Pig Mary, complements Ester's offerings by doubling the dining experience options. Despite its longevity, Ester continues to impress with its pioneering approach and unwavering commitment to culinary excellence.

Written for “Ester's Legacy Celebrated” on 2026-10-27, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

Ester Good Food’s Pig Mary Sydney the Good Food Guide

Subjects

Ester ORG · 2× Good Food’s ORG · 1× Pig Mary ORG · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× the Good Food Guide ORG · 1×

Narrative

It’s near impossible to imagine a Sydney without Ester: the timeless lure of the archway-framed room; those rock oysters soused in chicken fat hot from the wood oven; that standard-setting list of lo-fi wines, interesting aperos and artisan sake.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26

2026-10-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Ester · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

This venue is included in Good Food’s 100 Essential Restaurants list. asserted

venue → include → list

It → ’ → wines

If the novelty of it all has waned after 13 years, the kitchen’s certainly hasn’t. asserted

kitchen → wan → years

Or the way milky horseradish cream intensifies a deftly seasoned dairy-cow tartare. asserted

cream → intensify → tartare

And if you’ve forgotten just how good a dessert can be when pushed to its savoury limits, call for the longstanding salted-caramel semifreddo with a rubble of roasted black sesame seeds and be reminded. asserted

dessert → forget → seeds

Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently. asserted

reviews → book → ?

A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide. asserted

restaurant → pay → Guide