Restaurant Find: Three Blue Ducks Sydney
Sydney food at its very best – there’s something about this city that does food with an Asian twist with such finesse and this spot is no different. Three Blue Ducks is known equally for its amazing fusion food as it is for its two very handsome surfer/chef/gardening owners ”“ either way, it’s very much […]
Share this
Restaurant Find: The Commons Sydney
The kind of spot you can hit on a warm Sunday afternoon and stay well into the night grazing on charcuterie, calamari and chardonnay. You won’t know where the time went once it’s time to head downstairs into the basement bar 🙂 Best Bit: The Sunday afternoon garden party vibe is completed with an Aperol […]
Share this
Restaurant Find: Kitchen by Mike Sydney
Kitchen By Mike has been reported closed. Koskela Home Store, however remains open. Not far from The Grounds of Alexandria is another restaurant/concept store but this time in a warehouse complex that is breathtakingly huge. The canteen style restaurant serves up quality food prepared with ridiculously fresh ingredients ”“ think beetroot, freekah, goats cheese and […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
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 […]
Share this
