The April 29 Edition
Succession: the legacy business, not the TV show | The genealogy craze | A new model for migrants | Buying a barrel of burgundy worth a Bondi apartment | Author Johann Hari on a life-changing Christmas card | The great friendship, and intimate secrets, between pianist Lisa Moore and composer Elena Kats-Chernin | Gifts for Fluffy and Fido | New frontiers in food
They blew their budget by €300k on a barrel of wine. Time to tell the boss
The Australian Master of Wine, the Italian wine buyer – and the barrel of burgundy they risked their jobs and reputations to acquire.
- by Ryan Butta
‘Reputation is everything’: Three famous Aussie families on coping with succession
The families of Carla Zampatti, Michael Gudinski and Neil Balnaves describe how they grapple with a legacy – while grieving a loss.
- by Brook Turner
The keg party that leaves you green – but not hungover
Latte milk from a keg: why didn’t someone think of that sooner? Here, four innovations from the food world.
- by Dani Valent
‘I’m a Blacktown boy’: Om’s left-field model for thriving migrants
Om Dhungel has helped thousands of fellow Bhutanese refugees settle successfully here – but says the current funding system risks breeding dependency.
- by James Button
The ancestry craze: ‘I’d always known I had an innate ability to annoy people …’
Tracing your family’s past has become a very present obsession. Just be prepared for the odd surprise.
- by Tim Elliott
‘She trusted me’: When a decades-long secret is shared between two friends
US-based concert pianist Lisa Moore and Sydney composer Elena Kats-Chernin have been in tune for decades.
- by Ali Gripper
‘Helpful, but hideous’: How writer Johann Hari gave up junk food
The British-Swiss journalist on a life-changing Christmas card, plus: how the West pathologises bereavement – and what really helps the grieving.
- by Benjamin Law
From ‘Stifler’s mom’ to White Lotus: The ‘Jenaissance’ of Jennifer Coolidge
What to watch, read, eat and buy: get ready for the weekend with these great diversions.
- by Thomas Mitchell, Jill Dupleix, Nicole Abadee, Frances Mocnik, Barry Divola and Melissa Singer
The Good Weekend pet gift guide
From interactive toys to pawesome accessories, there’s something here to get all tails wagging.
- by Frances Mocnik
Shouldn’t my husband have waited until I was ready?
Solutions for a book-stealing bloke’s premature examination.
- by Danny Katz
A guest criticised my wine. Is he a bit of a plonk?
There’s an unwritten rule that I try to observe: don’t say anything negative about the wine, food or anything else the host serves when I’m their guest.
- by Huon Hooke
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Sydney: Amuro
Amuro is a welcome addition to a city with too many high-end sushi joints most of us will need to mortgage a kidney to eat at.
- by Callan Boys
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Melbourne: The Showroom Bar
Besha Rodell treats herself at this gleaming, glamorous hotel restaurant in a former Rolls-Royce dealership.
- by Besha Rodell
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s beef short-rib ragu
The cooler weather calls for slow braises and hearty meals, such as this ragu made with beef short ribs.
- by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s pear, ginger and molasses cake
Molasses and coffee bring out the spice, while the caramelised pears provide a sweet, buttery counterpoint.
- by Helen Goh
The slap
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: The slap.
- by Paul Connolly
Good Weekend letters to the editor: April 29
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