Callum McDermott is a Sydney-based writer and editor specialising in food, travel and design. His work has appeared in print and online in Gourmet Traveller, Monocle and Broadsheet. His writing has also featured in Home Made, The Broadsheet Italian Cookbook and Swim & Sun: A Monocle Guide. A devoted cafes-should-be-bookable activist and born-again cruise ship apologist, his ultimate goal is to review every hotel robe. In the world.
Its first beer, the Quiet XPA, has been a phenomenon in the non-alcoholic beer world. Now its latest, Another Lager, is set to take the brand to a whole new audience.
It’s the latest effort from Federico Zanellato and Karl Firla, the owners of Restaurant Leo, and it’ll be unlike anything they – or Sydney – have tried before.
The influential plant-based deli has hopped over from Fitzroy to Collingwood. And together under the one roof with its sister restaurant, Smith & Daughters, the new spot is poised to become Australia’s biggest vegan destination.
The menu, the wine list and the cocktails are an all-Australian affair, and it’s set in an inviting space that seamlessly places old-school design cues within a modern context.
Mauritius has a diverse cuisine, but the focus here is on its South Asian and East African influences. Plus, there's a drinks list dominated by expressive natural wines.