Alex: Walking into the luxurious Park Hyatt felt almost as though I was walking through a museum. Beautiful artworks and sculptures adorned the walls and walkways while the fit out of ‘The Dining Room’ mirrored the rest of the hotel in that it emanates a clean, chic and sophisticated experience. Myself, Bianca and Madre had decided to try […]
Vanessa: I am constantly on the look out for good breakfast/brunch locations and so far my quest has made me realise that we are very spoilt for choice in Sydney for such options. As I reside in the inner west, I feel pretty lucky to have so much of that choice around me with the […]
Alex: Finding affordable, fresh and flavoursome Italian food in Sydney’s CBD is not necessarily an easy task. In saying that, a lot of city workers have no doubt heard of ‘Vapiano’. A restaurant that creates classic Italian offerings sourced from local Australian produce that pulls in crazy crowds at lunch and dinner. If you can […]
Alex: When myself and fellow FFSaker Vanessa entered Rabbit Hole, and knowingly walked down those spiral steps, we were immediately propelled from the ‘hustle and bustle’ of the city streets and placed in an enchanting and captivating environment of molecular mixology, fine dining and…well a really snazzy bar set up! Rabbit Hole Bar and Dining is located underground […]
Bianca: After a sneaky Thursday afternoon ‘Divergent’ movie sesh, Alex and I made a beeline for ‘Baja Cantina’ in the Inner west suburb of Glebe. A few years back I had a major obsession with Mexican food, I would flit between Baja’s neighbour ‘Flying Fajita Sisters’ with both doing one thing better than the other. […]
Vanessa: I’ve said it before and I will say it again, we are truly spoilt for dining options in Sydney and this particular Sunday I was delighted to come across yet another establishment that is worth writing home about. A gathering with friends, self-titled the ‘Sunday Lunch Club (SLC)’, brought us to Burnt Orange, a […]
Alex: Moving into our new house, had unfortunately left me without internet for a while. On the verge of insanity are the words to describe the past 2 and a half weeks, but in the midst of moving was Easter, so here is a quick recap of how us Italians do Easter! The night before […]
Bianca: “A public holiday is the perfect excuse for brunch” said half of Australia over the public holiday long weekend. Perhaps there was a memo but it seemed everybody gravitated to Daisy’s Milkbar in Petersham. There is always a bit of apprehension when you visit a café with so much surrounding hype, whether it will […]
Alex: Perched just above the iconic Bondi beach, Icebergs Dining Room offers luxury with a view paired with a homey Italian menu that emanates fine dining effortlessly. This beautiful winter Wednesday was spent with family and good friend of my dad’s, ex CEO of Westpac bank, Bob White, a truly inspirational man! As you enter the restaurant it’s […]
Alex: With people frolicking to Zeus at all times of the day, waiting outside (even in the rain!). I was almost gob smacked when myself and (P.I.C) Michael drove past one day with literally no one there, not even inside! Finally, this would be the day that I got to try the infamous souvla – […]
Vanessa: When we found ourselves spending four nights of our recent honeymoon in Tribeca, we were delighted to be situated in such a trendy place with so many dining options. When we discovered, Zucker’s Bagels and Smoked Fish, across from our hotel we felt we had struck gold!. Finding a place that serves up authentic […]
Bianca: We were lucky this past March/April to have three French relatives visit, having family all around the world; we are blessed to have these usually short but sweet visits. Between all the family members we did the usual Sydney touristy things. Blue Mountains, Hunter Valley, the city, Harbour boat tours, walks around Manly and […]
Bianca: My friend Sonia (now known as the ‘BTB – Bride to be’) and I scheduled a catch-up, post house move. The long and arduous move from Concord West to Concord a whole 4 minutes away had occupied a great deal of my time the last two weeks or so. After giving ‘BTB’ a choice […]
Alex: My brother’s move from Sydney to Melbourne was a blessing in disguise and you’ll understand why after you read this post!! So for my brother Nick’s birthday, my family (sans Bianca) decided to go down to Melbourne and celebrate with him for the long weekend and yes that was the main reason for our […]