Rooftops are a thing in Melbourne. So much so, they’re a bit old and tried. What’s more exciting and far less discovered, finding a gem below the earth. Yūgen pushes the culinary experience beyond mediocre to execute the extraordinary – exquisite dining in an underground cave. I’d heard a little about the venue before I went and...
When co-owners playwright/director (Wendy Beckett) and an acclaimed chef (Jeff Schroeter, ex Bayswater Brasserie, Bistro Moncur) came together to open a restaurant, it was perhaps the best meeting of worlds. Food has something to say, producers have their story and chef’s are curating their narrative and creating a playbook to engage our senses. More often...
Having worked at Walsh Bay finger wharves almost a decade ago, the pubs in the Rocks were our local hangouts, not necessarily by choice, but proximity. They didnt provide fine dining, service or inspiration, though a few notables over the years have carved out their niche. It’s been years since we last sashayed into the...
There is a dining revival happening in Sydney. We can’t spend our hard earned dollars on travel, so other than saving for a house (aka shoebox) what is there to do? Many of us are upscale dining. Using our $$$ for better wine, a market price fish or going to a destination restaurant which has...
Outside its a tourist jungle of fish & chip shops, shopping strips and the odd head swooping seagull. However, inside the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour its an oasis of calm with Atelier bringing you closer to the tastes South of France, rather than CBD’s southern shores. This is a heaven for francophiles – inspired by...
The lighting is dim, the dining room is dark chic, all low lying banquet seats and lanterns, and the cocktails are on point. The menu is modern Asian at its best – small plates, signature dishes, big, bold, but most importantly balanced flavours. We could be in Surry Hills, Potts Point, Barangaroo. But no. We’re...
Break out the fascinators and the racewear. The Cup is coming. It’s that time of year again, when the race that stops the nation brings Sydney to a standstill – at least for an afternoon. Those lucky Melbournites might get the whole day off, but Sydney sure knows how to throw a party. Block out...
Whilst Darling Harbour is no rival for Vegas, Sydney’s first new-build, five star, international hotel in almost 20 years is right at home. Sofitel Darling Harbour has solid bragging rights, especially when you consider the iconic duo of The Champagne Bar and Atelier restaurant. The lift doors open at floor 3 and the first thing that...
Primus Hotel has always been a bit of a dark horse. It sits tucked into Pitt Street, just down from Bathurst Street, another tall tower in the CBD, until you walk inside. Somewhere between stepping inside Gringotts in the Magical World of Harry Potter, and the foyer of the Empire State Building, the Primus is...
Four Seasons by name and by nature. We are the lucky ones who have a chance to experience its latest triumph of tradition over adaptability to weather the changes in the Sydney dining scene. We first started noticing Four Seasons with when it snapped up Hamish Ingram and launched a bold new dining concept with...
