Martin Place Bar: (02) 9231 5575 or www.martinplacebar.com.au The Martin Place Bar has revealed a hidden gem: its ‘Luxe Spirits’ Private Back Bar. Designed by SJB Interiors, the Private Back Bar provides a separate area for pre-dinner drinks, bar dining, event location, private dining room and lounging. Martin Place Bar owner Peter Wynne commented: “While it’s
Liar Liar: 90 Kinkora Rd, Hawthorn VIC (03) 9818 8864 Salvatore Malatista has owned 72 venues and he’s only 36. How’d he do it? “You start when you’re 20, you have an appetite for risk, you don’t sleep and you trust and hire really talented people. You delegate a lot and cross your fingers.” venue
Zhen’s Kitchen: 7/50 Smith St, Darwin NT Zhen’s Kitchen is a canteen-style Asian restaurant located in Darwin. Designed by Andrew Waller Design, the eclectic interior references the ‘Night Markets’ in Taipei where the counter areas have taken on the form of street trolley eateries with billboard-style street signage. It’s all about mismatched gung-ho furnishings comprised mainly
Renowned DJ, Clive Morley, has been remixing venues that have a poor track record. Born and raised in London, international DJ turned venue strategist Clive Morley would regularly make the trip around the globe to Australia for a sunny holiday. One ‘summer’ day, London’s trademark gloomy skies convinced Morley he should turn his holiday destination
Platinum Nightclub: 19 Victoria Rd, Broadbeach, QLD www.platinumnightclub.com.au Platinum Nightclub has undergone a facelift to fit its crown as Queensland’s Number One club spot as voted by Sony Inthemix for 2008/2009. It’s party central at Platinum, and patrons can’t miss the fresh cracked glass bar tops with their inbuilt glow effect nor the fibre optic
The Edge: 1/6 – 8 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong, VIC (03) 5222 2666 or www.edgegeelong.com.au Geelong football star, Cameron Ling, is getting in on the footballer-turned-bistro-owner act while he can. But instead of a pokie-laden footy club featuring the same tribute band every Wednesday night, Ling and partners got onside with Geyer to put together
Woodman Estate: 136 Graydons Road, Moorooduc VIC (03) 5978 8455 or www.woodmanestate.com Woodman Estate, nestled in 50 acres on the Mornington Peninsula, is just over an hour from Melbourne, but it could be mistaken for a slice of English countryside. A sense of timelessness surrounds the Manor House (built in the 1980s but easily mistaken
Just for a moment, imagine Molly Meldrum deadpanning this intro on Countdown circa 1979: “Live in the Countdown studios, here tonight, from the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire is Ar Rahman, The Pussycat Dolls and Nicole Schcrzinger with their hit new song Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny). Give them a big hand and do yourself
Portal Hotel: 52 Astor Terrace, Spring Hill QLD (07) 3009 3400 or www.portalhotel.com.au Portal Hotel is a boutique hotel close enough to and far enough away from Fortitude Valley to be both a springboard to and a refuge from the wealth of nightlife. And if the Valley sounds a bit too much like youthful excitement
Must Margaret River: 107 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River WA (08) 9758 8877 or mustmr@must.com.au Having reached the upper limits of what could be achieved with Must Wine Bar in Perth, owners Garry Gosatti and Russell Blaikie went down river in search of a second venue. Their search landed them in Margaret River. Being a wine