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...
It’s a tough life sampling Sydney’s best eateries. Last week I was chock-a-block with reviews, so by the time my fourth outing in a row came around on Saturday night, I was a little bit dusty, to say the least. Luckily, this one was Bar Luca’s “Blame Fireball” launch party – and an all-you-can-eat burger...
Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof-woof! Well, friends and lovers of beer let’s rejoice! The world’s first carbon negative brewery finally arrives in Sydney, there is a lot to learn and a lot to celebrate. The reality started when Kevin 07 was in power when Punk IPA was born. Two Scotsmen (decided weirdly...
Forrester’s Pub on the corner of Riley Street in Surry Hills has been a much loved watering hole for almost 100 years, it’s seen different owners, changes of prime ministers, generations of friends and family along with periods of being laid ‘fallow’ to rest.
It took hospitality favourites, Applejack to rescue this local gem and bring it back to life. A budget of $1.5m doesn’t get you much these days but the renovation its both sensitive to its history and of this era, reflecting a new, more feminine, organic and lighter approach to interior design.
Surry Hills, look out, your beer and burger game has been upped. Why? 4 Pines Brewing Company has headed across the bridge and camped out in a cool new venue on the southern end of Crown Street. Almost synonymous with Manly and the Northern Beaches these days, they’re the cool kids on the brewing block...
Remember back to when you were a child and your first moment of tasting ice cream? As adults we rarely get a chance to bite into something we have never tried before, let alone can spell or pronounce. A few years ago Sydney was bitten by the Bao bug (no relation to our sweet fleshed Balmain...
They are two of our favourite chefs; Chase Kojima who forever changed Japanese dining with that crispy nigri salmon dish at Sokyo and Teague Ezard whose Asian restaurant Gingerboy has been wowing Melbourne fans for years, whilst Sydney got to know a different side of him with Black Bar & Grill. Brace yourself Sydney –...
The arrival of a burger joint that’s got lines out the door officially cements Cronulla’s status on the Sydney foodie radar. Eat Burger Cronulla is the latest café/restaurant to bring this beachside suburb’s foodie fare up a notch and look out, because this bright, light, airy burger joint will be one of Summer’s hotspots. Just...
The Cliff Dive is, and always has been, tiki-tastic. The boys from Mary’s are, and always will be, tattooed, bearded and friendly. And together? Well, you’re about to discover something great. When you walk down the stairs into The Cliff Dive, the Mary’s gang is standing behind the big bar waiting for you. It’s almost...
Melbourne has been pretty into burgers for a while now. You might even say obsessed. But no one is as into them as Jimmy Hurlston, aka “Jimmy’s Burgers” on Instagram, the man who has been eating his way through the world’s burgers for years now. He even went on and put his burger knowledge into a...
