In short: A whimsical mix of culinary craft and magic, amazing sweet treats and great coffee too. “Dynamic duos” come in many guises, Batman & Robin, Bert & Ernie, Han & Chewie, Cookies & Milk, but some partnerships are a little more abstract at first thought. Petal Met Sugar, a magical mingling of a florist…
John Montagu Café Woolloomooloo
In Short: Some of the very best sandwiches in Sydney, good coffee, genuinely friendly staff, a must do! A sandwich, is a sandwich, is a sandwich, right? Wrong. Especially if that sandwich is made by none other than John Montagu! Well, OK, maybe not the original Mr Montagu and 4th Earl of Sandwich, the claimed inventor…
Room 10 Café Potts Point
In Short: Outstanding coffee, uncomplicated top quality food, funky and relaxed atmosphere. Change is afoot in the old Kings Cross. What was once the domain of clubbers and pubbers, is fast being overtaken by ‘the foodie’. Artisanal food markets and boutique bakeries are sprouting in place of what some might have considered as less wholesome establishments. Joining…
Paramount Coffee Project Surry Hills
When cafe institutions from Sydney and Melbourne come together for a collaboration, it’s exciting times. Lucky for Sydney-siders this collaboration produced Paramount Coffee Project in Surry Hills, a joint venture between Reuben Hills and Seven Seeds. I first visited the cafe on Commonwealth Avenue Surry Hills over 2 years ago. At the time, it was new,…
Cornersmith Marrickville
I first came to know about Marrickville as a teenager, watching the little Phillips colour TV in Canberra, as Jeff Fenech pounded his way to 4 world titles as a boxer. Fenech was known as the ‘Marrickville Mauler”. But it would be a couple of decades before I actually set foot in Marrickville to sample…