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Gemima Cody

Critic · Journalist — Melbourne restaurants, bars and pubs, across the whole price range.

named in SOURCES.md §4 as a Melbourne critic to cite by byline, and the corpus reaches two of her verdicts on different mastheads: a starred Time Out review (Ruyi, 4/5, 2015) and Good Food's Icon review format (The Standard Hotel, 2019), which pairs a visit with an interview of the publican.

Their own reviews and picks.

Their own judgment, in their own words, by the piece it appeared in.

• Good Food (The Age), 'Icon review: The Standard Hotel' ↗their review · 2019-12-18
  • The Standard HotelFitzroy

    “They serve a fat, classic parma (on the chips, which I confess is controversial), but also crisp-battered cauli florets with whipped tahini, and roo steaks, which have been on the menu here longer than the meat has been championed by many woke restaurants.”

• Time Out Melbourne, 4 out of 5 stars ↗their review · 2015-11-24
  • RuYi Modern ChineseCBD

    “They also happen to make a hell of a crab xiao long bao – everyone's favourite soup-filled pinch-topped pouches, here holding a loose cargo of fresh crabmeat and pork mince lightly flecked with coriander root in a rich viscous broth.”

• Time Out Melbourne, 3 out of 5 stars ↗their review · 2011-01-11
  • Young & JacksonCBD

    “But Young and Jacksons refuses to compromise on its standards just because its location attracts likely lads. For starters, craft beer is king here.”