The door to the dining room of the Roosevelt Cocktail Bar and Restaurant in Potts Point was a portal to Scotland. Inside, an autumnal scene was laid with fallen leaves scattered on the long communal tables. A soundscape echoed in the room. The chirping of birds mingled with the sound of rivers of Speyside before [...]

Sydney played host to the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA), a yearly event which ran from 30 April to 4 May 2012. And on a splendid autumn day, food and fashion came together with a leisurely lunch at Cruise Bar and Restaurant followed by the Innovators Show. Cruise Bar & Restaurant Overlooking the Sydney Opera [...]

Pure Bier Fest, the annual bier festival, launched across Bavarian Bier Cafés for the month of May. The annual festival is a celebration of the German Bier Purity Law which dates back to 1516 and declares that pure German bier can only have four ingredients: hops, malt, yeast and water. Do you know Bier from [...]

Make a reservation at Bondi Hardware, and you’ll see your name written in chalk on the table when you arrive. This is just one element that carries the theme of a restaurant and bar that was a hardware store for nearly thirty years. Opened in mid November 2011, Bondi Hardware is a hop away from [...]

There’s a lot to like about The Grounds in Alexandria. You’ll find an organic vegetable and herb garden supplying the kitchen, a bakery, a café, a children’s play area, a takeaway space, well-kept chickens and a “research facility” in bold yellow neon lights with an in-house roastery. The Grounds, Alexandria Set amidst an industrial zone [...]

Georges Mediterranean Bar & Grill has long been a Sydney institution, a Greek waterfront restaurant with views of rocking boats set against the twinkling lights of Darling Harbour. Georges Mediterranean Restaurant On a special evening, author and TV presenter, Lyndey Milan, together with restaurant owner George Vardis, hosted a Greek feast featuring recipes from Lyndey [...]

Sydney has a love affair with pop-ups and enjoys a good coffee. But is our fair city ready to give up its fixation with latte, cappuccino, even the humble espresso? Black Coffee pop-up is exactly what it means – a pop-up “café” serving brewed pour-over, Aeropress and siphon coffees at Outré Gallery in Surry Hills. [...]