The Hilton Hotel has a new executive chef, Carl Middleton. He’s brought with him a wealth of foodie experience and a new ‘signature’ breakfast dish to Glass Brasserie. The tasty combination includes Beach wood house smoked salmon with English potato scones, pan roasted asparagus, free range scrambled eggs and baby watercress. The introduction of [...]
An unsuspecting new bar has popped up on the main King St drag of Newtown, where Funky Bar once stood. Blacksheep quietly opened its doors a few weeks ago, adding to the steadily expanding portfolio of quirky small bars in Sydney’s inner west. Dimly lit by chandeliers and tea candles in mason jars, the décor is a [...]
“The hair of the dog”, a saying I loosely throw around often at hung-over friends I’m trying to persuade into backing up the next day. Only last night did someone actually clarify where this saying comes from. Apparently it originates as far back as Shakespeare days with a popular belief that a few hairs of [...]
There are two things in life that terrify me. One is wet wool, but that’s an entirely different story. The second, rodents. Rats. Dirty little fiends with beady eyes, freaky tails and razor like teeth. Usually haunting Hyde Park and other green, bushy areas around Sydney I’ve always thought Paddington to be a relatively rat-free [...]
Nespresso launched their new top of the range Maestria machines in style last week at very swish private home in Woollahra with a breakfast-inspired canape menu by the renowned Justin North. The new machines have a cute retro vibe, with a classic design look coming in cream white and a funky red. Described as “the [...]
Those clever kids at Bourke St Bakery have been causing queus for a few years now and have just opened a neighbourhood style cafe/restaurant in Potts Point called Wilbur’s Place. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner 6 days a week they offer a quick, freshly cooked meals available eat in or take away. I’ve become [...]
Cooking class with Chef Wanitha ‘I just looooove food, and I have happily sacrificed my body to my love!” says the voluptuous chef welcoming us to the Grace Hotel. “I am so excited to share my story, hear your stories, and introduce you to the different personalities of food”. To award winning Malaysian chef Wanitha [...]
Last Sunday I went on a day trip, it started with a tour through the wineries of Sicily, I then stopped by a Colosseum to have a laugh and a debate with some true chef legends about innovation in Italian cuisine and winded up with getting a cooking lesson on the foods of south Italy. Along [...]
De Dietrich lunch at La Brasserie Oh those French, they have a way of making everything look sexy. Even things like smoking and stinky cheese look hot on the French. How do they do that? I should have known better that even their kitchen appliances would be stylish, sleek and well I guess being hot [...]
‘Culture’ in Bondi conjures images of spectacular surf photography (aka Aquabumps), debate over the best soy flat white (Harry’s gets my current vote), and soft sand running comps, Bondi Rescue and Bondi Vet. Catering for culture buffs looking for entertainment slightly more edgy than the Miss Bondi Pageant at the Beach Rd Hotel, the Tamarama Rock Surfers [...]
It’s a rare occasion I get to meet up with my girlfriends during the week for a long lunch. So, when two of my besties were free a few Friday’s ago we hit China Doll at Woolloomooloo Wharf. It was a gorgeous sunny day, full of surprises and suits. We ordered 2 entrees, 1 main [...]
