Take a show room full of imported luxury cars, add some of Sydney’s finest Middle Eastern chefs and producers, 200 or so foodies and you have the debut event of Souk Society. Dressed in cocktail attire, a stylish group of eager diners met at the Maserati showroom in Waterloo. Middle Eastern style cocktails were served [...]
Let’s face it, Winter is probably – nay – definitely – the cruelest sibling of all the seasons. He (yes, it’s a he) gives you freezing feet, cracked and dry hands, pale face and a red, runny nose. He’s the sibling no one wants to play with and everyone wants to get away from. Luckily, [...]
The Pyrmont Wine Food and Art Festival will be hosted from the 17th – 26th of May around the beautiful Pirrama, Pyrmont area to promote and share the beautiful local produce of the Mudgee region. Lord Mayor Clover Moore commented on the benefits of city and country working together to deliver culturally rich and fruitful [...]
The Bourbon has reopened in Potts Point resembling nothing of its former life. For starters, the pokies are gone and have been replaced with style, elegance and an impressive food offering. I was recently invited to dinner at The Bourbon to try popular dishes from their new menu. Head Chef James Metcalfe brings with him a [...]
With Mother’s Day only four days away (we hope you didn’t forget!) we’ve created the perfect guide for the perfect day. You could spend the day wondering around The Grounds markets, have a beautiful picnic, eat at the Botanic Gardens and we’ve got so many other ideas for you. And if you’re yet to buy [...]
A Potts Point icon, The Bourbon, has recently embarked on a new chapter paying homage to it’s heritage with a unique food and live music experience. The rebirth has seen a tasteful reinvention of the interior blending New Orleans flair and timeless elegance. Head Chef, James Metcalfe, prides himself on exquisite food influenced by New [...]
ANZAC day is one of the most important days in our country’s history. Being a public holiday, we’ve trawled through what’s happening around Sydney and put together our top picks of ways to spend your day. Whatever you do, make sure you cast a thought to the ANZAC’s and their families as their legacy lives on [...]
You walk in to El Loco´s at the Slip Inn on Sussex and you feel like it’s a weekend. People are at this place Monday through to Thursday as if it´s Friday and Saturday all week. The reasons why are clear. To start off, they have Dan Hong in the kitchen doing all sorts of [...]
Are you are a Mexican or a Mexi-can’t? Sydney has had a Mexican invasion with lots of new south of the border inspired restaurants opening up. I say, bring it on! I am definitely a Mexi-can. I like Mexican (and food in general) that much I’d even head OTB for a good taco. That’s ‘over the [...]
Recently, we caught up with Head Chef Chris Cranswick-Smith of Emmilou in Surry Hills. A Secret Foodies favourite (read about SF’s experience at Emmilou here) we got the good oil on the best places to EAT, DRINK and PLAY in Sydney from one of this city’s most accomplished chefs. Chris has been cooking since the age [...]
There’s no stopping the Merivale group… with such a large presence in the drinking and dining scene here in Sydney, it almost feels as though they’re going to take over. Paling’s Kitchen & Bar is one of the latest additions to the empire, located on level one of the ivy. It is an open air [...]
With the Easter long weekend on the horizon we have decided to devise a brief guide on how to spend your four luxurious days off work. While we agree, it is very tempting to stay indoors and eat your fair share of chocolate eggs, this list should have you rushing out of the house, eggs [...]
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