Kitchen Confidential is a celebration of all that is tasty, new and juicy on Sydney's food and bar scene. Edited by Karlie Rutherford, it showcases everything from the new foodies on the block to ever-popular institutions, the latest food trends, the places you can't afford not to eat or drink at, restaurant reviews, insights from chefs, industry gossip and the latest about where punters are queuing for more from the CBD to the suburbs.
The man behind Bondi establishment Icebergs Dining Room and Bar has opened up on the closure Snack Kitchen – a Potts Point project he undertook with his son. It is over… for now, but here’s what he has planned next.
A seaside Sydney suburb has drawn another big name south, as the owners of The Grounds open Pippi’s at Calico Marino, joining the likes of Bobby’s, Benny’s, Pino’s and Summer Salt.
It’s a homecoming of sorts as the Boathouse group comes full circle with a new venture at Palm Beach — the place they launched the brand in 2008.
It’s a butcher store like no other: even Oprah has visited “the most beautiful shop in the world”. But Victor Churchill might not be on Queen Street in wealthy Woollahra for much longer.
It’s last drinks before they are even poured at zero waste bar Re at The Norfolk Hotel, as award-winning bartender Matt Whiley ends his collaboration with the Jon Adgemis-run group.
Mensho is tucked in a CBD laneway that’s been done up to look like something out of Hong Kong – and The Mouth went there with an empty belly and high expectations.
Talk about big bickies: The internet’s favourite cookies are set for Sydney. Cookie queen Brooke Bellamy says it’s not a matter of if Brooki’s Bakehouse crosses the border, but when.
Well known eastern suburbs identity and interior designer Josh Clapp has boarded Sydney’s hospitality rollercoaster with a new bar in the CBD.
Mark Levy is more qualified at eating than cooking. But he’s not expecting that to stop the likes of Paul Gallen and Josh Morris dropping into to his Italian/Balkan style restaurant.
Famed restaurateur Maurice Terzini has shut up shop on his Potts Point project Snack Kitchen after just six months. It’s not the only venue quietly closing its doors.
Meet the unlikely team that joined forces to save a speak-easy style bar in Sydney’s west.
There are about 850 different species of bird in Australia, yet it seems all we ever eat of them is chicken. The Mouth started to change that at a Sydney sleeper restaurant.
It sits just 15-tables, and most nights 80 percent of those tables order lobster. Times are tough, but at Castlecrag, celebs and locals just keep coming back for S’more.
Dulwich Hill’s famous old Aegean Restaurant now has an outpost at Bexley Golf Club. This is Aegean 2.0 and it is serving up bright and simple food.
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