As part of October Good Food Month, Parramatta Council put on an amazing event that allows you to take a journey through Parramatta's hidden lanes, and find discover delicious street foods, pop-up bars, live music and art installations.
With one week of the event down, there is still a chance to catch Parra Lanes next Thursday and Friday (24th and 25th October) from 4:30pm to 9:30pm, starting at the Connection Arcade and wandering down to Erby Place.
Here are my highlights of week one:
Vintage Style for a modern world – The Connection Arcade
- The Vintage Market - The Prospector Store
- Sweet Street Bakery - Local Parramatta patisserie bringing you delicious delicacies, such as old fashioned chocolate pudding with honeycomb
- PoP Up Parramatta - featuring Loukty Puppets (interactive puppetry), Ruth Fattal Haute Couture (fashion and styling) and Unknown Quantity (upcycled fashion)
- BAZ’s Duo of Jazz - Lead by Aaron 'BAZ' Flower, this duo will be playing the great jazz standards of the early part of last century
The Piazza – Town Hall Lane
- La’ Toosh - This converted French tram services coffee, sweet and savoury crepes while a live band plays music on the roof
- Café Sotto – Popular local café Sotto serves authentic Italian food including Italian meatballs and arancini
- The Nighthawk Diner - Bringing old fashion American dinners straight to the streets
- Grasshopper - Serving tasty Italian inspired elixirs, kick back and relax in this European inspired space
Program:
Thursday 24th: The Brassholes
Friday 25th: Geoff Bull & The Finer Cuts
The Circa Lane – Batman Walk
- Circaespresso - It’s all about tea with Circaespresso, as they serve Tea Craft oolongs from a kung fu tea set, as well as masala chai batch-brewed on the stove
- The Rogue Wayfinders - A series of site-specific encounters that simultaneously provide a trail to follow and reasons to stop and enjoy the place you have discovered.
Food For Thought - UNE Future Campus (Produced by the University of New England)
- Live music, the Philosopher’s Soap Box, the Poets corner and the no-so-great debate feature at this stop
The Laska Lounge – Roxy Car Park
- Temasek (Malaysian and Singaporean) - This famous local institution will be serving their famous laksa and hainese chicken
- Lan Lans Shanghai Dumpling - Delicious handmade Shanghai dumplings including Guo Tie and Prawn Shao Mao
- Spice – Gourmet Thai - Traditional Thai meals including pad Thai and satay
Thursday 24th – The
Morrisons
Friday 25th –
Date/Maddox Band
Just Desserts - Red Cow Lane
- Adora Handmade Chocolates - Hit your sweet spot with these award winning handmade chocolates and truffles, gelato, waffles and Belgian hot chocolate shots made with all natural ingredients
- Hello Again by Chrissie Iansenn and Majid Rabet - This artwork invites the audience to speak, sing, or play instruments through a large flower-like object. Take time out in this garden of earthly delight and contemplate the hyper-real urban flower garden
The Picnic Place – Lane 14
- THE LOT: The Rouge Wayfinders - Art and architecture collective based in Parramatta
- WeAve - Fluoro rope flower garden installation created by Nicole Barakat with WeAve Parramatta
The Craft and Cider Garden – Erby Place
- Smokey O’s BBQ - Smokey O’s BBQ creates low, slow and smokey Southern style barbecue, cooked traditionally over charcoal and wood for up to 12 hours
- Cantina Mobil - Authentic Mexican Street Food including slow-roasted, succulent meats and Pinto Beans in Tacos, Burritos & Nachos
- The Beer and Cider Bar - Featuring a selection of craft beer from local craft brewers, Riverside Brewing Company and Batlow Cider brewed in NSW with apples from the Snowy Mountains region
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