Callan Boys from the Sydney Morning Herald joined us with restaurant picks including Bessa in Bondi (dark, sexy Spanish spot with squid ink noodles and martinis), Luca Bakery in Castle Hill by a former MasterChef winner doing giant Monte Carlo riffs with salted vanilla buttercream, and Pantry Store in Stanmore with a $19 hot cross sofa croissant stuffed with chocolate brownie and hazelnut ganache that would feed a whole family.

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