Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

Event
Sydney Solstice

Tue, 8 Jun - Sun, 20 Jun 2021
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

This two-week event featured live music, an ice-skating rink and a craft beer festival.

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Event
Cafe Freda's Pop-Up: Racha's Syrian Kitchen and Welcome Merchant

Sun, 20 Jun, 2021
Cafe Freda's, Darlinghurst

Cafe Freda's next Sundy pop-up is raising money for refugee and asylum seeker entrepreneurs.

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Event
Rocker Truffle Nights

Thu, 17 Jun 2021, Thu, 15 Jul 2021 and
Rocker, North Bondi

Head to Rocker this winter for a monthly five-course truffle dinner.

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Event
Chaco Labo by Gogyo x Chaco Ramen

Mon, 21 Jun, 2021
Gogyo, Surry Hills

Two of Sydney's best ramen makers are coming together for one night only.

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The Powerhouse Museum's Ultimo Site Is Getting a $500 Million Revamp

A renewed focus on design and fashion will see new creative studios, exhibitions and increased public spaces at Ultimo.

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Splendour in the Grass Is Bringing a New Nine-Day Music Festival to Sydney Next Month

It's like Splendour, but in the city.

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Restaurant
Marko

Market, South Melbourne

This environmentally-conscious lunch spot is serving up plant-based burgers, pitas and bowls developed by Embla and Etta's Charley Snadden-Wilson.

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Restaurant
Lucky Kwong

2 Locomotive Street, Eveleigh

Kylie Kwong's new Australian-Cantonese eatery is a walk-in only lunch spot inside South Eveleigh's historic locomotive workshop.

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Event
Take One Fish Butchery Masterclass

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021
Melbourne Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, Melbourne

Sydney's Josh Niland is taking his sustainable seafood practices on tour with a two-hour fish masterclass.

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Event
Take One Fish Butchery Masterclass

Sun, 8 Aug, 2021
City Recital Hall, Sydney

Josh Niland is taking his sustainable seafood practices on tour with a two-hour fish masterclass.

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News
Australian Fashion House Aje Has Launched Sustainable Activewear Brand Aje Atheltica

One of Australia's favourite fashion houses is branching out.

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Event
Drake Eatery x Ester Spirits Long Lunch

Sun, 13 Jun, 2021
Drake Eatery, Bondi Beach

Treat yourself this weekend with a three-course long lunch paired with gin.

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Event
Semi Permanent 2021 — POSTPONED

Wed, 17 Nov - Fri, 19 Nov 2021
Carriageworks, Eveleigh

The epic design festival returns to Carriageworks with talks, workshops and pop-ups.

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Event
Hot Mess — KXT Theatre and Bakehouse Theatre Co

Wed, 9 Jun - Sat, 19 Jun 2021
Kings Cross Theatre, Kings Cross.

This new comedic play looks at the random encounters of a public bathroom on a night out.

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Event
Taste of the House

Multiple single dates
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Travel between four different Circular Quay venues and backstage at the Sydney Opera House during this extravagant four-hour dining experience.

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Restaurant
Diana

28 Macleay Street, Potts Point

This Korean eatery is offering late-night karaoke, sashimi salad and house made kimchi in Potts Point.

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News
Kings Cross Institution Piccolo Bar Is Set to Transform Into a 12-Seater Aperitivo Venue

It's claiming the title of 'Sydney's smallest bar'.

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Guide
Ten Blockbuster Gigs and Festivals In and Around Sydney You Should Head Along to This Winter

Beat the winter chill by having a boogie.

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Event
Oxford Art Factory's 14th Birthday — CANCELLED

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021
Oxford Art Factory, Darlinghurst

The beloved Darlinghurst venue is celebrating its b'day with a ten-hour live music party.

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Event
Last Light

Sat, 10 Jul, 2021
Various Wollongong venues

Catch more than 30 bands across seven Wollongong venues at this citywide music festival.

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Drake Eatery x Ester Spirits Long Lunch

Semi Permanent 2021 — POSTPONED

Hot Mess — KXT Theatre and Bakehouse Theatre Co

Taste of the House

Diana

Kings Cross Institution Piccolo Bar Is Set to Transform Into a 12-Seater Aperitivo Venue

Ten Blockbuster Gigs and Festivals In and Around Sydney You Should Head Along to This Winter

Oxford Art Factory's 14th Birthday — CANCELLED

Last Light

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