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Food

Flour power: how RecipeTin’s Nagi is helping Northern Beaches most vulnerable

It’s been a busy 12 months for Nagi Maehashi. Not only has the powerhouse behind the wildly successful RecipeTin Eats recipe blog produced her...

New venue find: Quakers Hat Brewing in Manly Vale

In early 2022, local photographer Neil Thompson Rees stumbled across a quirky and all-round delightful microbrewery in Manly Vale. He decided to pop in...

Lantern Fish: Food review

The lights are finally on in the shopfront on the corner of Darley Road and Wentworth Street after years of closure. Well, not so...

New in town: meet Tokyo Joe on Manly’s beachfront

Eclectic Japanese restaurant brand Tokyo Joe has taken over the Daniel San space which sits within the newly refurbed Manly Pacific at Manly Beach. ...

Fish Face Balgowlah: Food Review

My first main at new Balgowlah seafood restaurant Fish Face was perfectly representative– there at my table stared a gobsmacked baby barramundi, ugly as...

Freshwater Brewery opens in ‘Brewvale’ brewing hub

On 18 September, Freshwater Brewery opened the doors of its new taproom and restaurant at 4 Powells Rd, Brookvale. Manly Observer spoke to co-founder...

Chocolate lovers rejoice! Lindt store opens in Warringah Mall

Calling all chocaholics! Northern Beaches locals can now immerse themselves in chocolate galore with the recent opening of Lindt’s brand-new chocolate boutique in Westfield...

Food Review: P’Nut Noodles Dee Why

I love Asian food. Particularly if it's authentic. Having grown up in a Chinese-English family who owned various Chinese restaurants in London, I'm particularly...

Food Review: St Alma Freshwater

When swanky new restaurant St Alma finally opened in Freshwater, there were rumours floating around town that you had to book at least six...