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Address: Suite 2, 4 Manning Road 2028 Double Bay, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 They sure know hospitality at Monopole. They snuck across some vegan desserts from Yellow last to round off a dairy-free Emily Levins.

25.01.2022 The end of an era for A1 Canteen + A fresh start for NOMAD. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/160920

24.01.2022 A Party for Melbourne, Bentley Group takes on pizza + Kitchen by Mike turns Bakery by Mike plus more in our weekly intel. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/020920

23.01.2022 Cirrus will be making waves once again when they re-open tonight with an all new menu featuring this seafood platter. Don't mind if we do!

22.01.2022 This weekend Lebanese born restaurateur, Ibby Moubadder of Nour and Henrietta is hosting two events to support the Beirut community. Feast on a Lebanese brunch Nour Sydney or pop down the street to Henrietta Charcoal Chicken for a special 'Birds for Beirut' takeover with burgers by Belles Hot Chicken

22.01.2022 What's a holiday without your best friend? Peaches is enjoying breakfast on the Bannisters Pavilion rooftop after a stay in one of their pet friendly rooms.

22.01.2022 Grab this grilled baby sweet corn with spiced yoghurt while it's hot from Monopole. To end their time in Potts Point with a bang, Monopole have an ICONIC menu on offer for the rest of the month to bring back some signature dishes from the past eight years. Side note for our hospo friends - you get 20% off your bill every Monday!

22.01.2022 Introducing New Voices on Food - Diversity in Food Media/ Lee Tran Lam x Somekind Press collaboration. This important read will be hot off the press this November, shining a light on the diverse perspectives of food that aren't always heard. Tap the link in our bio for more details.

21.01.2022 A (not so little) bundle of Melbourne's best cocktails, packaged to look good on your coffee table as well as taste great in the glass. All proceeds from these 7 cocktails go directly to the bars that made them. Get your Melbourne Mixtape as part of The Everleigh Bottling Co.'s #TogetherinSpirits campaign via their website. Capitano Carlton Black Pearl Byrdie Bar Americano Made in the Shade Group Aboveboard

20.01.2022 Jacqui Challinor is back on the pans at a new-look Nomad and we're as happy about as she is in this picture. Head in to try some of the new dishes she's been whipping up.

19.01.2022 It's International Cabernet Day and we'd like nothing more than to celebrate with a glass of Voyager Estate's organically farmed Cabernet. Cabernet Sauvignon has cemented its place as the King of Margaret River wine, and when you taste a glass it's easy to see why.

18.01.2022 The book doing the rounds in the office this week is Sarah Wilson's this one wild and precious life'. "The whole point of my book is to simplify and provide a fun, joyeous, zero-crap, non-overwhelming path through the clusterfuck," says the one and only author herself. We highly recommend you go and grab yourself a copy if you haven't already!

18.01.2022 This week we loved sommelier Amanda Smeltz's take on why money takes the beauty out of wine, after coronavirus left her without the sense of taste. Read via the link below. https://www.esquire.com//wine-sommelier-smell-lost-corona/

18.01.2022 Click for Vic to support Victorian producers + Brunch for Beirut raises $15,000, plus more in this week's intel. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/260810

17.01.2022 Our restaurants, cafes and bars are the heartbeat of this city and they need our support right now. This means getting behind your favourite venues by purchasing takeaway, merchandise, gift vouchers or making forward bookings. To our friends in the trade, this city has an enviable, awe-inspiring food and drink industry, thanks to you. We need to find a way through for you, so you can continue to do what you do and what make us proud to be Melburnians. Anthea Loucuas Bosha, CEO of Food + Wine Victoria, calls for support in this mornings Herald Sun.

16.01.2022 Bondi's new beachside restaurant opens tonight + Matt Moran launches a TV series, plus more in our weekly intel. https://thecru.agency/intel-newsletters/111120

15.01.2022 Happy Father's Day from our crew to yours. We hope you're living it up like this dynamic duo (our GM Shannon & Huddy) who no doubt have a day of feasting on pasta planned.

15.01.2022 It's NAIDOC week and this year's theme is 'Always Was, Always Will Be,' celebrating our First Nations people as the traditional owners and carers of the land for more than 65,000 years. This week is all about commemorating Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders and the rich culture they've kept live across the country. @southeveleigh are holding a weeks worth of events in celebration, including a Tribal Warrior Experience with the local community and @kylie_kwong on Thursday. Register via the link below. https://events.humanitix.com/tribal-warrior-experience

15.01.2022 Ben Shewry, chef and owner of award-winning Melbourne restaurant Attica, and Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, founding members of ground-breaking Melbourne electronic music group The Avalanches are throwing a free virtual house party on Saturday 12 September 2020. https://thecrumedia.com//attica-and-the-avalanches-to-thro

15.01.2022 Stop, don't scroll. Matt Moran is launching a new TV series - Kitchen Tales - and here's the first look. Matt invited interesting Australians who inspire him into his kitchen (where, as we know, all the best stories are told) to have a chat and recreate some of their favourite food memories. We're thrilled to have worked with Matt to help produce this over the past few months. The first episode will go live on November 18 via Matt Moran's YouTube channel and IGTV, with episodes released every few days until December 2.

14.01.2022 Monopole opens its new CBD doors + The food trends that defined 2020. https://thecru.agency/intel-newsletters/251120

14.01.2022 Melbourne remains in lockdown limbo + James Halliday passes the baton, plus more in our weekly intel. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/090920

13.01.2022 Gelatissimo will expand its existing vegan range with two new nostalgic and creamy flavours, launching this month. https://thecrumedia.com//gelatissimo-launches-two-new-clas

12.01.2022 Launching next month, "Maybe Aria" is a four night collaboration between Aria Restaurant & Maybe Sammy, pairing Aria's new snack menu with Maybe Sammy's bespoke cocktails. Available each Wednesday night in October, $85 will get you two cocktails, two snacks, feel-good 50's tunes and a great view. Find more details via the link below. https://www.ariasydney.com.au/maybe-sammy-collaboration

11.01.2022 It's #AussieArtisanWeek! This week is all about raising awareness for all of the incredible artisans and Australian made products we enjoy. Spread the love using #AussieArtisanWeek and head to @pepesaya who will be shining a light on some talented artisans this week. Pepe Saya Carriageworks Farmers Market

10.01.2022 If anyone knows how to put a pan to good use it's Sarah Glover. Panckaes, pasta, over coals by the beachside or on the stove in her van, she's really putting Solidteknics to the test! SOLIDteknics Australian-made healthy lifetime+ pans by engineer MJ Henry

10.01.2022 Melbourne, Attica and The Avalanches are bringing you the ULTIMATE party in your living room. Attica Restaurant Melbourne will supply the food, The Avalanches are on the tunes and the d-floor's in your court. Snag your spot via the link below. Australia.com Brick Lane Brewing Co. Melbourne Food and Wine Festival https://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/attica-x-the-avalan

10.01.2022 Food is an art form, both on the plate and paper. Check out Christopher Pearce's exhibition featuring Bentley Restaurant & Bar, Cirrus Dining & Monopole outside of the Rising Sun Workshop building in Whatley Street, Newtown.

10.01.2022 Is there anything better than the late afternoon sun? Officially known as "Golden Hour" it's the perfect time to stop by North Bondi Fish for a couple of their new Native Botanical cocktails to make the most of this weather.

10.01.2022 Sydney restaurants reclaim the streets + Families ruling the food scene, plus more in The Cru's weekly intel. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/120820

09.01.2022 This September will mark the 10 year anniversary for Three Blue Ducks, a group of six mates who share a love of food and the surf. https://thecrumedia.com/blog/ten-years-of-three-blue-ducks

09.01.2022 It's toasty at Glorietta Syd with this wood-fire oven pumping out delicious pizzas all day and all night. They've got that crispy, bubbly charred crust we all love

08.01.2022 A Melbourne based culinary poster shop providing food relief with a loving flair. 100% of profits from Food For Everyone Australia go towards FareShare Australia who turn otherwise wasted food into nutritious meals for people in crisis. Illustrated by Gemma Leslie each poster is made entirely of recycled coffee cups.

08.01.2022 An afternoon well spent with Wild Food Map, if we do say so ourselves. Diego took the team foraging in Clovelly as a team celebration for The Cru's 10th anniversary and taught us just how many things you can find (quite literally) at your doorstep. We learnt about chickweed, dandelion, sowthistle, spengler's triton, warrigal greens, wood sorrel, golden kelp and a whole lot more - all in a few hours! Tap through our stories for some more anniversary celebrations, looking back at food trends of the past decade.

08.01.2022 Tuesday's are our favourite because they call for tacos! Tonight we're heading to Sonora for $6 tacos - now we just have to choose our poison - cauliflower, chicken, lamb, fish or steak? Let's be honest, we'll probably get one of each...

07.01.2022 We're making as much time in our diaries for our all time favourite Muffaletta at A1 Canteen before we have to say goodbye next month. As a team we've shared so many memories at (and with) A1 Canteen and this sandwich is just one of the reasons it will have a place in our heart for good. Let this be a reminder to support the small businesses you love most, even if it's just for your daily coffee.

07.01.2022 It still counts as a staycation if you spend the whole time in your hotel room, right? Ovolo Hotels makes it hard to leave.

06.01.2022 PASTA! We're all about it here at The Cru HQ which our resident almost-Italian, Sophie Foster, can vouch for. Pictured is fresh, homemade calamarata ready for some cacio e pepe.

04.01.2022 Chiswick is In Bloom for spring, launching new menus and a series of intimate masterclasses. https://thecrumedia.com//chiswick-is-in-bloom-for-spring-l

04.01.2022 A taste of the Baja Peninsula is coming to Bondi Beach this month with Milpa Collective's (aka the team behind Carbón, Taqiza, Sonora Mexican & La Palma Cocktail Bar) new Mexican restaurant, Calita. Taking after it's name which translates to tiny beach in Spanish, the marisqueria (seafood restaurant) will work with local suppliers to bring you a selection of fresh, sustainably sourced catches of the day.

03.01.2022 October Eats: Aria and Maybe Sammy come together + British-European inspired pop up at The Strand. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/230920

03.01.2022 Good old fish & chips, nothing beats it. This tasty looking market fish is fresh out of Shoalhaven's newest venue, The Growers Shoalhaven opening today. The menu showcases the region's local produce and rich history, jam packed with everything from beet gnocchi and gremolata, local seafood and wood-fired flatbread and pizzas.

03.01.2022 Single O are saying a big "Brew You, 2020", and so can you. They've created a wall in their Surry Hills café for you to unleash your thoughts about this rollercoaster of a year, or your philosophical hopes for 2021, whether it be a drawing, message or any old vent. Once you've got it all off your chest you can try their Christmas blend, Sugarplum, with notes of plum, nutmeg, sugar, spice and rum. Basically, liquid Christmas.

02.01.2022 Breville Australia has announced the Australian launch of the groundbreaking FoodCycler which can reduce household food waste by more than 80 percent. https://thecru.agency//reduce-household-food-waste-by-more

02.01.2022 Attica is opening a new restaurant + Melbourne's in for a NYE feast, plus more in our weekly intel. https://thecru.agency/intel-newsletters/181120

02.01.2022 Straight to the source with Aussie artisans + Chef's Table turns up the heat, plus more in The Cru's weekly intel. https://thecrumedia.com/intel-newsletters/190820

02.01.2022 Milpa Collective, who own and operate authentic Mexican eateries across Sydney’s Bondi Beach and Potts Point (Carbon, Taqiza and Sonora), and Carribean inspired venue La Palma, will welcome another Bondi venue, Calita, in mid-November. https://thecru.agency//milpa-collective-to-bring-a-taste-o

02.01.2022 Sydney coffee pioneers Single O are excited to bring a record-breaking coffee home from Ethiopia. https://thecrumedia.com//single-o-invites-you-to-celebrate

02.01.2022 Chiswick brings the kitchen garden to your glass with the launch of their 'In Bloom' cocktail and snack menu. Highlights include the Bombay Sapphire Garden G&T made with fresh herbs from the garden, paired with Chiswick crudités and white bean hummus. CHISWICK Restaurant

01.01.2022 Brent Savage and Nick Hildebrandt today announced they will open Ria Pizza + Wine in the space currently occupied by Monopole in Potts Point, in early November. https://thecrumedia.com//bentley-group-to-launch-ria-pizza

01.01.2022 Melbourne startup Mr Yum has been included alongside five multinational tech giants in a $20 million Victorian government program that will help businesses rebuild after lockdown and prepare for COVID Normal. https://thecru.agency//melbourne-startup-mr-yum-sits-along