Pan Divino opens on a busy stretch of Crown Street. We’ve met these faces before - Chef Stefano Mondonico, (ex Bondi Fish, Pialligo Estate) led QT’s Gowings winning a Hat in the SMH Good awards 2023. The mood is romantic and casual, there are groups of friends and couples chatting and drinking. White tablecloths grace tables whilst music from a gramophone era lends an air of nostalgia and elegance.
The Hershey factory in the US state of Pennsylvania makes 25 million (MILLION!!!) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups every single day. That’s about one per person for the whole of the Australian population. Want one? Save yourself a 20-hour flight, and don’t you dare miss out on Sydney’s most delicious ONE NIGHT ONLY pop-up, featuring a...
What’s New & Notable? The Esca group contains some of my favourite restaurants, including Aalia and Ito. Nour has been around for 5 years under the keen eye of Executive Chef Paul Farag who has built a fan base not quite as big as Oasis, but nonetheless insanely loyal. This is our first time here...
On a quiet, rainy Spring afternoon, Bottega Coco glows with a warmth that beckons us in from the streets of Barangaroo. We take our seats on the velvet-covered banquette and gaze at the kaleidoscope of coloured bottles of spirits and liquors that line the wall behind the bar. We’re served glasses of sparkling prosecco and...
Kings Cross has been undergoing some serious upgrades over the last year or two, especially around the Bayswater Road to Kellet St precinct. The latest unveiling is the recently renovated retro style Penny’s Hotel and is one of the most affordable options in the area that will appeal to everyone. And best of all, the...
Location – Behind the Coca-Cola Sign Nestled just behind that iconic Coca-Cola sign (the one that’s been winking at Sydney for decades), Hotel Indigo Sydney Potts Point struts its stuff. Formerly The Larmont by Lancemore, it has been transformed to the cool kid at the party who knows all the local legends. Like all Indigo Hotels, this...
Let’s be honest. Selfies are an art form, and like any art, they take practice, some ballsiness and a big dash of pizzaz. Enter Mira Mira’s self-portrait studio in Alexandria (across from The Grounds), which flips the script on the traditional photo shoot. There’s no photographer breathing down your neck, no awkward directions to “smoulder” when...
Bring on the baos! The new Jukebox Brunch at Manly’s hawker-style bar and restaurant, Little Pearl, features unlimited drinks and Asian fusion food that’s a fantasy of flavour and fun. We greatly enjoyed mixing and matching the different fillings and fixings to stuff our baos, with oceanfront views and the DJ playing everyone’s faves. Drinks...
And here we…sitting on the balcony drinking a glass of rose surveying our kingdom like a smug seagull. My ears are tuned into the rhythm of the waves. As the sun dips the Norfolk pine trees stretch their shadows. An orchestra of voices rises from below; a shriek of laughter, the odd woof, babble of children playing, chatter - life.
What is seedy, sassy and classy all at the same time? It’s our most notorious suburb the Cross, home to crime bosses, bouncer lined strip club streets and luxe restaurants. Its newest tenant Arms Length is a venture from sisters Rebecca O’Shea (former Rockpool Dining Group director) and Rosie O’Shea who have brought a chic restaurant...
