20 Oct 2016
Melbourne's newest designer hotel QT Melbourne has partnered with The World's 50 Best Restaurants to become the 'Official Hotel' of its 2017 event program, to be hosted in Australia's most creatively charged city, Melbourne from 1-7 April.
An artisan's playground to which lovers of the high life are drawn, QT Melbourne is located in the heart of the CBD near the exclusive Collins Street precinct with an industrial look, inspired by the 1920's rag traders of Flinders Lane and the fashion influence of the nearby 'Paris end' of Melbourne.
The perfect home away from home for the world's top chefs, QT Melbourne's edgy dining and drinking spaces are a destination not only for hotel guests but also locals. As you pass through the grand aged brass and timber front doors upon entry, you will find The Cake Shop on ground level and stairs ascending to QT Melbourne's signature Pascale Bar & Grill. Other QT offerings include an innovative Japanese/Korean street food inspired laneway bar Hot Sauce and The Rooftop at QT overlooking Melbourne's city skyline - all offering food experiences that will both satisfy and excite.
"Inspired by the growing global trend of contemporary travel and bringing back the great hotel dining experiences, QT achieves this by investing in concepts such as our QT Forager, rooftop gardens providing fresh seasonal herbs and leaves to our restaurant, rooftop bee hives and innovative cooking equipment," said David Seargeant, Group Managing Director Event Hospitality & Entertainment. “Through our partnership with Tourism Australia in supporting bringing The World's 50 Best Restaurants to Melbourne, it demonstrates our commitment to our own food and drink philosophies, and also to further strengthening Australia as one of the greatest food destinations in the world."
QT's knife store Tanto, high-end Japanese cultriphiles (or knife lovers') and chef's paradise with purveyors who will walk through the intricacies of their wares with passion and precision.
The store sells expertly crafted Suisin knives - exclusive to Tanto in Australia - sourced by 10th generation sword makers from legendary Sakai; the heart and soul of traditional Japanese knife production, and is the place in Melbourne to have your prized possessions expertly sharpened by a Suisin apprentice on hand using rare Japanese knife sharpening equipment and expertise – perfect for Melbourne's and the world's top 50 chefs.
With their razor-sharp edges and unmatched elegance, Japanese knives are some of the best in the world, and in Sakai, craftsmen, or shokunin, have been making them for hundreds of years. Sakai is famously known across Japan as the place shokunin forged katanas for samuari in the 14th century, and these age old practices influence how knives are made today.
Tourism Australia Managing Director John O'Sullivan said Australia's hosting of The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2017 provides another opportunity to draw attention to the country's world-class tourism offering as part of the most prestigious global gathering of food and wine luminaries.
“Hosting The World's 50 Best Restaurants aligns perfectly with Tourism Australia's global focus on promoting the country's exceptional culinary experiences, as part of our Restaurant Australia campaign, and will assist us in not only further sharing this story with the world but also give insight into how partners such as the new QT Melbourne are accentuating their accommodation offering with a unique offering of incredible food and wine experiences,” Mr O'Sullivan said.
About QT Hotels & Resorts
QT Hotels & Resorts first put its stamp on the Australian tourism sector with the launch of QT Gold Coast in 2011. The unique and exciting property delivered the first injection of QT's signature designer spaces with bold entertainment and intriguing yet relaxing guest experience. Now one of Australia's most loved and dynamic hotel brands, the family of properties include QT Gold Coast, QT Port Douglas, the flagships of QT Melbourne and QT Sydney, QT Falls Creek, QT Canberra and the newly opened QT Bondi.
Adding to its portfolio of stunning boutique hotels and resorts, QT is set for expansion with new properties to open in the next year, including QT Museum Wellington and QT Queenstown in New Zealand – marking QT's first international properties, with plans for QT Perth currently underway.
For more about QT Hotel & Resorts, please visit: http://www.qthotelsandresorts.com
QT Melbourne
133 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000
About The World's 50 Best Restaurants
Founded in 2002 and owned by William Reed Business Media, The World's 50 Best Restaurants is a celebration of global gastronomy, bringing together a unique community of visionaries across the culinary landscape. The annual list and awards are based on the votes of an influential group of almost 1,000 international leaders in the restaurant community. As a globally recognised gastronomic reference point, The World's 50 Best Restaurants showcases leading trends and highlights great restaurants from all corners of the Earth.
After 14 editions in London, the brand embarked on a global tour with the annual awards taking place in New York for the first time in June 2016. In April 2017, The World's 50 Best Restaurants will be hosted in Melbourne, Australia.
For more information, visit www.theworlds50best.com or contact worlds50best@catchon.com
For all media enquiries please contact:
Jessica Fornito
PR Manager
QT Hotels & Resorts
133 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
PH: +61 3 8636 8800 | M: +61 428 201 462
E: jessica_fornito@qthotels.com.au
For all media enquiries please contact:
Stephen Howard
PR Director
QT Hotels & Resorts
49 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000
PH: +61 2 8262 0000 | M: +61 409 840 238
