State of Grace, for one night fulfills all your secret society fantasies. On street level, the space offers a cocktail bar vibe, with kooky details. Think road signs and giraffe heads. This is a place for European food, coffee and a glass of wine or two. With the added bonus of a weird and wonderful...
The garage is the thinking man’s shed. A protected natural habitat to drink endless beer, eat burgers and make illogical bets. Where the flat screen TV, sports-related and fast car talk, reign supreme. It’s these very habitants who’ll most approve of the new souped-up, fully sick diner that’s this week roared into financial town. Turning...
What’s a bar these days if you can’t walk in, order a beer, and get a short back and sides while you wait? Booze and haircuts: like honey to the bee, right? Well, not quite. But nevertheless, we’ve found a cool joint busting out both. Not surprisingly, it goes by the name of The Barber...
Rev up the Thermo regulator, is it purring yet? Oh and is the Pacojet ready? Whilst this might sound like a conversation had by NASA ground control there is a place in Sydney where these conversations are considered normal. The culinary equivalent of Batman and Robin are hatted Brent Savage (super techy chef) and Nick...
Date site RSVP.com should be worried and Ryan’s Bar may see a distinct nose dive in profits … there’s now a new place to bag a banker! Whilst the owner Frank Dilernia chose this spot due to its resemblance to the lane ways of Barcelona, you can’t dispute this is prime husband hunter territory situated...
The Four Seasons used to be somewhere to take your Granny. It’s amazing what an $11million ‘groove-over’ can do. The new Grain Bar is a beauty, flanked in Queensland Blackbutt timber with an illuminated ice shelf, frosted glass and a suspended bottle wall which takes your eyes skyward. Walls are adorned with artisan pieces, copper...
Artisan. Meat. Balls. Have you ever read those three words together before? Really? Rapidly make an excursion to this new wine bar for meatballs. Not just any – we’re talking Artisan meatballs. Hand-crafted temptations of beef, chicken, pork vegetable or fish – lovingly mixed and hand-rolled and served with sauces to bring out the best...
It’s a tough gig looking glamorous when you are 100 years old. There are times when you need a facelift, not collagen cream. The lucky Brooklyn hotel has received its nip n tuck from leading surgeons Fraser Short and Chef Sean Connolly and oh my! It’s looking mighty fine! If these walls could talk it...
In theatrical terms, the understudy is that surprising, fresh young thing who waits in the wings for that big break – their time to shine beneath the spotlight. Melbourne’s freshest, most surprising new venue fits the description to a tee. And its time is now. The Understudy is in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD theatre...
It’s a cafe, no it’s a grocer, hold on its a fresh food market, or is it a bar? Actually, it’s all of the above. Welcome to Chez Dee – where coffee meats wine, breakfast meets dinner, fresh flowers meet gourmet produce, and French chic meets Potts Point. A home-away-from-home, Chez Dee exudes the kind...
