Crown Melbourne Southbank, Melbourne 3006 (03) 9292 8888 or http://crownmelbourne.com.au/ Crown Melbourne has relaunched its premium buffet restaurant, Conservatory. Located on level one of Crown Towers, the luxurious restaurant features expansive views of Melbourne’s Yarra River. Lead by Conservatory’s Chef de Cuisine, Joanne Bainbridge, the restaurant’s chefs work from an open kitchen that enables interaction
Mr Hive Kitchen & Bar: Level 1, Crown Metropol, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank VIC (03) 9292 8300 or www.crownmetropol.com.au/MrHiveKitchenandBar Launched into the Crown Metropol stable earlier this year, Mr Hive Kitchen & Bar boasts the talents of Executive Chef John Lawson and General Manager Helenka Pallester. Both knew the space well from its previous incarnation (Gordon
Paul Beale, Director of Electrolight, describes the philosophy and some of the detail behind the outstanding Merrywell lighting design: “The lighting design concept was developed to create a point of difference from the rest of the casino’s hospitality offerings. The client wanted to create a warm and cosy atmosphere using a simple, clean palette of
The Merrywell: Cnr of Clarendon Street & Crown Riverside, Melbourne VIC (03) 9292 7468 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au/themerrywell Launched in April, The Merrywell has seen the Las Vegas-based forces of Scottish born Grant MacPherson and New York-Italian Sam DeMarco rise to the challenge posed by Melbourne’s food and bar obsessed culture, creating a relaxed and multifaceted venue
With The Star shaking up its F&B, Crown has brought in a new face, Nicholas Kurban. He shares with venue his plans to make Crown the toast of the world, not just Australia. Nicolas Kurban arrived in Melbourne only five weeks ago, and already he’s willing to be quizzed about his new hometown. He’s here
Marquee — The Star Sydney 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW www.marqueesydney.com ‘There will be stories’; that’s what we’re told by The Star’s advertising agency. And you only need to hang out after midnight in the barely controlled bedlam of the Marquee’s unisex bathrooms to concur. It’s exciting, sexy and just a little bit ‘dangerous’. In
Momofuku Seibo The Star, 80 Pyrmont St, Sydney NSW The launch of Momofuku Seiobo was undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated Sydney restaurant openings in recent years. The news that star chef David Chang was to open his first restaurant outside New York right here in our harbour city set the foodie scene abuzz.
Crown Melbourne 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank, VIC (03) 9292 8888 or www.crownmelbourne.com.au With The Star shaking up its F&B, Crown has brought in a new face, Nicholas Kurban. He shares with venue his plans to make Crown the toast of the world, not just Australia.
The Merrywell Corner of Clarendon St & Crown Riverside, Melbourne (03) 9292 7468 or www.themerrywell.com.au “Casual. Unpretentious. High Energy.” That’s The Merrywell, a modern interpretation of a gastronomy-driven pub now open at Crown. Scottish-born, Las Vegas-based chef Grant MacPherson and acclaimed American chef, Sam DeMarco (Sammy D) cherry-picked Melbourne for their latest venture, their first
Momofuku Seiōbo The Star, 80 Pyrmont St Sydney 2009 www.momofuku.com/restaurants/seiobo Momofuku Seiōbo is the design work of Luchetti Krelle, set within Sydney’s new ‘The Star’ complex in Pyrmont. The brief for Momofuku Seiōbo was to create a space that reflected the Momofuku ethos, with simplicity and attention to detail at the core of the design. On