June 23rd, 2017 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
Watching The Lansdowne rebound and regenerate into Sydney’s new favourite venue is now my favourite spectator sport. Last rites were read for the Chippendale pub back in August 2015, when the 1930s building was set to be developed into a private music school – and many people read this as certification that, yet again, Sydney […]
November 30th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites | Leave A Comment »
You always knew that Auto.Lab in Chippendale wasn’t going to deliver your regular scheduled programming when it came to brunch menus. After all, the Automata spin-off (which takes over Silvereye’s vacant site at The Old Clare) is run by some high-powered talent and they’re not going to resort to lazy avocado on toast and other […]
October 3rd, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Luke Powell was very young when he snuck into the world of food – he was enrolled in culinary classes at 15 (despite being far below the 17-year minimum cut-off) and by 19, he found himself in the kitchen at the prestigious Rockpool, while crashing at the dodgiest hostels in his off-hours. Throughout his career, […]
September 29th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Latest, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
You’ve already seen the raves blowing up your Instagram screen. Automata may have only opened recently in Chippendale, but the restaurant is already straight-out-of-the gate awesome. It’s like an incredible time-lapse trick, the way Clayton Wells’ solo venture for The Old Clare Hotel has fast-tracked itself to greatness so quickly. My friend Shannon even announced […]
September 3rd, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | 1 Comment »
As if you really need some kind of risk assessment on whether you’re gonna have a good time at LP’s Quality Meats in Chippendale. Of course it’s going to knock you out of orbit – it’s Luke Powell’s first solo venture, and diners have been tracking interest in him for a little while now. The […]
August 26th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Bars, Latest | 2 Comments »
Usually an unassuming place, Chippendale’s current standard operating procedure is to hook you right in. Recently, the postcode has been scoring touchdowns with places like Brickfields and Ester (which landed the double hit of Restaurant of the Year and Best New Restaurant at Monday’s Time Out Sydney Food Awards); and it’s now home to LP’s Quality […]
August 5th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 1 Comment »
Here’s the quick version: Ester is a new restaurant in Chippendale, backed by the guys behind Vini, Berta and 121BC. It’s run by Mat Lindsay, and before you go in, you suspect it’ll end up with a high scorecard. After all, this chef used to be at 121BC (Kristen Allan raved about his food at […]
February 23rd, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes, Favourites | 4 Comments »
Brickfields, the new cafe-and-bakery-in-one in Chippendale, is full of things to like. There’s the “Dranks” selection, which includes Lebonade ($4) and home-made sodas (the Peach one is lovely and lush), and your beverage comes in a half-litre carafe, which you get to splash out into tumblers. It’s both classy and fun – no wonder the […]
July 19th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
Sometimes “good intentions” (a.k.a. the often hopeless battle against slackerdom) can take a while to accomplish. I’d wanted to visit the White Rabbit gallery since it opened late last year, when it drew a lot of noise and applause for its hypervivid collection of contemporary Chinese art. So far, those plans had come to a […]
January 18th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
When she’s not busy fitting XS-sized wonders into matchboxes and leaving them city-wide for people to find, ultra-talented Sonya Gee is juggling a million creative projects. The latest one will benefit Cafe Giulia’s caffeine devotees (and draw out their inner art-collectors). Sonya has hand-decorated six sets of cups with everything from baby buntings to fake […]