January 24th, 2016 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants | Leave A Comment »
2016 is more than just working out how much wriggle room you have with your New Year’s resolutions (all our good intentions will totally kick in tomorrow, right?), but a box-fresh January also means a year of new openings to look forward to. Here are some places to get excited about. –Toby Wilson’s “not shit” […]
July 25th, 2015 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Events | Leave A Comment »
So somehow I was trusted to come up with the food line-up for Underbelly Arts festival! Getting to create a wish list of who should be caretakers of your hunger and thirst for next weekend’s Cockatoo Island event has been an awesome privilege. You might’ve seen some coverage about me “curating” the menu, but major […]
December 31st, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Restaurants, Travel | 2 Comments »
If you’re gonna compile a 2014 highlight reel of Sydney dining, Mary’s CBD outlet has to score a top-ranking spot. Broadsheet was dropping intel about the new takeaway branch way back in July, and anticipation was as supersized as the mega Breakfast Burger ($12) that made it onto the eventual menu. Mary’s city branch opened […]
September 9th, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Latest, Podcasts | 1 Comment »
Nick Smith’s early fascination with food was marked, literally, with a bang. A childhood cooking incident – which led to an unexpected visit from the bomb squad – did not deter his culinary interests, nor did a 10-year career in stockbroking. Along the way, he started his own catering company, became involved with Single Origin […]
April 21st, 2014 | by Lee Tran Lam | published in Cafes, Latest | 2 Comments »
In Japan, there’s a minor thrill in finding a ramen bar in unlikely corners – unassuming alley ways, busy railway stations, the turn of a street corner. Here in Sydney, you might reloop your footsteps once you walk by Rising Sun Workshop in Newtown and realise that this communal motorcycle garage does double-duty as a […]