Cotta The West End at Crown, Clarendon St, Melbourne (03) 9292 8888 or www.thewestendatcrown.com.au Mim Design’s work on Cotta at Crown has been shortlisted for Best Cafe Design at this year’s Eat-Drink-Design Awards. Mim worked on custom furniture and lighting pieces, visual merchandising, uniforms and packaging for the cafe as well as the interior design.
Parma Café Wollongong Central Shopping Centre, Wollongong 2500 (02) 4228 8914 Parma Café is part of a larger shopping centre. The café’s design – from Andrew Waller – incorporates a large communal table in order to bring structure to the loose seating area. A second structured seating area wraps around the kiosk linking the two dining
O Bar and Dining 264 George St, Sydney 2000 (02) 9247 9777 or www.obardining.com.au Celebrity chef and author Michael Moore has opened a new restaurant to replace his Summit restaurant atop the iconic Australia Square. Rumours have been circulating for several weeks that major changes were afoot for the famous venue with Moore having
No Vacancy Kings Cross, Sydney After two and a half years at the creative helm of ivy’s promotions and entertainment, Graham Cordery (director of Experience Entertainment Group) will launch his own boutique venue this October. With a reputation of working with industry elites, Cordery’s tenure has seen ivy collect the ‘Australia’s Best Entertainment Venue’
Melding two of Sydney’s most majestic and prominent historic buildings is the brand spankin’ new QT Design Hotel. Located within the Gowings department store and State theatre buildings, the iconic facades have been retained as the dignified public face of this extraordinary new hotel. Step inside though and you’ll swiftly find yourself in a delightfully
The Solotel Hospitality Group recently won urgent legal proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court against the NSW liquor regulator, the Office of Liquor,Gaming & Racing (OLGR) over a matter of ‘secret data.’ The Solotel Hospitality Group owns and manages the Kings Cross Hotel, along with 17 other licensed establishments. The legal action asked the Court
Oysters are shucked to order at this informal new meeting and eating spot in downtown Sydney, where the lightest touch of modernist American diner styling creates a great atmosphere. Located in the old Brooklyn Hotel, the historic George Street space has been refurbished with unique flair and seamlessly divided into three different segments: The Oyster
“It’s about what’s in the cup,” is all Mark Dundon really has to say about coffee. And if that’s the interview, I’m roasted. He’s got a point though. These days, indie hipster culture is hopped up on too many morning espressos. If you’re not onto the latest buzz phrase: ‘third wave’, siphons, cold drip,
MasterChef Dining Forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral Cnr of College Street & Cathedral Square Sydney 2000 1300 558 973 or www.masterchef.com.au Now in its fourth season, and with plenty of fans to boot, MasterChef is a force to be reckoned with. And that’s exactly what Carrie Barker and Jack Bedwani from the projects* dared to
Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley 285 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley 3150 (03) 8561 2345 or www.novotelglenwaverley.com.au Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley has unveiled its $5.6 million dollar refurbishment of 200 accommodation rooms. The completion of the four month refurbishment program heralds the arrival of Novotel’s innovative NEXT rooms which have been designed with a range of features to enhance the