We were fizzing with excitement when leading international wine house Chandon engaged KDPO to assist in promoting its Garden Spritz Summer Sessions pop-up at its stunning Yarra Valley estate.
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Events
Garden State goes Italian
Can’t travel to Italy right now? Well, look no further than Sand Hill Road’s flagship CBD venue, Garden State, which mid-last year shifted gears on its flagship Garden Grill.
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Grand Slam Souvlaki
It was love-all when Melbourne’s iconic late night souvlaki institution Stalactites joined forces with the highest ranked Greek tennis player in history, Stefanos Tsitsipas – all in the name of raising funds for mental health.
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Gone Fishing
We fell hook, line and sinker for the joys of promoting the North Carlton seafood shop The Fishmonger’s Son.
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INDU moves south
It was difficult for Melburnians not to feel a little jealous hearing about Sydney-dwelling southern Indian and Sri Lankan restaurant INDU. We’re not just talking the signature lamb raan but the glamorous surroundings, the subcontinental cocktails and the all-round oh la la. So we were doubly thrilled to help launch INDU’s Melbourne chapter in the…
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A decade of Chin Chin
Anyone who lives in Melbourne knows the city’s restaurant scene can be best understood in terms of BCC (before Chin Chin) and ACC (after Chin Chin). For the past decade it’s been a party disguised as a restaurant – which makes it absolutely no surprise that the 10th birthday of the Flinders Lane lovely was…
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Stokehouse by moonlite
Iconic St Kilda restaurant Stokehouse got into a plate-smashing mood to celebrate Orthodox Easter this year, with a one-off dinner with its Executive Chef Jason Staudt and talented chef Matt Germanchis. Matt is behind Anglesea’s acclaimed Fish By Moonlite, so it should come as no surprise that the night included some amazing seafood in the…
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Curiouser and curiouser
Melbourne’s most glamorous and mysterious new cocktail bar is Curious by name and curious by nature. Tucked away in a subterranean cocoon in Melbourne’s brand-new W Hotel, it’s the new address for the glitterati – which meant it deserved a suitably exclusive launch party. KDPO pulled together a guest list of movers and shakers from…
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Dream weaver
Melbourne’s arts scene is always full of thrills and surprises, one of the latest being Souvenirs of Sleep, the most recent and ongoing project of prolific young artist and filmmaker Ling Ang that KDPO helped launch and promote. Consisting of a photobook and an immersive experience installation, Souvenirs of Sleep documents Ling’s lucid dreams, focussing…
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Free to feed ready to party
KDPO has long been an admirer of social enterprise Free to Feed, which for the past five years has been creating empowering employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers while spreading awareness through shared food experiences. So naturally we jumped at the chance to provide pro-bono help in May when FTF launched their fabulous new…
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Play it live and play it loud
Live music is back, baby! While virtual gigs sustained us through 2020, it’s great to get back to experience music IRL (real life… remember that?). Following the phenomenal success of last year’s live stream event Live, Loud and Local, KDPO once again jumped on board with Coopers Brewery and Live Nation Australasia to promote live…
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Special delivery
Melbourne loves Providoor, Shane Delia’s premium delivery service that brings food from some of Melbourne’s best restaurants to peoples’ homes. Providoor has always been much more than just another delivery app – as it proved conclusively with a recent series of virtual masterclasses designed to celebrate key dates in the calendar, including Easter and Mothers’…
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Johnny turned one and boy did we celebrate
To celebrate one year of good times at Johnny’s Green Room, we threw an exuberant birthday party on Thursday 5 December with 200 of our closest friends, family, media and industry faces.
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Maker & Monger gets permanent
Our fave cheese guy, Anthony Femia, has had a serious upgrade in his lodgings, swapping his cute but humble antique cheese cart for a bells-and-whistles permanent stall at the Prahran Market.
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The Westin (feat. Willy Wonka)
The Westin Melbourne loves a collaboration. Last time around it was all about the cheese when the hotel joined forces with our favourite cheese shop and toastie technicians Maker & Monger. Now they’ve joined forces with crazy dessert alchemists Burch & Purchese.
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Chin Chin celebrates dads (and their sneakers)
Modern Thai juggernaut Chin Chin celebrated Melbourne dads on Fathers’ Day this year with a special ‘Feed Me’ menu, featuring a roll call of Chin Chin classics for just $69.50 per head. But this is Chin Chin so the fun didn’t stop there.
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Party like Peroni
Peroni has climbed aboard the party train to celebrate its first significant global brand overhaul in more than a decade.
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Sparkling MIFF lunch
Yarra Valley-based winery Chandon celebrated their sponsorship at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival with a lunch in August at one of KDPO’s second homes, Agostino Wine Bar in Carlton.
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Time to live large on the big barge
We helped spread the word about the latest Arbory Live sessions – a 10-week long music and experiential art program that ran from early November into the New Year.
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Content comes alive at the Broadsheet Kitchen launch
By now most diners and restaurateurs would be familiar with the ‘Broadsheet Effect’. Get on the publication’s radar and suddenly people are lining up out the doors to try what you’ve got. So it’s no surprise that their new Kitchen project was an eagerly anticipated affair.
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Simple Gestures can make a big difference
The team who curated the successful ‘Wakes me Into’ and ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ exhibition reunited for ‘Simple Gestures’ to raise money and awareness of Youth Cancer.
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Johnny’s Green Room is wide open for business
It was time to celebrate the opening of King & Godfree’s new rooftop bar, and launch, we did.
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Why not go the full Half Acre?
They say those in glasshouses shouldn’t throw stones. Maybe they should instead follow Half Acre’s example and throw get-togethers in a large, light-filled dining space.
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All aboard Catalina Sounds
Ahh, spring racing. You get to party when you win, party to drown your loses, and perhaps party the hardest when you forget the horses are running.
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You heard it through the grapevine
Australia’s best Young Gun of Wine (YGOW to keep things short) just wrapped up its 12th competition year! The Final 12 Trophy event was held at Mona on Monday 18th June, and team KDPO was there, front and centre, wine glass polished and ready.
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An Englishman and an Indian walk into a bar…
Picture the Rochey, a long-standing neighbourhood pub in Fitzroy that had undergone a facelift and reputation change just over three years ago, doing its bit for the foodies and drinkers of the inner north of Melbourne. Craft beers, innovative cocktails and rock ‘n’ roll
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Going straight to the salty source of it all
This year CAPI’s bullet-shaped bottles shot to number one, taking out Best Tonic Water at the 2017/18 World Beverage Competition (it’s just one of their 12 prestigious awards to-date). So when they were set to launch their new Native Tonic, we thought it best to host it somewhere that felt worlds apart from the competition.
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Unlocking the stories behind traditional distilling techniques
Mark Twain once said, “too much of anything is bad, but too much good whisky is barely enough”. We’re inclined to believe him (especially since that moustache of his would’ve trapped a lot of whisky).
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Pidapipo’s first recipe book brought the sugar rush to summer
You know something tastes good when it inspires lines out the door. And you know something tastes darn good when people can’t handle waiting and start demanding their own recipe book.
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The Michelin star equivalent of Uber Eats
What do you do when you want to impress people at home with a dining experience that’s très déliicieux and artfully prepared but you’d rather not dedicate your entire life to learning how to be a top chef? Romu Oudeyer and his partner Liz have the answer.
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Cocktails and brunch? It’s only natural
CAPI released a new range of carbonated beverages that are completely free of artificial flavours and sweeteners. In other words, they’re good for you. Some might say cocktails for breakfast are bad for you. But if you make those cocktails using natural cucumber or lemongrass & ginger-infused CAPI then everything evens out. Probably.
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Bringing a fresh meaning to effervescence
If the fizzy stuff saves your life from time to time, you’ll know no one does it better than CAPI. They’ve remained a family-owned, family-run business since they started out in 2012. But there’s only so much growing you can do before you need to upgrade your office.
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Keeping things buoyant all summer long at Arbory Afloat
Arbory Bar & Eatery has been so popular that they’ve had to extend service onto the water over the warmer months. And when they asked us to help relaunch their Arbory Afloat concept again for summer 2017 we were more than happy to jump aboard.
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Teaming up with the legend gang at The Lucas Group
People tend to queue outside The Lucas Group venues with patient, barely contained excitement; it’s like they’re waiting for tickets to the Rolling Stones final tour (supported by Beyoncé, Jay Z and Harry Styles).
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Shooting from the hip and loving every drop
Unlike a lot of wine labels, this is the kind of thing that actually fulfils its ostentatious promises. It’s the Young Gun of Wine awards, a chance for the very best up-and-comers in the wine scene to show off their best drops and compete for glory.
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Riding the rising tides at Arbory Bar & Eatery
The Yarra-side fence line at Flinders Street Station used to attract old chip packets and fare evaders. But since Arbory Eatery & Bar took over in 2015, the spot’s been transformed into an idyllic drinking nook; perfect for winding down in the shade and watching the city drift by.
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Out of the gates and into a Sauvignon Blanc…
When the spring air finally floats through the sky, you want to be in the most comfortable spot possible. At the Caulfield Cup we came in with the winning trifecta.
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Finally, a rum that doesn’t feel like it was designed by pirates
Some of the best stories remain untold and some of the best rum cocktails remain unmixed. That’s why Asahi Premium Beverages expanded its liquor range to include a 2 to 3-year aged golden Caribbean rum made specifically for mixing.
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Adding an extra shine to a sun-dappled square
The square at Melbourne University used to be just known as the place to skip lectures, watch sparrows and let the collegial atmosphere enrich your sense of significance. Until now.
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We were there for the best of the best
Bringing different chefs and food-lovers together is an event. Gathering the world’s best chefs under one roof? That’s a congress. London did it, Miami did it when it was Melbourne’s turn to hold the Estrella Damm World’s 50 Best & Gastronomy Congress, we helped the event shine bright like a (Michelin) star.
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Re-launching a Melbourne institution
We were thrilled to be part of the re-launch of the iconic Stokehouse in St Kilda. Three words: strategic relations, launches and Frosé.
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‘Pollination’ at Pidapipo was the best buzz possible
If you live in Melbourne then you’ll already know Pidapipo make gelato that’s to die for. And, if you’ve read anything about colony collapse disorder, then you’ve probably already had a minor panic attack about how we’ll literally die without bees.
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Women in sport gets a big tick of approval
Nike has a long history of empowering women in sport. And they’ve always been way ahead of the game in realising women don’t want nor do they have the physiological need for ‘small pink versions of men’s shoes’ (as their infinitely badass Objectify Me campaign puts it).
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Gilson shines opposite the gardens
It’s not like there’s a shortage of quality establishments on Domain Road. So if you’re opening something new it had better be exceptional (otherwise you won’t even catch a curious corgi or feisty French bulldog wanting to loiter out the front).
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Paper Fish on the foreshore? For sure
Fish and chips on St Kilda beach. So classic it had to be done. And it had to be done right. The Paper Fish kiosk sets a new standard – the Stokehouse standard.
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