Want some chocolate? We’re talking like serious amounts of chocolate here – $120 worth to be exact, packed full of the kind of Lindt chocolates people regularly salivate in supermarkets and specialty Lindt stores over. We’re giving a pack away with 2 VIP tickets to the forthcoming smooth Festival of Chocolate, Sydney’s annual two day…
After two hugely successful Night Markets earlier this year as part of Vivid Sydney, Carriageworks will once again host a huge sun-down showcase of food and wine to welcome in the spring, with over 50 of their closest friends including Icebergs, Young Henrys, Pepe Saya, and Billy Kwong. The free entry, large-scale immersive contemporary food…
You won’t have to stuff these ones with razzberries or candy if you want to catch ’em all. The stalwart burger lords over at Hashtag Burgers are bringing something special to their infamous Down ‘N’ Out burger pop-up in Sydney CBD. Now looking beyond their popular homage to In-N-Out, the team have created a limited…
Award-winning chef Luke Nguyen will open his new casual dining pop-up restaurant, Luke Nguyen Street Food, this September at The Star Sydney, an eponymous pop-up restaurant located in the property’s Café Court from September to November. Nguyen will be using this temporary stall to serve up his classic rustic Southeast Asian street fare outside of his already well established Fat Noodle. “I’m…
A bar where you can down a cocktail named Tee Quila Mocking Birdie and then sink a hole in one on a mini-golf course. Sounds like a distant fantasy right? Wrong. The old church located at 25 Warner Street in Fortitude Valley – the one that has seen many a trashy pop-up club in the…
Our nation’s capital is about to receive the state’s first ever chocolate retail store from Lindt as the renowned purveyor of sweet prepare to open a store in the central Canberra Outlet Centre. With the launch date set for Friday 26th August, the Lindt Chocolate shop will mark the brand’s ninth store, bringing Canberra’s locals…
Let’s be honest, Circular Quay has needed this for a very long time. Over 25 new venues are set to hit Sydney’s most iconic waterfront destination with a new $60 million DEXUS development titled Gateway Sydney, opening up in September as the area’s huge glass-fronted dining precinct set to rejuvenate and redefine the Alfred Street…
In the coming months the city of Sydney is going to be seeing a major shift with retail and food precincts, from Circular Quay – with Gateway Sydney – to the inner-west suburb of Rozelle – with a major revamp to the old 1904 Rozelle Tram Depot. Tramsheds has to date been one of the…
After a year of serving Bondi an exciting fusion of South American and Asian food, the team behind restaurant and cocktail bar Luis Tans is ready to take things to the next level. Sticking to their unique approach, the kitchen have now welcomed the new chef duo of Leandro Legname (ex-Bridge Street Garage) and Sean…
This weekend, if you see a ridiculously long queue of swag lords getting lit and typing “AF” at the end of everything they Whatsapp their squad, just know that they are lining up for a good cause: exclusive Yeezy merch. As reported yesterday, Hip Hop saint Kanye West is staging pop-up The Life of Pablo…
¡Qué bueno! Paddington’s just been given a heady shot of Latin America with the opening of new restaurant, Tequila Mockingbird. First time restauranteur, Michael Fegent (formerly Sake restaurants) took inspiration from his travels through South America, and wanted to replicate the food experiences he had to the Sydney market. Executive Chef Regan Porteous (Riley Street…
Sometimes referred to as the “Oscars of the Australian food world”, the Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards has come around again to sort through the country’s stellar dining scene and celebrate excellence across several different categories. Being the country’s only national restaurant awards based on independent reviews, the awards serve as an authoritative guide to the…
Yeezy Season is most definitely approaching Australia this week, namely Sydney and Melbourne as the major cities are set to host pop-up stores from Kanye West from tomorrow. As part of a more global spat of temporary merchandise stores, already seeing cities like New York and Paris fawn over The Life of Pablo collections, the…
Everyone loves a barrel aged negroni, but only a few realise that it’s really not that difficult to make on your own. Sure, there’s the time it takes for the mix to develop the dimension and depth that gives a barrel aged negroni it’s distinctive taste, but patience pays when it comes to building up…
Bombay Sapphire are thinking outside of the box when it comes to their latest collaborative project, focusing that crisp flavour and complex profile – the premium London Dry has 10 different botanicals – into what they are calling “True Artistry”. It’s a program of avant-garde partnerships with various Australian music, fragrance, and culinary talents, curated…
Finding a good brunch spot in the Sydney CBD on the weekend can be a bit of a struggle with cafes generally closing up shop. Bowery Lane has come to the rescue with all-day breakfast now available from 8am on Saturdays and Sundays. Continuing on a food philosophy that champions local and seasonal ingredients, the…
Sunday 4th September brings Father’s Day around for another year, which means you’re pretty much bound by social norms to treat your dad to something special. Only you know how to best spoil the old man to his personal tastes, but just in case you’re thin for inspiration this year, allow us to spark those…
Anyone who has ever given blood via Red Cross Blood Service know that joyous feeling of refueling with cookies from Byron Bay Cookie Company, the service’s official partner. It’s like blood and cookies go hand-in-hand now, and that partnership has just been kicked up to the next level by Sydney’s famed Three Blue Ducks (specifically,…
Here’s where you get your second wind after a long-ass working day, Sydney; a bar built on the notion of good, energising hits of coffee that has been shaken, not stirred. That’s right, the city has gotten it’s first ever bar dedicated to the ever-loved espresso martini, combining the love of good coffee with good…
As you take a peek into the new luxury retail mall, St Collins Lane, you’ll find an elegant new addition to lure you in with its charming dark wood exterior, casing some of the most deliciously enticing sweets to pop up in the area. As a guest to the launch of Runya’s Room, it was…
From the people who brought us Lotus Dining, The Resident is a different beast, bringing Mediterranean flavours and Australian ingredients to life. Overlooking Hyde Park, the restaurant is helmed by Pablo Tordesillas, formerly of Brisbane restaurant Ortiga. Drawing on his history growing up in Spain, Tordesillas unites the traditional and contemporary on The Resident’s dinner menu. Designed…
Now that winter is almost behind us (fingers crossed), Gelatissimo have released a bunch of new flavours to continue their globe-trotting wave, designing four tastes that have been inspired by places like South Africa and France. This has resulted in some of the gelato chain’s boldest creations to date, surely spicing up their regular offerings…
Port Macquarie’s annual festival Tastings on Hastings is back! Already in its 14th year, guests will be taken through three days of culinary adventure beside those sparkling waters that often come to define the small city. This year’s ‘Fire, Water, Harvest’ theme signals a more interesting twist by involving different senses for a heightened gastronomical experience, headlined by…
The word “Margherita” is normally synonymous with pizza. It could also be mistaken for a cocktail, as this could be how you would spell it after drinking one too many. But “Margherita’s” is also the name of a new restaurant, vinoteca and charcuterie in the heart of World Square in Sydney. It is located in…
Nowadays it seems like we’ve moved beyond just general wine festivals (oh we still have plenty of those) and onto curated programs of specific varieties. The latest niche wine festival to be announced is Bolle Italia, and the focus here is on good Italian sparkling wines, split across two days at Rushcutters Bay restaurant Bar…
Surry Hills’ craft beer mainstay Keg & Brew – sister pub to Dove & Olive and The DOG – is turning two towards the end of this month, and to celebrate in their typical beer-loving style they’ll be welcoming a tap takeover all the way from Victoria. All 33 of the venue’s taps will be…
Merivale have picked up another historic inner-west venue, saving it from certain destruction as it was primed to become yet another residential block before development proposals were denied. The venue in question is the heritage-listed Alexandria Hotel, a local hero that inspired a huge campaign from supporters when it was picked up by developers last…
Treat those joggers well because they’ll be your saving grace this Sunday at City2Surf, the heart-pumping marathon that starts in the city and ends up by the golden sands of Bondi Beach. Each time the event comes around, some of Bondi’s finest venues seek the attention of those looking to re-hydrate and wind-down post-run, and…
Newtown eatery and emporium Brewtown Newtown staged a very well received attic party a few weeks back, making full use of their adjoining O’Connell Street Merchants for a lively celebration of good fashion and good food. They’ll be doing it all over again this weekend as they throw their second ever attic party, stretching across…
Best known as one of New South Wales’ finest hubs for food and wine, the city of Orange will once again be channeled into a two-day festival as Taste Orange takes over Sydney’s Martin Place in September. After a record-breaking 2015 (over 14,000 guests), the annual event will be going all out for its fifth…
