Sandown Greyhounds Tabaret: www.sandowngreyhoundstabaret.com.au ‘Sandown Greyhounds Tabaret’… it’s calling a spade a spade really — you instantly know where you are, what you’re looking at and the main reason for being there. You’ve got to admire that. No one’s trying to guild the bistro lily by calling it ‘Dish Lickers’ or something equally euphemistic. Now
Locanda: Cnr Little Bourke & Exhibition Streets, Melbourne (03) 9635 1246 or www.locanda.com.au How do you get the cultured ‘A List’ to rock up to a restaurant/bar debut? Your very own private ‘Grange Hermitage by the glass’ tasting session has to be about as compelling an inducement as it gets. Apparently Locanda Cucina Bar is
Diamant Hotel: 14 Kings Cross Road, Potts Point NSW (02) 9295 8888 or www.diamant.com.au Sydney’s Kings Cross district continues to vie for the mantle of the capital’s most design-conscious destination, with the opening of the sleek and sexy Diamant Hotel. The 77-room boutique hotel is part of the Eight Hotels group, which plans to open
I’ve been flicking through an international club/disco mag and the ads run by Chinese OEM audio/lighting companies stand out like a Chinaman in a Stetson. The naivete of these ads is absolutely gob-smacking. Peppered with thumbnail shots of sprawling factories and jaw-dropping examples of ‘Engrish’, they’re strangely compelling. For example, ZYT’s snappy motto is “the
V Club: 48 Druitt Street, Sydney NSW (02) 8088 8888 or www.vclub.com.au Fitness clubs tend to assume its clientele are game show hosts or on ecstacy… Thumping house music, strobes, smoke machines, belly dancing, jelly wrestling… you think I’m joking?! Meanwhile, V Club aims to balance the needs of people that want to escape the
The Spice Girls eh? What a phenomenon, manufactured in a way that only the Poms can. And, back in 1996, it was all about Girl Power. What a beautifully elegant invention: bring together five feisty young ladies — vocal talents optional — board them in a share house, and unleash them on a teeny/tweeny market
I don’t think I’m being unfair when I say that hotels have been violently keel-hauled into the IT-centric 21st century. This issue we profile the Smart Hotel trend, and it’s been a long time in coming (the movement not the article). Commerce has been ‘double-duplexing their asynchronous PBX feeds’ for years but hotels have been
I don’t know how it came to be there, but right next to In This Life in my iTunes playlist is a little ‘dialog’ box that states ‘CLEAN’. This is Delta Goodrem’s latest, world-beating, power ballad that we’re talking about. Cracking song. Meanwhile, last issue’s Video Watch also comes with an iTunes warning, only it’s
Souk in the City: 431 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW (02) 9357 7577 or www.soukinthecity.com Souk in the City is the latest venture by Omar Majdi, with interiors by Baxter Creative. It blends the allure of Morocco with the clean design that is demanded of Sydney’s design savvy diners. A unique opportunity for design director
Ripples at Chowder Bay: Deck C, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman NSW (02) 9960 3000 or www.ripplescafe.com.au Developers have been eyeing-off the old Chowder Bay top-secret defence base for years. Finally, this prime piece of Sydney real estate — with expensive views of Clifton Gardens and Sydney Harbour — can be enjoyed by anyone… well, it