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Time Out
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Nova's Skyline Sessions at Rooftop at QT
If you're a Spritz-sipping city slicker or live music lover (you're reading Time Out – you're probably both), we think QT Melbourne is set to rise to the top of your winter night out hit list. The beautiful CBD hotel is teaming up with the music moguls at Nova for a concert series kicking off in July that brings the heat. From July 5, Rooftop at QT, the hotel's – you guessed it – rooftop bar, is getting a little makeover. Think a pop-up front and centre stage backlit by Melbourne's city lights and the nighttime stars. Sounds pretty stellar to us. And hitting it will be some exclusive performers that you won't want to miss. You can expect intimate sets by the hottest up-and-coming artists from around Australia curated by Nova and its exclusive network. There's four nights for four stellar performers: The Voice winner Lachie Gill, indie pop singer-songwriter Jem Cassar-Daley, the beautifully chill Chris Lanzon, and beachy guitarist Sam McGovern. The best part is that entry is free (18+, no booking necessary), so come and uncover some talent before the rest of the world does. The live music kicks off at 6pm and goes all the way to midnight. We recommend arriving earlier though – the doors to Rooftop at QT open at midday – so you can kick back and get the party started with a fun tipple. The series is complemented by a groovy partnership with Italian bitter liqueur Campari and Espolòn Tequila (made from 100 per cent blue weber agave from Mexico) so you can bet the drinks are just as in tune as the music. It's not just bangers and booze at Rooftop at QT. The menu is a Mediterranean dream with plates like lamb koftas, chargrilled octopus and steak frites all designed to share with the crew. Splash out and settle in one of the comfy booths.
The Age
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Brisbane's best wood-fired restaurant is heading to Melbourne for one night only
Brisbane chef Ben Williamson is packing smoked potato sourdough, applewood smoked butter and cherry wood logs along with his luggage to take to Melbourne for an event that transports one of Australia's best wood-fired restaurants to the QT Melbourne for one night only. Presented by QT Hotels and hosted by Good Food Events, Agnes x Pascale: Playing with Fire will see Williamson – co-owner and executive chef of Fortitude Valley restaurant Agnes – join forces with QT Melbourne's executive chef Nic Wood for a four-course feast at Pascale Bar & Grill on Thursday, June 19. It'll be a rare opportunity to experience one of the country's most awarded restaurants, recently featured in Good Food's ' 10 Queensland restaurants you need to eat at this year '. The timing, too, is ideal. Agnes really comes into its own in winter, when the complex aromatics of the different woods come together with the sights and sounds of the crackling fire. 'It's just the best,' says Williamson. Half of the menu will come from Agnes, with Williamson hand-picking some highlights from the menu at the moment. The line-up includes a wood-roasted duck, from free-range Great Ocean Ducks, dry-aged for two weeks, then slow-cooked high over sweet, fruity cherry wood to pick up all the subtle nuances of the wood. 'It's that old adage – what grows together goes together, and it's the same with the woods you're cooking over. Cherry and duck is a match made in heaven.'
Sydney Morning Herald
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane's best wood-fired restaurant is heading to Melbourne for one night only
Brisbane chef Ben Williamson is packing smoked potato sourdough, applewood smoked butter and cherry wood logs along with his luggage to take to Melbourne for an event that transports one of Australia's best wood-fired restaurants to the QT Melbourne for one night only. Presented by QT Hotels and hosted by Good Food Events, Agnes x Pascale: Playing with Fire will see Williamson – co-owner and executive chef of Fortitude Valley restaurant Agnes – join forces with QT Melbourne's executive chef Nic Wood for a four-course feast at Pascale Bar & Grill on Thursday, June 19. It'll be a rare opportunity to experience one of the country's most awarded restaurants, recently featured in Good Food's ' 10 Queensland restaurants you need to eat at this year '. The timing, too, is ideal. Agnes really comes into its own in winter, when the complex aromatics of the different woods come together with the sights and sounds of the crackling fire. 'It's just the best,' says Williamson. Half of the menu will come from Agnes, with Williamson hand-picking some highlights from the menu at the moment. The line-up includes a wood-roasted duck, from free-range Great Ocean Ducks, dry-aged for two weeks, then slow-cooked high over sweet, fruity cherry wood to pick up all the subtle nuances of the wood. 'It's that old adage – what grows together goes together, and it's the same with the woods you're cooking over. Cherry and duck is a match made in heaven.'
