European bistros are having a moment in Sydney. South End just hit Newtown; Epula opened in Martin Place; Palm Beach welcomed The Corner. If you can’t get steak frites in your neighbourhood, maybe start petitioning. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
Author: jasminecrittenden
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First Look: Lox in a Box Opens a Beachy Bistro, and an ex-Ester Chef is Leading the Kitchen
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First Look: Taste the Best of Spain, France and Italy at Epula, Tapavino’s New Restaurant
With its soaring ceilings, sunlit atrium and soft archways, 1 Martin Place (aka the GPO) is one of Sydney’s most beautiful buildings. Restaurant owners are catching on. In mid-2024, Alejandro Saravia moved in with Latin American eatery Morena. And now, the group behind Spanish hotspots Bar by Tapavino, Balcon and Born, has opened Epula in a former shoe shop. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Stanmore’s Pint-Sized Baking 101 Goes Big on Fluffy Cinnamon Scrolls and Airy Chiffons
Baking 101 began with a piece of chocolate cake. “I was at a kid’s birthday party,” founder Kelly Kim tells Broadsheet. “The cake was so yummy, I asked my friend, ‘Who actually baked this?’” Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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First Look: Algorithm Brings Butternut Toasties and Two-Toned Matchas to Potts Point
Within a week of opening, Algorithm’s new little sibling is packed. In the bright afternoon sun on bustling Darlinghurst Road, locals sit around feasting on truffled eggs folded with Grana Padano and chives, and sipping on cold brews layered with silky house-made cream. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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“Too old at 51?” Why Our Definition of an “Older Worker” is Shifting — and What This Means for Business
Australians are living longer, with 40 per cent of the population estimated to be over 55 by 2050. Yet, HR’s definition of “older worker” is getting younger. What risks does this raise for organisations and Australia more broadly? Keep reading on HRM Online.
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First Look: Rockpool’s New CBD Dining Room Is All About One Thing
Image credit: 24 York “If you don’t like steak and chips, this isn’t the place for you.” Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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Loulou’s of Milson’s Point Opens a Silver-Ceilinged Bistro in Martin Place
When I think about French food, I think (longingly) about big, herby pats of butter; lush, creamy sauces; and melty, gooey cheese. But it turns out I’m daydreaming all wrong. Keep reading on Broadsheet.
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The Latest Gender Pay Gap Data Is In. What’s the Next Move for Businesses?
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has released its latest statistics on the gender pay gap. In good news, more than 50 per cent of Australian businesses have reduced the gender pay gap over the past year. However, the average is still significant, at 21.8 per cent. This means that, for every $1 a man earns, a woman earns just $0.78. Keep reading on HRMOnline.
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‘Stedfast as Thou Art’: Jane Campion’s Bright Star
‘A poem needs understanding through the senses,’ John Keats (Ben Whishaw) tells Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) in Bright Star (Jane Campion, 2009). ‘The point of diving into a lake is not immediately to swim to the shore, but to be in the lake — to luxuriate in the sensation of water. You do not work the lake out. It is an experience beyond thought. Poetry soothes and emboldens the soul to accept mystery.’ Keep reading on Screen Education.
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Take a Little Sydney Staycation in the Rocks
If you’ve long thought of The Rocks as a gimmicky tourist trap, join us for a rediscovery. Like so many of Sydney’s villages, this one is continually reinventing itself. The cobbled lanes and sandstone buildings mightn’t have changed since Sydney Town days, but, within them, there are ever-evolving adventures to be had. Keep reading on Concrete Playground.
Jasmine Crittenden. Journalist & Copywriter. Travel. Food & Drink. Arts & Culture. 