Spotlighting the current restauranttrend, Italian, Pilu at Freshwater is a new restaurant a half-hour ferry ride away from downtown on Sydney's north shore, featuring Sardinian cuisine and views onto Freshwater Beach.
Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Longhorn Steakhouse, has responded to the trend with new restaurant franchises like Yard House, which prides itself on a large draft beer menu, American-fusion cuisine and a lively atmosphere punctuated with classic rock music and flat-screen TVs playing sporting events and news broadcasts.
As result, its alums are at the forefront of the current healthier restaurant dining trend, and NGI just released a list of its Top 10 alumni restaurants for 2013.