Taronga Piazza Bradleys Head Rd, Mosman 2088 (02) 9969 2777 or taronga.org.au/blog/2013-07-04/taronga-piazza Australians love a ‘toastie’ so when Giovanni Pilu designed a menu for Taronga Zoo’s newest café he did it with an Italian twist and created the Free-Range Egg, Pancetta & Tomato Panino. Ladies that lunch enjoy the Salt Baked Salmon Salad with Potato
Jervois Steak House Brecon St, Queenstown, New Zealand http://queenstown.jervoissteakhouse.co.nz The Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa has signed up the recently opened Jervois Steak House (JSH) as its official signature restaurant partner. In addition to welcoming external patrons, new steak house (which launched in December last year) will also now service Sofitel’s in-house hotel guests exclusively
What makes Keystone tick? Christopher Holder talks to Managing Director John Duncan to find out. It’s impossible to generalise. But it’s fun. Whether you’re talking about the Gordon Gekko-style ALH Group, the gastro-pub delights of the Colonial Leisure Group, the Singo/Dicko knockabout rich mates’ pub play, or the tight Sandhill crew of Richmond… the
Jones The Grocer Westfield Sydney CBD, Pitt St Sydney www.jonesthegrocer.com Point of View‘s lighting designs are on display at Jones The Grocer’s new flagship store at the Westfield shopping mall in Sydney. The concept food emporium offers gourmet breakfast-to-dinner dining alongside the retail of luxury foods. The lighting by POV seeks to brings alive each
Flinders Hotel Cook St, Flinders Vic 3929 (03) 5989 0201 or www.flindershotel.com.au After a three-year development process, Rothelowman has completed a $10M restoration and extension of the Flinders Hotel, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Designed and executed in three stages, the vision for the site is now fully realised, with the final stage of the project, the boutique
Tonic Espresso and Bar 7 Hynes St, Brisbane (07) 3852 5100 Three years ago, the architects at a firm on Hynes St rolled up their door and turned their space into a small espresso bar. It was an experiment in connecting people and space in a new way – and also showcases graffiti-style works
Mercure Grosvenor Adelaide 125 North Terrace, Adelaide 5000 (08) 8407 8888 or www.mercuregrosvenorhotel.com.au The 93-year-old, 181-room Mercure Grosvenor Hotel Adelaide has announced a makeover. Rooms now boast new bathrooms, sleek leather desk chairs, LCD TVs and ipod docks. A new feature is the striking black-and-white photography of local landmarks such as the historic Elder Park Rotunda
Twin Towns Services Club: Wharf St Tweed Heads NSW (07) 5536 2277 or www.twintowns.com.au Since its inception in 1950, Twin Towns Services Club has developed into a multi million-dollar business and the largest Services Club in Australia. The Management/Board of the club have begun a huge three-year/three-stage transformation. JVG Sound Lighting and Visual worked alongside Control
LK Jewellery: Crown Casino, Southbank, Melbourne www.lkjewellery.com Upscale casinos are a haven for primo retail. And like 24-carat limpets, you’ll always find upmarket stores selling fancy undies and expensive jewellery. I’ll allow you to draw your own conclusions about why they’re such a good ‘fit’, but so it is with Crown Casino and LK Jewellery.
Acqua Iguazu Manila, Philippines www.acqua-iguazu.com/ Century Properties Group is launching a new signature tower in Metro Manila. The tower, called Acqua Iguazu, is the first collaboration of Century Properties with the international interior design brand yoo inspired by Starck, founded by the French designer Philippe Starck and the British real estate entrepreneur John Hitchcox.