Sydney’s Langham hotel rarely gets upstaged when it comes to luxury but the recent Penfolds Rewards of Patience recorking clinic held at the hotel ensured it pretty much took a backseat.
The Ivy has continued to grow over the years, taking over prime real estate in Covent Garden (a natural), Marylebone, Chelsea, Kensington, as far west as Wimbledon and a few hours further, to Bristol, one of the foodiest cities outside the big smoke.
Sit at the bar listening to a mix of old school Motown, Janet Jackson and Bon Jovi in Adelaide’s Peel Street restaurant and you’re transported into your own Brat Pack film.