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Year: 2021
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Q&A with the family bee-hind a sweet new initiative, Share Beehives
We here at DA have a pretty insatiable sweet tooth. So when we heard about this delicious local idea – we could hardly bee-live our ears. Perfect for honey lovers and budding bee-keepers Ben, his wife Jules and their two adorable kids bee-hind Humble Hive Collective are Bee-yond excited to launch their exclusive Share Hives...
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The city break that doesn’t actually break the bank
Can you really spend a weekend in the heart of Sydney and not rack up the bills? If you’re doing it no-frills – sure. But what about if you don’t want to sacrifice the fun stuff? Challenge accepted. We checked into the Ibis budget Sydney East on a sunny Friday afternoon. An easy (downhill) walk from...
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FoodSt delivers home cooks to you, Masterchef style.
The new marketplace for home cooks, FoodSt, is where home cooks deliver gourmet, restaurant quality food direct to your door. Created by Lorraine Gnanadickam and her husband, Sanjay Gnanadickam in the Northern Beaches – FoodSt delivers home-made meals all across Sydney. To order your meals simply jump onto foodst.com.au and browse a delicious variety of...
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Dine on the jewels of the sea at Sydney’s Harbourfront Seafood Restaurant
We leave some of the best places for tourists. Now that we fully embrace staycations, it’s time to claim back Sydney’s icons for ourselves. Seafood harbour-side is iconic. The Harbourfront Seafood Restaurant tucked under the Harbour Bridge and overlooking the Opera House is a destination. The venue in the beautifully restored Campbell’s Stores at The...
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Stylish hound makes a Dog’s life a luxe one
Does a city dog live a dog’s life? If it’s a Stylish Hound customer then absolutely not. Sooo much has changed, outdoor kennels have been replaced by plush in-door donut mats, treats are organic and ownership has shifted to ‘adoption’ as we take on the role of lifetime companion. If you are nodding, you are...
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Live Latino nights at Esteban
While Sydney siders really cannot complain, short lockdowns and low COVID numbers compared with the globe, it has been a touch ‘Handmaids Tale’ with 12 months of mandated no-fun, restricted gatherings at live events and even if you went to one, you weren’t permitted to throw any shapes. How happy we are to report, in...
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Hotel Review – Crown Towers in Barangaroo
It’s been four years in the making as we watched one of the world’s most luxurious hotels raise meter by meter before our eyes; the final transformation of the Sydney skyline. If London has the gherkin, we now have a fitter, shinier, more glamorous version all with a delicious twist. This is what $2.2bn of...
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Above Par brings back the night life
Night life in real life? No zoom, it’s not virtual, yes people… some live entertainment is coming back to the CBD, and Above Par are the team behind some very cool mid-eastern house vibes. Co-owners Efe Topuzlu and Ozgur Sefkatli have been hearing their customers say, we want to have fun and they want to...
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Foreign Return brings “a proper” Indian to Surry Hills
The most innovative and delicious Indian restaurant this side of the Indian Ocean has recently opened in Surry Hills and brings innovation, story-telling and flavour in spades. It’s so delicious, you’re going to want to get there fast. The scent of frying curry leaves wafts throughout the two-storey restaurant, tantalizing your taste buds until they...