• News

    Why You Should Start Pairing Beer with Finer Dining Options

    Some of Sydney’s top chefs have come together to tell you why and how.

  • Event

    Dragon Boat Races 2017

    Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12, 2017 

    Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

    Watch 3000 paddlers go for gold in Australia's largest dragon boat competition.

  • Event

    Dragon Boat Races 2016

    Saturday, February 20 - Sunday, February 21, 2016

    Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

    Watch 3000 paddlers go for gold in Australia's largest dragon boat competition.

  • Restaurant

    Mrs Mi - CLOSED

    Shop B-040 Lower Ground Floor, Chatswood Chase, 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

    A light touch and the aid of a robot chef make Mrs Mi's Chinese stand out.

  • Restaurant

    Passion Tree - CLOSED

    Chatswood Interchange, 436 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood

    One slurp of these desserts and you could be in a hip Gangnam cafe.

  • News

    How to Really Eat Local

    Five tiny lifestyle changes that do a world of good.

  • Event

    Dragon Boat Races 2015

    Saturday, February 28 - Sunday, March 1, 2015

    Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

    Discover the waterside thrills of a 2000-year-old sport.

  • Bar

    Donny’s Bar

    7 Market Lane, Manly

    The latest addition to the growing Manly culinary set, but it's more trend-setter than follower.

  • Event

    Chinese New Year Markets 2014

    Friday, January 24 - Sunday, January 26, 2014

    Belmore Park, North Parramatta

    There are bowls of noodles waiting to be slurped and karaoke waiting to be sung.

  • Restaurant

    La Mesa - CLOSED

    Level 1, 19 Goulburn Street, Haymarket

    Quintessential Filipino flavours and a bright dining space that evokes the colonial charm of yesteryear Manila.

  • Bar

    The Hunter - CLOSED

    5 Myahgah Road, Mosman

    It’s not the plains of the Serengeti, but a chic new watering hole with a wild safari-inspired menu.

  • News

    The Ten Best Thai Restaurants in Sydney

    It's official: Pad Thai has replaced pizza as Sydneysiders go-to dish of choice. As our culinary tastes reorient to the East, Concrete Playground explores some of Sydney's best Thai eateries, from the stalwarts and the style-setters and everything in between.

  • News

    What Happens to Funny-Shaped Vegetables?

    Food wastage is rife, but some restaurants are determined to be part of the solution rather than the problem.

  • Restaurant

    Cafe 1812

    Berkelouw Books. Level 1, 19 Oxford Street, Paddington

    Berkelouw's cafe/wine bar gem offering something to whet everyone's appetite.

  • News

    Cocktail Masterclass: Perrier Summer Punch

    Mixologist Tomas Vikario shows how to make the perfect no-fuss drink for when friends turn up unexpectedly.

  • Event

    Sydney Chinese New Year 2013

    Friday, February 8 - Sunday, February 24, 2013

    Various Sydney venues, Sydney

    Red envelopes and firecrackers are strewing the streets of Chinatown, bowls of incense and fruit are lining the front of your favourite Chinese diner, and before you can say 'kung hei fat choi', there's a lion dancing in your doorway. The Year of the Snake is here, with stylishness and good taste.

  • News

    Eat, Drink, Dance, Do – the Best Sydney Chinese New Year Events

    Stylishness, intuitiveness and good taste are the hallmarks of the Year of the Snake.

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