‘Big' Sam Young set to open old-school Chinese restaurant
Sydney chef 'Big' Sam Young, who operates the attention-grabbing S'more bistro on the north shore and boasts a substantial social media following, is set to open an old-school Chinese restaurant at Potts Point.
Young and his long-term partner, talented chef Grace Chen, confirmed the site they've zeroed in on is well-known Sydney dining turf: the current home of Teddy, on leafy Kellett Street. The owners of Ezra restaurant next door opened Teddy last September after briefly operating Raja, an upmarket Indian restaurant, at the site.
It's familiar territory for Young, who cut his teeth at nearby Merivale venues Lotus and Ms.G's, before breaking out on their own during the pandemic, segueing into takeaway meals, indulgent pop-ups and their Castlecrag start-up.
The venture would be 'old-school Chinese, probably more suburban [in style],' Young said, echoing a job advertisement he recently placed looking to recruit chefs.
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