Ever wondered what the mutant lovechild of a musical and a zombie movie would look like? Check out our latest theatre review to find out.
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Around the world in 80 cocktails – Gin Lane’s Beach Club and Manly Spirits pop-up menus will take you on a wild ride!
We took one for the team and tasted most of the cocktails at Gin Lane. You're welcome...
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Airbnb Review: Best for pet friendly stays! Sandon Beach Cottage & Skate Park
Our mission is to find a 'grey'-friendly stay with a big, fully fenced grass garden, an hour from Sydney, which makes us feel like a million dollars (and a miles) from the city. With the M8 tunnel now open, we take up the challenge to 'go south' to the Illawara area busting with beaches, bars, breweries and cafes.
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Japanese eatery DOPA opens in Bondi as the Devon Group expand East
Haven’t stepped into Devon Cafe? That’s like saying you’ve never tasted the magic at Bills – and we don’t know anyone who willingly misses out on that deliciousness. Devon, the legendary eatery born in the Surry Hills, has decided to sprinkle its foodie stardust over Bondi Junction. Executive Chef Zachary Tan (formerly of Guillaume at...
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Hyatt Regency’s Zephyr Bar Sydney gets a Mediterranean rooftop makeover
Stepping out of the Hyatt Regency lifts and into Zepyhr Bar used to feel like stepping onto a sky bound ocean liner. Today feels quite different, this is more like hopping aboard a sleek Mediterranean yacht which is cruising around the French Riviera. It is 6:30 pm, and the atmosphere is ablaze with warmth reminiscent...
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Hotel Review: Park Proxi Gibraltar Bowral Hotel and guide to Golf and best places to eat in the Southern Highlands
Only 90 mins from Sydney, Bowral is located at the start of the Southern Highlands and is an ideal quick city escape for good reason. It offers a mix of natural bushland, low key (and some high end) shopping, hiking, wineries, wildlife and plenty of culinary and accommodation options to suit all tastes and budgets....
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Papa knows best. Pasticceria Papa Haberfield launches new menu and OMG the best baked cheesecake in Sydney!
It’s been ages since I have walked the streets of Haberfield. It’s making me hungry as I pass deli after deli. Even the IGA feels like stepping into an regional Italian corner shop. Then there is Papas – an inner west icon (now in Bondi) famed for its legendary baked ricotta cheesecake – a blockbuster...
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Surry Hills gets a groundbreaking new Japanese with an Italian twist. Could Ito be the next 2024 Chef’s Hat?
Nestled in the vibrant heart of Crown Street, restaurateur Ibby Moubadder has wielded his magic wand to utterly transform the once-familiar Cuckoo Callay eatery into a restaurant for Japanese cuisine aficionados and thrill-seekers. I am sitting at a window seat overlooking the Christmas tree in the small park below, putting a forkful of eggplant into...
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Hotel Review: 20th Birthday celebrations as Swissotel Sydney welcomes a new era in the CBD
Happy Birthday Swissotel! You are no longer a teenager. But then, what’s age or a number anyway? The last time we stayed was over 4 years ago. Since then I have been into the lobby and seen the hotel in varying states of dress (and undress). Like any teenager you have to go through some...
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Hotel Review: Haymarket’s Capitol Hotel – pulling back the curtain on service
There’s just something about a good hotel stay, isn’t there? It’s different for everyone, but most of us can agree that location, value and the all-around general feel of the place are key. One thing I’d not given much thought to before? The staff. And really, they can make or break an experience. That’s where...