Tag: Sydney

Cooking Class: Making Drunken Noodles with Wok On Inn

One of the greatest pleasures in life is having a cool beer in one hand and noodles in the other. The Plus Ones were invited to a small private cooking class with Chef Nut Kunlert from Wok On Inn in their Zetland…

iTedE -David Strassman

Walking in the doors (albeit a little late) David Strassman’s character Chuck Wood didn’t let myself and the other patrons off the hook. He quickly quipped sarcastically “about F*!$#ing time! Don’t you have a watch?” The entire theme of Strassman’s…

Guilty of having too much fun at The Ivy

I am not ashamed to say that sometimes I miss the pure glamour and atmosphere of London evenings out. Even now, six months in to my time in Australia and loving every second of it, I sometimes miss those restaurant…

Grimes

Grimes raises the roof at Enmore Theatre

Canadian art pop princess Claire Boucher, AKA Grimes, transformed the grand old Art Deco Enmore Theatre into a packed rave room, all strobe lights and big bass, last night (Wednesday 10 February). In a first-rate set that combined bangers from her…

Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings: An ode to simplicity 

Gillian Welch Enmore Theatre, 8 February 2016   Some things are just better in twos: wine and chocolate, coffee and cigarettes, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. It has been almost ten years since since the duo have played in Australia….

Ed Saloman at Courtyard Sessions, Seymour Centre | photo: Nathan Atkins

Ed Saloman kicks off the Courtyard Sessions

The Seymour Centre’s courtyard was packed last Friday (5 Feb) when a relaxed afterwork crowd gathered to take in a solo show by Louis London frontman, Ed Saloman, at the Courtyard Sessions opening night. The rain that had threatened to fall all…

Holy Duck! restaurant opens in Chippendale

‘Holy duck, this food is delicious!’ we said as we each devoured our first tasty morsel for the evening at Holy Duck!. Their launch party was a chance to sample tastings of the restaurant’s signature dishes specialising in — you guessed…

Bottlegreen And Four Pillars Ginstitute, It’s Gin-tastic!

Summer is finally upon us and what is the most essential part of summer (Besides sunbathing and gorgeous weather)? Cocktails! Simon Johnson, purveyor of quality foods, recently took it upon himself to pair one of his favourite tonic producers, Bottlegreen,…

By chuck, what a day at the polo!

Having recently moved here from London, I thought the days of rain-soaked outdoor events were well and truly behind me, but it turns out that even Sydney is dealt that card every once in a while. Thankfully, Land Rover’s Polo…

Sydney Opera House Open Day [VIDEO]

The Plus Ones got a sneak peak at what happens behind those gargantuan closed doors at The Sydney Opera House, courtesy of our friends at Soil Media. Hosted by CEO Louise Herron and NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant, the crowd…