Attica Digest | Stories, Recipes & Ideas from Attica Restaurant, Melbourne

We proudly acknowledge the Bunurong as the first people to love, live and dine on the lands on which Attica sits today.

We recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples were the first sovereign nations of Australia from time immemorial, and they never ceded this sovereignty.

Andy Cooks and Ben Shewry talk at a table about Attica Melbourne's success.

Andy Cooks Visits Attica Melbourne

17.09.25

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Andy Cooks and Ben Shewry talk at a table about Attica Melbourne's success.

17.09.25

Andy Cooks Visits Attica Melbourne

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03.07.26

Recipe: Attica's Marron with Champagne Finger Lime Sauce

It has been off the menu for a while now. People still ask about it.

16.06.26

The Winter Watchlist

Winter in Melbourne is the season we cook the most, read the most, and think the most about why we do what we do. These are the films and shows that have stayed with us. Most of them will make you hungry. Some of them will make you want to quit everything and travel to far away places in search of perfection. Some will make you want to gather your nearest and dearest and show them how you feel through food. A few will do all of the above.

31.03.26

Recipe: Attica's Sticky Pineapple Pudding

This recipe comes from a period when the visual identity of foods was of peak importance- Covid times. Flavour ALWAYS matters (if you want repeat customers), but without waiters at the table bringing dishes to life, the way a dish looks could be the difference between going broke and staying in business.

01.07.26

Attica's Sommeliers Winter Cellar Picks: Sensible, Sweet Spot and Splurge

Three sommeliers. Nine bottles. One for every kind of winter night.

24.09.25

Host Like a Restaurant: Connection not Perfection

When was the last time you invited people into your home for a meal?

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03.06.26

Recipe: Attica Summer Camp's Strawberry Champagne Jelly with White Chocolate Cream

From Attica Summer Camp to your table. The strawberry and champagne jelly with set cream was one of the most-loved dishes from the legendary dessert trolley at Ben Shewry's Yarra Valley pop-up. Here's how to make it at home.

26.08.25

Ben’s Fun Club: How to repair a burst pipe in five easy steps

Ben’s Fun Club is a new Attica Digest feature in which Ben breaks down the ‘beauty’ of small business and dispenses some handy renovating tips.

23.09.25

Potatoes for Foodbank

Ben's most famous dish is back, and for a good cause!

26.06.25

Raise the Bar on Aussie Spirits

Picture the last of the evening’s light spilling across glass bottles. A bright line illuminating an Australian back bar stocked for sipping, stirring and slowing the pace.

28.08.24

Wines: 4 Under $45

Some top wine picks from our top wine experts