Manly new wave
It’s all happening in Manly. As already noted, the revamped vintage changing room, Manly Pavilion (West Esplanade cnr Commonwealth Parade Ph 9949 9011) swings open its doors to allow you to sample Jonathan Barthelmess’s take on southern Italian sometime in March (delays, delays). Manly Wine (8–13 South Steyne Ph 8966 9000) is packing them in at the old Will & Toby site. Then there’s the Belgrave Cartel (6 Belgrave Street Ph 0425 753 253) a coffee shop run by a couple of Italians — Joe and Mick Bruzzese — who do a mean spaghetti jaffle. Does that count as fusion food? Mick reckons it’s a great hangover cure.
