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Cedar Take Away

Erina Starkey

Cedar Take Away

Lebanese$

A local secret for kebabs, salads and fluffy, herb-strewn falafel.

What kind of kebab shop doesn’t open at night or weekends? That would be Cedar, a community-minded cafe that sells Lebanese wraps, many of them plant-based and packed with salads and slaws.

Owner Josh Ireland, a former tour chef to the Rolling Stones and U2, starts with marinated chicken or beef, fluffy, herb-strewn falafels or kofta, made from red lentils and Egyptian dried mint, then bulks them out with tabhouli, pickles and chilli, finished with a hit of garlicky toum or tangy pickled mango sauce. Don’t leave it too late – the operation wraps up by 7pm.

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Erina StarkeyErina StarkeyErina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.

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