Every week, Boss Hunting’s editors spend far too much time scouring the web: in search of the coolest gear, food & drink, and destinations worth trekking to across the globe.
In our latest edition of ‘Good Finds’, we’ve got solid walnut ping-pong tables, utensil rests, Fujifilm’s latest X-series camera and much more.
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UTNCL Silicone Utensil Rest
A simple solution — made to address a commonplace problem. This industry-grade kitchen accessory, made by Aussie hospitality veteran Oliver Strauss, gives home cooks a handy surface on which to place their cooking utensils.
Featuring a contoured grip and multifunctional design, the ‘UTNCL’ is fashioned from food-grade silicone. Meaning what exactly? It is BPA-free, resistant to blunt/bladed impacts and able to handle temperatures up to 220°C.
Jory Brigham ‘Mackenrow’ Ping-Pong Table
Pretty much the most aesthetic table tennis surface Nick Kenyon has laid his eyes on, this ‘Mackenrow’ comes from Jory Brigham’s made-to-order collection of Boardroom game tables.
To our mind, what would happen if you combined an AP19 armchair with the best woodwork coming out of California, the Mackenrow is forged from walnut wood that is then inlaid with brass and an accent of traffic-cone-orange. Pour one out for productivity in whichever office one of these so happens to be located.
Heretic Parfum ‘Nosferatu’ Eau de Macabre
On occasion, the Boss Hunting team will encounter grooming/beauty collaborations that, while unexpected, are a breath of fresh air. Or, in the case of this limited edition by Heretic Parfums, perhaps dread air would be more appropriate.
Inspired by Robert Eggers’ upcoming Nosferatu adaptation, this EDT-strength spray supposedly smells like “an encounter with an apparition”. Per Heretic Parfum’s website, we guess apparitions smell like lilac, ambergris and a stake-load of petrichor then.
Fujifilm XM-5
Billed as the ultimate mirrorless digital camera “for the creator generation”, Fujifilm’s new X-M5 is geared toward shoppers who want to harness near-professional video and image quality on the go (and, in all likelihood, for social media).
The M5 is currently the lightest digital camera in the X series, combining a pocket-sized build with a signature ‘Film Simulation’ mode. The latter comes preset with 20 looks, all of which replicate iconic analog film stocks from the world of Fujifilm.
A remote-operation app that is free to download completes the picture: offering up more than enough functionality for those in the business of posting cinematic reels and tantalising food pics.
Garaku, Sydney CBD
Technically just one of five new restaurants inside Prefecture 48 (the most high-profile addition to our guide to the best new restaurants in Sydney) I’ve chosen to single Garaku out over its stablemates for a couple of reasons.
For starters, the kitchen here is being led by Derek Kim — a veteran of Copenhague Paris and, until very recently, the Executive Chef for the legendary Sydney fine diner, Tetsuya’s.
In keeping with the tenets of kaiseki (traditional multi-course Japanese cuisine) diners will only find a single set menu at Garaku: priced at $380 per head, and laden with over a dozen individual dishes split across 9 ‘courses’.
To this, add a very limited venue capacity — the only place you should want to be sitting is at the 16-seat chef’s table — and you have the makings of a restaurant poised to dominate ‘Best Of’ lists for 2024.
