ChefLENNOXHASTIEshareshistoptips
for eatinganddrinking in the Harbour City.
A CHEF’SGUIDETO...
Sydney, Australia
BOLDCARIBBEANFLAVOURS
InspiteofitslocationinTheStarcasino,
I loveMomofukuSeiōbo.It’snotsomuch
aboutthespacebutthepeoplethat
inhabitthespace,whichis ledbychef
PaulCarmichaelandrestaurantmanager
KylieJavierAshton.There’sa lotofsame-
sameinSydney,butPaul’sCaribbean
foodis sodifferenttowhatanyoneelse
is doingin termsofflavourandapproach.ANITALIANFAVOURITE
LuMiDininginPyrmontis a husband
andwife-runrestaurantI’vebeengoing
tofora while.Therestaurantserves
a courageouschef’smenuthat’sbroadly
ItalianbutfeaturesJapanesefinesse.
ChefFedericoZanellatois likeme;
a littlebitcrazybutina goodway.
He’lldosomethingrepeatedlyuntil
it’samazing,butthenhewantstoget
it evenmoreperfect.There’salmost
an obsessive quality about that.D
inersflocktoFiredoorinSurryHills
towatchLennoxHastieplaywithfire.
A formerheadchefat legendaryBasque
grillAsadorEtxebarri,Hastieis obsessed
withexploringthemagicthathappenswhenprime
Australianingredientsmeetwood,fireandsmoke.
Whenhe’snotat the(literal)coalfaceofhisSydney
restaurant,thesearetheplacestheone-timeGTBest
NewTalentwinnerandnewly minted Netflix star
likes to eat and drink. PHOTOGRAPHYBENDEARNLEY(SEAN’SPANAROMA),GETTY IMAGES (SYDNEY HARBOUR) & NIKKI TO (PORTRAIT, LUMI DINING & FIREDOOR).