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Sydney Morning Herald
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Our critic doesn't like to eat out for brunch. This neighbourhood cafe changed his mind
Chef Phil Wood and Lis Davies are the couple behind Cressida (named after their daughter), which is, fundamentally, a nice place to sit on a coffee and read the paper. Cushioned seats are upholstered in marigold stripes, water is poured in Maison Balzac glasses and illustrations of a prancing burger decorate the menu and exterior walls. The real-life cheeseburger is a fun time, too: a beefy, medium-rare patty on a squishy potato bun. Local wildlife (common mynas, twitchy dogs) make short work of crumbs. Tables are spaced far enough apart that you won't hear couples spoiling the Good Weekend Quiz: 'Who puts bloody Worcestershire in prawn cocktail sauce? The answer's Tabasco! I'm writing a letter.' Speaking of, there's a ripper prawn roll here with happy iceberg lettuce and herby sauce ravigote. Fresh produce is a cut above across the board, and the gazpacho is not too acidic, not too cold, just right. Raw tuna is brightly plated with sesame oil-glossed soba, avocado, edamame and radish for what I suppose you'd call a 'health bowl'. I never expected 'Woollahra cafe' and 'great breakfast congee' to be next to each other in a sentence, but here we are. Wood (who also runs two-hatted Ursula's in Paddington with Davies) is one of Sydney's most proficient cross-pollinators of cuisines. Rice is simmered in a chicken stock fragrant with ginger and five-spice, and garnished with shredded chook, jammy chilli sauce, fried peanuts and croutons. It's as punchy as it is stupidly soothing. Wood and head chef Federico Barbuto can be trusted to send the best version of eggs any way you like them, served with toasted Iggy's sourdough, for $19. You can also have that sourdough with Charentes-Poitou butter, oysters and Laurent-Perrier champagne, which is what life's all about, really. That, and the Sicilian-style orange cake made famous by Margie Agostini when she ran her own cafe at the site in the 90s. Wood has revived its light buttery crumb for all morning tea needs.
The Age
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Our critic doesn't like to eat out for brunch. This neighbourhood cafe changed his mind
Chef Phil Wood and Lis Davies are the couple behind Cressida (named after their daughter), which is, fundamentally, a nice place to sit on a coffee and read the paper. Cushioned seats are upholstered in marigold stripes, water is poured in Maison Balzac glasses and illustrations of a prancing burger decorate the menu and exterior walls. The real-life cheeseburger is a fun time, too: a beefy, medium-rare patty on a squishy potato bun. Local wildlife (common mynas, twitchy dogs) make short work of crumbs. Tables are spaced far enough apart that you won't hear couples spoiling the Good Weekend Quiz: 'Who puts bloody Worcestershire in prawn cocktail sauce? The answer's Tabasco! I'm writing a letter.' Speaking of, there's a ripper prawn roll here with happy iceberg lettuce and herby sauce ravigote. Fresh produce is a cut above across the board, and the gazpacho is not too acidic, not too cold, just right. Raw tuna is brightly plated with sesame oil-glossed soba, avocado, edamame and radish for what I suppose you'd call a 'health bowl'. I never expected 'Woollahra cafe' and 'great breakfast congee' to be next to each other in a sentence, but here we are. Wood (who also runs two-hatted Ursula's in Paddington with Davies) is one of Sydney's most proficient cross-pollinators of cuisines. Rice is simmered in a chicken stock fragrant with ginger and five-spice, and garnished with shredded chook, jammy chilli sauce, fried peanuts and croutons. It's as punchy as it is stupidly soothing. Wood and head chef Federico Barbuto can be trusted to send the best version of eggs any way you like them, served with toasted Iggy's sourdough, for $19. You can also have that sourdough with Charentes-Poitou butter, oysters and Laurent-Perrier champagne, which is what life's all about, really. That, and the Sicilian-style orange cake made famous by Margie Agostini when she ran her own cafe at the site in the 90s. Wood has revived its light buttery crumb for all morning tea needs.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Delayed hospital upgrade could cost an extra £800m
Upgrades to a city-centre hospital could cost £800m more than originally planned, following government delays to the project. Health bosses in Leeds have been told proposed building work at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) will not begin until at least 2032. It means the new adult hospital, maternity centre and children's hospital are unlikely to be delivered until 2040, more than 20 years after plans for the overhaul were first announced. Prof Phil Wood, chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals, expressed his concern that patients would need to "wait even longer for this much-needed new hospital". A progress report on the project said the latest government decision to push back the upgrade, on top of previous delays, "could result in an estimated additional £800m cost" to the scheme. The city centre infirmary is one of a string of projects put on hold following a review by Health Secretary Wes Streeting. According to a report published by the Department of Health and Social Care, the estimated cost of building work at LGI - part of the New Hospitals Programme - is now between £1.5 and £2.5bn. Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust said the information used to come up with that figure, and delay the scheme, had not been shared. The trust was previously told government funding would be in place. Prof Wood said "We will continue to work with the NHP, to understand the detail of this announcement and what it means for our plans. "Our key priority now will be to make sure that we can continue to provide safe, high-quality services for our patients in an appropriate environment." The Trust has previously warned that parts of LGI were than 150 years old and not fit for purpose. The organisation faces a maintenance backlog more than £650m, which includes the cost of keeping those ageing buildings running, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. A spokesperson for The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said "This government has confirmed a funding plan and realistic timetable to put us on track to deliver the rebuild of LGI. "We will work closely with trusts to accelerate progress where possible." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Leeds General Infirmary rebuild delayed to 2030 Public urged to back hospital rebuild plans MP to meet Streeting to discuss LGI repair backlog
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Leeds General Infirmary: Upgrade delay could cost an extra £800m
Upgrades to a city-centre hospital could cost £800m more than originally planned, following government delays to the bosses in Leeds have been told proposed building work at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) will not begin until at least means the new adult hospital, maternity centre and children's hospital are unlikely to be delivered until 2040, more than 20 years after plans for the overhaul were first Phil Wood, chief executive of Leeds Teaching Hospitals, expressed his concern that patients would need to "wait even longer for this much-needed new hospital". A progress report on the project said the latest government decision to push back the upgrade, on top of previous delays, "could result in an estimated additional £800m cost" to the city centre infirmary is one of a string of projects put on hold following a review by Health Secretary Wes to a report published by the Department of Health and Social Care, the estimated cost of building work at LGI - part of the New Hospitals Programme - is now between £1.5 and £ Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust said the information used to come up with that figure, and delay the scheme, had not been trust was previously told government funding would be in place. Prof Wood said "We will continue to work with the NHP, to understand the detail of this announcement and what it means for our plans."Our key priority now will be to make sure that we can continue to provide safe, high-quality services for our patients in an appropriate environment."The Trust has previously warned that parts of LGI were than 150 years old and not fit for organisation faces a maintenance backlog more than £650m, which includes the cost of keeping those ageing buildings running, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A spokesperson for The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said "This government has confirmed a funding plan and realistic timetable to put us on track to deliver the rebuild of LGI."We will work closely with trusts to accelerate progress where possible."Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
