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...
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March madness: the best events around town
Okay so by now your January New Years resolution is out the window and Feb fast is over. It’s now time for a little bit of March Madness, with epic birthday celebrations, end of Summer send offs and annual events that make the month a big one: The best kind of birthday bubbles: complimentary Veuve at Manta...
The Tramsheds – An Insiders Dining Guide
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...
Barangaroo’s Lotus Dining
Barangaroo hasn’t stopped surprising us. The mere task of transforming the barren waterfront into some kind of dining precinct seemed insurmountable. Then the construction barricades came down, revealing space, oh so much space, dedicated to restaurants for every type of cuisine. What really surprised us is the calibre of these eateries. The CBD’s waterfront precincts...
South American flare goes Japanese as Luis Tan spins new tricks
Fusion cuisine is a bit like cross breeding dogs, sometimes you end up with a gorgeous pooch, other times it’s just plain weird. Sydney is no stranger to fusion cuisine but Luis Tan blends two cultures together in the most bizarre form of multi centre food holiday you can have. Peruvian Japanese anyone? It might...
Guide to Sydney’s Newest Pub Makeovers
East London at The London Hotel A huge illuminated ‘L’ graces the brick wall as you climb the stairs. What used to be Chur Burger has been transformed. The room is a beauty; long low communal tables are graced with oversized pendant lighting. Instead of paintings, imported woven Asian baskets of all sizes give you a...
The Sydney BYO Guide
You’ve got a good bottle of wine sitting on your shelf, maybe even a whole wine rack full of them, and they’re getting dusty. Why? Because when you get old enough to buy a bottle that’s over $20, you don’t want to waste it on a midweek dinner at home, especially when there’s no more...
Rosebery’s new foodie emporium – The Saporium
There are many places of worship, but for the foodie our temples of gourmet happiness have been far and few between. We’ve stalked the best farmers’ markets and independent retailers from across Sydney, avidly pursuing the next hot tip off: so here it is…and it’s called Saporium. It’s a gourmet paradise of curated artisans, providores, retailers...
SMC new concept store woo’s Broadway
Remember that iconic scene “Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s Superman”. You might be thinking the same thing about Salt Meats Cheese (SMC) “Is it a gourmet food emporium? A cooking school? Or maybe a super eatery?” Well there is one thing for sure; the new concept restaurant at Ultimo is...
Food Society winds back the years and amps up the sizzle factor
Like a scene from Benjamin Button, Food Society has undergone a miraculous transformation where the years have passed and reverse aging has taken place. What was affectionately known as Grandma’s house now looks like a groovy new pad that a couple of newlyweds have just moved into. With its chandeliers, wingback chairs, pine tables, plants...