Modern French
Duck Pie
Value where you least expect it – in the back streets of Balmain, reminiscent of the working ... Read more
Modern French Cuisine
When a copy of acclaimed Melbourne chef, Jacques Redmond’s, latest book Cuisine du Temps (RRP $60) landed ... Read more
La Grillade
Private school accents abound amidst the hubbub of polite conversation at this long established North Shore institution. ... Read more
Baroque Bistro Patisserie
Let’s not mince words - Pierre Gobert’s macarons are excellent. Cafe Gourmand ($10) gives you a coffee ... Read more
Le Pain Quotidien *UPDATED*
This week I am touting Norton Street venues that stray from the expected cuisine. I recently reminded ... Read more
La Mint
The superb French Vietnamese cuisine here banished the last gasp of winter from my palate. Bright, sweet ... Read more
Becasse
An arrangement of death lilies on the front desk add to the funereal ambience of high ceilings, ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
ALABAMA SHAKES - BOYS & GIRLS
Grunty old blues rock from a brand ...
Read moreRUSKO - SONGS
English producer Rusko is often held responsible ...
Read moreWILDING - BIRD'S BREAD
Bird's Bread is like skipping on a ...
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Theatre
TRUCK STOP
If Sydney were to have a theatre ...
Read moreDEEMING
It’s not exactly something to boast about, ...
Read moreLUCY BLACK
“It’s a rough unstable world at the ...
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Events
THE LIGHT BOX
In a comic nerd’s ultimate wet dream, ...
Read moreSYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
Read moreTHE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
Read moreTHEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
Read moreTOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
Read moreBEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
Read moreAN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
Read moreHUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
Read moreEXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
THIS AMERICAN LIFE LIVE!
There’s that old and rather tiresome adage: ...
Read moreINTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL OPEN DAY
Count yourself a celluloid junkie? The bright ...
Read moreBEL AMI
Based on the 1885 novel by Guy ...
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