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Wine Places

Sydney

LUCIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
47 Windsor St, Paddington, Sydney

Lucio Galletto’s restaurant, open since 1983, is home to a true gallery, with
paintings by John Olsen, John Coburn and Tim Storrier. The menu, on the
other hand, is Northern Italian, and favors seasonal produce, fresh daily
homemade pasta, as well as fish. Featured desserts include a wild fennel pol-
len ice cream and a pineapple cream pastry.
• t +61 2 9380 5996 www.lucios.com.au

MACH2 BY MACHIAVELLI OLIVETO RISTORANTE & BAR
1 Barrack St, Sydney 443 Concord Rd, Rhodes, Sydney

On Barrack Street, between Hyde Park and the Sydney Aquarium, you will Oliveto has a bar where you can order a Spritz or Bellini accompanied by
find Mach2, where the ragù sauce for the pappardelle is cooked on low heat oysters or arancini. Here you will find dishes from all over Italy, with home-
for twelve hours, fettuccini are served with black truffles, porcini mush- made bread, pasta and desserts, as well as a number of daily specials that
rooms, mascarpone and squid, while the bar has a ’60s vibe to it. Breakfast is include grilled scampi, mint risotto, traditional herb bread, and squid with CATALINA
more international with muesli, salmon, ricotta and pancakes. peas, all served with a view over Brays Bay Reserve in a green seaside setting. • www.catalinarosebay.com.au
• t +61 2 9262 1075 www.machtwo.com.au • t +61 2 8765 0006 wwwoliveto.com.au • t +61 2 9371 0555 Lyne Park, Rose Bay, Sydney

M business. James and Kate, Michael and Judy’s for the celebrity chef phenomenon: “Do you
ichael and Judy McMahon
children, also work at the restaurant, where they
met almost 40 years ago – they
know of any celebrity electricians or plumbers?
began working together, then
I’ve been hiring chefs for 40 years and what
introduced novelties such as the New Year’s Day
got married, started a family
a cook, no matter how important he feels”. The
and in 1994 they opened their own restaurant, Party, which for years has been a popular event matters is the team effort, not the leadership of
in Sydney, following their father's advice “good
Catalina. Located in a converted club that enough is never good enough”. In addition to menu is also influenced by various cuisines:
DEUS BAR + KITCHEN GRAPPA RISTORANTE & BAR closed down years before, the restaurant has the second generation of McMahons, Catalina Italian, Spanish and of course, Australian, from
98-104 Parramatta Rd, Camperdown, Sydney 1/267-277 Norton St, Leichhardt, Sydney a beautiful view over Rose Bay, one of the has also trained sommelier Andrew de Vries, roasted suckling with spicy tomato chutney
most stunning bays in Sydney and can also be pastry chef Berny Osorio and executive chef and mustard to daikon and shiitake salmon,
Ten years ago, Deus ex Machina began producing motorcycles, bikes and This restaurant in Norton St. prepares dishes using both local products and reached by boat. Their twenty plus years of Mark Axisa, who came to the restaurant to with an important Japanese note introduced by
surfboards. Then it inaugurated its first restaurant in Sydney, opening early the very best Italian produce. Sausages are imported from Calabria, while its success can be attributed to the quality of the finish his apprenticeship and never left. “It is McMahon himself. Interestingly, he admits not
in the morning and closing late at night, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, beef comes from Tasmania and oysters from Pambula and Port Stephens. dishes they serve, the fresh fish and the elegant important for them to feel like they belong”, says being able to choose his favorite dish: “Pick any
drinks and snacks, in a restaurant with large windows, wooden tables, mo- The menu starts with eggplant parmigiana appetizers and ends with a plat- and modern atmosphere in an authentic family Mr McMahon, also emphasizing his disapproval one you want, I love them all.”
torbikes and tasty dishes ranging from burgers to lamb and sirloin steak. ter of selected cheeses, including testun al barolo and gorgonzola dolcelatte.
• t +61 2 9519 0849 deuscustoms.com • t +61 2 9560 6090 www.grappa.com.au

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