New campaign shots by Juergen Teller for Barney's S/S 2011
BROTHER'S PARADISE
After thinking for months that Fratelli Fresh and Fratelli Paradiso were one in the same and being continuously confused by the advice to try the delectable petit fours available at the latter I finally found Potts Point's other Italian paradise. I feel like people get mixed up by this Fratelli double-up more often than not and I urge anyone else out there to find there way around this because it's seriously worth it.
No fruit or vege's rustically displayed here, it's sleek, modern and dimly lit with cool waitstaff wearing crisp white aprons and Rittenhouse uniforms to boot. The up-market atmosphere may seem a little intimidating at first but as the charming italian waiter recites the menu (which is all in italian) and you fail to understand most of what he is saying, you cant help but laugh at yourself and relax in this process. A glass of delicious Italian wine also helps.
Next they bring you some of the most delightful freshly baked mini-ciabatta that you try to resist soaking in olive oil and devouring way too much of to leave room for your meal. I chose handmade orecchiette with seafood in a red sauce. We also tried Caprese salad with the freshest buffalo mozzarella and finished this carb-assault off with a highly intoxicating affogatto and devilishly creamy tirimisu.
The most delicious Italian food I have had in Sydney so far, mind you I haven't made it out west to try some of the authentic joints my Italian friends have recommended. Fratelli Paradiso is definitely up there in my favorites.
AUSTRALIAN DAZE
With another RAFW all wrapped up for the year, here are our favorite looks from some of Australia's most inspirational designers. Outfits we wish for and remind us of Patagonia. Threads of 1940's glamour perhaps inspired by the looks of the international catwalk. And designs wonderfully similar to past collections by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga - want, want want!
What a week...
What a week...
GREEN DESIGN
Wall tiles by Maruja Fuentes, Ann Demeulemeester store Seoul, Korea, living moss bath matt by Nguyen La Chanh, sunlight seeking pot plant by The Play Coalition.
NOW PLAYING: PAUL SEVIGNY
To Celebrate Record Store Day, A Tour of the Nightlife Impresario’s Collection
What are the merits of buying music in a store versus online?
If people ask for my top ten, or what I’m listening to, I try to list songs that aren’t available on iTunes. People call back and ask, “Do these really exist? I couldn’t find them on iTunes.” That’s the point—that’s why you’re asking me. Downloading my whole collection in two days, which took me 20 or 30 years to amass, takes away some of the sportingness of it. There’s nothing better than finding that track that you’ve been seeking out for ten years, going through dusty old crates and stumbling upon something.
How many records do you have?
I have about 7,000 records, but nobody needs to have that many. I probably have 3,000 that I don’t need. Is there really any reason for somebody to have more than 1,000? I doubt it. Part of the reason I have so many is because there are so many hip-hop 12-inches in there, and hip-hop moves at a brisk pace.
How are they arranged?
They’re in a state of disarrangement.
Name your most exciting recent acquisition.
I just recently found a Johnny Thunders “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” 12-inch limited-edition pink vinyl single on the Real Records label, which is pretty rare.
Tell us something we don’t know about but need to hear.
There’s a 60s band called Index out of Grosse Point, Michigan, who were on DC Records. [Their first LP, The Black Album] could be the earliest hipster record. It’s garagey, psychy crossed with early Joy Division that came out pretty amazing.
What’s your favorite deejay venue?
Inside the Egyptian tomb at the Metropolitan Museum. But nothing’s better than five or ten friends in an apartment playing records and smoking weed.
What’s a guaranteed floor filler?
Nat King Cole’s “L-O-V-E”––that will get them dancing every time.
Interview via NOWNESS
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)