Oyster saloons, pub Thai and white wine in the sun: 190 years of Sydney dining
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Herald had already been around a few decades when Athanassio Comino arrived from the Greek island of Kythera and opened one of Sydneyâs first fish and chip shops (or oyster saloons) in 1879.
âThat was before our time ... just,â jokes Jill Dupleix, who along with fellow food writer husband Terry Durack has chronicled Sydneyâs dining scene for the best part of the past 30 years.
Terry Durack and Jill Dupleix at Beppiâs.