{"id":110787,"date":"2025-10-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/?p=110787"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:57:58","slug":"three-northern-rivers-restaurants-just-received-two-hats-each-in-the-good-food-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/tweedcoasttimes\/news\/three-northern-rivers-restaurants-just-received-two-hats-each-in-the-good-food-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Northern Rivers restaurants just received two hats each in the Good Food Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THREE Northern Rivers restaurants have again proven the region&#8217;s culinary strength, each earning hats in the Sydney Morning Herald&#8217;s Good Food Guide 2026 Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Byron Bay&#8217;s Raes Dining Room, Pottsville&#8217;s Pipit, and Murwillumbah&#8217;s Bistro Livi were all awarded two hats in the latest edition, released after the annual awards night at Sydney&#8217;s Carriageworks.<\/p>\n<p>The Good Food Guide reviews more than 600 venues across New South Wales and the ACT and remains one of Australia&#8217;s most respected dining benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Editors this year noted the growing strength of regional kitchens and the creativity of coastal chefs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117739\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117739\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/Raes_Aug23_Restauran_90042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raes Dining Room at Wategos Beach delivers polished, seaside dining that&#8217;s earned it two hats in the Good Food Guide 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Raes Dining Room, chef Jason Saxby and his team continue to deliver refined coastal dining at the edge of Wategos Beach. The guide praised Raes for &#8220;two to three courses of poise and polish right at the edge of<\/p>\n<p>Wategos Beach,&#8221; highlighting the &#8220;cracking brik pastry cone concealing cultured dashi cream and cured egg yolk under pops of smoked salmon roe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saxby said the recognition meant a great deal to his team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an incredible recognition of the hard work and dedication our team puts in every day,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The past few years have challenged the industry in many ways, so to be acknowledged at this level means a lot to everyone in our team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117740\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117740\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/YenTrinhandBenDevlin_96246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Ben Devlin and restaurant manager Yen Trinh at Pipit in Pottsville, awarded two hats in the Good Food Guide 2026. Photo: SELENA EVISON.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said one dish best captures the restaurant&#8217;s philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our Tuna, tuna, tuna dish (raw tuna, tuna bone soy &amp; native kosho dressing, tonnato, mojama, onion, Nashi pear, Geraldton wax) really captures that philosophy \u2014 it looks effortless on the plate, but every element has to be perfectly balanced,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s all about simplicity, freshness, and precision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Balancing fine dining with the relaxed Byron atmosphere, Saxby said, &#8220;It comes down to knowing our guests and understanding what they&#8217;re here for. It&#8217;s about balancing consistency with ambition, and always letting the produce speak for itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_117741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117741\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-117741\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/EwenCrawfordandtwins_99120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"519\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chefs Ewen Crawford and twin sisters Nikky and Danni Wilson at Bistro Livi, Murwillumbah&#8217;s two-hat restaurant. 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