December 15th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Shops | Leave A Comment »
N2 Extreme Gelato has brought its hard hats and industrial supplies of liquid nitrogen to Newtown, with a new outlet on King Street. Inside, you’ll find a replica of a construction site – which is pretty apt as these guys are in the business of building great flavour-stacked ice-cream. As the ‘Do Not Across’ tape suggests, a little […]
April 8th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants, Shops | 3 Comments »
The Stinking Bishops in Newtown is named after the first-ever cheese to be judged as Britain’s smelliest. Although wheels of this infamous creation (which has the knockout stench of “a rugby club changing room”) have yet to turn up at this new cheese bar and deli on Enmore Road, there are many other (less pungent) […]
March 28th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Shops | 2 Comments »
My collection box of Easter memories is pretty small. I grew up with Buddhist parents, so I was off the hook when it came to the religious significance of the holiday. Mainly, I remember peeling foil off chocolate, and knowing that the little solid eggs were nowhere near as prized as the large hollow ones […]
February 27th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Shops | 1 Comment »
Good news – the Real Food Pop-Up has re-emerged, this time in Newtown. The store first appeared late last year in Darlinghurst, focusing on hand-crafted, locally made and sustainable goods – think honey collected from nearby suburbs (The Urban Beehive) or muesli made in Surry Hills (Farmer Jo). Real Food is now making a welcome […]