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) […]
July 8th, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Bars | 5 Comments »
There’s nothing less fun than playing the “where should we go next?” lottery after dinner on a freezing winter night. So here’s the two-in-one charm of Dry Land Bar, which recently opened near Baffi and Mo in Redfern: you can order food from a small menu, claim a cosy corner and basically not have to […]
August 19th, 2010 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
During yesterday’s hoodie-plus-coat weather (with its bonus blasts of hair-tangling winds), I sat at the bar of the new Eathouse Diner eating a Chilli Sans Carne. The spiced stew of beans provided some smoky warmth (and also led to a few wimpy ‘this is hot!’ pauses). I mashed in the half-avocado that you get to […]