Crafty Dining East Sydney

This October we are proud to announce our third Crafty Dining experience as part of Sydney Craft Week and Good Food Month. This time we are heading for East Sydney, showcasing the rich variety of contemporary furniture design, vintage fashion and dining options on the streets of East Sydney and Potts Point.

Skarfe

We have always wanted to do an event with Skarfe since we stumbled across the tiny, colourful store in it’s original location on Roslyn Terrace. Owner Brad McGlashan - a fellow New Zealander - kicked off his business in the same year as The Sydney Connection began so we always had plenty to talk about on our instore visits.

A few years later Skarfe moved to it’s current location on leafy Hughes street on the Potts Point side of the Cross. Now housed in a much bigger space with plenty of natural light and a beautiful, lush courtyard garden out back, that is a bonus on a hot summer nights when Brad hosts a launch night for his local ladies.

When we visited Italy last year we realised, after discovering all the artisan boutiques in the back streets of Florence and Rome, that Skarfe is very much an incarnation of this type of shopping: exclusive, unique and special creations that are usually handmade and limited edition.

And yes Brad is very passionate about scarves, you just have to attend one of his workshops in the Art of Scarf Tying’ to appreciate Brad’s talent with a length of silk on a woman’s neck or head.

Skarfe is at once a bricks and mortar store, an online store, wholesaler, hunter gatherer, & designer. A treasure trove of silks, cashmere, wool, even leather. Brad scours the globe to bring you the best scarves, whether they be modern digital prints from Europe, or painstakingly handmade creations from Asia.  In addition to their retail selection, Skarfe works with talented local artists on limited edition collaborations and with private clients to transform their designs into luxurious accessories.

We know you are going to love discovering this beautiful store on the night of Crafty Dining in East Sydney.

Kakawa

The word Kakawa originally comes from the South American Olmec civilization and dates back to roughly 1000 BC. well before the Aztecs and Mayans. The Olmec were the first civilization to cultivate cocoa beans and called them Kakawa They grew their cocoa plants on the luscious east coast of Mexico.

Much mystery still surrounds these origins.  The arrival of the Spanish Armada lead to the name Kakawa being changed to Cacao. At Kakawa Owner and chocolatier David Ralph makes all of his chocolates with no preservatives or artificial flavours using only the finest natural ingredients. All of Kakawa’s products are gluten free.

Menu

Kakawa | a divine box of assorted Kakawa chocolates for you to take home or eat on the spot!

Wine match: Brown Paper Wine Clare Valley Riesling & Farriers Yard Barossa Shiraz