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Scott Bolles

Scott Bolles

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Scott Bolles writes the weekly Short Black column in Good Food.Connect via email.

Morgan McGlone (left) and Nathan Sasi at the former Chefs' Warehouse site in Surry Hills.

Team behind Bar Copains to open French wine bar at landmark Potts Point site

The new Challis Avenue venue will join a wave of new and upcoming Gallic venues opening across the city.

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Brothers Andrew and Nectar Malanos.

Iconic vegie cafe Badde Manors to be reborn as Goode Manors with meat on the menu

The sibling team who once operated Bar Coluzzi have stepped in to breathe new life into the long-running cafe on Glebe Point Road.

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Charlie Colosi and wife Virginie.

Leichhardt legend Grappa to take over iconic former Rockpool site

While the other Rockpool site will be reborn as an Italian restaurant with a former Young Chef of the Year in the kitchen.

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The Sanderson's plush booths and dining room.

An upmarket Sydney restaurant has been caught up in a fake Uber Eats scam

Customers lashed out, with one angry victim declaring the venue “had ruined Valentine’s Day”.

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Besa squeezes 65 seats into a tight space of “moody” red tones, spotted gum timber and circular booths.

Team behind Nour and Aalia to open tapas bar in Bondi (with a hatted chef in the kitchen)

Inspired by the tightly packed venues of Madrid, expect a high-energy place with DJs and “good drinking food”.

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Josh Niland at Fysh.

Saint Peter chef Josh Niland parts ways with high-profile Singapore restaurant

The departure from Fysh comes after Tetsuya Wakuda’s Dubai venture closed after less than two years.

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Chef Somer Sivrioglu’s new takeaway spot Hamsi Street opens next to Hamsi Taverna at Sydney Fish Market.

Cult classic Turkish sandwich stars at former Efendy chef’s new takeaway spot

While chef Somer Sivrioglu contemplates an Efendy reboot, he’s opened Hamsi Street. It’s just one of the new spots in the city selling fish sandwiches.

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Joe’s Kitchen stands where slot machines once rattled.

‘I’ve seen the harm they can do’: New wave of Sydney pubs go pokie-free

No pokies? No problem. A growing fleet of Sydney publicans is proving it’s possible to reject poker machines while running a hospitality business.

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Susanna Chen and Xinjiang Sun in front of Chinese Noodle House, Haymarket.

The grapes on the ceiling are back: Chinese Noodle House reopens in Haymarket

The institution’s original owners have returned to the Chinatown site with new dishes, old favourites and more seats.

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Wentworth Bar opened on the horseshoe terrace.

Sydney’s original five-star hotel splits with high-profile hospo group after just over a year

House Made Hospitality’s four new venues joined the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth as part of its recent $60 million revamp but will soon vacate the historic hotel.

  • Scott Bolles