For those of you in the know, Secret Garden Festival is a yearly party held on a dairy farm an hour out of Sydney. This year, Secret Foodies popped up at the festival with a special lunchtime banquet held at a secret location on the farm. Costumed partygoers were advised to meet at the signpost [...]
Gangsters, flapper girls and mafia mob all gathered at a top secret location in the heart of Sydney, The Rocks for Secret Foodies Prohibition Pop-Up. We teamed up with Cake Wines who were doing a month long pop-up bar and created a 1920s vibe complete with secret passwords, charleston dancers, poker players and some sly [...]
Our most ambitious pop-up event yet was Día de los Muertos, a Day of the Dead themed party we threw in St Peters. Our guests had no idea what to expect – after following the directions in their secret text message, found themselves in a random warehouse lot. After turning the corner, there were greeted with music [...]
Secret Foodies hosted a Spanish Pop-Up Party, the final installment for Crave Sydney 2012 at DC Laundry in Woolloomooloo. Guests were greeted with Fog City Sangria and a range of tapas from Extra Virgin Fine Foods. Drinks flowed freely throughout the night, courtesy of our sponsors Fog City Sangria, Brown Brothers wine, Rekorderlig cider and [...]
The second Secret Foodies event for Crave Sydney was our Party in Paris. Kicking off with French martinis with Ciroc vodka on arrival, guests were greeted with an impressive fromage and charcuterie spread by Sarah French, with a selection of the best French cheese, meats and fresh truffles. Drinks flowed freely courtesy of our sponsors [...]
Secret Foodies kicked off our Crave Festival celebrations with a pop-up Mexican Fiesta at DC Laundry. With the Al Carbón food truck pulled up outside and Victor Valdes playing live music inside, it really felt like a party on the streets of Mexican. There were flame grilled chicken wings, ceviche, corn chips, quesadillas, pickled vegetables [...]
My friend Massimo Mele and I have been talking about doing an event together for well over a year. Although Mass’s accent is as Aussie as meat pies he’s originally from Naples and the idea of Italian street food has always been an underlying theme in his cooking. Mass is the Executive Chef of the [...]
There was pig. There was cider. We had sunshine and the balmiest night Sydney has seen in months. Secret Foodies hit Bondi Beach last Saturday for a good old fashioned backyard barbie. A few months ago I met up with our friends Sam and Rich from Batlow Cider at their office on Hall St. Out [...]
Secret Foodies teamed up with Biznaga Travel Company in February to bring a piece of Spain to the heart of Redfern. Complete with a giant paella, flamingo dancers and delicious tapas for all it was a fun night out for foodies in the know. Taking over the minimalist Boutwell Draper Art Gallery we converted the [...]
What’s better than spending the night at a Spanish pop-up restaurant? Spending two nights there. Night 2 and our chef for this evening is Chris Cranswick-Smith from Surry Hills restaurant, Emmilou. Prior to opening his restaurant in 2007 Chris spent 5 years crafting his culinary flair in some of Spain’s leading kitchens. His unique style brings [...]
