Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2020 (1)

NEWSOUTHWALES

Ina boldmoveallOvoloHotels

acrossAustraliahaveannouncedtheir

restaurantswillbewhollyvegetarian

forthenextyear.Woolloomooloo’sAlibi

setthetone(it’sbeenvegansinceit

firstopened),whileotherrestaurants

willwelcomenewchefstospearhead

thevegetarianshift,includingCanberra’s

MonsterKitchen& Bar(PaulWilson)and

Brisbane’sZaZaTa(RoyNer,previously

fromNourandLilah).

GlampingaccommodationSierraEscape

is bringingsomeextraoff-gridluxurytoits

Mudgeesite.Theeco-focusedstayhas

beengivena refreshandnowhasa pool

(craftedfroma shippingcontainer)and

decktorelaxon.

MELBOURNE

WhiletheopeningofWMelbournehas

beenpushedbacktoFebruary2021,the

hotelhasannouncedchefAdamD’Sylva

(co-ownerandchefofTonkaandCoda)

willheadupthecreativeculinarydirection

forLollo,whichis settobeoneofthe

hotel’ssignaturerestaurants.

QUEENSLAND

FollowingCovid-relateddelays,Crystalbrook

Flynnis settoopeninsunnyCairnson

November10.TheSeaKingandSeaSuite

roomsenjoyviewsofthepristineCoralSea.

Justnorth,Accorwillopenthefirst

Fairmont-brandedhotelin Australia,with

theopeningoftheFairmontPortDouglas

inQueenslandin 2023.

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Clockwise from top left: Sierra

Escape in Mudgee; one of the

new suites at Crystalbrook

Flynn; the dining room at

Ovolo’s Za Za Ta in Brisbane.

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PHOTOGRAPHY KIRSTY SYCZ (ZA ZA TA).

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