KDPO’s heart was aflutter on encountering the exquisitely reimagined homestead on Chandon Australia’s historic Yarra Valley estate. A multi-layered expression of Valley terroir and creativity, it embraces the rolling green landscape and showcases the work of more than 20 Australian artists and designers. It’s a fitting new home for the storied sparkling brand that has…
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Peroni Kicks It Up a Gear
All the razzle dazzle of F1 was on show when KDPO took on the exciting task of promoting Peroni Nastro Azzurro’s partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix.
Read MoreChin Chin Finds its Club
A Chin Chin pop-up restaurant at Geelong’s iconic GMHBA Stadium? They’re calling it Club Chin Chin, we’re calling it game on. The partnership between the trend-setting restaurant and the beloved Geelong Cats Football Club is one of the most exciting announcements of 2024. Taking Chin Chin’s trademark fire and spice down the Princes Freeway marked a significant milestone in Geelong’s dining scene and a triumphant homecoming for its Geelong born and bred owner Chris Lucas.
Read MoreTaittinger Kicks Goals
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 was a roaring, crowd-pleasing, game-changing success and KDPO was thrilled to play our part in such an historic occasion through working with the series’ official champagne sponsor, iconic champagne house Taittinger.
Read MoreA Cruisy Collab
A collaboration between Kiwi chef Josh Emett, of Waiheke Island’s The Oyster Inn, and Raes, the gorgeous Byron Bay boutique hotel and dining room, was a meeting of two icons.
Read MoreA Keen Bean
The KDPO office’s love of coffee is legendary – which makes it double the fun that one of our clients is Jack Murat, the pioneering Australian single origin coffee bean farmers changing the caffeine game.
Read MoreSener Besim’s Minimalist Artistry
Melbourne-based designer Sener Besim is internationally renowned for his contemporary jewellery, eyewear and knitwear. His jewellery has been worn by the likes of Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton and has been described as “futuristic, clean, sharp and aspiring to perfection”. His work also looks amazing on anybody who wears it so KDPO was excited when…
Read MoreGarden 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.
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreChandon Puts the Sparkle in Summer
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.
Read MoreGrand 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.
Read MoreGone Fishing
We fell hook, line and sinker for the joys of promoting the North Carlton seafood shop The Fishmonger’s Son.
Read MoreStokehouse 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…
Read MoreCuriouser 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…
Read MoreDream 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…
Read MoreFree 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…
Read MorePlay 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…
Read MoreSpecial 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’…
Read MoreJohnny 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.
Read MoreMaker & 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreChin 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.
Read MoreParty like Peroni
Peroni has climbed aboard the party train to celebrate its first significant global brand overhaul in more than a decade.
Read MoreSparkling 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.
Read MoreTime 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.
Read MoreContent 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.
Read MoreSimple 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.
Read MoreJohnny’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.
Read MoreWhy 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.
Read MoreAll 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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