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    Beloved Turkish Restaurant Stanbuli Is Closing This Month After More Than Six Years on Enmore Road

    The Enmore mainstay is serving up $75 set menus for its final month before it closes on Saturday, April 30.

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    McDonald's Is Dishing Up 350,000 50-Cent Cheeseburgers for One Day Only

    Tuck into a cheeseburger for pocket change on Wednesday, April 6 — all by ordering via the MyMacca’s app.

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    Seven Weekend Activities to Try If You Want to Shake Up Your Usual Routine

    Stuck doing the same old? Add some flavour to your schedule with these fun activity swaps.

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    Now Open: Blackwood Bondi Is the Eastern Suburbs' New All-Day Dining and Aperitivo Venue

    This new outpost from Michelin-trained chef Rob Lechowicz and the Blackwood Pantry team serves up next-level breakfast fare by day and Maybe Sammy cocktails by night.

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    Coming Soon: Topiko's Is Bondi's New Greek Restaurant and Bar from the Team Behind The Dolphin Hotel

    Seating over 200 people, this expansive venue will serve up meze, souvlaki, gyros and glasses of baklava old fashioned from midday to midnight.

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    Four Pillars Has Just Added a Yuzu Gin to Its Range — So There's Another Bottle for Your Shrine

    After dabbling with yuzu before, the Australian distillery has created a standalone new tipple — and it's made with yuzu grown up the road from its Healesville base.

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    Messina Is Bringing Back Its Super-Sticky Bake-at-Home Hot Cross Bun Scrolls for Easter

    It comes filled with choc chips and vanilla custard, and topped with cinnamon malt caramel — or you can grab a giant Messina Easter egg packed with sweet treats.

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    I Went to the Luxe 11-Course KFC Degustation Dinner — Here's What Happened

    Eleven courses of KFC with a wine pairing to boot? Challenge accepted.

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    Papa Pasta Is Wentworth Point's New Halal Italian Eatery from Three Ex-Merivale Chefs

    The 100% halal restaurant is now serving up hefty portions of truffle mac and cheese and pappardelle lamb shank inside Marina Square.

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    Din Tai Fung Is Now Serving Up Hot Cross Bao Filled with Molten Nutella

    You can enjoy them in-store, or get them delivered frozen to eat at home.

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    Now Open: Haidilao Has Opened a New 200-Seat Hot Pot Restaurant in Darling Square

    This is Haidilao's second Sydney location following its popular Chatswood eatery, and you can expect complimentary manicures while you wait for a table.

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    Dan Murphy's Has Just Opened Its First Bar in Melbourne — and It Doesn't Serve Alcohol

    Pouring booze-free beverages until the end of June, the Hampton spot boasts more than 30 drinks on its menu — and over 200 zero-alcohol options to take home.

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    Hawke's Brewing Co Is Opening The Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville This Week

    Opening Thursday, the venue will hark back to pubs of the 1980s and serve an Australian-Chinese bistro menu with deep-fried Viennetta.

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    The Hinchcliff House Team's New Venue Bar Mammoni Is Tucked Away in Circular Quay Laneway

    The small walk-in-only bar promises to be both your first and last stop of the day, serving up coffee, snacks and cocktails.

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    Orazio D'Elia Is Reopening His Beloved Italian Restaurant Da Orazio with a New Accompanying Bar in Bondi

    The red door and the rotisserie porchetta are back, alongside a reinvented pizza menu and a fresh new fit-out.

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    Chase Kojima's Revamped 21-Course Omakase Experience Shines at Sokyo at The Star

    This modern chef's table-style menu at Soyko is a much-welcome addition to Sydney's omakase boom.

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    Table Wines and Park Pét-Nats: Here's What Concrete Playground's Editors Are Drinking Right Now

    Looking for the ideal sip? Here at CP, we drink a lot of grape juice — so whether you like your wine clean and crisp or fun and funky, this list is a good place to start.

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    US Burger Chain Five Guys Is Opening Its Second Sydney Store in George Street

    The cult-favourite brand will finally start slinging its burgers, shakes and fries in the Sydney CBD in mid-2022.

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    Redfern Neighbourhood Pub The Woolpack Has Been Revamped with a New Menu from Ricos Tacos' Toby Wilson

    Toby Wilson has reinvented a heap of nostalgic pub classics for the new-look Woolpack menu.

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    Now Open: Chase Kojima's Ramen Omakase Restaurant Is Serving Up a Seven-Course Set Menu in Chatswood

    Kojima has created four signature bowls of ramen featuring 12-hour pork broth, spicy miso butter and rare smoked duck, all served across a 90-minute dining experience.

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    All the Best Sydney Spots Serving Bottomless Brunch for When You Want to Go Big at 11am

    Book a catch up with friends over bottomless mimosas and martinis.

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    Messina Is Raffling Off $5000 in OTT Gelato Desserts and Prizes to Raise Money for Flood Relief

    Buy a $10 ticket, go in the draw to win Messina's takes on Viennettas and Iced Vovos, plus gelato tubs, chocolates, vouchers and merchandise.

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    KFC and Sydney Fine-Diner Nel Have Teamed Up for a Chicken-Filled 11-Course Degustation

    The Surry Hills restaurant is creating extravagant and imaginative versions of popcorn chicken, potato and gravy, and wicked wings — with all proceeds going to charity.

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    Betty's Burgers Has Launched a Plant-Based Version of Its Classic Burg with a Two-Bite Guarantee

    If you don't love Betty's Burgers' new plant-based burg within two bites, it'll swap it for a regular Betty’s Classic or a Betty’s Classic Vegan straight away.

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    Pinot Palooza Is Hitting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for a Huge Tenth Anniversary Comeback Tour This Year

    Two-and-a-half years since the famed wine tasting festival's last edition, it's returning for a slew of pinot parties in Australia and New Zealand.

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    Meriton Has Opened a New Dining and Retail Precinct in Mascot Featuring Seven New Asian Eateries

    There's a Taiwanese and Japanese fusion eatery with pork dan dan ramen, a 90-seat northern Chinese barbecue restaurant and a cafe serving Campos coffee and Tuga pastries.

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    You Can Now Get Another Round of DIY Gelato Messina Cocktails in Easter Eggs Delivered to Your Door

    Cocktail Porter will deliver everything you need to whip up salted caramel cocktails inside Easter eggs — or espresso martinis inside Lindt bunnies.

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    Bubble O'Bill Easter Eggs Are About to Hit Australian Supermarkets — Complete with Bubblegum Noses

    Golden Gaytime Easter eggs are back as well, so you can now eat two of your favourite Aussie ice creams in chocolate form.

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    This Aussie Distillery's Hot Cross Bun-Inspired Rum Is Essential Easter Sipping

    The Grove's new limited-edition release tastes like a hot cross bun in a glass — and it's available to preorder now in time for your Easter celebrations.

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    Lockdown Sensation Tacos Muchachos Has Found a Permanent Home Inside a New Boutique Hotel

    The quesabirria tacos are still here, and there are plans for a rooftop bar and regular al pastor night.

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    Sikh Volunteers Australia Drove 34 Hours From Melbourne to Lismore to Serve Meals to Flood-Affected Folks

    The Victorian-based charity is dishing up free, freshly cooked vegetarian meals to flood-affected communities in northern New South Wales.

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    Sydney's Bar Suze Is Hosting a Huge Fundraiser to Support Flood-Affected NSW and Queensland Regions

    Sydneysiders can head by to drink wine and G&Ts for flood relief — or, no matter where you are, you can enter the raffle to win one of 25-plus prizes.

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    Now Open: Aalia Is the New Middle Eastern Restaurant from the Founders of Nour

    Take a tour through the history of Middle Eastern cuisine at this 150-seat venue opening in the former MLC Centre.

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    Gelatissimo Has Brought Back Its Caramilk, Bubble Tea and Ube Cheesecake Gelati for a Limited Time

    Pick between caramelised white chocolate gelato, brown sugar bubble milk tea gelato or ube gelato topped with chunks of jiggle cheesecake for your next sweet treat.

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    Wine and Cheese Grazing Platter

    Skip the local watering hole and spend your next catch-up with mates sipping vino, spilling secrets and streaming trashy romcoms.

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    Sydney's Ace Hotel Announces a New Mitch Orr-Helmed Rooftop Restaurant with Help from Mike Bennie

    Melbourne's Fiona Lynch is in charge of designing the new sky-high multi-space venue.

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    Sydney's Night Noodle Markets Will Return Next Month in a Brand New Location

    After two disrupted years, the beloved markets are finally back with all your favourite vendors and an exciting array of pop-up bars.

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    Seven Easy Plant-Based Recipes to Whip Up for Any Occasion

    Made a commitment to be kinder to the planet this year? Start with these excellent plant-based recipes.

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    Krispy Kreme Has Teamed Up with Hershey's to Create the Ultimate Chocolate Doughnuts of Your Dreams

    For a limited time, you've got three Hershey's-flavoured doughnuts to choose from — including a S’Mores variety swirled with whipped marshmallow filling.

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    We're Giving Away Four $2000 Airbnb Vouchers for Your Next Epic Weekend Away

    Wherever you choose to go, your next weekend away is on us.

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    We're Giving Away a Barbecue and Bourbon-Filled Night Out For You and a Mate (or Date)

    Time to nab yourself a night out in Barangaroo — for free.

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    Five Bars to Seek Out This Summer When Your Unseasonable Craving for Bourbon Strikes

    Wondering where you can kick back with a bourbon this summer? We've got you.

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