The Weekly Special: Which Perth dining icon is celebrating its 10th birthday?
In short, it's hard to imagine Perth without State Buildings standing tall on the Terrace, just as it's hard to imagine that, for almost 40 years, these historic buildings remained derelict until Adrian Fini and co resurrected them in 2015 as Perth's finest food and culture precinct (while simultaneously bringing Australia's first COMO hotel to Perth).
To celebrate its 10th birthday, State Buildings is hosting a month-long celebration throughout October that, as you'd expect, features a big food focus.
Collaborations with COMO's Singaporean venues are a key part of the program, from the team at Cedric Grolet Singapore staging a week-long afternoon tea residency at Cape Arid tea rooms – Grolet's reputation, and strong social media presence, is the result of artful, trompe l'oeil pastries – to Post hosting a pop-up starring Torno Subito, COMO Dempsey's retro-Italian restaurant opened by Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana and Netflix Chef's Table fame.
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