INTERVIEW > Cowboy Simple

I think the year was 1987. I have this somewhat fuzzy recollection of hanging out with my high school friend Lewis, who had recently moved from Adelaide to Sydney. We had a couple of beers and he suggested we go and check out this band that some guys (also from Adelaide) were playing in. We…

ByCrispyDecember 1, 20230Comments

EAT EAT > SYDNEY

EAT > Parlar Restaurant – Potts Point

Over the years there have been some very fine eateries in Maclay Street, Potts Point. You could slip out of the sleaze of Kings Cross walking down Darlinghurst Road to arrive in the style of Potts Point, eat something delicious and then wind your way back to one of the many late night dens for…

ByJames CampbellMay 20, 20230Comments

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EAT > Tetsuya’s Restaurant in Sydney CBD is moving – its the End of an Era

Tetsuya Wakuda AO started his restaurant of the same name in a townhouse in Rozelle in 1989 some 34 years ago, it was an immediate hit and he was at the very cutting edge of the Australian culinary scene. His brilliant precision in creating extraordinary dishes that blended fine French food with his Japanese origins…

ByJames CampbellMay 17, 20230Comments

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EAT > Restaurant Hubert

Editors Note (25/8/24): We are saddened to hear the recent media reports and claims about Swillhouse venues. The accusations are extremely disturbing. As a result we are removing the review rating we gave for the venue. Restaurant Hubert is very hard to position, when you describe it to people who have…

ByCrispyApril 7, 20230Comments

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EAT > Beppi’s The Original

When people refer to a restaurant as being an institution, they are talking about a place that has been around for 10+ years, but with Beppi's it really is an institution and has been operating out of the same location for approaching 70 years. Started in 1956 by Beppi Polese who with his wife…

ByCrispyMarch 31, 20230Comments

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EAT > Alberto Lounge (Sydney)

Editors Note (25/8/24): We are saddened to hear the recent media reports and claims about Swillhouse venues. The accusations are extremely disturbing. As a result we are removing the review rating we gave for the venue. Finding Alberto's takes a little confidence, down a back alley, a lane off another lane,…