The Location A top tip is to “look for the gold Vespa” which can be found flashing her, Italian vibes round the corner from the Grace Hotel. There she is, a golden gilded Vespa looking like a scooter-esque Oscar trophy, as if we needed any more hint about what this restaurant is all about. The...
It’s mid-week, a chilly 10 degrees celsius, and Sydney is putting its best effort into a Winter storm. Typically all factors pointing towards locking yourself indoors by the heater, however when Mille Vini offers up the chance for some authentic Italian paired with stunning wines and live jazz, you suddenly have the best way to...
Sitting in the sunny corner pride-of-place spot where Bel & Brio once reigned, Bottega Coco is light and bright and ever so Italian. It’s also where I just ate the best ragu I’ve ever had, and I’ve been to Italy – just sayin’. ‘We opened two weeks ago’, says Jacob, the effervescent restaurant manager. “It’s hectic,...
Move over Mexican, ‘Leoparding’ has hit Sydney. The neo-Neapolitan style Leopard crust pizza is now sliding smoking hot out of the Pizza Bros Gozney ovens at the Grifter Brewing Co Marrickville. The Pizza Bros are next level pizza passion. Literally bros and even changed their names for their craft, both have worked for many years...
When you leave a Japanese restaurant thinking, I can’t wait to go back again for their carbonara, you know your culinary orbit has shifted, but in a really good way. In the past two weeks I have eaten Korean Italian (Bar Soul, review coming soon..), plant based Japanese-Peruvian (Calley Rey) and now Japanese Italian. Only...
Hurrah! Summer has arrived in Sydney, bringing cravings for super fresh seasonal food served simply. Look no further than Cucina Porto at The Star Sydney, where Executive Chef Martino Pulito shares dishes inspired by his childhood memories from Puglia. He is passionate about maximising the use of local ingredients with unfussy preparations, allowing the natural...
Sun, sea and sunnies. We are transported back to the Amalphi coast with one twirl of the fork and a slurp of linguine. The water is sparkling in our glass as the last of the evenings rays bounce of the lapping waves at the wharf. We are not in Italy, we are at Il Pontile...
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...
You know that feeling when you have known someone for a while but never really noticed them? Then one day something changes and it’s pow! Hello luvva! We feel a bit like that about Vanto. How did we miss this one? Perhaps it’s location on the first floor of the QVB, we blame champagne bar...
Love is in the air!
To celebrate the release of her dark, romantic track 4U, the Inner West based singer-songwriter shares her favourite food and drink date venues in Sydney with DA.
