Song Bird Review: Neil Perryโ€™s Chinese Dining in Double Bay

a long table with white plates and glasses

Neil Perryโ€™s takeover of Double Bayโ€™s food sceneโ€”known to locals as โ€œdouble payโ€ for its reputation for high pricesโ€”has given this eastern suburbs location a strong distinction. But it has not been without hard work. The pony-tailed rock god of CBD dining once owned Rockpool, Spice Temple, and Rosetta and famously coordinated Qantas catering for … Read more

This week only: Global Book Crawl has taken over some of Sydney’s best bookshops

Books Kinokuniya is one of Sydney's best bookshops and is taking part in Global Book Week.

If you’re on the BookTok side of the algorithm, the Global Book Crawl will be right up your street. It’s a worldwide celebration of independent bookshopsโ€”those little hidden gems that are filled with new and second-hand page-turners, which the passionate booksellers who are eager to recommend your next read. Writers, booksellers and the all-important readers … Read more