Chris Singh 
It’s been 8 years since Ibby Moubadder made Middle Eastern food cool again with his ferociously popular Surry Hills restaurant, Nour. Now, the restaurateur hopes to take his modern Lebanese diner into a new era with ex-Stanbuli chef Ibrahim Kasif. I’m seated in Nour’s private dining room, one curtain lift away from a bustling dining … Read more
Gearing up to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney? Each year the sparkling harbour city puts on a peerless NYE display, centered around the Sydney Harbour Bridge with an innovative mix of fireworks and drone shows. Yet the cost of having one of the most world’s most popular NYE fireworks shows is often … Read more
From pop to classical, and everything in between, Sydney has a healthy calendar of live music to help take us into the second half of 2024. Over the next few months, the city will welcome everyone from Travis Scott and Thom Yorke to Iron Maiden and Cold Chisel. Both large-scale and medium-sized concerts will fill … Read more
More details have been confirmed for the new Sydney Fish Market, previewing several drinking and dining destinations. Sydney’s forward-thinking infrastructure binge has already given us an exciting new Metro line, laying the groundwork for a sweep of lifestyle precincts, affordable housing and spaces for public art. Now Sydney’s focus on prosperity is about to dig … Read more
The 2025 Sydney Festival has announced its first major production, commissioning a stage show based on the extraordinary – and often unbelievable – lives of legendary Las Vegas performers Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn. Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera will play at Sydney Theatre Company from January 8-25. Director and co-writer Constantine Costi and … Read more
Sydney Contemporary will bring more than 85 of Australia’s best galleries to Carriageworks for an extensive showcase in early September. Each year, the wide-ranging arts event takes over the Eveleigh institution with a dynamic and extensive program designed to showcase what’s new, hot and trending in the local art scene. In addition to giving prospective … Read more
It’s been up and running for over a week, clocking more than 1 million passengers in just a few days, but Sydney Metro’s biggest challenge is just around the corner as the new railway faces its first full season. And now that the humans have had their turn, it’s over to the dogs to help … Read more
Emma Rice’s celebrated Wuthering Heights is arriving in Sydney for a limited run from January 2025. The highly acclaimed musical, adapting Emily Brontë’s classic gothic novel about love, revenge and a yearning for redemption, will be shaped for the stage at Walsh Bay’s Roslyn Packer Theatre. Given Rice’s reputation for ingenious storytelling (Tristan & Yseult, … Read more
The first month of spring is always an exciting time to be in Sydney. The mood is high, the events are pumping, and the local mentality shifts from escaping the cold to embracing the sun. If you’re a tourist spending time in Sydney over the next 30 days, get ready to wrap yourself in everything … Read more
While beauty is most certainly in the eye of the beholder, we have to admit that the best burgers are objectively quite ugly. But “ugly” isn’t necessarily a pejorative. Especially when it comes to food. While perfectly formed patties, just the right amount of salad, and glossy brioche buns are nice to look at, sometimes … Read more
