April 6th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | 5 Comments »
OK, I’ll admit, when I first heard there was a new burger joint in North Sydney, my reaction was definitely in ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ territory. Then I learnt that Five Points Burgers was Tomislav Martinic’s new consulting venture, and my attention was suddenly in a head lock. This was a huge deal. Sure, some coverage has name-checked […]
November 6th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | 10 Comments »
You would think that Burger Project had a bulletproof formula: a fast-food joint in World Square, created with the top-grade pedigree of Neil Perry. Accessible prices, high-calibre produce, a worthy nod to sustainability, with a portion of proceeds redirected to charity. Just hand out the gold stars already, what isn’t there to like? I was […]
April 15th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Bars, Favourites | 12 Comments »
Mary’s in Newtown has had many former lives – it’s been a Greek sporting club, a women’s sanctuary, a Masonic hall and an STD clinic. Now, it’s one of the best new bars in Sydney. The creative DNA of Mary’s is impressive: it’s run by Jake Smyth of Bodega and Kenny Graham of Porteno. Helping […]
February 12th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Restaurants | 2 Comments »
Walking up the laneway to Chur Burger in Surry Hills, it’s easy to think you’ve misread Google Maps. This alley doesn’t look like it has a place selling bargain buns-and-patties by a hatted chef. And, yet, just when you think the concept seems too good to be true, it comes into view: a graffiti-blitzed eatery […]
October 28th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »
The last place you expect to see a two-hatted head chef is working the grill of a fast-food outlet in a shopping mall, but there was Becasse’s Justin North tonight, in the glassed-off kitchen at Charlie & Co., his latest venture at Pitt Street Mall’s revamped (and crazily overdesigned) Westfield. Admittedly, this gourmet burger joint […]