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The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides announce their annual winners at exclusive events in Melbourne and Sydney. These guides are compiled by a team of editors, senior food critics, and freelance reviewers who evaluate over 500 restaurants each in Victoria and New South Wales throughout the year. The awards ceremony is an opportunity for industry professionals to celebrate achievements within the local food scene.

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The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age recently announced the winners of their annual Good Food Guide Awards in both Melbourne and Sydney. These awards recognize excellence in the culinary industry across Victoria, NSW, and a smaller portion of restaurants in the ACT. A team of editors, senior food critics, and freelance reviewers evaluate around 500 restaurants in Victoria and NSW each year, adhering to a strict policy that venues cannot pay for inclusion in the guides. The event, which typically occurs on a Monday when most restaurants are closed or quiet, brings together influential figures from the local food scene, including chefs who usually avoid public appearances.

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The reviews that comprise the most comprehensive food guides in the country are painstakingly written by a team of editors, senior food critics and a diverse group of freelance reviewers who spend the year discovering or revisiting 500 restaurants in Victoria, 500 in NSW, and a smattering in the ACT.

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A core principle this team prides itself on is that no venue can pay to be included in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides. asserted

venue → pride → Age

The reviews that comprise the most comprehensive food guides in the country are painstakingly written by a team of editors, senior food critics and a diverse group of freelance reviewers who spend the year discovering or revisiting 500 restaurants in Victoria, 500 in NSW, and a smattering in the ACT. asserted

who → comprise → ACT

Each and every year, all this work culminates in an event in Melbourne, and one in Sydney too, where movers and shakers gather to find out if they’re actually the creme de la creme. asserted

they → culminate → Sydney

It’s a rare opportunity to mingle with the local food scene’s elite. asserted

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We host on a Monday, when restaurants are usually closed or quiet, so even the most elusive chefs can come. asserted

chefs → host → Monday

So how do you actually score an invite? asserted

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