Huami
HuamihopestobenotjustAdelaide’sfinest
Chineserestaurant,butSouthAustralia’sbest
restaurant.Nopressure.SAfoodiesarerightly
proudofthecity’sChinatown,whichrambles
aroundthereveredAdelaideCentralMarket
andtendstowardsboisterouscrowdsandcheap
papernapkins.NotsoHuami,whichpromisesto
bebothauthenticandopulent.Dinerscanescape
tooneofthreeprivatediningrooms,andadmire
the 1200 bottlewinewallandhugedragonpillars.
Huamiis settoopeninMarchaspartofAdelaide
Casino’s$330millionSkyCityexpansion.
SkyCityAdelaide,NorthTerrace, Adelaide, SA
FugazziBar&Dining
Youhadusat“dedicatedcheeseroom”.Fugazzi
willtakeovertheoldRigoni’sbuildingonLeigh
StreetinlateMarchandhopesarehighit willusher
ina neweraoflonglunchesatthevenerablespot.
It willbeold-school,NewYork-styleItalian.Therewill
behouse-madepastaandpizza(ofcourse)butalso
lots of meat over coals, tasty snacks, and that cheese.
Fugazzi’spedigreeis impeccable– SimonKardachi
(Shōbōsho,Melt)hasteamedupwithMasterChef’s
LauraSharradandherhusbandMax,mostrecently
fromNido,theHydeParkpastabar.Andinexcellent
news,theever-affableanddeeplypassionate Justin
Lanewillbeinchargeofthewines.
27 LeighSt,Adelaide, SA
Eleven
Thefoodhallat11 WaymouthStreetusedtobethe
sortofplacewhereyou’druna dubiouseyeover
rowsofbain-maries.Buta long-awaitedoverhaul
hasseenit graduallypopulatedwithseriousoptions,
andatthetopendwillbeEleven,anelegantoffering
bytheguysfromSproutCookingSchool,Themis
ChryssidisandCallumHann.Elevenwillbeproudly
parochial,matchinglocalwinestolocalproduce
tocreatea modernAustralianmenu.Andforget
plasticchairsandcutlery.Elevenwillhavean(as
yetunnamed)accomplishedchefanda sommelier,
withdiningspillingoutintoa newoutdoorcourtyard.
Thebaris alreadyopenandtherestaurantwill
follow shortly.11 Waymouth St, Adelaide, SA
Right:Society’sMartinBennandVicki
Wild.Opposite:DiStasioCittàrestaurant
managerMalloryWall.PREVIOUSPAGE
An artist’simpressionofHuami,Adelaide;
80 Collins Street in Melbourne.
Society
Aftermorethantwoyearsin themaking,chefMartin
BennandVickiWild’snewventureis finallysettoopen
in lateMarch.Thepair,whospenta decadeatTetsuya’s
beforeopeningtheacclaimedSydneyfine-diner
Sepia,hasjoinedforceswithrestaurateurChrisLucas
(ChinChinandKisumé)toopentheirfirstMelbourne
establishment.Partofthe 80 CollinsStreetprecinct,
SocietypromisessweepingviewsofMelbourne’sCBD,
alongwiththreeseparatediningexperiences,including
anopen-airterraceandloungebar.Expectationsare
skyhighforwhatis arguablyMelbourne’sbiggest
opening of 2021.80 Collins St, Melbourne, Vic
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WORDS TORY SHEPHERD. PHOTOGRAPHY GARY HEERY (BENN & WILD).