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 and sit up Vodka bar its more Scandinavia cool crossed with Polish chic than chintz. The boys are dressed in dapper short sleeves shirts with pastel grey bow ties. When you include the addition of their hot new young chef Marcel Osato (ex Sugar Room, Merivale) perhaps it’s no surprise that there are a lot of women dining here.
The hearty food now has a lighter touch and more than a few surprises. If you love dumplings, try the East European version – Pierogi either three cheese and duck or a potato and bacon option with pickled mushrooms buttermilk and red wine vinegar dressing. Share plates get creative; golden cubes of what looks like fried tofu is actually haloumi and tapioca a tasty combo with a tomato relish. Snowdrops of Bulgarian feta custard are accompanied by sails of brick pastry and then there is the duck breast schnitzel, who would have thought?
If this is what happens with aging then we say bring on the next 5 years.
Food Society
91 Riley St. Darlinghurst, Sydney 2010
02 8090 3462