PUBLIC HOUSE is the newest addition to Adelaide Terrace, combining a modern setting with a casual atmosphere. Movies projected onto the outdoor wall can be viewed from the decking area, while inside, animal heads pop out quirkily from the walls. Dim lighting creates a cosy feel. Before we had even looked at the menu, the…

YELLOW neon lights, cosy wooden walls, a two-storey dining area and an open cooking bar all under the same roof—the latter open for outdoor dining on weekends. The Flour Factory isn’t only a trendy, fancy-looking restaurant, but also the home of good, fine cooking. Our waitress, Verity, welcomes us with a glass of homemade vermut,…

IAN CHIN may own Noodle Forum but readily bows to the experience of Erich Wong, who is teaching his younger boss the ancient art of noodle-making. As the Voice looks on, 57-year-old Wong bounces his body weight on a thick bamboo pole, compressing a wad of dough. It’s a process repeated many, many times before…

THE sweet smell of barbecue sauce hangs heavy in the air at Old Faithful, an American BBQ joint on King Street that’s been open a bit over a year now. It follows a philosophy of “low and slow” smoked meats, and there’s always huge hunks of animal slowly cooking away in the kitchen. You order…

THE bombsite that is to be Elizabeth Quay was creating traffic and parking chaos—and rain wasn’t helping, as the D’Angers plus friend struggled to get to the Annalakshmi. Dimly-lit corridors had us treading carefully as we picked our way between mesh fences, our destination on the Barrack Street Jetty sparkling tantalisingly just out of reach.…