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Gordon St Garage

Gordon St Garage is a beautiful space; with soaring ceilings and large windows, the space makes you feel that this establishment is important. Welcomed by a front counter full of cake- sirens, singing their tempting songs and a humming coffee machine piled high with Pantone turquoise coloured cups, I was […]

The Grounds of Alexandria

Not having been to The Grounds of Alexandria for almost a year, not since it was fresh and sparkly, I see that the rest of Sydney has discovered it. Woah. It was a sunny Sunday arvo and the joint is utter mayhem. But I’d come with a mission – to […]

The Newtown Hotel

Awarding best chips in Sydney to the Newtown Hotel, I’m delighted to inform you that their $12 bacon cheeseburger is pretty rad too. It’s brimming with dinge and is a little bit less pretty-looking which always equates to awesomeness – it’s those pristine, monumental Adonises of burgers that turn out […]

Public

The burger from Public (gastro-pub in Manuka) is your average pub burger with the lot. I don’t think I am a fan of the lot. All of that added frim-frammery just detracts from the task at hand, which is that delicious, juicy meat. Not to sound cruel, for the burger […]

N2 Extreme Gelato

Aside from flavour, ice-cream has one other factor paramount to my enjoyment: texture. Although flavours stuffed with shards of toffee, or crumbs of cookie, or ribbons of pureed fruit are fun, for me, I crave an ice-cream that is like silk. At N2 Extreme Gelato (science lab come ice-creamery), their […]

Devon Cafe

Just what Surry Hills needs: another hip and delicious cafe. Luckily, for those of us who catch the train, Devon Cafe is right at the Central Station end of Devonshire Street. It is an incubator of good coffee and exciting food. The coffee is strong, forthright and we all know […]