John Smith Cafe in Waterloo (which also masquerades under the tough-boy name of John Smith Rebel Roaster) has been a place I’ve been meaning to say good things about since it opened months ago. I’m liberating this one from my drafts folder because, if you haven’t been yet – you should go. Cracker breakfasts, good […]
Andrew Bowden is the “lord pastry master of Hartsyard“. You may know him as Andy Bowdy if you follow him on social media, where you can see the next-level desserts he makes for the hatted Newtown restaurant. This includes his ever-changing soft serves and pies – which incorporate everything from deep-fried cheesecake, wasabi peas, toasted […]
One Penny Red in Summer Hill used to be a post office and you could imagine the old declaration forms being put to good use by people who’ve enjoyed the brunch there (they wouldn’t have to stick such claims to a departing package, though). Mushrooms ($14) – slick with confit garlic butter and curls of pecorino […]
When Ferran Adria – one of the world’s greatest chefs – was recently in Sydney for a day, I was lucky enough to get a chance to interview him. In the car ride from the airport to his hotel, I got to ask him about whether he actually eats plane food; we went into detail […]
Cho Cho San in Potts Point opened last week to such mega-wattage interest – I’m surprised that a power surge and blackout didn’t immediately follow in the area. You could trace this highly-charged reception through the fast-breaking write-ups this new izakaya received – it was covered in SMH Good Food, Gourmet Traveller, Two Thousand, Broadsheet, […]
I made a new zine – it’s a snack-sized version of The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry. Created for the recent MCA Zine Fair; it compiles many of my favourite places to eat and drink in Sydney. It’s a bread-crumb-trail through the city that can multitask as a short guide for an out-of-towner or a […]
This interview is definitely a contender for one of my favourite podcasts so far. Earlier this week, I talked to Richard Hargreave of Momofuku Seiobo about his upcoming Sunday Wine Sessions and his many uncorked adventures. I brought along some Bourke Street Bakery tarts (under the pretence it was “brain food”) and Richard proved to […]
I’ve just brewed up a new podcast. Here are the details … Renee Creer is doing something unusual in Australia – she’s selling locally grown green tea under her label Perfect South. She’s taken an unusual route to get to this point – a journey that involves a visit to an 800-year-old tea shop in […]
In Japan, there’s a minor thrill in finding a ramen bar in unlikely corners – unassuming alley ways, busy railway stations, the turn of a street corner. Here in Sydney, you might reloop your footsteps once you walk by Rising Sun Workshop in Newtown and realise that this communal motorcycle garage does double-duty as a […]
Every week, Two Thousand singles out places worth trying; Brighton The Corner in Petersham made its honour roll in the recent edition. Major credit to the website for this discovery, because it’s a small-scale gem. The name holds a geographic clue, with this cafe sitting on a corner stretch of the inner-west suburb – right […]
