Category: FOOD & DRINK

Date nights for VIVID Sydney in 2022

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Posted: 24/05/2022

If you’re not climbing up Sydney Harbour Bridge or getting together at one of the many gin opportunities that lie before you this VIVID Sydney 2022, then perhaps date night’s on the cards. The Harbour View Hotel is putting on the festival of lights and visual art in their own way. And by offering delicious takeaway meals with drinks so there’s no need to worry about dinner before exploring the exhibitions around The Rocks. The Harbour View Hotel will be launching a special pop-up glow bar, serving glow in the dark cocktails outside their historic venue in The Rocks. This limited edition glow bar will be available throughout Vivid (from 27th May until 18th June), making it easy to sip on cocktails while you take in the stunning light installations of Vivid.  The Harbour View Hotel will also be selling takeaway packs so you can wander through The Rocks and find the perfect picnic spot overlooking the harbour and Vivid lights. The Harbour View Hotel Vivid Takeaway pack (for $95) includes: Antipasto for 2 Stir fried noodles with chicken bites and capsicum x 2 Flatbread bread with roasted capsicum dipping sauce  x 2  4 x Smirnoff Seltzers  1 x Blanket For more information, head to the Harbour View website

Category: ART, ARTS & CULTURE, AUSTRALIAN FOOD, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

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Where to enjoy Cointreau cocktails this VIVID Sydney

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Posted: 24/05/2022

Lights, sound and festivity probably like we’ve never seen it before – after the Covid drama – will descend upon Sydney this VIVID and if ever there was a place to go for a drink, looks like this is it. Cointreau will be launching into the season with their new dedicated Cointreau Margarita Kombi for those exact drinks. Parking up outside Terrace on the Domain from May 27 to June 18 from 4pm-8pm. People are invited to come and enjoy Margaritas on the lawn outside the Terrace on the Domain while looking at all the Vivid lights on the city skyline. The ultimate pop-up bar on wheels, is in the form of a retro VW Kombi and will be offering delicious Margaritas. Cointreau, at the heart of one of Australia’s favourite cocktails, the margarita, has favourably increased by 83% in the last 12 months alone. To accommodate the versatility of this favoured tipple, the Cointreau Margarita Kombi will be serving 3 different Margaritas, the Original Margarita, the Vivid Bright Margarita and the Spicy Margarita. Each margarita will be sold for $18. For more information, head to the VIVID Sydney website

Category: FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

Get excited for the new Lotus Dumpling Bar at Summer Hill 

Lotus Dumpling Bar in Summer Hill

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Posted: 20/05/2022

Sydney’s inner west has a new venue opening on 25 May 2022 and this one is worth getting excited about. The Lotus Dining Group – which already runs six restaurants across Sydney including Lotus Barangaroo and Lotus Galeries – is opening their latest venue in Lackey Street, Summer Hill.  Despite being the new kid on the block, it feels like the new venue is among old friends. Located in the heart of Summer Hill, just across the road from the village square – otherwise known as The Piazza, which comes alive in the evenings with live music where locals can be seen dancing – the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly.  With the impressive menu designed by Lotus Dumpling Bar at Summer Hill head chef Chris Tsao and Lotus Dining Group’s head chef, Steve Wu, guests are guaranteed to enjoy an extensive range of flavour-packed dumplings and share plates, such as Hot and Numbing Chicken Ribs, XO Scallop with Chinese Dipping Donut and Crispy Prawn Dumplings.  Other notable dishes include Mix Mushroom & Endive Salad with Citrus Dressing, Five Spice Tofu and Black Fungus Dumplings, Pork Xiao Long Bao, Wok Fried Prawns with Thai Sweet Basil and Chilli and Steamed Broccolini with Sugar Snap Bean and Kale.  “We’re excited to bring our dumpling bar offering to Summer Hill,” says Wu. “Over the lastfew years, we’ve seen a big shift in diners choosing to stay local so we wanted to share ourWalsh Bay concept with a brand new neighbourhood within Sydney. The new menu haseverything people will… Read More

Category: FOOD & DRINK, SYDNEY

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There’s a new pizza must-go: 400 Gradi opens in Mildura, Victoria

400 Gradi restaurant

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Updated: 06/06/2022

Up north from Melbourne by about 6 hours’ drive, there’s a country town called Mildura. Known for fruit orchards, it’s probably pretty low on the list of places you’d expect somewhere like 400 Gradi, the Italian food and drink providore to open. But, prepare to be surprised. To launch the new 400 Gradi venue, founder Johnny Di Francesco has partnered with co-owner and local resident Michael Sarrou, who previously ran Mildura’s Fasta Pasta for 17 years. The new 300 capacity restaurant brings 400 Gradi’s famous Italian cuisine,  including its once crowned world’s best Margherita pizza and much-loved favourites, to the region with all the best Italian inspired items you’d expect from a restaurant chain with now 7 locations. The interiors embrace 400 Gradi’s signature Italian luxe aesthetic with subtle greenery, terrazzo countertops and tables, and plush upholstery. The new space, outfitted by Dean Dyson Architects, includes two dining areas, a bar serving cocktails, and two private function rooms catering for 50 and 70 guests respectively. For more and to book, head to the 400 Gradi website.

Category: FOOD & DRINK, ITALIAN FOOD, LIFESTYLE

Learn how Chandon make sparkling at tasting event: Method UntraditionalOf

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Updated: 25/05/2022

A feast for more than just the eyes, Chandon’s Method Untraditional event is where you will discover what it takes to become a wine connoisseur for the night, brushing-up on what makes Chandon’s batches so unique. This May, destination sparkling winery CHANDON will play host to ‘Method Untraditional’, a limited edition sensory experience that celebrates CHANDON’s new Winemaker Explorations Range, and its two newest sparkling wines, the Field Blend 2017 and Meunier Rosé 2019. You’ll learn how the Petite Meslier was harvested concurrently and blended with Chardonnay, PinotNoir and Pinot Meunier varieties, to yeild a wine of unusual composition and character, with novelflavours of lemon blossom and bergamot. A collection of clear glass cloches will direct you to smell these floral tones, and understand how balancing them with pink grapefruit and crabapple, makes the Field Blend best suited to those who favour a dry palate. And that’s not even the half of it. CHANDON’s ‘Method Untraditional’ is now open for bookings, and will run throughout the wintermonths at CHANDON’s Yarra Valley Estate. Sessions run for 20-30 minutes, and are available 7 days. Tastings are $21 per person, and include a five-flight tasting of the entire Winemaker ExplorationsRange, including the new release Field Blend 2017 and Meunier Rosé 2019. Bookings are a must, and can be made via their website

Category: FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

Enjoy modern European cuisine with Dining in the Dark Sydney

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Updated: 10/05/2022

The room’s dark, you’re wearing a blindfold and you can eat everything. Might sounds like it’s a scene from a strange erotica novel, but it’s really just the experience that awaits you at Sydney’s Dine in the Dark event this May. Located at at Beast & Co, 425 Bourke St, Surry Hills, the event will take you through a hosted gastronomic experience through the heart of continental Europe. Why? Well, studies have shown that 80% of people eat with their eyes, so by eliminating sight, guests will enjoy an elevated dining experience, focusing on taste, smell and touch. So the theory goes. Tickets are available here for $110 per person for 6pm and 8:30pm sittings, each of which are approximately 90 minutes

Category: CITIES, FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE, SYDNEY

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Lark Distilling Co celebrates legacy with a 20-year-old batch

Lark Distillery

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Updated: 23/04/2022

If you’ve got some cash to splash and the taste for finer whiskey, then Lark’s got your number. Aged for 20 years and finished with precision by renowned Lark Head Distiller, Chris Thomson, the Legacy release showcases a legacy three decades in the making, culminating with this rarest and oldest single malt to emerge from the House of Lark. Legacy is rich on the nose, before taking you to sweet notes on the palette and finished with oak and spice, long viscous malt and hints of black pepper. This once in a lifetime release is a whisky destined for the collector’s cabinet and to be enjoyed on life’s most special occasions. Available from Lark for $2,499 and with only 322 bottles available, eager connoisseurs can join the waitlist to receive exclusive updates and purchase your own piece of the Lark Legacy since it released on 21 March.

Category: FOOD & DRINK, LIFESTYLE

All about StickyBeak: the new festival celebrating Sydney

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Posted: 23/04/2022

Archie Rose make some top-notch spirits in Sydney and have since hiot the fast track on their global popularity. This year in 2022, renowned drinks writer and presenter Mike Bennie along with the distillery are bringing the best of Sydney hospitality together for StickyBeak, an inaugural two-day festival of incredible drinks, top-notch food, DJs and curated masterclasses. Made possible by the City of Sydney’s scheme awarding grants to those with a vision to help bring the city back to life, Archie Rose has curated the festival to celebrate Sydney’s rich hospitality industry from Friday 29 and Saturday 30 April, from 5pm – 10pm at Hyde Park Barracks. Local favourites on the line-up include Newtown’s much loved Bloodwood, pasta masters Fabricca, sausage kings and queens LP’s Quality Meats, our friends at Gelato Messina,  Morgan Mcglone’s newest venture SUNDAY and newcomers FIREPOP who will be butchering Blackmore wagyu onsite for charcoal-grilled skewers. And that’s just a taste. For more and to sort yourself out with tickets, head to the StickyBeak website

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Krispy Kreme x Cadbury launch two limited-edition doughnuts

Krispy Kreme Cadbury Twirl

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Updated: 19/04/2022

Although Easter has been and gone, we’re not done with the chocolate just yet because Krispy Kreme Australia has vowed to keep the chocolate flowing with the launch of a new limited-edition doughnut collaboration with chocolate masters, Cadbury.  Two dough-licious Twirl doughnut creations have launched today in selected Krispy Kreme stores across the country and at 7-Eleven’s more than 710 stores. Krispy Kreme has added Cadbury’s signature swirly and curly Twirl chocolate to its iconic Original Glazed doughnuts, using over 80,000 packs of Cadbury Twirl and Caramilk Twirl Bites and a whopping 3000kg of Cadbury Dairy Milk and Cadbury Caramilk flakes to create the drool-worthy collection! “We know our fans love nothing more than celebrating their two loves – Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Cadbury chocolate – in the same, delicious mouthful! And who better to share the joy of chocolate than Cadbury? Last year, Aussies went wild for our official Cadbury Caramilk collaboration, so we’re excited to continue the partnership in new ways to bring even more choc-inspired flavours to counters around the country,” said Olivia Sutherland, Marketing Director at Krispy Kreme Australia.  “This is for the chocolate lovers out there! Cadbury Twirl is an iconic chocolate bar known for its chocolatey swirls and curls. We are so excited to bring this flavour to market in the form of a truly delicious Krispy Kreme doughnut. They will only be around for a good time, not a long time so definitely one to try while you can,” added Joanne Raven, Licensing and Cobranding Manager ANZ at… Read More

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