Brisbane, Queensland – 19 January 2023:

• Mews restaurant in Howard Smith Wharves releases new menu and 20% off when diners join the Crystalbrook Crowd
• Diners have the chance to become the muse and win a package valued at over $3,250 including an overnight stay at Crystalbrook Vincent, chef's dinner, rooftop drinks, breakfast and a custom cocktail
• Dine at Mews Restaurant before 28 February 2023 and scan your Crystalbrook Crowd wallet for the chance to win

Mews restaurant in Howard Smith Wharves is celebrating the launch of a fresh, new menu by giving Crystalbrook Crowd members who dine by 28 February 2023 the chance to become the muse and win a prize valued at over $3,250, including their own eponymous custom cocktail. Plus, by being a part of the Crystalbrook Crowd, diners enjoy 20% off dinner until the end of February.

Taste the fresh, seasonal flavours of Mews and have a chance at becoming the restaurant's Mews muse for a month.  What does becoming the muse involve exactly? The VIP treatment, of course. The winner will receive their own custom cocktail on the Mews menu for the month of March, taste tested at pre-dinner drinks at Fiume Rooftop Bar, followed by a private dinner for nine people in Mews Restaurant with Executive Chef, Tyrone Hunt. To top it off, the winner will stay the night in Crystalbrook Vincent's Two Bedroom River Luxe Suite and recover with complimentary breakfast the following morning.

A continuation of Mews' commitment to locally sourced and sustainable ingredients, Executive Chef, Tyrone Hunt's new menu highlights seasonal produce, ranging from light bites including gin-cured kingfish with squid ink tuile, to more substantial dishes including the Darling Down Sirloin. Hunt brings his creativity and flair back into the everyday, with unique dishes designed to spark conversation and curiosity, such as the Beetroot millefeuille. 

To learn more about 'Be Our Muse' by Mews Restaurant, visit: https://www.crystalbrookcollection.com/vincent/offers/be-our-muse

Competition terms and conditions can be viewed here.

Mews Restaurant media kit can be downloaded here.

Executive Chef, Tyrone Hunt, is available for interviews upon request.

Editor's Notes - What's in a name? Well, all of our love, sweat and tears as we see our family of hotels grow. Please note, Crystalbrook hotel names should not be shortened or altered.

E.g. Crystalbrook Vincent should not be referred to as The Vincent or Vincent.

Correct hotel names:

• Crystalbrook Albion
• Crystalbrook Bailey
• Crystalbrook Byron
• Crystalbrook Flynn
• Crystalbrook Kingsley
• Crystalbrook Riley
• Crystalbrook Vincent

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About Crystalbrook 

Crystalbrook is one of Australia's leading sustainable and innovative independent hospitality companies. Each hotel in the portfolio carries an authentic expression of its location, a passion for responsible luxury, considered design and a twinkle of fun for a uniquely enriching experience.

Crystalbrook's portfolio includes: 

- Crystalbrook Riley, Cairns, Queensland 

- Crystalbrook Albion, New South Wales 

- Crystalbrook Byron, Byron Bay, New South Wales

- Crystalbrook Bailey, Cairns, Queensland 

- Crystalbrook Flynn, Cairns, Queensland 

- Crystalbrook Kingsley, Newcastle, New South Wales

- Crystalbrook Vincent, Brisbane, Queensland

The Group also owns and operates a collection of sixteen restaurants and bars, three spas, and Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina in Port Douglas.

Responsible Luxury

Responsible Luxury and sustainability is at the forefront of the way Crystalbrook thinks and operates. At a glance:

• Operating a single use plastic free environment. No plastic straws, water bottles or single use bathroom amenity bottles (in the past two years the Group has saved over three million plastic bottles from entering landfill)
• Sourcing at least 80% of produce from within a three-hour drive of each hotel
• Use of technology, such as in-room iPads and mobile check-in to create paperless environments and experiences
• Use of recycled and upcycled materials. Examples include key cards made from recycled wood, coat hangers made from recycled paper and toothbrushes made from sugar cane and corn starch.

Crystalbrook Collection and Ghassan Aboud Group

Crystalbrook Collection is part of Ghassan Aboud Group promoted by international entrepreneur and philanthropist Ghassan Aboud. The group is a multi-business conglomerate engaged in automobiles, real estate, hospitality, FMCG, food, retail, bespoke catering, media and logistics. In business for more than two decades, the group operates from its global headquarters in the United Arab Emirates with offices in Australia, Belgium, Jordan and Turkey.

For further information:   

Anna Palmer, Director, Marketing Communications

Crystalbrook Vincent

M: +61 476 560 098

E: anna.palmer@crystalbrookcollection.com  

crystalbrookcollection.com/vincent

Melissa Gruse, Group Director, Marketing

Crystalbrook Collection

M: +61 455 787 941

E: melissa.gruse@crystalbrookcollection.com

Sophia Bakopanos, Director, Digital Marketing

Crystalbrook Collection

M: +61 436 632 210        

E: sophia.bakopanos@crystalbrookcollection.com