Five new venues will be opening up around Sydney this month as part of a rapid rollout from Urban Purveyor Group, the hospitality giant behind winners like Sake Restaurant & Bar, Ananas Bar & Brasserie, and the recently acquired Fratelli Fresh brand. This includes the first of Fratelli Fresh’s Fratelli Famous pizzeria spin-off, which expands…
Cramming as many tasty yeeros into that mouth of yours for a shot at an easy $1,000 voucher seems like a good way to spend an afternoon, no? That’s what you’ll be doing if you head along to The Civic Hotel next week, as Tuesday 9th August will see an official yeeros eating contest to…
Tourism Australia have announced a $20 million deal with Qantas aimed at promoting Australia to the world, emphasising the use of digital marketing with a sharp focus on the U.S, Asia, U.K, and Europe. Seeing as Qantas carry 27 million passengers each year and, together with codeshare and oneworld partners, offer customers access to more…
Nestled in the corner right outside of Box Hill Central, the newly opened Miss Saigon sits, sporting its wide-windowed exterior with a shapely queue of hungry customers waiting outside the door. Being welcomed with the aromas of traditional and flavoursome Vietnamese herbs and spices of lime, chilli and smoky beef flavours made me all the…
Peter Conistis’ Alpha Restaurant has long been known as one of Sydney’s greatest Greek restaurants, situated right next to the Hellenic Club with one of the CBD’s most enticing interiors. The space, the work of designers DS17, is as charming as the food and drink Conistis’ team serve daily, which leaves little wonder as to…
Today we conclude our culinary adventure through the Summer festival of North America in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for the annual Edmonton Folk Festival, which kicks off again this Thursday. But before the event starts once again, we wanted to look back to our time at the event last year and deliver you some of our…
File this one under “bucket list festivals”. The Jasper Dark Sky Festival is an annual event in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, which starts just as the “dark months” of Canada start coming into focus, but before the freezing weather starts. It thus sits the event – which runs this year from October 14th to 23th –…
Dimly lit New Orleans themed small bar The Swinging Cat are moving in a healthier direction with their inventive new cocktail menu, experimenting with the techniques of cold-pressed juicing and crafting cold-pressed spirits, infused and pressed with dried fruits, seeds, and spices. Dark Rum that has been infused with dried banana is used for new…
The team behind Sydney’s big, bold Bowery Lane thinks its about time they joined in on the popular weekend brunch scene, extending some of their best menu items to that forever vague pocket of time between breakfast and lunch that has become just as popular as the traditional meal times, bringing more of a chance…
The fashionable Pullman Sydney Hyde Park teams up with equally fashionable Australian interiors and homewares brand Matt Blatt to create a unique Matt Blatt-themed suite. Pullman Hotels and Resorts, hotel group Accor‘s higher-end hotels, offers mostly business travellers and visitors a combination of efficiency and wellness. Pullman has over 108 hotels and resorts in 31…
The lower north shore has welcomed in a new concept restaurant, MediTrainean, and it’s a combination of the flavours and fun of tapas dishes, the heartiness of a made-to-order grill menu and the stylish service delivery of a moving train, not dissimilar to that of a classic Sushi Train. Suited for relaxed dining experiences, MediTrainean’s…
When one thinks winter dining, images of heavy cuisine that leaves no room for enjoying anything post-meal are often cited; big, hearty meals designed to help you insulate against the cold. This isn’t necessarily the case for Niji Restaurant & Bar (which means “rainbow” in Japanese), Double Bay’s answer to Japanese fare. They’ve developed a…
Last weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to try out Hotel Realm’s “Buvette Bliss” package, a current deal which includes a two course meal at Buvette Bistro & Wine Bar, the five-star property’s fresh French dining option. The package’s set menu is specially designed by the Executive Chef Fabian Wagnon, and also comes with…
Sydney’s five-star Sheraton on the Park has refocused The Gallery, their modern dining option that now draws inspiration from the leafy surrounds of Hyde Park to acknowledge the property’s central location. A dramatic three-dimensional artwork adds a bit of theatre of the dining space, featuring roots of trees and sprawling branches that overlook diners, marking…
The Harpoon Harry kitchen is sure going to be crowded on Sunday 7th August as resident chef Morgan McGlone presents the latest in his “Friends of Harry’s” series, which has already seen the likes of legendary pitmaster Rodney Scott attract wild queues. For the third in the collaborative series, Morgan will be dishing up with…
With 19 years hospitality experience and a resume that reads with the likes of Quay and 3 Weeds, Chef Darryl Martin is well-equipped to be bringing a distinctive new dining experience to Sydney’s inner-west, opening up Barzaari in Marrickville, a stone’s throw from inner-west landmarks Enmore Theatre and Factory Theatre. We recently posted up news…
A list of food pop-ups from some of Sydney’s finest establishments are about to help Sydney’s iconic Queen Victoria Building turn into a temporary gourmet food marketplace as a celebration of and refelection on the building’s founding years. From Wednesday 3rd August to Sunday 7th August, QVB’s southern precinct will become a showcase of guest…
Californian based artist Colette Miller was recently in Australia as part of an event to promote travel to Los Angeles, showing off her iconic “Angel Wings” artworks – one of which she painted at a special event in Sydney. While she was there, I spoke to her about the origins of the piece, which she’s now painted…
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to spend a couple of nights in the “industrial-chic” accommodation of NYLO in New York City. The NYLO chain offer “innovative urban boutique hotels” in five locations around the country, including in Dallas, which we were lucky enough to review earlier this year. And like their Dallas counterpart,…
Two of Australia’s finest rock bands, DZ Deathrays and Dune Rats, are going to hit the road through Europe and the UK this October for a tour dubbed the “International Disaster Tour”. The 15 date tour will start in Switzerland and end in Manchester, taking in Germany, the Netherlands, France and a run of UK…
This December, Adelaide in South Australia will receive its first direct service to mainland China courtesy of China Southern Airlines, while Hong Kong’s carrier Cathay Pacific is set to increase their weekly direct services to Hong Kong, which they introduced in 2015. December 8th will see Cathay add a fifth weekly direct service between Adelaide…
The team behind Melbourne’s super-sized Shawcross Pizza have expanded to Sydney’s Surry Hills with the opening of Epic Pizza, filling a space on Crown Street with a raw New York-style pizzeria. Owners Matthew John and Damien Thompson have decidedly moved away from the Italian style of the majority and given Sydney’s inner-city something much more…
Now in its fifth year, Feast Portland has set itself up as one of the most anticipated food and drink festivals on the American calendar. Though they don’t describe themselves as “just” a festival. They class it as “a movement that showcases the energy, creativity and enthusiasm that’s driving America’s food revolution while celebrating the…
This year’s Canadian Music Week gave Melbourne artist Woodes (aka Elle Graham) the opportunity to not only introduce herself to some newcomers to her music, but to also embark on her first ever run of shows overseas. A talented songwriter and producer, Woodes’ time in Toronto brought her a solid response, not to mention the benefits of being…
Well this sure seems overdue doesn’t it? Well known chocolate brand Max Brenner, who had had chocolate bars and cafes dotted all over Australia, are finally making a play for the Adelaide market. The international chain has not had a presence to date in the southern city despite well known outlets in major cities like…
Be prepared for a heady, hilarious and more importantly, intriguing experience when settling in for a schooling on caffeinated mixology by local cold pressed coffee liqueur gurus Mr Black. National Brand Ambassador, Malcolm Gandar knows how to spin a good yarn and has an ungodly knack for incorporating the deliciousness of Mr Black and a…
Well, this is a sad surprise. Sam Miller’s Silvereye in Chippendale has announced today that they will be closing, less than a year after opening on the second floor of the refreshed Old Clare Hotel in September of last year. As businessinsider reports, staff were told of the closing this morning and Miller’s plans to…
One of Sydney’s best known French Pâtisseries, La Renaissance, has been standing proud in The Rocks for over 40 years now, constantly delivering café food and classic arrays of cakes, pastries, shortbreads, and other treats to a very large, very hungry following. Now the brand has expanded their reach across the city, opening up a…
Now that they’ve got The Dolphin Hotel up and running, restaurateur Maurice Terzini and Executive Chef Monty Koludrovic are planning a special collaborative dinner at Bondi institution Icebergs Dining Room and Bar that will welcome in David Moyle of awarded Hobart restaurant Franklin Dining Room and Bar. Set for Thursday 4th August, the one-night-only dinner…
While Altona’s dining scene picks up the Melbourne suburb has welcomed a brand new double storey eatery and bar called Two Bros on Blyth, a permanent version of last year’s successful pop up of the same name by brothers Michael and Ehab Botros. The Botros brothers have set up just off Altona’s busy Pier Street,…
