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
Shady Pines Saloon Presents: Browneye's

Wed, 15 Feb 2023, Wed, 22 Feb 2023 and
Shady Pines Saloon, Darlinghurst

Don your best cowboy hat and unearth your leather chaps and head to Shady Pines for a rootin'-tootin' WorldPride party.

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Event
The Abercrombie WorldPride Program

Fri, 17 Feb - Sun, 5 Mar 2023
The Abercrombie, Sydney

The Abercrombie has pulled together a massive three-week program of all-inclusive community-led dance parties for WorldPride.

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Event
Don't Cha Wish You Yum Cha?

Fri, 24 Feb - Sun, 26 Feb 2023
The Red Rattler, Marrickville

This celebration of queer Asian creativity is bringing blockbuster performances and a plant-based feast to The Red Rattler.

Buy Tickets

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Event
SWARM

Thu, 23 Feb and Sun, 26 Feb 2023
Skyline Drive-In Blacktown, Blacktown

This radical independent film festival is coming to the Skyline Drive-In in Blacktown as part of WorldPride.

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Event
Queer Mart: A Darlo Makers Market

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023
Palmer Street, Darlinghurst

This makers market will showcase handmade goods from a talented crew of queer creatives.

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Event
Dylan Mooney: Still Thriving

Wed, 22 Feb - Sat, 25 Mar 2023
N.Smith Gallery, Paddington

This free exhibition explores queer identity and love from a First Nations perspective by the celebrated young artist.

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Event
Sourfest

Sat, 18 Feb, 2023
Public House Petersham, Petersham

If you like your beers tart and fruity, the Petersham Public House is the place to be on Saturday, 18 February.

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News
The NSW Government Has Proposed a New York City-Style High Line with Harbour Views Along the Milsons Point Foreshore

Forget the Cahill Expressway high line: Dominic Perrottet now wants to bring sky-high public spaces to Sydney's North Shore.

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Event
R-Rated Valentine's Day Trivia Tuesday

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023
Redfern Surf Club, Alexandria

Head to Redfern Surf Club for a special NSFW Valentine's Day edition of its weekly trivia — with $15 burger meal deals and cocktail specials.

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Event
Giovanni Armani Giorgio x Dimitri's Pizza Party

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023
Dimitri's Pizzeria, Darlinghurst

Sample the latest vintage from Adelaide winemaker Giovanni Armani Giorgio, paired with some of the best pizza this city has to offer.

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News
Fabbrica Is Opening a Pop-Up Pasta and Wine Bar Inside The Exchange Hotel in Balmain

The Love Tilly Group is transformed the bottom floor of the century-old pub into a sleek pasta bar, which will open this month.

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News
Three Blue Ducks Is Opening Its Latest Farm-to-Table Outpost at The Lodge in Bellingen

NSW's mid-north coast will be home to its own Three Blue Ducks from later this year.

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News
Joy Is Chippendale's Affordable New Takeaway Joint Serving Up Perfectly Crunchy Korean Fried Chicken

If you love golden-brown chook pieces, here's one to add to your fried chicken hitlist.

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News
Bartenders From 16 of the World's Best Venues Are Coming to Sydney for Maybe Sammy's New Cocktail Festival

Acclaimed bartenders from around the globe will do free guest shifts across Maybe Sammy's Sydney venues and The Strand Rooftop in April.

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Restaurant
Redbird Chinese

99 Redfern Street, Redfern

This modern Chinese-inspired eatery has arrived on Redfern Street from two Billy Kwong alumni.

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Event
1000 Free Slices of Pizza for World Pizza Day

Thu, 9 Feb, 2023
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

Head to Dimitri's, Pizza Madre, Grifter Brewing Co or City Oltra to score yourself some mid-week pizza, free of charge.

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Beau Is Surry Hills' New Wine Bar and Manoush Restaurant From Stanbuli's Ibrahim Kasif and NOMAD Group

Open seven days a week, this multi-faceted all-day venue is all about Lebanese flatbread and Australian wines.

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Lime Cordiale Are Performing at RSL Clubs and Often-Missed Venues on Their Regional East Coast Tour

The indie rockers are bringing their 'Fantastical Country Club Experience' to regional hubs across NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

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In Good Taste Festival

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023
MacMahon Street, Hurstville

This free night market is returning to Hurstville with more than 40 culinary stalls and a food-based art workshop.

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Elegant Wine and Tapas Venue Bar Lucia Has Opened in Potts Point with Spanish Snacks and a Female-Led Wine List

The team behind Carbon and Londres 126 has shifted focus to tapas and local vino at this romantic new wine bar in Potts Point.

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