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7NEWS
06-08-2025
- Business
- 7NEWS
Melbourne restaurant 1800 Lasagne enters administration
A Melbourne restaurant which started as a COVID-19 lockdown favourite has fallen on hard times. 1800 Lasagne entered voluntary administration last week. The beloved eatery in Thornbury began as the delivery service side hustle for music festival organiser Joel Kellock, but then ballooned in popularity during the pandemic in 2020. It later laid down roots with a brick-and-mortar boasting wine, music, merchandise, and its trademark small menu and late-night service. The business garnered a loyal local following over the years with trendy marketing and quality to back it up, becoming the state's first hatted lasagne restaurant. But new challenges have recently cropped up. 'We are working closely with the administration team to streamline and restructure our model to ensure we take the best steps while moving forward,' Kellock said in a statement in social media. 'Our loyal suppliers and our beloved staff are, and will continue, to be our highest priority through this process.' Trading hours are so far unaffected by the administration, and the business has urged lasagne-loving locals to show their support. '1800 Lasagne has always been about people, passion and plates of love — and that hasn't changed,' it said. 'We're grateful for the support of our incredible community and encourage everyone to keep showing love and support to local hospitality. 'We absolutely cherish our place in the community and will be striving to continue serving you. 'So, please come and visit our incredible staff for dinner, takeaway, or a drink at the bar and help us get through this exciting but challenging time.' HLB Mann Judd administrators Todd Gammel and Matthew Levesque-Hocking were appointed last Wednesday, and will meet with creditors on Monday to discuss the state of the business.
Sydney Morning Herald
04-08-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne's first hatted lasagne restaurant, 1800 Lasagne, enters administration
Melbourne's iconic lasagne destination, 1800 Lasagne, has entered into administration, casting a shadow over the future of its much-loved Thornbury restaurant. Founded by Joey Kellock, 1800 Lasagne began as a humble home delivery service during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating out of Kellock's home kitchen, the business quickly gained cult status for its Italian comfort food. Riding the wave of that success, Kellock opened the restaurant's first physical venue in August 2020, on High Street in Thornbury. The niche restaurant earned a coveted chef's hat in 2023, with Good Food critic Besha Roddell raving, 'There is simply nothing about it not to love.'
The Age
04-08-2025
- Business
- The Age
Melbourne's first hatted lasagne restaurant, 1800 Lasagne, enters administration
Melbourne's iconic lasagne destination, 1800 Lasagne, has entered into administration, casting a shadow over the future of its much-loved Thornbury restaurant. Founded by Joey Kellock, 1800 Lasagne began as a humble home delivery service during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Operating out of Kellock's home kitchen, the business quickly gained cult status for its Italian comfort food. Riding the wave of that success, Kellock opened the restaurant's first physical venue in August 2020, on High Street in Thornbury. The niche restaurant earned a coveted chef's hat in 2023, with Good Food critic Besha Roddell raving, 'There is simply nothing about it not to love.'
Scotsman
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Scotsman Obituaries: Brian Kellock, Scottish jazz pianist who commanded international respect
Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Pianist Brian Kellock, who has died at the age of 62, was a key figure on the Scottish jazz scene. A virtuoso instrumentalist in his own right, he was a prolific collaborator and a go-to player for visiting international jazz greats. Recipient of numerous awards, Kellock combined an elegantly considered way with melody with powerful swing, wit and at times gleefully anarchic use of the odd elbow – but also with extraordinary sensitivity. His love of the Great American Songbook shone through his warmly received 2019 solo album Bidin' My Time, which combined reflective takes on classics as well as some uproarious stride numbers. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Kellock was born in Newington, Edinburgh, the son of Robert Kellock and Margaret (née Buchan). Robert was Executive Officer for the Department of Health & Social Security, Margaret a clerical officer for the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance who later worked in a dress shop. Brian Kellock's talent took him all over the world but Scotland would always be home (Picture: Jazz Services/) His mother played piano while his father, a classical music enthusiast, took him to Edinburgh Festival recitals. Brian went to George Heriot's School, where he apparently first played Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue – an acquaintanceship renewed in no small way many years later, in the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra's radical reworking of the piece. He gained a music degree from Edinburgh University, specialising in accompaniment – a talent particularly valued by the vocalists with whom he would later perform. By the Eighties, the gifted young pianist was attracting attention on the local jazz scene, playing with local bluesman Tam White and with Glasgow guitarist Nigel Clark. The late Fionna Duncan hired him to accompany her renowned singing workshops at Glasgow Jazz Festival. He became involved with the Bancroft and Rae jazz clans and it was with drummer John Rae and bassist Kenny Ellis that he recorded his debut album, a collection of Fred Astaire numbers titled Something's Got to Give. He was also enlisted into the exuberant folk-jazz fusion of John Rae's Celtic feet. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rae emigrated to New Zealand, but he and Kellock later reunited to record another album, Think About It. It was with Rae and Ellis, too, that he recorded 2002's bop-fuelled Live at Henry's, album of the year in the BBC Jazz Awards. An inveterate collaborator, Kellock struck up an acclaimed touring and recording duo with saxophonist Tommy Smith as well as partnering American musicians Warren Vaché and Scott Hamilton, His period with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra saw him shine in Duke Ellington tributes and in Smith's remarkable re-arrangement of Rhapsody In Blue. Many expressed surprise that Kellock never followed so many musicians to London, but he remained rooted in Edinburgh and particularly Leith, where he helped revive the Leith Jazz Festival. His sheer musicality, meanwhile, made him first-call pianist for visiting US jazz stars. He worked regularly with singers Carol Kidd and Sheila Jordan, visiting the Far East with Kidd, China with Danish vocalist Cathrine Legardh and the US with the SNJO. A European tour in the Nineties with Australian trumpeter James Morrison was a significant development for him. Known for his witty 'play-ons' for the Scottish Jazz Awards ceremonies, he curated concerts for the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, featuring the likes of American clarinettist Ken Peplowski , or Kellock's 'dream team' of Vaché, Hamilton and Jacob Fischer. His 'By Special Request' solo concerts showcased his ability to deliver, off the top of his head, innumerable tunes from the Great American Songbook, while his Sunday afternoon residency with Ellis at Leith's Shore Bar provided the kind of intimate vibe in which he thrived. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Singer Kidd describes Kellock's musicianship as 'unsurpassed', adding that it was a privilege to share the same platform with "our wonderful, unflappable, unforgettable maestro. Brian had the ability to make me feel instantly safe on stage and every performance was a masterclass in his musical integrity – as well as his wicked sense of humour. He was a powerhouse of swing and excruciatingly tender with ballads.' Reedsman John Burgess often played with Kellock, the two sharing an interest in classic swinging jazz. Kellock, Burgess agrees, suffered badly during Covid lockdown. While many musicians took to streaming from home, he wasn't happy playing to an invisible, inaudible audience and missed being able to play with his fellow musicians in person. 'Brian's whole ethos was being connected with the humanity of a music scene.' For sheer musicianship, Burgess says, he never played with anyone quite like Kellock, and recalls a video session during the pandemic: 'Brian suggested we do Angel Eyes as a duo and what he did was just so incredible, a combination of utter freedom with all the harmony completely there. At the end of the session I asked him 'How do you come up with that?' And he just shrugged and said, 'I don't know what you're talking about. I just played the tune.' 'I was in America for a long time, in Europe and London and played with lots of piano players, but I've never played with anybody like Brian.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Another of Kellock's duos was with trumpeter Colin Steele, their gleeful instrumental take on musicals becoming a Fringe feature at Edinburgh's Jazz Bar. 'It was always such an honour to be on the stage with Brian,' says Steele. 'You had to be at the top of your game to be able to keep up; the only thing for sure was that each tune was going to be different from any way you'd played it before: Brian was always searching, never happy to take the easy route. But more than anything, it had to be fun. He would have you laughing your head off one minute, then the next play something so heartachingly beautiful it would bring you to tears. 'He was the archetypal 'old school' jazz musician: he loved playing the great American songbook. To play with him, you needed to have a good selection of standards ready, as he would often turn down your first and second choice of tune, leaving you a nervous wreck if you didn't have more at the ready!' Kellock succumbed to cancer (but was still laying at the Shore earlier last month). He is survived by his fiancée Alison Kerr, sister Hazel and half-brother Vincent. Obituaries
Scotsman
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Legendary Scottish pianist who embodied the 'spirit of jazz' dies aged 63
Brian Kellock was one of the best-known pianists on the UK jazz scene. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Tributes have poured in for legendary Scottish jazz pianist Brian Kellock, who has died aged 63. Mr Kellock, who was one of the best known pianists on the UK jazz scene, died following an illness. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Born in Glasgow, Mr Kellock graduated with a degree in music from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. He then established his position in the UK jazz scene, working with Herb Geller, Sheila Jordan and Art Farmer. He later often performed in a trio, with Kenny Ellis on bass and drummer John Rae. In a joint statement, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Jazz Scotland and the Glasgow Jazz Festival said Mr Kellock would be 'truly missed'. They said: 'Legendary Scottish jazz pianist Brian Kellock passed away last night in Glasgow. One of Scotland's most talented musicians, he was famous for his fast-playing virtuoso style. He was a key player for the last 40 years in Scotland, starring at jazz festivals, collaborating with international stars and winning many jazz awards. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'He will truly be missed by everyone. Our thoughts go out to his family.' Scottish jazz pianist Fraser Urquhart recalled Mr Kellock as someone who played with 'pianistic abandon'. Colin Steele and Brian Kellock He said: 'He never really seemed to play like the people we all listen to. He had this own vibe. 'It was witty and alive. You were always able to hear glimpses of what he loved that had stuck on him: the drama he got from Monty Alexander and Oscar Peterson for instance; some of that offbeat, free edginess from Jaki Byard and the pianist we always liked to discuss – Jimmy Rowles. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'He knew how to shape a song into something unusual, something that no one had ever heard before – every single time something new. He took chances on every chorus - the sound of surprise, the spirit of jazz.'
