Food & Drink

This golden chocolate bar oozes with $50,000 worth of prizes
Luke Mangan is having his Willy Wonka moment. One of Sydney’s most bankable celebrity chefs has just created a fantastical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-inspired dessert, steeped in pure imagination, for a limited-edition experience at several of his restaurants, including ...
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The Big Design Market is a shopper’s dream – here’s how to make sense of the chaos
Come September, Carriageworks is full of big, unwieldy things. Just this past weekend saw the enormous Sydney Contemporary attempt to stitch together every conceivable thread of the arts into one big form, showcasing the country’s best galleries and over 500 artists. It was a hit. It always is. But the Eveleigh institution isn’t done with ...
Review: ‘A Succulent Chinese Musical?!’ puts meme humour in a headlock
Turning memes into musicals is a pointed comment on how absurd life has been since “going viral” became a household phrase. And yet here we are, at the Sydney Fringe Festival, seated in Darlinghurst’s beautiful Eternity Playhouse while the life of “notorious crim” Jack Karlson is cleverly retraced with as much theatricality and laugh-out-loud humour ...
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22 Sydney restaurants that are open on Christmas Day
Wondering what’s open on Christmas Day? Your mind is inevitably going to wander to Christmas lunch and Christmas dinner, both popular options come Xmas given you can dine exceptionally well… Read more

Australia’s most awarded restaurant, Brae, is coming to Sydney
Interstate chef collaborations are few and far between these days but Sydney’s latest culinary exchange could be its best yet. Brae, chef Dan Hunter’s highly acclaimed organic farm-restaurant in regional… Read more

Manly’s dining scene just got more Mediterranean with Cibaria
When only one Australian hotel walked away from the prestigious Prix Versailles World Architecture & Design Awards, no one expected it’d be an under-the-radar, beachfront property in Manly. Manly Pacific,… Read more

9 Sydney restaurants have been named amongst the world’s best
Paris-based restaurant ranking guide, La Liste, has revealed its top 50 restaurants in the world for 2025. Unlike better recognised awards such as World’s 50 Best, La Liste doesn’t rely… Read more

Is Sydney’s new $65 sandwich worth the splurge?
Japanese-style sandwich purveyor Sandoitchi has teamed with stalwart butcher Anthony Puharich for a luxurious $65 sandwich that takes the fluffy creation to levels not previously seen in Sydney. While some… Read more

Regional Italian dishes in the spotlight as Neptune’s Grotto opens
The dependable team behind Clam Bar, Bistrot 916, and Taylor Swift’s favourite Italian restaurant, Pellegrino 2000, has just given birth to a new spot with the opening of Neptune’s Grotto… Read more

Four new futuristic kids cafes are opening in Sydney
Cuto Kids’ Cafe has opened five new locations in Sydney, making a major play for family-friendly hospitality as more parents look for new places that aren’t just cookie-cutter indoor play… Read more

Paddington is hosting an affordable block party this Thursday
While the block party-esque Sydney Streets program is still rolling out and turning some of the city’s most happening strips into pedestrian-only day festivals, Paddington is going forth with its… Read more