RESTAURANT NEWS

SYDNEY

Bondi is set to welcome a newcomer and a returning favourite, with chef Orazio D’Elia reprising his pizza-led bolthole Da Orazio. Some hallmarks of the restaurant will return (including most importantly, the rotisserie porchetta), while new tasty additions include a thoroughly tested and rested pizza dough recipe and a pint-sized new wine bar dubbed Orazietto next door.

Nearby will bring fresh talent to the suburb, with the team behind Cronulla’s Blackwood Pantry opening the Bondi outpost. Rounding out the Glenayr Avenue Seven Ways hub, the day-to-night diner is led by chef Rob Lechowicz, who earned his stripes learning from Tony Bilson, before heading to Europe. While there’s an Italian undercurrent to the menu, Australian brunch culture will also play a feature role. Think carrot and sweet potato fritters, and blueberry and ricotta hotcakes, by day; followed by veal