‘Let’s not pretend I’m ordering anything else’: The dishes (and cocktail) that delight Khanh Ong

The cooking star shares his current food obsessions, plus the classic Melbourne, Sydney and Vietnamese dining and drinking spots he can’t stop going back to.


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