September 11th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
We walked into Rosso Antico Pizza Bar in Newtown with plenty of in-built enthusiasm – when Jamie Nimmo of The Stinking Bishops gives a place a good scorecard, you want to fast-track your visit there. (Not only did he rate it well – “Finally, some good pizza on Enmore Road” – but ended up staging three visits in one […]
January 10th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | Leave A Comment »
Massimo Bottura is considered to be the greatest living Italian chef. He runs Osteria Francescana in Modena, in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, which is currently ranked #3 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards list. His brilliant new cookbook, Never Trust A Skinny Italian Chef (out through Phaidon) covers 20 years of his […]
November 27th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | 1 Comment »
Don’t expect a carb blowout at PizzAperta, Stefano Manfredi’s new pizzeria at The Star in Pyrmont. You’ll notice that the bases aren’t just impenetrable banks of dough, but rather a light and springy support system for the smart, measured toppings that power each slice. Manfredi has made a big talking point about the flour he’s using […]
October 6th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | 3 Comments »
Don’t procrastinate, the team behind The Eat-In has a new pop-up called Alfio’s in Leichhardt – and you should pay a visit before the restaurant pulls off its vanishing act. The Eat-In made a great impression before hitting its expiration date last year, and Alfio’s has a similar concept and run time. There’s a set […]
December 3rd, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Restaurants | 1 Comment »
Recently, it’s been easy to feel like you’ve been double-crossed by the weather – there have been downpours and cold days when you thought sunshine was what you’d signed up for. We found an upside to the persistent rainclouds and temperature drops, though. One particularly soggy Monday, Will and I went to Sagra in Darlinghurst […]
October 10th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Restaurants | 2 Comments »
You know how sometimes you’ll read a menu and every dish is stripped down to its elements, like someone trying to trap a good idea with a dying pen? Pumpkin Coconut Coriander; Broccoli Pecorino Chanterelles, etc. Sometimes I wish I could just write a blog post like that – Pizza Mario Rosebery Spin-off Go – […]
April 29th, 2013 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Favourites, Restaurants | 3 Comments »
Adding to the outbreak of great new places in the Newtown/Enmore area is Osteria di Russo & Russo, which just opened on Enmore Road. The laziest of glances would suggest that it’s just another Italian restaurant, but this establishment is full of take-you-by-surprise qualities. The endearingly old-school interiors have a time-warp feel, but the menu […]
November 9th, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »
Sydney seems to have a limitless addiction to Fratelli Fresh and the new outlet that opened today in the city is only going to refuel that fixation. Hidden in a sandstone basement opposite the stock exchange, it expands on the usual “Cafe Sopra plus gourmet grocer” template with a mozzarella bar, where you can order […]
October 11th, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »
Balla is a restaurant that could drive your eyeline crazy. With concrete “bridges” evoking Milan’s canals, pixellated floral columns, a ceiling that splinters into endless shapes and colours, tiled lettering and giant typography, pendant lamps that look like spinning tops in mid-twirl and futuristic racks of wine – every detail feels like a conspiracy to […]
March 3rd, 2011 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »
Have you ever had pizza so good that it wipes out your memory? Vacanza in Charing Cross had this effect on me. I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a slice so much. It’s much easier to recall all the bad pizzas – the greasetraps with a crust; the dough overkill; the pile-up of […]