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Time Out
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Pellegrino 2000, Clam Bar and Neptune's Grotto team set to open Chinese-inspired restaurant in Sydney
The gun trio behind some of Sydney's best restaurants (and my personal fave spots) – including Neptune's Grotto (winner of Time Out Sydney's Restaurant of the Year 2025), NY-style steakhouse Clam Bar, Pellegrino 2000 (Taylor Swift's go-to), and the now-closed French Bistrot 916 – is set to open a Chinese -inspired restaurant in Sydney this winter. Admittedly, this wasn't on our bingo card for the year, but considering every venue chefs Dan Pepperell and Mikey Clift and sommelier Andy Tyson open turns to dining gold, we're chuffed. Here's hoping there will be lazy Susans, too. Focusing on Cantonese and Sichuan flavours, the restaurant – which will be called Grandfather's – will open in Martin Place, taking over Thai stalwart Long Chim 's former digs. Pepperell and Clift – with Clift having spent time on the pans at Spice Temple – are currently on the hunt for a head chef to steer the 120-seat venue, their most ambitious yet. Grandfather's will join other recent(ish) high-profile Chinese restaurant openings, including Golden Century at Crown Sydney, Neil Perry's Song Bird in Double Bay, and The Royal Palace Seafood Restaurant. As for the menu and opening date, we'll keep you posted.
Arabian Business
05-02-2025
- Business
- Arabian Business
Revealed: Gault&Millau UAE gala winners 2025
The UAE's finest restaurants and culinary talents were celebrated last night as Gault&Millau revealed its prestigious 2025 award winners across 12 categories, plus the coveted Restaurant of the Year accolade. The exclusive gala event, held at Atlantis The Royal on Tuesday, brought together 250 of the country's leading chefs, sommeliers, restaurateurs, and industry professionals for the unveiling of the guide's fourth edition, which now showcases 193 establishments across four emirates – a significant expansion from last year's 137 listings. Row on 45, located on the 45th floor of Grosvenor House, emerged as the evening's biggest winner, clinching the Restaurant of the Year 2025 title with the highest rating of 17.5/20 among the five establishments awarded four toques. The 22-seat venue, which opened in September 2023, also saw its group executive chef Daniel Birk named Chef of the Year 2025, marking a remarkable double victory for Jason Atherton's The Social Company. The restaurant's innovative approach divides its 17-course dining experience into three distinct acts, beginning with appetizers in the lounge, progressing through the main dining room where chefs finish dishes tableside, and concluding in the Chef's Library for desserts. Gault&Millau inspectors praised the venue for its 'stratospheric rise, moving the dial for fine dining and front-of-house service in the city.' Among other significant winners, FZN by Björn Frantzén at Atlantis The Palm secured two major awards: Breakthrough Restaurant of the Year and International Brand of the Year. The complete list of winners includes: Sustainable Kitchen of the Year: JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Home-grown Restaurant of the Year: TakaHisa, Banyan Tree Dubai Wine Offering of the Year: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Atlantis The Royal Champagne Offering of the Year: CLAP, DIFC Non-Alcoholic Offering of the Year: Orfali Bros., Wasl51 Pastry Chef of the Year: Christophe Devoille, Atlantis The Royal Sommelier of the Year: Arturo Scamardella, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal Restaurant Manager of the Year: Vip-in Panwar, Trèsind Studio Future Great of the Year: Justine Ravetti, La Dame de Pic The guide's expansion reflects the UAE's growing prominence in the global culinary landscape, a point emphasised by ITP Media Group CEO Ali Akawi in his opening address. He expressed pride in witnessing Gault&Millau UAE's contribution to the country's 'surge in creativity and innovation, with restaurants and chefs in the Emirates already part of the global food movement.' Five restaurants achieved the guide's highest honour of four toques: Al Muntaha, FZN by Björn Frantzén, Ossiano, Row on 45, and Trèsind Studio. Under the Gault&Millau scoring system, restaurants rating 13/20 or higher are awarded between one and four toques, marking them as exceptional dining destinations.
