BMG are a pretty location-savvy group, staking their flags in most of Paris’ trendy neighbourhoods. So when I read about Mamma Primi in the hip area of the Batignolles, I obviously needed to visit the damn thing three times during my stay and slowly order everything off the menu. As you do. My Parisian friends […]
A group of nine insufferable MBA students huddled around the four adjacent tables from us on the terrace of Ober Mamma. They were only in town for forty eight hours and by the sounds of things, the conversation was set to be a cultural train-wreck. One woman postulates that the restaurant must get its name […]
Paris is becoming increasingly blessed with the Holy Communion that is Neapolitan Pizza, and it’s not just the Big Mamma group who’s providing the goods. Dalmata Pizza brings its game with a slightly younger and more accessible approach than its competitors. It’s decor and colour palate suggest Dalmata is identifying more as a pizzeria, and […]
Calling all Gold Coastians! There’s an AVPN accredited Pizzeria right in your hood, and it appears somewhat underappreciated. Those of us who probe the globe, pursuing establishments with this OG seal of Neapolitan approval, know all too well the eyebrow raise this bat-signal elicits. For those of you unaware, Neapolitan style pizza is to regular […]
It’s only once in a blue moon you’ll need to scrape my verdict of a restaurant off the ceiling, after having been shot vertically out of the proverbial cannon that is the absolute perfection of any particular dish. Bring your spatulas, and your expectations, to East Mamma. Although Australia is spoiled with a few AVPN […]
Adjacent the mayhem that is the Sydenham and Victoria Road intersection, our conversation struggles to compete with the flight path directly above our heads. The small interior of the venue jam-packed with local families and chaotic kiddos had persuaded us to dine al fresco. If only my dinner companion could hear me better, I was explaining […]
*** FEATURED IN CITY HUB – BEST OF SYDNEY 2015 *** As a self proclaimed Pizza Nazi, I find it difficult to dine at places that don’t serve proper Neapolitan Pizza. The ones that do (and do it well), tend to be knighted with the ever-coveted AVPN seal of approval (Google it, I’m sick of […]
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Goulburn Street’s Haymarket end, is nestled a brand new hidden bar gem – worthy of any nightlife veteran’s attention. At present, the entrance looks like a cross between an underground karaoke bar (which I’m later told it once was!) and a Thai massage parlour – although the delights found […]