When we first walked through glass doors at Aalia over a year ago something changed. Our fine dining experiences in Sydney were about to be ruined forever. That’s the thing about greatness, as Sinead O’Connor sang, ‘Nothing Compares to you’… I remember the moment we first met, Waraq Simsim (not a man) but a single...
“It’s meant to be in some kind of alley?” I say. I’ve seen the photos online, and they make the venue look more spacious than alley dining usually affords, but what do I know? The street is dark and moody; it’s quieter here than in the more pedestrian-ed part of Surry Hills, and we like...
How many times have you been to a restaurant and seen the same things? Mweh! From Thai, Chinese, Italian to Middle Eastern. Each menu might have the odd twist but largely we are not challenged or pushed outside our boundaries. Not so at ESCA Group’s Aalia (from the team who brought us Nour), in fact...
If you crossed Carriageworks with Saporium, added a few pop-ups, a lineup of some of the most impressive chefs, top restaurateurs and artisans around Australia you may just start to come close to the experience of the Tramsheds. It nearly didn’t happen. The old Harold Park Raceway (home to many a pony trap race and...
When you are still talking to your ride share driver 10 minutes later about the minute details of the menu from the restaurant he has just picked you up from…you know you have been somewhere which is worth sharing. Cubby’s kitchen is all about share food. It’s about family, love and recipes from their Lebanese...
You can always feel when a project has been built with heart and soul. Mama Morocco, the newest addition to the vibrant end of Carlisle Street exemplifies this. As you walk into the renovated Moroccan home/restaurant, you’re greeted by mama’s son (an uncanny Aladdin look-alike) in the bar to enthusiastically shake out whatever your thirsty...
Some of Sydney’s hottest young talent swapped walls for wheels when Eat Art Food Truck lured the sous chefs from Quay and Tetsuya to the streets of the people. Now the gang are onto a new adventure as Glebe again becomes home to another truck revolution, this time launching the Thievery restaurant. The menu reads...
