EAT > Mini Bar, Lisbon

Jose Avillez is probably the most famous chef in Portugal and in 2023 he was named the best chef in Portugal in the Best Chef Top 100 Award for his incredible contribution to food and helping to make Lisbon a top global destination for fine gastronomy. His early career was at…

ByLulu MasterdonMay 3, 2024

DRINK > SYDNEY

DRINK > Busby’s Bar, Paddington (Sydney)

Busby's feels a bit more like a bar you might find in Tokyo or Kyoto rather than Paddington and that is due to the resurgent popularity old vinyl and enjoying those good tunes in a funky dark space. But Busby's is in Paddington, Sydney not Japan so it has a focus on wine…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 16, 2024

DRINK > SYDNEY

DRINK > Fix Wine Bar, Sydney

The team at Fix Wine Bar love their wine. It doesn’t really matter to them if you are drinking a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, or a Grand Cru Barolo they show the same enthusiasm. Led by Stu Knox who was recognised as sommelier of the year in 2012 and has been a wine…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 7, 2024

STAY STAY > SYDNEY TRAVEL TRAVEL > AUSTRALIA

STAY > Paramount House Hotel, Sydney

The Paramount House Hotel is a boutique hotel that resides in the old offices of Paramount Pictures. Today it is a very funky space with rooms that are cleverly designed to feel like the very best of your home. That is if you have french linen sheets, polished wooden floors, insanely…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 6, 2024

CAFE > SYDNEY

CAFE > Paramount Coffee Project

When it comes to coffee royalty Mark Dundon of Seven Seeds is pretty close to the top. He started with St Ali in South Melbourne (a coffee roaster, cafe that has grown significantly) and then Seven Seeds a coffee roaster and cafe, Brother Bada Budan, Traveller and the Paramount Coffee Project which has…

ByLulu MasterdonFebruary 6, 2024

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