Steersons Steakhouse Signatures on the Wharf
As part of Good Food Month, for the month of October King Street Wharf restaurants are offering Signatures by the Wharf: a set of a signature main meal or dishes with a drink, enjoyed by the sparkling...
View ArticleTanqueray Bar Hop for Good Food Month: Grain Bar, Gilt Lounge, Grasshopper...
Despite the name, Good Food Month isn't all about the food. Bar Hop, this year presented by Tanqueray, sees Sydney bars match a Tanqueray gin cocktail with a bar snack, for pre or post dinner snacking...
View ArticleNight Noodle Markets introduce the Sunday Sessions
Citi VIP area at Good Food Month Night Noodle Markets, 10-26 October 2014, Hyde Park North, SydneyIf you thought the Good Food Month Night Noodle Markets couldn't get any bigger in Sydney's Hyde Park,...
View ArticleA Tassie Ethos of eating and drinking
Posted by JanWe were just a little bit tired when we checked into our hotel in Hobart but I couldn't quite contain my excitement for our dinner booking. A short walk away from the hotel we spotted a...
View ArticleOzHarvest celebrates 10 years with Table of 10 dinners
OzHarvest's Table for 10 dinners, weeknights from 13-24 October 2014 at OzHarvest HQ, Maddox Street, AlexandriaA decade of somethingis a serious achievement these days – 10 year anniversaries; 10 years...
View ArticleGyuzou yakiniku: A barbeque in any language
It seems a barbeque in any language is a good reason to get together with people and have a good time eating meat around a heat source. Opened just last week, Gyuzou is the newest yakiniku Japanese...
View ArticleCloudy with a chance of Original Meatball Company
Posted by KathFor anyone feeling nostalgic about past New York forays, or if it's just cloudy out and you're hankering for some meatball action, roll on in to the Original Meatball Company on York...
View ArticleSustainable Table launches Give a Fork campaign
Posted by HendyAs part of Good Food Month this October, we the masses are being asked to give 'a fork. Sustainable Table - a young and innovative not-for-profit organisation from Melbourne - uses food...
View ArticleA slice of Cipro – pizza al taglio
Having been asked quite a few times about my favourite dining experiences in Sydney recently, I was surprisingly short on answers. For anyone who asks now, it's without a doubt a recent early dinner at...
View ArticleA touch of Manhattan at Bowery Lane
Posted by HendyAt the ground floor of the still gleaming new renovation and refit of 1 O'Connell Street in the Sydney CBD, Bowery Lane is the newest entrant to the evening dining scene on the...
View ArticleNeil Perry's Burger Project opens at World Square
It's here - critically-acclaimed and multi-hatted chef and restaurateur Neil Perry's first dedicated burger eatery opened to the public on Friday at World Square in the CBD south. Brace your...
View ArticleAsahi Extra Cold Bar pops up in CBD
It feels like the early summer is trying its best to get here, although it's occasionally obstructed by bouts of spring and indeed, some wintry weather. But when pop-up bars like the Asahi Super Dry...
View ArticleA local taste at Brixton Lounge and Dining
Posted by JanGlebe Point Road is one of Sydney's eat streets where you can pretty much find whatever you happen to fancy. As a local, I love how it's a blend of long-time favourites and new,...
View ArticlePei Modern takes over at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
In a growing sign that restaurant empires are the only way to go chef/restaurateur Mark Best, of globally-acclaimed Marque and the more casual Pei Modern in Melbourne, has brought the latter restaurant...
View ArticleAjó: A slice of Sardinia at the Welcome Hotel
Posted by KathHead down any one of Balmain's winding backstreets and you're sure to stumble across one of the many local pubs that the area is famous for. One of these historic pubs is the Welcome...
View ArticleSignorelli Gastronomia: Genuine Italian in Pyrmont
Finding restaurants for large group dining in Sydney is hard enough but add the limitations of budget and Pyrmont – and it's a whole next level.Luckily for me, taking a punt on the literally hidden gem...
View ArticleKong BBQ - king of meat, Korean style
Bringing a new perspective to the barbequed meats trend that's so in right now, Kong BBQ in Melbourne introduces us to Asian barbeque and smoking techniques under a cutesy Japanese-styled panda...
View ArticleLe Dîner en Blanc Sydney: A white night in Centennial Park
Le Dîner en Blanc Sydney, 29 November 2014, McKay Field, Centennial ParkWhen it's behaving, summer in Sydney is hard to beat - blue skies, sun shining and people out and about, enjoying life and cheeky...
View ArticleVodka High Tea at Food Society
Posted by KathNestled in the back streets of Darlinghurst, quirky, old world charm is the backdrop for what is probably one of the most laid-back and unique high tea experiences around town: the vodka...
View ArticlePapi Chulo: Ferry to American BBQ, Manly style
While I've crossed the Harbour Bridge more times than I can count this year (usually I can count the annual trips on my fingers and toes), the Spit Bridge is still one I only see on rare occasions. And...
View ArticleChampagne Room: Brunch decadence on Crown Street
Posted by KathPerrier-Jouet bottles at Champagne Room, upstairs at The Winery, Crown Street, Surry HillsIt's that time of the year when champagne flows and one too many is just too hard to resist. For...
View Article2014: A tale of two years
The 12 months of 2014 have been some of the craziest yet in my life, and not in that drunken, dazed manner of my early 20s. With new responsibility, the year has had so many distinct twists and turns...
View ArticleTokyo Bird, Surry Hills and an FB&S announcement
First, apologies for the prolonged quietness. It has been, and will no doubt continue to be, a very busy year for me and as such, this is the last blog post you'll see on Food, Booze & Shoes for a...
View ArticleRevived
A new (old) space for real life stories I don't want to forget. Because none of us are getting any younger...
View Article"I never want to work in an office"
It was the proclamation of a tween girl, working at her family's takeaway business next door to an office of a printing business in a formerly industrial area of inner Sydney. The air conditioning, the...
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