 Kensington Street thanks everyone who joined us in celebrating Art at Night on Wednesday 16 March!
Evening showers fell in a soft rain timpani to our musicians CuZn and Dave Sharp, who drew crowds of thousands into our galleries, bars and restaurants, where festivities continued indoors over Spice Alley dishes and wine. Local graffiti legend Scott Marsh brought a new face to our street.
Detail: Graffiti mural, Scott Marsh
Now that autumn is creeping in, we have new plans in store. Here’s what’s on our seasonal mood board:
Nicole Kelly’s paintings of warm Bundanon, red wine botanicals on Bar Chinois wallpaper, robust noodle soups from Spice Alley, chai lattes from Glider, an April walking tour to circumnavigate our gallery precinct, and street busking at twilight.
This is our ode to autumn. The year shapeshifts and grows, as does life on Kensington Street.
Pork Buns & Vegetarian Dumplings (Hong Kong Diner) - Photography by Lauren Commens
Tonkotsu Ramen (KYO-TO) - Photography by Lauren Commens
Sambal Pipis (Old Jim Kee) - Photography by Lauren Commens
BBQ Roast Duck (Alex Lee Kitchen) - Photography by Lauren Commens
Warm up in the autumn chill with these Spice Alley bestsellers.
Photography by Lauren Commens
Bar Chinois is where ex-Chip Off the Old Block Katya Ginsberg plays the salonniere to our street’s own Chinoiserie salon, assembling an all-week lineup to rival the gilded evenings of La Belle Epoque.
Photography by Lauren Commens
Break bread with Chippendale society on Croque Monsieur & Madame Monday.
Fold into Tokyo crepes with enoki mushroom and slice your knife through Creperie Tuesday.
Bite the Sticky Pork Belly Baguette on Baguette & Beer Wednesday.
Pick through a plate of Wine and Cheese Thursday.
Raise your glass on Chin Chin Friday.
Sip on Cafe Noir Saturday, cast in blue Parisian shadow and draped in velvet-smooth jazz.
Wake up with a Bloody Wasabi Mary on Lazy Mary Sunday before we rendezvous with Croque Monsieur once again.
Bar Chinois charms us like a smoky French chanteuse, and pens its mystery and noir in Chinese ink.
What day of the week is it? Come over to Bar Chinois and see what’s in store.
Opening Hours:
Mon – Fri: 12pm – late
Sat: 12pm – late
Sun: 9AM – 10pm
Grandpa Henri's Traditional Onion Soup. Pan-seared Kingfish with Capsicum Ragout - Photography by Chris Court
I was tingling with anticipation as my first course arrived at Bistrot Gavroche. 'Grandpa Henri's Traditional Onion Soup' sent me into a meltdown of delight. I savored every spoonful of the traditional family recipe from chef Frederic Colin’s childhood, my mind conjuring images of the French countryside.
The soup was followed by pan-seared kingfish with capsicum ragout. Growing up in a family of avid fishermen, and living off freshly caught seafood, the kingfish served at Bistrot Gavroche teleported me back to my coastal hometown. I was swept away to this enchanting world where the divine taste and texture of perfectly cooked, ocean fresh fish, met with the warm and comforting reminder of home, and together they danced along the streets of Paris, glass of wine in hand.
My sensory journey concluded with Mousse au Chocolat Noir with cocoa nib nougatine. This dish was enlightening. It was like tasting chocolate again for the very first time, like rediscovering a passionate love affair.
My evening at Bistrot Gavroche was an unforgettable experience, one that I still catch myself daydreaming about. I cannot wait to return, excited to discover where the rest of the menu will take me.
By Eva Nolan
Kensington Street Holdings CEO Marcus Chang featured on Channel 7's Sunrise
Our very own fabulous CEO of Kensington Street Holdings, Marcus Chang, was featured on Channel 7's Sunrise program this morning, celebrating the rise of our cashless culture!
To view this exciting interview click here.
It touched on the ease and convenience of the PayPass system, delivering speedier service, efficiency and accuracy all round. Spice Alley is at the forefront in this new digital age we find ourselves in. Come and enjoy this hassle-free method and everything else delicious on offer in Spice Alley.
Katya Ginsberg and Isaac Su at Sydney’s Spice Alley. Picture: Britta Campion
NICOLE KELLY
GALLERY OPENING NIGHT
THURSDAY 7 APRIL 6-8PM
Of a golden time, Nicole Kelly
Nicole Kelly’s paintings are an impression of a golden time. These are the languid days past the outskirts of town, where solitary beasts graze on pastures that arch across the horizon. This is rural Australian land, the sunburnt country where dreamers dream.
Bundanon artist Arthur Boyd has often stated, “you can’t own a landscape” - but Kelly revisits the landscape rooted deep with her own memory, sifting these recollections through a filter of ochre and sunlight. She takes us with her. Red dust drifts from her reverie, and falls upon the spaces of Kensington Contemporary.
Following her Bundanon Trust Artist-in-Residence program, longtime NG Art Gallery artist Nicole Kelly has produced a series titled Desire and reason. Join us in Kensington Contemporary 1 & 2 from 6-8PM Thursday 7 April, when acclaimed National Art School artist Bill Brown opens the exhibition.
Download the e-invite - click here
FIONA WHITE
FROM THURSDAY 5 MAY TO SUNDAY 29 MAY
Air Bus, Fiona White
The whimsical narratives of Fiona White parade into the white walls and heritage brickwork of Kensington Contemporary in early May.
Juxtapose ventures into a synthetic suburban realm, a land eroded from hyperbolic imagery and the vistas of childhood imagination, cultivated while we grew up in quiet suburbia. The gentleman in Air Bus leans in with a discerning gaze, to squint at his audience through charcoal lines. A suspended bus soars over mountains dripping like cookies and cream. It’s a playful juxtaposition of size that teases the possible collision of White’s characters, exploding in a mushroom cloud of acrylic colour.
Air Bus is one of six dream sequences that dance across White’s theatre of the absurd. Following Desire and reason, Juxtapose will run from Thursday 5 May to Sunday 29 May.
SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2-4PM
Strutt Sisters (March Walking Tour), Maren Cruz
The Chippendale Creative Precinct warmly welcomes you to this month’s installment of our walking tours.
Guided by our professional arts curator Susannah Smith, the walking tour provides an insightful and interactive exploration of Chippendale, accompanied by artist talks and complimentary wine. Have a glance at our walking map:
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Desire and Reason, Kensington Contemporary
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COLD MOUNTAIN: 100 poems, Spot81
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Icons of Time, The Japan Foundation
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Geniale Dillentanten, aMBUSH Gallery
Download our Media Release - click here
Bookings essential Shoot us an email or call 0417 494 317
SATURDAY 9 April, 1 – 2PM
$25 PER HEAD
Lunch with an Artist: Strutt Sisters & Pat Corrigan (March Walking Tour), Maren Cruz
Kensington Contemporary extends a special invitation to all our tour attendees to join us for lunch in Spice Alley, where we will delight in tantalizing Asian flavours and engage in conversation with Nicole Kelly.
You are invited to relax in the cobblestone courtyard beneath Chinese lanterns to feast on the freshest street-market fare Sydney has to offer, in the company of our exhibiting artist and fellow culture vultures.
Complimentary wine as always!
Bookings essential
Secure your place and contact us via info@chippendalecreative.com.au or call Nicky on 0417 494 317.
Assisi, Italy
Join us for three exciting events as the Chippendale New World Art Prize and Vivid Ideas takes over Kensington Street, Chippendale.
Special Events taking place over the 3 week exhibition period.
Thursday 2 March 6 – 9PM
Join us from 6PM to view and engage with artists and creatives' inventive interpretations of the theme, Spirit.
Friday 3 March 6 – 10PM
The Chippendale Creative Precinct is hosting a Feast for The Senses dinner at Kensington Street's latest culinary venture, Upper Mekong. Enjoy tantalising Indochine cuisine, skilfully created by internationally acclaimed chef Tiw Rakarin, as you engage with special guest speakers, including Dr. Stanley Quek and the winner of the Chippendale New World Art Prize.
Saturday 4 June 2 – 5PM
In a special edition of Explore Chippendale’s Free Gallery Walking Tour, Chippendale Creative Precinct is offering walks and talks with esteemed guests, and cultural commentators, while inviting the artists to showcase and discuss their works featured in the Chippendale New World Art Prize.
Submissions are open now, visit www.chippendalecreative.com/initiatives/art-prize/
Belle Magazine - Bistrot Gavroche featured in"Friday Fabulous Five" e-newsletter
Broadsheet - Art at Night on Kensington Street
Broadsheet - Bistrot Gavroche: "We carry the heritage of French cuisine, my grandfather and Paris..."
Broadsheet - Unlike its geographically explicit name, Lower Mekong’s menu is not defined by borders.
The Australian Business Review - Spice Alley a major game player in the future of tap-and-go payments
Concrete Playground - Bar Chinois' "French-Asian fusion fever dream of champagne and Chinese finishes."
Good Food - Bistrot Gavroche and Chef Frederic Colin’s finetuning of his menu to Australian produce
The Urban List - The Urban List adds Bar Chinois to its directory of Sydney’s best bars and pubs.
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