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21
Feb
13

LL Wine & Dine Potts Point Celebrates 3rd Birthday

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Critically acclaimed Asian-fusion restaurant LL Wine & Dine is to host celebrations for their 3rd Birthday this Sunday, in line with the last day of Chinese New Year. The kitschy hot spot has developed a cult following over the last few years – with regulars from Sydney’s elite like Baz Lurhman frequenting the bustling Potts Point venue.

The 3rd Birthday event is to be held at the restaurant located in the pedestrian-only precinct of Llankelly Laneway. With a colourful history of its own, the venue once housed an adult bookshop called ‘Ecstasy’ which fronted an illegal casino in the 1960′s and 70s. It has also served as a swingers club and strong hold steel room, known to the underground clientele as ‘Shop 8.’

In the past 3 years it has shrugged off its dubious past to become LL Wine & Dine, brain child of Barge 8 hospitality and a Potts Point favourite. With rooms such as ‘The Red Den Play Pen’ and ‘The Porn Wall Hall’ hinting not so subtly at the building’s eclectic heritage, and combining their Asian heritage; Barge brothers Matt, Tim & Chris successfully burst onto Sydney’s dining scene. With a critically acclaimed menu inspired by South East Asia, Japan and China, LL Wine & Dine has been voted in Top 10 Sydney Yum Cha Restaurants by the Sydney Magazine.

To celebrate their third successful year, LL Wine and Dine VIP guests will be entertained by traditional Dragon dancers, live music by The Myall High Club and treated to complimentary cocktails & canapés from the delicious LL Wine & Dine menu. The event will be open to the public from 2pm.

For further information head to: 
http://www.llwineanddine.com.au/
LL Wine & Dine: 42 Llankelly Place, Potts Point

18
Sep
12

GRAIN – The Fine Craft of Drinking is Revived at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney

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Sydney’s Rocks precincts has just become an even more desirable meeting place, with the addition of the neighbourhood’s newest local – GRAIN – a bespoke bar by Four Seasons Hotel Sydney.

Stunningly positioned overlooking George and Alfred Streets at Circular Quay off the hotel’s lobby, GRAIN combines an overwhelming collection of fascinating artistic and design elements with a cosy year-round indoor/outdoor feel.

Helmed by Bar Manager, David Ramos Hernandez, GRAIN is dedicated to the journey of ‘The Fine Craft of Drinking’ – from hand-crafted local tap beers by specialist brewers to a largely organic and biodynamic wine list and roving international cocktail list with a contemporary twist.

Hernandez is an intuitive international bar manager with a canny knowledge of the Sydney market.  He latterly set up and managed popular small bar, Low 302 in Surry Hills. His credits also include The Argyle, Bayswater Brasserie and Sydney’s famed Longrain.

GRAIN’S drinks list reads exotic: Pink Lady, Charlie Chaplain, Left Hand, Diamondback Lounge, Eastern Promise and Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Equally the beer menu is expected to enthral all hop specialists, including a bespoke GRAIN lager, sure to create a new wave of bar habitués.

Chef Hamish Ingham – also an import from Surry Hills who owns popular eatery Bar H – worked closely with Hernandez to match cocktail, wine and beer lists with fine bar food. The unique menu includes the likes of Deep Fried Old Man’s Saltbush with aioli, oysters by Steve Feletti, yabbies with lemon and herbs, and GRAIN’S own dry aged beef short rib burger.

 

Designed by award-winning architect Michael McCann, GRAIN brings a strong local bar feel to the city’s harbour front.  It sports an eye-catching central island bar clad in giant curved slabs of sustainable Queensland Blackbutt timber over a frosted glass inner core.  Other highlights include a floating up-lit bottle wall, large grained wooden artisan entry doors giving access directly from George Street as well as the Hotel lobby; a large central fireplace, and retractable glass windows which open to views of the Quay over a beautiful native garden. There are also commissioned artworks that reflect the personality of the bespoke venue.

“GRAIN is a meeting place for locals and hotel guests to enjoy hand-crafted, lovingly prepared food and drinks day and night. It’s a bar that pays homage to the origins of alcohol and the intricate grains in the hand-made timbers. As they say, anything worth waiting for takes time and we hope you will spend a little time with us at GRAIN”, said Four Seasons Hotel Sydney General Manager, Vincent Hoogewijs.

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12
Oct
11

Melba Restaurant at The Langham, Melbourne – Celebrates five years with five offers

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The Langham's Melba restaurant is offering guests the chance to enjoy five birthday
offers and five-star giveaways throughout October as part of their 5th anniversary
celebrations. With great value dining on group bookings and children's meals,
discounts on birthday champagne and five luxurious hotel stays to be won, October
in Melba is set to be a delicious birthday celebration.
Melba's five, 5th birthday offers are:
    1. Receive a 5% discount when dining with 5 guests or more (Monday - Thursday
only)
    2. Take $5 off a flute of Moet & Chandon champagne
    3. Children under 5 can dine for $5
    4. Visitors who dine 5 times in October receive their 6th visit for free
    5. Each time guests dine during October, they can enter into the draw to win one
of five luxurious overnight stays at The Langham, Melbourne.
For five years Melba has provided an indulgent interactive dining experience where
guests can enjoy delicacies from around the world as talented chefs create
mouthwatering dishes to tempt the palate from the Asian wok and delicious
dumpling to rich Italian pastas, chilled seafood and exotic tastes from the Indian
spice kitchen.
Guests can also indulge their sweet tooth with the decadent desserts from the
'floating' dessert display. With exceptional food and service accompanied by
amazing views across the Yarra River and city skyline, Melba provides an
enchanting dining experience.
Melba restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
Terms and condition on birthday offers apply.
For more information visit www.melbarestaurant.com.au For bookings, call
Restaurant Reservations on 1800 641 107 or email rest.res@langhamhotels.com
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