Grandfather’s – a moody Chinese diner by the team behind Clam Bar, Pellegrino 2000 and Neptune’s Grotto – is now open in Angel Place. It’s the fifth restaurant in five years from the trio Dan Pepperell, Andy Tyson and Michael Clift, with their latest venture inspired by Clift’s Chinese grandfather, who has inspired the chef through his love of food. “I think China has the most diverse and historic cuisine in the world. We consider it to be the mother of all cuisines,” says Clift. The menu features the flavours from Guangdong and Sichuan, with opening menu items including fragrant eggplant with sweet soy, garlic and chargrilled chilli; strange flavour cold-cut chicken with peanuts, sesame and red chilli oil; mouth-numbing prawns with preserved mustard stem and Sichuan peppercorn; and peking duck with mandarin pancakes with condiments.
Spring is here! How good. You know what else is good? All the fab new Sydney openings. Right now, I’m crushing on Young’s Palace, a Chinese restaurant in Potts Point by chef ‘Big’ Sam Young and partner Grace Chen, The Shire’s cool new Greek restaurant, Homer Rogue Tavern, and Vin-Cenzo's, a good-times Italian restaurant from the Bar Copains team. Enjoy.
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