Chefs named for four-level 450-seat Hinchcliff House development
Scott Bolles
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The mega Hinchcliff House Wool Store development at Circular Quay – with its two restaurants and a bar – is taking shape, with the missing pieces of its puzzle finally falling into place.
Good Food can reveal the project has snared former Flying Fish chef Stephen Seckold as its culinary director, as well as chef Elliott Pinn (Doot Doot Doot and Rascal, in Victoria) and Jason Duncan (Fred s). None of us have nonnas, but we love Italian food, Seckold says. So, the plan is to bring a local touch and a heavy load of Australian produce. Downstairs will be Australian-Italian and upstairs Australian-Mediterranean, he says.
Sydney s best new openings of 2020, and what s coming soon
Scott Bolles
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For a city as obsessed with new restaurants as Sydney, 2020 was an understandably frustrating year for both operators and hungry diners.
The pandemic might have slowed the roll-out of new venues, but even it didn t put a full-stop on Sydney s opening action.
In a year when the word pivot entered our orbit, restaurant operators still found a way. They swung open their doors as takeaway temples, and when the restrictions lifted, the reopening became the new opening.
We tip our toque to some of Sydney s newest restaurant arrivals, while taking a peek at the fresh batch of venues about to land.