From the Editor, Leigh O’Connor.
‘Sunday, that’s my fun day. My I don’t have to run day.’ – The Bangles.
Sunday sessions are iconic Aussie culture at its best. Rewind to the 1970s when pubs were only open on Sundays for two short hours – morning and afternoon.
The morning session was irreverently referred to as ‘going to church’ and generally occurred around lunchtime so pubs started serving outdoor BBQ lunches in their sprawling beer gardens. These two-hour sessions appealed to different crowds – families were normal in the morning, but most dressed to impress in the afternoon as there was very little else to do after the pubs shut at six.
Fast forward and the good ol’ Sunday Session has lost none of its appeal as a new generation uncovers the delights of a lazy lunch spent with mates over a cold one at a local haunt. This week we celebrate Sundays – that fun day that heralds the end of a great weekend without a thought to the week ahead.
We tell you which Readers’ Choice Award-winning venues to visit on a Sunday, along with dessert destinations for a sweet treat, where the latte art is as good as the food and how to find lunch on the express train when needing a quick meal on the run.
Shake your boo-ty…All Hallow’s Eve is just around the corner on Thursday, October 31 – check out our ghoulishly good recipes for a haunted Halloween including maple and cinnamon cookies witch are soft, buttery and waiting to be cut into shapes of ghosts, bats and cats then decorated with colourful fondant icing by the kids.
Sydney’s excellent dining scene is enough to make any good foodie go nuts with excitement - the latest collaboration to hit the Harbour City may be one of the most ir-Reese-istable yet!
Want a piece of the pie? Head to the first-ever Reese’s-taurant at Grana Privato on Tuesday, October 29 and join celebrated Executive Chef Alex Wong - of hatted restaurants Lana and Martinez - as he serves up six mouthwatering dishes inspired by the classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups for a dinner that promises to be ‘Anything but Ordinary’.
Six years as Head Chef on a superyacht fuelled Ryan Fitzpatrick’s culinary creativity and ignited a profound love for using the best ingredients to tell a story on the plate. Now owner and Executive Chef at Chef-hatted Lanai Noosa restaurant, Ryan’s remarkable career has been nothing short of a dream for any aspiring Chef with his insatiable passion for travel, which has spanned more than 19 years, taking him to the far reaches of Europe, the Pacific and Asia.
We chat to Ryan about preparing meals for an exclusive client list of celebrities, sports stars and prominent business figures along with how Jamie Oliver and Jamiroquai were instrumental in signing him up for a culinary career – Ryan also shares his stunning dessert recipe for chocolate and cinnamon myrtle parfait.
So hit the pause button…sit back and relax, we’ve got your Sunday Session covered!
