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Sydney Morning Herald
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Studio is a new wine bar and bakery that's a must-visit in the Southern Highlands
Maloney's teenage passion for food technology at Chevalier College in Burradoo led to a CV encapsulating Michelin-starred London dining room The Ledbury and a year at Josh Niland's original Oxford Street Saint Peter. But her heart is in the Highlands. The What If Society, which started with a Saturday street stall 150 metres down the road, turned four in July. In five weeks or so, The Studio's sibling venue, The Exchange – a grocery store selling bread, preserves, pickles, jam, cultured butter and local produce – moves from a nearby street to two doors along. Meanwhile, Maloney's indefatigable vision for ethical, sustainable and considered food draws in ever more converts. 'I see the same customers every single day because they don't want to spend their money anywhere else,' she says. 'They've bought into our business and this lifestyle, and they feel so good for it. That feels so rewarding. It feels like I've played the part that I was meant to in the world.' Three more to try in the Southern Highlands Moonacres Kitchen Chef Stephen Santucci uses the organic fruit and vegetables from Phil Lavers' world-renowned Moonacres Farm up the road for masterful salted cod and potato hash browns, a fruit-loaded bruschetta with ruby red rhubarb and much more. 81 Illawarra Highway, Robertson, Eschalot Set in a converted 1840s inn on the main street of Berrima, Eschalot's Mediterranean-ish focus on seasonal and local produce hits a high with the restaurant's popular Chef's 'Feed Me' barbecue of wintry meat and vegetable dishes and ambitious desserts. 24 Old Hume Highway, Berrima, Paste Australia It's easy to drive past Mittagong in the weekend flow to Bowral's tulips, wineries and main street shopping, but leave the path for chef Bee Satongun's lauded Thai food, a hatted inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
The Age
26-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The Studio is a new wine bar and bakery that's a must-visit in the Southern Highlands
Maloney's teenage passion for food technology at Chevalier College in Burradoo led to a CV encapsulating Michelin-starred London dining room The Ledbury and a year at Josh Niland's original Oxford Street Saint Peter. But her heart is in the Highlands. The What If Society, which started with a Saturday street stall 150 metres down the road, turned four in July. In five weeks or so, The Studio's sibling venue, The Exchange – a grocery store selling bread, preserves, pickles, jam, cultured butter and local produce – moves from a nearby street to two doors along. Meanwhile, Maloney's indefatigable vision for ethical, sustainable and considered food draws in ever more converts. 'I see the same customers every single day because they don't want to spend their money anywhere else,' she says. 'They've bought into our business and this lifestyle, and they feel so good for it. That feels so rewarding. It feels like I've played the part that I was meant to in the world.' Three more to try in the Southern Highlands Moonacres Kitchen Chef Stephen Santucci uses the organic fruit and vegetables from Phil Lavers' world-renowned Moonacres Farm up the road for masterful salted cod and potato hash browns, a fruit-loaded bruschetta with ruby red rhubarb and much more. 81 Illawarra Highway, Robertson, Eschalot Set in a converted 1840s inn on the main street of Berrima, Eschalot's Mediterranean-ish focus on seasonal and local produce hits a high with the restaurant's popular Chef's 'Feed Me' barbecue of wintry meat and vegetable dishes and ambitious desserts. 24 Old Hume Highway, Berrima, Paste Australia It's easy to drive past Mittagong in the weekend flow to Bowral's tulips, wineries and main street shopping, but leave the path for chef Bee Satongun's lauded Thai food, a hatted inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-07-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Beaut little hub': This rebadged suburban spot crackles with community spirit
Berkelo might be the Northern Beaches' most-loved artisan bakery. Eadie founded the business in 2016 and, after expanding from Brookvale to open stores in Mosman and Manly, Berkelo attracted the attention of a bigger sourdough fish, and Sonoma acquired the bakery brand a few months ago. Eadie, with his wife, Claudia, wanted to spend more time at the Mona Vale Road restaurant. Another visit seemed like the prudent thing to do after they developed the menu with chef Nishant Pai. If you were familiar with Berkelo Kitchen but haven't been to McCarrs, I can tell you that dinner is still five Mediterranean-ish entrees and six-or-so mains, plus a few weekly specials and four pizzas. You can still order that massive CopperTree Farms steak. On a cold Saturday evening the other week, a group of mates had the right idea: sitting around an outdoor fire and sharing slices topped with pepperoni, honey and chilli. They were also enjoying a zucchini pizza similar to the one I'd had back in the summer. Framed by gum trees, a car park and native shrubs, the outdoor area doubles as a cafe by day, with a general store stocking cakes, sandwiches, pastries, flowers, pantry staples and bread. You might use it as a base camp for Ku-ring-gai National Park, ordering a coffee and a macadamia brownie before hiking the Wallaroo walking track. Tomorrow, there'll be a 'winter feast' with markets, live music, mulled wine and roast porchetta. Nice one. Meanwhile, the restaurant's on track to become something special; the service just needs a little tightening. Floor staff are friendly, but finished plates are best left on the table while other people are still eating. 'We're saving room for cake' is code for 'Can you bring a dessert menu?', not 'Please disappear for 10 minutes and return only to ask if we'd like the bill'. When dessert does arrive, it's stewed Crimson Snow apples under a puffy golden cloud of buttermilk shortcake. Is that fire still going? Is there whisky? (Yes.) Before that, fish of the day (respectfully pan-fried snapper fillet) comes with a balanced beurre blanc spruced up with dill oil. A 300g steak thumping with veal jus is sparked by three types of pepper (green, black and Tasmanian mountain), while a fennel and cos salad shines with the right amount of mustard vinaigrette.
The Age
25-07-2025
- Business
- The Age
‘Beaut little hub': This rebadged suburban spot crackles with community spirit
Berkelo might be the Northern Beaches' most-loved artisan bakery. Eadie founded the business in 2016 and, after expanding from Brookvale to open stores in Mosman and Manly, Berkelo attracted the attention of a bigger sourdough fish, and Sonoma acquired the bakery brand a few months ago. Eadie, with his wife, Claudia, wanted to spend more time at the Mona Vale Road restaurant. Another visit seemed like the prudent thing to do after they developed the menu with chef Nishant Pai. If you were familiar with Berkelo Kitchen but haven't been to McCarrs, I can tell you that dinner is still five Mediterranean-ish entrees and six-or-so mains, plus a few weekly specials and four pizzas. You can still order that massive CopperTree Farms steak. On a cold Saturday evening the other week, a group of mates had the right idea: sitting around an outdoor fire and sharing slices topped with pepperoni, honey and chilli. They were also enjoying a zucchini pizza similar to the one I'd had back in the summer. Framed by gum trees, a car park and native shrubs, the outdoor area doubles as a cafe by day, with a general store stocking cakes, sandwiches, pastries, flowers, pantry staples and bread. You might use it as a base camp for Ku-ring-gai National Park, ordering a coffee and a macadamia brownie before hiking the Wallaroo walking track. Tomorrow, there'll be a 'winter feast' with markets, live music, mulled wine and roast porchetta. Nice one. Meanwhile, the restaurant's on track to become something special; the service just needs a little tightening. Floor staff are friendly, but finished plates are best left on the table while other people are still eating. 'We're saving room for cake' is code for 'Can you bring a dessert menu?', not 'Please disappear for 10 minutes and return only to ask if we'd like the bill'. When dessert does arrive, it's stewed Crimson Snow apples under a puffy golden cloud of buttermilk shortcake. Is that fire still going? Is there whisky? (Yes.) Before that, fish of the day (respectfully pan-fried snapper fillet) comes with a balanced beurre blanc spruced up with dill oil. A 300g steak thumping with veal jus is sparked by three types of pepper (green, black and Tasmanian mountain), while a fennel and cos salad shines with the right amount of mustard vinaigrette.
Eater
30-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
The Saddest Restaurant Closures to Know in Los Angeles, June 2025
Los Angeles's restaurants continue to face difficult headwinds, starting in 2020 with the onset of a global pandemic and exacerbating with the Hollywood labor strikes in 2023 , which led to an industry-wide slowdown that's continued into 2025. From the lingering impacts of the Hollywood strikes to adverse weather and increased costs (labor, rent, ingredients, etc.), many variables continue to batter restaurant owners who operate on razor-thin margins. Los Angeles restaurants also continue to struggle with the impact from the 2025 fires , including slow business and devastating property loss. Here are notable restaurant closures for June. For more closure news, visit our 2024 round-up . Nusr-Et— Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, has sprinkled his last steaks in Los Angeles. The Beverly Hills outpost of Gökçe's global steakhouse chain, Nusr-Et, suddenly closed on June 4, four years after opening in 2021. The closure comes as the restaurant chain eyes further international expansion into markets including Mexico City, Rome, and Ibiza. Bang Bang Noodles— Chinese hand-pulled noodle shop Bang Bang Noodles has shuttered its location in Culver City's Citizens Public Market. Born as a pop-up in 2020, the Culver City location was the first permanent outpost for Bang Bang Noodles and its signature tingly cumin lamb noodles tossed in chile oil. The Downtown location of Bang Bang Noodles remains open. Verve— Verve Coffee Roasters closed its Downtown LA location on June 1, marking the end of a decade in the neighborhood. The Santa Cruz-based coffee roaster opened its Spring Street cafe in January 2015, serving a signature lineup of coffee drinks made with its own beans, as well as pastries, and juices from Juice Served Here. The cafe's closure was announced in an Instagram post, which reads, 'While the evolving landscape of Downtown has made it no longer sustainable for us to continue operating at this location, we remain deeply committed to our LA community.' Luckily, Verve has another location just a few miles away in the Arts District. Here's Looking at You— Groundbreaking restaurant Here's Looking at You closed on June 13 after almost a decade on Sixth Street in Koreatown. The restaurant, opened by the late chef Jonathan Whitener and Lien Ta, has occupied its corner of Los Angeles since 2016, serving an ever-evolving menu of cross-cultural dishes like uni panna cotta and salsa-negra-crusted frogs' legs alongside an inventive cocktail program to match. The closure coincided with the end of a 10-year lease on the building. Elf Cafe— Echo Park restaurant Elf Cafe closed after 19 years on June 1. Scott Zwiezen and his bandmates Astara Calas and Evan Haros, first opened Elf as a vegan restaurant in 2006, serving a Mediterranean-ish menu, with dishes like a vegetable tagine and morel risotto. In 2020, amid COVID-19, Elf suspended operations indefinitely, transforming into a space for roving pop-ups, before reopening in early 2023. Zwiezen says that over the years, the restaurant has shifted into a place that people only go to for special occasions, instead of a daily stop, though he doesn't point to one specific reason for the closure. La Azteza Tortilleria— Legendary Boyle Heights burrito stand closed its original location on Caesar Chavez Boulevard on June 13. But not all hope is lost — the restaurant has relocated permanently to its second location less than two miles away on Atlantic and Beverly Boulevards. See More:
