Cafe Find: The Grounds of Alexandria Sydney
They don’t call it “The Grounds” for nothing ”“ it’s a veritable complex of food, coffee, horticulture, floristry and landscape design. How many cafés have you been to that have a coffee research and training centre, grow their own herbs and veggies in the gardens, have an in-house bakery AND keep baby farm animals? Best […]
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Sydney Restaurant Find: Bills
BILLS, DARLINGHURST A trip to Sydney would not be the same without a trip to Bill Granger’s restaurant, Bills in Darlinghurst. Bills is the home of the most famous scrambled eggs in dare I say it, Australia. Everything on the menu here is simple, well cooked with Bill’s signature freshness. Best Bit: The scrambled eggs […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Miss Lily’s
Miss Lily’s is not a place to go for the food. It is a place you go for the incredibly unique experience. Think gorgeous Jamaican off-duty models/waitresses, banging loud reggae with a record and bookstore and a juice bar attached ”“ strange but incredibly vibrant and very cool. Best Bit: The opportunity to spot a […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Spicy Village
SPICY VILLAGE, CHINATOWN I discovered Spicy Village after (frustratingly) never being able to get a table at Mission Chinese Restaurant and subsequently finding a Nowness film of Danny Bowien (Mission Chinese’s owner/chef) talking about Spicy Village as the NYC Chinese restaurant that inspired him the most. When I ate at Spicy Village my frustrations melted […]
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Restaurant Find: Madiba NYC
(Madiba NYC has been reported closed) Madiba is the essence of Fort Greene with its laid back, festive vibe. It’s always busy with good-looking locals enjoying a South African beer and some afro-pop tunes. The restaurant serves food from its South African roots and I promise you will be impressed! If you haven’t tried South […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Casa
Casa is far removed from the usual Brazilian restaurant you’d find in Little Brazil, Midtown ”“ it’s somewhere you’d actually want to spend the evening with friends with its big windows looking out to a beautiful West Village street, white walls and high ceilings ”“ no blaring music and cheesy decorations matching the Brazilian flag […]
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Restaurant Find: Degustation NYC
Spend the evening watching each dish from your degustation menu being prepared especially for you. You get everything you’d expect from a degustation here ”“ creativity, delicacy, surprising and memorable flavours ”“ except you pay $80 for 7 courses instead of $200. Best Bit: At Degustation, every table is a chef’s table. http://degustation-nyc.com/ Degustation NYC […]
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Restaurant Find: Sobakoh NYC
(Sobakoh NYC has been reported closed) As soon as you walk into Sobakoh NYC you will know you’re in good hands when it comes to Soba noodle authenticity. Not only are about 50% of the patrons and 100% of the staff Japanese, but you can also see and feel that fanatical Japanese sensibility everywhere from […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Robataya
(Robataya NYC has been reported closed) Robataya hails as my proudest restaurant find in NYC. It’s a 9th Street Japanese restaurant that can easily be overlooked with all the others on the same street vying for your attention but if you are lucky enough to stumble in you’ll be rewarded with the mouth-watering smell of […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: The Musket Room
Nolita is becoming quite the dining neighbourhood with yet another outstanding restaurant that’s just opened in the last few months. Husband and wife team, Matt and Barbara Lambert, own The Musket Room and Matt, a classically French trained New Zealand chef puts his spin on modern New Zealand cuisine. The result is highly sophisticated, elegant […]
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