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As further testament to its beautiful design, The Old Library has been nominated for the Belle Magazine, in association with Coco Republic Interior Design Awards 2012. With only two other nominations in its category The Old Library is up against Apollo, Potts Point and Scarlett, The Rocks.

The awards will be held this Wednesday  May 16th. The award celebrates and rewards the excellence in Australian interior design and decoration by individuals, partnerships and design practices at residential, commercial and corporate levels, these prestigious awards are committed to supporting the creativity and innovation of the Australian interior design industry.

The Old Library offers the finest flavours of Southern Italy in a designer setting that is at once fresh and modern, while still remaining true to the heritage of the circa 1908 building.

Originally a Methodist Church, and then the Cronulla Library, The Old Library Restaurant & Bar now presents a spacious sit-down eatery, a bar and a private dining room, designed and styled to retain the essence of the Library setting.

The Old Library Restaurant & Bar also recently took out a special ‘Commendation’ in The Australian Interior Design Awards on April 25th 2012.

Where: Shop 1, 15 Surf Rd, Cronulla.

When: Lunch & Dinner – Thu-Sun, noon-late

The Roosevelt’s Autumn cocktail degustation menu invites guests on a Hansel and Gretel-esque journey deep into the woods. The five-course menu will showcase the collaboration of theatre, cocktails and cuisine, using modern cooking techniques and the freshest seasonal products.

Starting with a lighter, picnic-style course and working its way into heartier dishes, this sensory experience sprinkles fruits of the forest, spiced delicacies and seasonal produce into a menu which will delight the palate, with every step complemented by an intricately matched cocktail.

Adding to the theme, the experience will be hosted in a section of The Roosevelt not visible from the main cocktail bar. Enter via a mirrored door into a room decked out with double-barreled communal dining tables featuring ice wells down the centre, seating no more than 36 guests.

The new menu comes under the direction of Head Chef, Brian Geraghty, who began his career at age 14. Learning his craft from some of the most well-known and influential names in modern cuisine, Geraghty has worked alongside Sean Connolly at Astral Restaurant and Shane Osborn at Two Michelin Star Pied à Terre. Upon moving back to Sydney’s shores, he held a position at Quay, followed by the role of Executive Sous Chef at Bilson’s.

The Roosevelt’s Degustation Dinners are run from Wednesday through to Saturday beginning at 7.30pm at the cost of $150/person.

With wine dinners, festivals and a new menu, The Cut Bar & Grill in Sydney’s The Rocks is set to be one of the hottest Winter dining destinations in the city over the coming months.
With its intimate, cellar-like setting The Cut is club-like and cosy in Winter, with a new menu featuring some of the best beef in Australia from Tasmanian Wilderness and Sher Wagyu, as well as new dishes like lamb backstrap with shank pie and chicken with foie gras and tarragon butter.
The Rocks will come alive in Winter with the VIVID festival’s spectacular light displays, and The Cut is on the official Light Sculptures walk through Argyle Street, making it the perfect place to pause for a warming drink and wagyu burger at the bar or something a little more substantial.

VIVID: 25 May- 11 June; The Cut will feature a special cocktail for Sydney’s premier festival of light and ideas called the HenneCigar with Hennessey VS, Makers Mark and pomegranate, with a cigar leaf, lit to smoke the glass then placed inside the cocktail Domaine A

Tasmanian Wine Dinner: July 26; charismatic winemaker Peter Althaus will present some of Tasmania’s best wines, including his highly acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir from the Coal River Valley, matched to James Privett’s menu featuring fine Tasmanian produce

Antinori Wine Dinner: September 6; one of Italy’s oldest and most respected wine families (26 generations) will present their Super Tuscans and other outstanding wines from Tuscany and Umbria, with family member Jacapo Pandolfini sharing the wineries stories

Situated in Sydney’s most beautiful heritage cellar, The Cut is renowned as one of the city’s best grills with its glamorous club-like, atmosphere created by cutting edge design team Luchetti Krelle, impeccable service, and of course its contemporary bistro menu featuring some of the country’s best produce.

Reservations: (02) 9259-5695 orreservations@cutbarandgrill.com

The Cut Bar & Grill
16 Argyle Street; www.cutbarandgrill.com

For the Pyrmont Festival, Ripples Sydney Wharf has paired with Mudgee’s top Burnbrae Wines for lunch from noon on Saturday 19 May

The three course lunch menu is $65, including your choice from Burnbrae’s fabulous varietal reds and whites – try a different one to match each course!  Owner Tony Bryant will help you choose from the special Burnbrae in-house tasting table.

Ripples Sydney Wharf’s new Chef Chris Hodges (previously Sous Chef at Aqua Dining), has created a menu with a contemporary twist on Med fare.
Burnbrae Wines vineyard, one of the finest in the Mudgee region was established in 1968. The name Burnbrae is of Celt derivation and means stream at the bottom of hill.  It is owned by the hands-on Bryant family in partnership with Burnbrae winemaker Frank Newman
Sydney Wharf is absolute waterfront @ 56 Pirrama Road. Just walk across Pyrmont Bay Park opposite The Star. http://www.ripplessydneywharf.com.au/

Bookings 95711999  sydneywharf@ripples.com.au

Taking over the iconic Rose Hotel at 309 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, friends Steed Sherriff and Ashley Cranston (former Hospitality Manager, Little Creatures Dining Hall, Fitzroy) have turned business partners to create an inspired new venue that offers a dining room, café and ‘back bar’ for music and drinking.

Opened in February, Rose Diner and Bar brings a little nostalgia to the dining room with a menu inspired by the classic simplicity of the Country Women’s Association as well as the British homeland of chef Stephen Drake. Dishes such as Welsh Rarebit Croquettes , Steak Diane and Prawn Cocktail  stay true to their origins but take a contemporary turn, in situ with Melbourne’s dining scene. ‘Mum’s Trifle’ and Peach Melba round off the retro menu.

UK born Stephen Drake (previously Royal Saxon, Giuseppe Arnaldo & Sons) heads up the kitchen and is relishing the creation of a menu that harks back to his days working with Gary Rhodes. “The menu showcases good, honest recipes with roots in British and Australian cuisines; most importantly they have heart. There’s certainly a sense of nostalgia,” says Stephen, who will also take on several apprentices and teach skills on site such as butchering and sausage making.

Locally sourced seasonal produce is an imperative throughout the business. Milawa Chicken, Gippsland beef and Spear Creek salt-bush lamb from South Australia make up part of the carnivorous offerings, while leaves, herbs and heirlooms are sourced from Gourmet Greenhouse in the Yarra Valley and given starring roles in generous side salads. Weekly offerings will include traditional-style Sunday lunches with seasonally changing dishes, and roast chook dinners for two on Tuesday nights.

Upstairs at the rear of Rose Diner and Bar you’ll find Back Bar, providing a much-needed space in Port Melbourne for casual late-night drinking, canapés and live music, with a focus on jazz and swing.

Little Rose Café is ‘out the back’ with access via Heath Street and will be a casual early morning and afternoon stop. Caffeine chasers will find coffees brewed with Syndicate beans, Jonesy’s milk and Bon Soy while jaffle enthusiasts can munch on Fried Green Tomatoes, Basil and Goat’s Curd, or Duck with Apple Jelly , egg lovers can savour Baked Green Eggs with house-made sausage, black pudding, Greenvale bacon, baked beans and ‘fried slice’ and shake lovers can slurp on delights such as Malted Valrohna Chocolate and Coffee and Honey, as well as breakfast naughties such as Bloody Marys, Breakfast Martinis and Bellinis, giving a nod to Rose Diner.

Ash and Steed see Rose Diner as a place for everyone. “We wanted to give locals a venue that they would otherwise have had to travel to another suburb for. We’re a diner in the sense that we’re a casual, affordable all-day eatery whether you need a 7am jaffle or a 10.30pm Vol-au-vent,” says Ash.

The building itself, known to many as The Rose Hotel, has seen many incarnations since it’s opening in 1867. The art deco icon retains its original shape and features but has been given a serious internal overhaul by its new owners in both look and offering. DIY renovations have been carried out by Steed and Ash, plus some time-generous family and friends, with the vision being dictated by the twos experience over a combined 30 years in the industry and their love of travel and hospitality.

Royal Coast Walks guide hikes along the coastline of Royal National Park, one of the best places in Sydney to spot whales on their annual migration. It’s one of the few land-based experiences where whale watching is just one part of an adventure-packed day outdoors.

Expect a challenge as you walk 15km along pristine coastline, experiencing awesome headland views, Depression-era hermit caves, unique sandstone formations and the secluded Marley beaches. Begin the day visiting one of the largest Aboriginal rock engraving sites in Sydney, which features carvings of Gurruwul – the Orca – totem of the local Dharawal people, and learn about the ancient significance of whales to the region.

With 180° views up and down the coast during the walk, it’s likely guests will spot at least a humpback whale, with a few lucky enough to spot the more rare Southern Right whale frolicking out to sea below the sandstone cliffs.

Owner operator Ian Wells says, “Imagine your favourite patch of Sydney’s coast… now take away all the buildings and all the people and you’re left with what we get to walk through every day – kilometres of deserted coastline of Royal National Park. It means when you do spot whales, you’re sharing the experience with a few other keen bushwalkers rather than carloads and boatloads of people elbowing for prime position.”

The day is about much more than ocean life as native plants and animals are pointed out and local European and Aboriginal history explained, allowing guests to learn about Australia’s oldest national park during the bushwalk.

Founded in 2009, Royal Coast Walks believes that Sydney is a place of supreme natural beauty with sights and experiences only accessible on foot. We believe that walking through a landscape allows you to engage with nature and create incomparable memories. We know that a true understanding of a place requires time and learning, so we guide supported walks at a relaxed pace for guests to absorb the wonder of Sydney’s outdoors.

The Marley Tour (full day Royal National Park bushwalk) departs year-round on Tuesdays, Thursdays and alternate Saturday/Sundays, meeting at Cronulla ferry wharf at 8:15am. Tour costs $149 per adult ($135 concession) and includes lunch and snacks, goody bag, return ferry fare from Cronulla to Bundeena, National Park entry fees and expert guide. Bookings essential.
http://www.royalcoastwalks.com.au/tours/marley-walking-tour

Kym Ellery presented her Spring Summer 2012/ 2013 collection at MBFW Australia, titled ‘DELICATESSEN’, after an adored childhood possession. Driven by the guilt of discarding her beloved belonging at the age of eighteen . E L L E R Y . has created this
collection as a homage. . E L L E R Y . will present a sophisticated collection of minimalist draping with an architectural edge,
amongst voluminous sleeves, skirted-shorts and their signature peplums. The colour palette is opulent with forest and moss
greens, ox blood rouge against a backdrop of ivory & white. Baroque-printed hemp, check linen, brushed suede and triple silk
organza and a pepperying of glitter tulle are combined to create a richly textured vision. E L L E R Y . is unwavering in its desire
to create a seamless urban uniform and Delicatessen delivers this, effortlessly.

Inspired by the color white- the highest layer of an Aura- the 2012 BOWIE collection displays variations on a theme of purity. Ranging from white through to silver and pale gold, he dresses offer a visual softness and lightness of touch. Balancing the brightness of while throughout he entire collection is the shades of shimmering black. Featuring delicate lace creations alongside contrasting structures bodices, the collection creates a force doled overflowing with unique signature details from designer Bowie Wong. The glamour of each dress in the collection lies in its mystery. Sequins and half hidden and sheer fabric suggest the suggesting he sensual elegance of an independent woman, while carefully placed feathered butterflies and hand-stitched swirls of fabric evoke the fantasy of creative ideas.

Courtesy : Indigital Media Group

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