A shake-up for airport food
Air Niugini passengers passing through the Sydney Airport T1 international terminal are in for a treat with the opening of two new food precincts that include restaurants by world-famous chefs.
Among the openings is The Bistro by Wolfgang Puck, who has catered the Oscars in the US for the past 21 years.
Puck’s trattoria-style The Bistro, serving gourmet pasta and wood-fired pizza, is due to open during September.
Puck will be in good company with Australian celebrity chef Shannon Bennett, who has already opened Benny Burger.
Bennett’s premium burgers include Blackmore wagyu, barramundi and prawn, perhaps with firecracker mayonnaise and Vietnamese coleslaw on the side. The ingredients are organically and ethically sourced.
The restaurants are in the new City View precinct, which will also include Heineken House and Joe & The Juice, a trendy Copenhagen juice joint making its first appearance in Australia.
As Paradise was going to press, preparations were also being made for the opening of T1’s second new food precinct, The Marketplace.
It will include The Terrace by award-winning Chinese chef Sum Wai Kwong, a halal-based takeaway restaurant, Korean food, and sushi. Another Australian celebrity chef, Luke Mangan, has also opened the Bridge Bar and Coast Cafe + Bar.
All up, there will be 32 food and beverage choices in T1.
The T1 food makeover is part of a general upgrade of Sydney Airport, which caters to more than 40 million passengers annually.
The existing shopping precinct has also been revitalised to feature 13 global brands, including Tiffany & Co, Kate Spade New York, Max Mara, Hugo BOSS, Emporio Armani, TUMI and Michael Kors.
Some of the new restaurants and stores are opening in Australia for the first time. ■