Author: Paige Totman

Darlinghurst gets a dedicated hot wings bar with cold tinnies (Sydney)

This weekend Sydney is getting a back-alley restaurant dedicated to buffalo wings and ice cold tinnies. Opening August 26th, Wings X Tins will open its doors to serve insane chicken wings and the biggest collection of ice cold tinnies. Wings X Tins is the product of two wing obsessed mates, Anthony MacFarlane & Alfredo Perez,…

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Fratelli Fresh finds new home at Entertainment Quarter (Sydney)

The Entertainment Quarter, in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, has welcomed an Italian favourite Fratelli Fresh to join the precinct. Rockpool Dining Group brings this 300-seat indoor-outdoor restaurant to life with an inviting open kitchen and, beer and wine garden. “The Entertainment Quarter is the perfect, convenient location for one of our largest Fratelli Fresh yet,” says…

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Ten-day Orange Wine Festival returns this October (Sydney)

The Orange Wine Festival returns October 13th for ten days to celebrate the regions cool climate wines. The festival will showcase vineyards and cellar doors from the Orange region while also highlighting restaurants and produce form the area. Orange is a three and half hour drive from Sydney located in the Central Wesy of New…

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Twenty Third Street Distillery announces “Distillery Days” music festival (South Australia)

Distillery Days music festival is coming to Riverland, South Australia this October long weekend. Twenty Third Street Distillery, Renmark will host the two-day event featuring both Australian Music legends and, an array of hip-hop and electronic artists. Festival goers can expect to sample local specialty eats, great entertainment and drink creations from the distillery. The…

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Sydney’s best chefs come together for Sunday Sous Sessions

An intimate four-part dining experience is coming to Sydney with an Australian-first concept. Sunday Sous Sessions. Sous Chefs from some of Australia’s top restaurants will come together to show off their skills and creativity at the iconic Marque by Mark Best from September 3rd. Each chef will create their own unique five-course degustation menu, prepare…

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Lotus Dining has opened a bao and beer eatery in Barangaroo (Sydney)

Bing’s Bao and Beer is the newest restaurant by the Lotus Dining group to hit the Street of Barangaroo. This retro-style eatery has chosen to hero the humble steamed bao on the menu, with a soft baked milk bun for those who are less adventurous. Essentially a Chinese take on a burger or sandwich these…

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Two Fat Monks set to switch up Farfield’s dining scene (Melbourne)

After quietly opening in December last year, Fairfield’s Two Fat Monks has launch a new menu. Co-owner Ulysses Vass has taken the past six months to assess operations and customer feed back to change the menu, open and in-house bakery with plans to open an on-site coffee roastry later in the year. ”After running the…

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Shaw Vineyard Estate opens a new restaurant (Canberra)

Shaw Vineyard Estate is reopening its restaurant with a new name and under new management, Olleyville at Shaw Vineyard Estate opens this August. Murrumbateman’s family owned winery is situated in-between Canberra and Yass on the Barton Highway, the restaurant takes its name from the historic mid-19th century wool producing property that was reinvented by the Shaw…

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Brisbane is getting its first ever Japanese festival this month

Brisbane’s west end is gets its first Japanese festival Saturday 19th of August. Foodies should come with a sumo-sized appetite to indulge on Japanese food and culture at Sekisui House’s newest development, West Village, set within the trendy Boundary Street. Favourite Japanese eateries will showcase the country’s best through market stalls, sake tasting and chopstick…

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Winners of the Qantas Epiqure Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2018 revealed

The winners of the QANTAS Epiqure Halliday Wine Companion awards for 2018 have been announced. Distinguished wine critic James Halliday has named Paul Hotker of the historic Bleasdale Vineyards as Winemaker of the Year for 2018, as well as the top performers in a host of other prestigious categories highlighting the best in Australia’s rich…

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The Novotel Canberra opens First Edition Bar & Dining

The Novotel Canberra has opened a new dining venue, First Edition Bar & Dining, on its first-floor mezzanine. The newly refurbished 180-seater restaurant is under the direction of Brandworks Australia in combination with Accor Hotels, drawing on inspired old-world reading rooms with bespoke woodwork to create a space of sophisticated charm. The newly opened restaurant…

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Bongo’s Bingo announces encore Australian tour for August

After instant sell-outs June, the London-born quirk of Bongo’s Bingo is heading on an encore tour across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this August, keen to deliver more table-topped rave-bingo madness. Over the past two years Bongo’s Bingo has attempted to transform the nightlife in the UK, giving punters a chance to re-shape their nights out;…

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Ricky & Pinky launches lunchtime Yum Cha sessions (Melbourne)

Ricky & Pinky are celebrating their first birthday by launching a lunchtime Yum Cha menu. Starting Saturday August 5th dim sim fans will have their lunchtimes covered from Friday through Sunday. Head Chef ArChan Chan will serve up traditional staples baby gai lan with oyster sauce and sesame prawn toast but you won’t order off…

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Italian Wine and Food Festival to take over Barangaroo in August (Sydney)

The Italian Wine & Food Festival Sydney is back and celebrating five years of festivities in a new venue: the Cutaway at Barangaroo Reserve. The festival starts Sunday August 27th with a marketplace full of Italian specialties and local produce as well as a wine garden and Italian entertainment. Sydney’s best Italian chefs will be…

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Food, arts and music festival Lost Picnic to return in October (Sydney)

After a three-year hiatus, Lost Picnic is set to return to Sydney this October. The boutique festival, which completely sold out when it was last hosted in 2014, is aimed at food, music and art lovers alike, taking over Sydney’s The Domain for a potent blend of art, theatre, food and music. Lost Picnic is…

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Made by the Hill is Western Sydney’s new dining and social precinct (Sydney)

Rooty Hill RSL is ready to launch its new multi-million-dollar venture Made By The Hill. This new social space will open later this month, in hopes to become a local haven for foodies in Western Sydney. An official launch party, set for Made By the Hill will celebrate the opening with an official launch party…

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James Street Food & Wine Trail returns to Brisbane this month

The sixth annual James Street Food & Wine Trail is back for a four-day long takeover of the well-known Brisbane precinct. The popular food and drink event will return Thursday 27 through to Sunday 30 July, with a full schedule of in-venue collaborations, tastings and master classes. Those heading along to the immersive festival can…

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Rockpool Dining Group to host premium truffle degustations in Melbourne and Sydney this month

Rockpool Dining Group will be hosting two exclusive truffle-focused dinners to celebrate the seasonal ingredient during the middle of winter. With one hosted in Melbourne and the other in Sydney, two of the group’s most popular restaurants will offer guests comprehensive set menus designed to showcase truffles in various ways, alongside various local produce. First…

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Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove hooks up with Taylors Wines for “One Wine Weekend” (Gold Coast)

This July, the Gold Coast’s stunning InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort and Taylors Wines are teaming up to celebrate the Sanctuary Cove Winter Wine Festival. Running across two days from July 22nd the resort will host three events different events to bring guests across a wide range of exclusive experiences. These include the Taylors Wines luxury…

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Food trucks and free arcade games planned for Sydney’s newest night market

Sydney’s long-standing Paddy’s Markets will be making excellent use of their Flemington car park by opening it up every Saturday night to some of the city’s best food trucks. Capitalising on the growing food trends in Sydney, more than 25 established and up and coming food trucks will be rolling into the park lot every…

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Indian street flavours hit Hawthorn with Piquancy (Melbourne)

The team behind St Kilda‘s hotspot Babu Ji has opened a new Hawthorn eatery, Piquancy. Owners and Cousins Mani Waraich and Ranjit Singh want to emphasise their childhood in Punjab, by bringing it to the forefront of their new restaurant. “In India food brings people together and it puts a smile on everyone’s faces. This…

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A sensory Fifty Shades Darker dinner is being held at Bar Machiavelli this weekend (Sydney)

Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is teaming up with Sydney’s theatrical Italian hotspot Bar Machiavelli for a one-night-only event, designed to create a unique dining experience based on Fifty Shades Darker. Inspired by the film’s erotic themes, patrons will have the chance to dine like Anastasia and Christian Grey in a six-course degustation based on…

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Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel is hosting a series of Taste Orange sessions for Aussie Wine Month (Sydney)

Following the success of the past three years, Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel has again partnered with Brand Orange to celebrate Aussie Wine Month. The Taste Orange Food & Wine Festival kicks off May 7th and goes for the entire month, with punters invited to indulge in an array of palate pleasing produce and mouth-watering wines…

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Pyrmont Festival set to host Mudgee Region in massive two-week showcase event (Sydney)

The Pyrmont Festival is back again in 2017 with a two-week long event to advertise the best of both the Pyrmont and New South Wale’s stunning Mudgee region. Pyrmont will play host to the event from May 13th – 27th, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the country charm of the Mudgee Region as well…

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Tella Balls Dessert Bar’s Concord location is keeping things interesting with new menu (Sydney)

Remember the milkshakes topped with Nutella-filled doughnuts that were strewn across the Internet (particularly Instagram)? Well it’s time to get Insta ready again this Long Weekend as Concord’s Tella Balls Dessert Bar has launched a new dessert menu timed nicely for Easter. Aki Daikos, co-owner of the flagship Tella Balls Dessert Bar in Sydney’s Dulwich…

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The Cheese Lovers Festival is returning to the Hunter Valley this June

There’s no better combination that cheese, wine, and the Hunter Valley. Nick Haddow leads the cream of artisan cheese makers descending on the Hunter Valley for two days this June for the popular Cheese Lovers Festival; sponsored by Kurrajong Kitchen. Held in spectacular Hunter Valley, the two-day festival, taking place on Saturday 17th June and…

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Epic program announced for Melbourne’s Good Beer Week 2017

Australia’s premier craft beer festival, Good Beer Week is returning to Melbourne from 12-21 May for its seventh year, celebrating the best of Australian and International brews. To help punters choose their own Good Beer Week adventure, this year’s program has been streamlined into four main categories: Beer Lover, Foodie, Beer Geek, and Good Times….

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Bali tops honours list of Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards, while Sydney beats Melbourne

TripAdvisor has announced the winners for the Travellers’ Choice Destination awards. This year’s awards honoured 418 destinations in 24 lists across the globe. Sydneysiders will be pleased to know Sydney has taken the number one spot for Australia, with Melbourne following closely behind in second place. World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island took the #3 spot….

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Mrs Sippy and Veuve Cliquot are now doing bottomless champagne brunches in Double Bay (Sydney)

One of Double Bay’s most endearing venues, Mrs Sippy, has teamed up with Veuve Cliquot for “The Brunch at Mrs Sippy” to give a little refresh to their regular schedule. Brunch has long been a preferred pastime for Sydneysiders and now Head Chef Andreanne Pelletier will be serving a new menu with a bottomless Veuve…

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Darlo Country Club launches Parisian inspired St-Germain brunch sessions (Sydney)

This past weekend was the beginning of a new weekly series at Darlinghurst favourite Darlo Country Club. The St-Germain Brunch Club will help transform the venue into an old-world Paris vibe with live music, a curated menu and, of course, bespoke Elderflower infused cocktails from now until September. Guests are transported to a 1920s Parisian…

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