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Rockpool Dining Group
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25.01.2022 Strap yourself in. El Camino Cantina is coming to South Bank in Brisbane in November. Two floors of Tex-Mex fun, 15 frozen margarita flavours, DJs and indulgence. Urban List Brisbane shares the news and a sneak peek of what the 10th El Camino Cantina will look like: https://bit.ly/2SRBKSI
25.01.2022 Hailing from Darjeeling in India, a Kiwi by citizenship, and an honorary German based on his kitchen credentials, there is no one who can dust with flour, douse in egg wash, crumb and pan-fry a perfectly golden schnitzel like Don Lama. Hence, Don our Culinary Director of Casual Brands is our Rockpool Legend today, which happens to be National Wiener Schnitzel Day. Don is a seven-year veteran of Rockpool Dining Group, joining as Head Chef of The Bavarian on York Street, pr...ogressing to Corporate Chef for the entire Bavarian brand (36+ restaurants), and now one of the group’s Culinary Directors. What an amazing career trajectory and his talents run far deeper than schnitzel craftmanship! Don’s top tip for schnitzel perfection is to continuously baste with hot oil to create a golden schnitzel with a perfectly, air-pocketed, crumbed crunch. Or, head into The Bavarian and score a haus-made one! See more
25.01.2022 At Saké Restaurant & Bar we’re celebrating Woodford Reserve's Old Fashioned week and bartenders’ creativity from today until Sunday 8th November with our On the Plum Vine cocktail, created by Saké The Rocks bartender, Stuart Thompson. Comprising Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Yuzu Umeshu, Grapefruit Oleo saccharum and garnished with shiso leaf it’s a delightful Japanese riff on the most classic of cocktails. Available at Saké The Rocks, Double Bay, Manly and Eagle Street Pier in Brisbane. Photos by Anna Kucera #oldfashionedweek #oldfashioned
24.01.2022 A huge thank you to all of our guests who helped us reach a great fundraising milestone as part of our Bushfire Relief efforts. This week Rockpool Dining Group and the Rockpool Foundation made donations to the Country Fire Authority Victoria’s Brigades Donation Fund, Rural Fire Service Queensland, NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigade Donation Fund, and the CFS Foundation in South Australia. Without our customers, these donations would not have been possible.
22.01.2022 Saké Restaurant & Bar’s famous Dragon Egg dessert has had a summery makeover in time for National Dessert Day today. It’s fresh and light and includes vibrant summer ingredients, including yuzu and raspberry. Michael Gribbin
21.01.2022 If you’re saddling up for a DIY Melbourne Cup celebration this year, Saké Restaurant & Bar and Spice Temple in Sydney are offering easy and elegant lunches for pick-up, to enjoy at home, work, or picnic-style. Full details and menu here: https://bit.ly/3mrSsVn
20.01.2022 Thrilled is an understatement of how we feel about Good Food Month events going ahead in October. We are hosting a number of soirees at our events space Eleven Bridge in Sydney, in a safe and socially responsible manner. Five dollars per ticket will be donated to charities of each chef's choosing, including OzHarvest, R U OK Day and Hope Delivery. The final portion of sales donated to charity will be matched by Nine presenting partner Citi. A huge thank you to Nine Food Events, Citi and the legends at Good Food for supporting the hospitality industry. https://bit.ly/32yKp
20.01.2022 Our Sapporo-born ramen master and Sous Chef at Saké Manly, Kenji Watabe, started off studying economics and while he was studying, he worked as a casual chef in a ramen shop in his hometown. That’s when he knew he was destined to be a Chef, not an economist. Pilar Mitchell tracks his career journey, and love of ramen or "Japanese soul food", in this lovely article for SBS Food: https://bit.ly/2PFJl5j. We love your work (and your ramen) Kenji!
19.01.2022 This week we’re celebrating Santiago Aristizabal's rise through the Rockpool Bar & Grill culinary ranks. Santi joined Rockpool Bar & Grill as a casual chef on a student visa almost 11 years ago. The Colombian national has proven himself an integral part of the team, working his way up to Sous Chef and now being promoted to Head Chef. Considered by his fellow chefs as an excellent all-round culinary professional, and Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney’s resident beef expert, Santi is well and truly a Rockpool Legend.
19.01.2022 Saké Restaurant & Bar Hamer Hall reopens its doors overlooking the Yarra River tomorrow at 5pm, welcoming 20 team members back to work. With a kitchen led by second-generation sushi chefs and brothers Shimpei Hatanaka and Yosuke Hatanaka our culinary fleet of chefs and our loyal guests will be in good hands. Welcome back to work, team Hamer Hall.
19.01.2022 Spread the word: there are some great career opportunities available for Melbourne hospitality professionals of all levels at Rockpool Bar & Grill, Spice Temple and Rosetta. Come and join an incredible team!
19.01.2022 "They are the best steaks in Perth ... Coffee is great. Cocktails are top-notch. Service is next level and as informed as ever." Rob Broadfield visited Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth on behalf of The West Australian on the day it reopened, last week. He liked what he found. Well done to our Perth team. We're very proud of all the hard work you have put into the reopening. And we're very proud of the marvellous - and well-deserved - review you have achieved. WA-based folks, the jarrah-fired chargrill is fired up for the weekend. We hope to see you soon.
18.01.2022 "You’d be forgiven for thinking there was no way El Camino Cantina could escalate its roistering appeal. Well, the team at Rockpool Dining Group has elected to go supersize with the latest entrant in its burgeoning portfolio." Well said, James Frostick, from The Weekend Edition Brisbane. You've pretty much nailed the description of our latest, two-storey Tex-Mex cocina and cantina at South Bank in Brisbane, which opened last Friday, employing around 50 team members. Take a look inside here: https://bit.ly/35UKVJn
18.01.2022 If you need an excuse to clink flutes with a friend, today is World Champagne Day. Rockpool Dining Group Wine Director Richard Healy is a recent convert to the wines of Charles Dufour. On the Rockpool Bar & Grill wine list currently is the NV Charles Dufour ‘Bulles de Comptor #8 Stillleben’. Richard says: This wine is Pinot dominant with splashes of Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. Lots of time on lees give it heaps of complexity, it’s savoury and biscuity/salted nuts whilst ...still showing a spectrum of fruit. It’s a world away in style from the larger Champagne houses and worth seeking out if you can find it and are up for a wine that is multifaceted, detailed and unique. We’ll clink to that! #champagneday
17.01.2022 Calling all culinary and front-of-house rockstars! Check out the latest jobs at Rockpool Dining Group restaurants across Australia and New Zealand. There are some exceptional career opportunities available. More details here: https://bit.ly/33QsUuK
14.01.2022 This 12-year-old boy, Raff, loved his visit to The Bavarian Chatswood where he reviewed the $49 Feed The Family menu, which caters to a family of four. Read his review below and check out BoyEatsWorld here!
14.01.2022 The CEO Magazine Global's Anastasia Prikhodko spoke to Rockpool Dining Group CEO Thomas Pash about how the pandemic has reset and strengthened one of Australia’s largest restaurant groups. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/34BoybL
13.01.2022 A great article by the team at Eativity about a genius initiative and business model by the team at Provenir, which is proudly supported by Rockpool Bar & Grill and Rockpool Bar & Grill. #sustainable #ethicalfarming #eatlocal #knowyourproducer
13.01.2022 Time flies when you’re having fun, right? So it is at Winghaüs by Bavarian, which launched as a brand on Edward Street in Brisbane a year ago today. That fabulous calendar event would not have been possible without Rockpool Dining Group Director of Casual Brands and Strategic Projects John Sullivan. John played a pivotal role in bringing this one-of-a-kind, sports-beers-wings focused brand to fruition and turned it into the immensely popular sports bar that it is today. This makes John a true Rockpool Legend, as well our Number 1 Wingman! Keep up the good work, Sully!
13.01.2022 Spice Temple Executive Chef Andy Evans is a natural at reducing food waste in the kitchen. Here, he gives Eativity Editor Moira Geddes tips on how to use up leftovers in the home fridge. Andy's home-style fried rice is a great way to end the working week!
11.01.2022 Spice Temple Sydney General Manager Jamie Cho chalks up eight years with Rockpool Dining Group this Friday, 6 November, which makes her a true Rockpool Legend! From her days as a section waiter at Rockpool on George, to working in the bar and managing the front desk at Rockpool Bar & Grill, and joining Spice Temple as Reservation Manager in 2017, before moving up to Assistant Manager, then General Manager in December 2018, Jamie has tracked an exciting course of career progre...ssion. Jamie loves working with a smaller team. We’re like a family, she says. And she is constantly enthralled by the menu: its unique style, spices and the cooking techniques required. The menu and team inspire me all the time, she says. Spice Temple Executive Chef Andy Evans says Jamie has worked very hard to get where is today. Jamie is never afraid to dive in and assist where help is needed. She is also the first to offer her services for events that may seem like quite the hurdle for your average manager. Thank you for everything you do, Jamie!
11.01.2022 Anyone who has visited Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth knows it is managed by a team of legends. Now we're looking to bolster that legendary crew with new recruits in a number of roles. Applicants can send their resume to [email protected].
10.01.2022 Are you a slurper, or a fork twirler? From flat ribbons of tagliatelle, fettuccine and linguine, to long strings of spaghetti, and not to forget squat tubes of rigatoni, there are 10 types of pasta on the menu at Fratelli Fresh all sauced up in classic Italian and signature Fratelli flavour combinations. Which one will you choose today, which is World Pasta Day? Here are some of our favourites ... #worldpastaday
10.01.2022 Australian Hotelier's Vanessa Cavasinni is right when she says there is a blockbuster month or two ahead for broadcast sports and the venues that host them, including WingHAÜS by Bavarian. It's a boon following the prolonged suspension of professional sport and the initial 23 March shutdown period, which WingHAÜS in Brisbane and Sydney are recovering from. We hope that pubs and sports bars in Melbourne have the opportunity to tune back into the blockbuster season, too. Read Vanessa's article here: https://bit.ly/3iT9mtU and check out the WingHAÜS sports schedule here: https://bit.ly/34RYJCI.
10.01.2022 It’s World Sake Day today and the perfect time to salute Head Sommelier Gustavo Kroneis, who has forged a career at Rockpool Dining Group premium restaurants over the past 10 years and is our resident sake expert at Saké Restaurant & Bar. He’s particularly proud of our range of micro-produced namazakes (unpasteurised sakes), which he says are currently showing great intensity and length. He recently received a new batch of Hanabusa Junmai Daiginjo Muroka Nama Genshu, which is... made by Moriki Shuz from Yamada Nishiki rice that is grown organically and polished to 50% to create a refined sake. Hanabusa displays lifted aromas of white stone fruits, aniseed, almond meal and fresh apple with a palate that provides freshness, concentration, structure and balance, followed by a long, pleasant aftertaste. It’s just an amazing sake, he says. And you're an amazing Sommelier and a deserving Rockpool Legend! See more
09.01.2022 Our Area Chef for the ACT, Edgar Arcita, is looking forward to celebrating The Bavarian Belconnen’s first anniversary today with the team. Edgar was Head Chef at the launch, and also headed the kitchen of The Bavarian Woden when it opened in April 2019. In addition, he was Head Chef and a member of the launch crews for The Bavarian Penrith and The Bavarian Coomera. It’s fabulous career progression for Edgar, who commenced with the group as Chef de Partie at The Bavarian Miranda when it opened five years ago. Edgar, you’re a true legend!
08.01.2022 A big thank you to The Card Network, in partnership with Restaurant & Catering Industry Association, for launching The Restaurant Gift Card an easy, and generous, way to support the restaurant industry at this incredibly difficult time. Available in denominations of $50 or $100 at Woolworths Supermarkets nationally, or via The Card Network’s online store - https://card.gift/, the card can be redeemed at any restaurant across the country that accepts Eftpos. There is no cost or commission paid by the restaurant, which receives the full amount that is spent by the cardholder. So if you’re looking for a gift for a food-loving friend or family member, The Restaurant Gift Card is not only a gift to them, but a much-needed boost to an Aussie restaurant in recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
08.01.2022 Get your slurp on at Spice Temple. Every Wednesday to Friday lunchtime the bar is serving $15 bowls of Executive Chef Andy Evans' fabulous noodles. Available for walk-ins only, there are seven options available, alongside delightful dumplings and smaller bites. Thanks to Broadsheet Sydney for the write-up! https://bit.ly/32XOCMr
08.01.2022 Got those frozen margarita feels? They’re insanely refreshing on wickedly warm Fridays such as this. Find them at all @elcaminocantina restaurants, including our new haunt at South Bank in Brisbane, which opens today from 12pm. Other Qld locations include Bowen Hills, Chermside, Sunshine Coast, Robina; and The Rocks, Manly, Miranda and the Entertainment Quarter in NSW. Book here https://bit.ly/3pJ8exB
06.01.2022 Did someone say Garden Party? Head to The Argyle for a flutter and fizz this Melbourne Cup: https://bit.ly/3dIsjOW.
06.01.2022 After a five-month hiatus, Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth is reopening tomorrow, Friday 14th August, after withstanding the double setback of a kitchen fire and the Covid-19 hospitality sector shutdown. The reopening brings a team of 60 team members back to work, including Frenchman Ludovic Mulot who assumed the Head Chef role in November 2019, after a nine-year tenure at Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth and 11 years with the Group which makes him a true Rockpool Legend! Chef Ludovic says he is delighted at the prospect of welcoming guests back. And we are delighted at the prospect of having Chef Ludovic and his BOH team, and FOH led by Andrew Symes, back in action. Best of luck Team Perth. You’ve got this!
05.01.2022 Celine Tran has earned her stripes and Rockpool Legend status during an eight-year tenure with Rockpool Dining Group. Celine’s career progression has been a consistent climb and a labour of love and dedication. She has risen through the ranks from Assistant Restaurant Manager at Saké Eagle Street Pier in Brisbane, to Restaurant Manager at Saké The Rocks in Sydney, then Food & Beverage Director for the Saké fleet of six restaurants. Celine is currently Food & Beverage Dir...ector for the Saké and Spice Temple brands nationally. From her home base of Sydney, Celine was dispatched to Melbourne in early December last year, to oversee the reopening of the Saké and Spice Temple brands and the ensuing festive season - both of them huge jobs. She is still there, though we are hoping to see her sunny smile in Sydney again next week! We love your work, Celine!
04.01.2022 Nothing screams summer more than freshly shucked oysters with a squeeze of lemon. Shucked daily at Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Simply perfect!... #oysters #shucked #australianproduce #eatsydney #eatperth #eatmelbourne
03.01.2022 October is World Pizza Month, which makes Fratelli Fresh Head Pizzaiolo William Baffoni a rightful Rockpool Legend. William started making pizza in his hometown of Porto Sant’Elpidio in central Italy at the age of 13. After leaving school, he went on to work in London for eight years before making his way to Sydney six years ago, and to Fratelli Fresh four years ago. After years of experimenting with sourdough-making techniques, William has created his own individual style of... Neapolitan pizza at Fratelli. The fermented sourdough process is what differentiates Fratelli Fresh pizzas: we use our own natural fermentation, William explains. William says the best way to judge a pizza is by its crust. The crust never lies. It tells if the fermentation, to create sourdough, has been done properly. William prefers to eat his pizza with San Marzano tomato sauce, Buffalo Mozzarella, fresh basil and extra virgin olive oil. The combination of a Neopolitan-style base and Margherita toppings are the components of a perfect pizza, he says. But creating the perfect pizza is the Holy Grail for most pizzaioli: we’re always striving to be better. We love your work, William! See more
03.01.2022 A big shout-out to the fabulous producers who have won gold medals in the Delicious Produce Awards 2020, many of whom supply Rockpool Bar & Grill, Rosetta and Spice Temple with their incredible harvests. For our Chefs to work with such beautiful, seasonal, sustainable and award-winning produce is an honour which they, in turn, bestow on our guests with their amazing menus and dishes. Gold Medallists, we salute you! #deliciousproduceawards #knowyourproducer #buyaustralian #rockpooldininggroup
02.01.2022 Did someone say pizza? Today is the last day of World Pizza Month and our Head Pizzaioli William Baffoni estimates over 12,000 pizzas have been made across our five Fratelli Fresh restaurants so far. To mark the occasion, here's a lovely interview with William by SBS Food writer Kylie Walker, which explores William's love of making pizza and his own unique Neapolitan crust, which is made, untypically, with a sourdough starter. https://bit.ly/3kFgXhu Come and taste William's pizzas for yourself. He's at Fratelli Fresh at the Entertainment Quarter today.
