Around Paddington 12:00 pm
If you haven’t yet been to Caness, Paddington’s excellent tapas bar, then here is the perfect time to do so. On Sunday, May 24, the sleek Oxford Street spot is throwing a big birthday bash to celebrate its first birthday – and you’re invited.
Four top Sydney chefs will take over the kitchen, serving up $15 loaded Spanish sandwiches, as well as mussel crisps and a halva Basque cheesecake – with proceeds from the day being donated to OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue organisation.
The line-up is killer, with Vinicius Oliveira (ex-Bar Vincent and Estela in New York), Diego Duarte (Shaffa), Damir Mujanic (Refettorio) and Caness’ head chef Jorge Alcala all creating their own spins on the classic bocadillo.
Plus, guests can enjoy Caness’ G&Ts, $12 Spanish beers, wines plucked from the cellar and non-alcoholic sparkling Conscious Drink by Kakadu Kitchen x OzHarvest. A live jazz duo will be keeping the vibes high.
One dollar from every one of Mujanic’s bocadillos and every Conscious Drink sold on the day will be donated to OzHarvest. And every dollar donated provides two meals for people in need.
Caness co-owner Erez Nahum says: “We’ve been so heartened by the support we’ve received from the community over the past year that we want to share this day with them,” he says.
“But we’re also very aware that people are doing it particularly tough.
“We’ve been involved with OzHarvest for a long time, and we think this is the perfect occasion to shine more of a spotlight on the important work they do.”
Mujanic, who is executive chef at OzHarvest, says he also hopes his bocadillo creation will get Sydneysiders curious about how they can reduce their food waste.
“More than 7.5 million tonnes of food goes in the bin in Australia each year alone,” he says.
“That’s one in five shopping bags.”
Mujanic’s OzHarvest no-waste bocadillo features house-made ricotta, charred eggplant and cauliflower, sweet-smoky ajvar, whey-fermented radish and onion pickles, as well as a green salsa.
Oliveira’s Buenos Aires-inspired bocadillo called “The Samba” features grilled black pudding sausage, fried egg, pepper salsa and aioli, while Duarte’s “The Levant” at Shaffa is made with pulled lamb, herb salad, sumac onion, amba aioli, gremolata and guindillas.
The El Clásico by Caness comes with chargrilled butifarra, Dijon mustard, salsa criolla and pickled piparras.
Caness’ first birthday party kicks off at 12pm and runs until 4pm, with free entry and walk-ins welcome. BYO party hat.
What’s more – the first 50 guests to purchase a bocadillo on the day will receive a free glass of sparkling, with dining vouchers also to be raffled off throughout the afternoon. How good?!
Happy birthday, indeed.
Find out more here.
Address: 348 Oxford St, Paddington, Sydney, Australia 2021
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