WINTER 2015

TREND REPORTNew season menus & packages

OPENING THE DOORSAccess to the city’s top cultural events

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Inside our latest event creations

SO MELBOURNE, SO PRC And we’re off and racing

JOHN ISHERWOOD CEO, PETER ROWLAND CATERING

Our seasonal e-magazine is here to inspire and inform you. There’s ideas for how to access Melbourne’s major events on the sporting or cultural calendar, current food trends and how to add a certain something to make your next hospitality experience a memorable one.

Whatever inspiration you’re seeking, we look forward to opening the doors to our exclusive venues, activations and our ever-changing line up of events.

We hope you enjoy some PRC style…

eDITOR’S noteWe’re thrilled to share our second edition of PRC Style Series.

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SEASONAL starsFRIDAY NIGHT MASTERPIECES ///////////////// FROM OCT 2

Late night Gallery visits will once again be on the agenda when ‘Friday Nights at NGV’ return for six nights from 2 October to 6 November as part of the ‘Masterpieces from the Hermitage: The Legacy of Catherine the Great exhibition’.

PRC will be supporting Friday Nights with a variety of food and beverages to enjoy. Visitors will not only have exclusive access to the exhibition of works by Rembrandt, Velazquez and Van Dyck, but also live performances from a line up of Australian and international performers, DJs, pop-up talks and of course great food and dining experiences.

Check out more here

WW1 FINAL WEEKS ON SALE ///////////////// CLOSING SOON

Doors will close on Melbourne Museum’s WW1 Centenary Exhibition on 4 October. This world-first exhibition takes visitors on a journey of how the war was fought on land, in the air and at sea. The WW1 Centenary Exhibition enables visitors to encounter the story of the war as never before; focusing on what it was like for people at the time and its long lasting legacy.

Take time to reflect on this moving exhibition in The Tea Shop located on the lower ground floor. Created to complement the exhibition, the menu offers some old time favourites taken from our grandmother’s recipe books.

Open from 10am – 2pm each day.

Tickets through ticketek.com

WINE & DINE WITH ELTON JOHN ///////////////// DEC 12

Entertain clients or reward staff with our Concert & Dining packages now available for Elton John’s ‘All the Hits’ performance at A Day On The Green at Mt Duneed Estate. With all inclusive concert packages, you can enjoy the beautiful vineyard setting, delicious gourmet food, select wines – and of course the legendary Elton John live in concert from a special hospitality area positioned away from the stage. PRC have special access to hospitality packages for this sell out concert

Find our more here

Our event tips, experiences & inspiration for the season ahead...

eDITOR’S noteWe’re thrilled to share our second edition of PRC Style Series.

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Executive Chef, Neil Rocke and his team have been busy creating new package menus for 2015/2016 to suit cocktail soirées, banquets, gala dinners, private events, corporate breakfasts and even children’s parties. New menus offer everything from shared fare for a relaxed event to art on a plate dishes for lavish celebrations.

Impress, delight and tantalise your guests with PRC’s latest menus inspired by seasonal ingredients and food trends – or let the culinary team create a totally bespoke menu, where imagination is the only limitation.

Explore our Food by Design here

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Off & racing2015 Melbourne Cup Carnival hospitality packages are selling fast – and every raceday on the calendar provides a unique offering of high fashion, competitive racing and culinary experiences. Look out for our exclusive private packages in The Winning Post – where premium beverages including G.H. Mumm champagne, your own marquee with balcony overlooking the Winning Post plus access to the re-invented Stables with DJ and bar are included.

Contact daisyc@peterrowland.com.au to reserve your corporate entertaining packages.

Meanwhile, PRC has a sumptuous menu of catering options for VRC members car parks. Whether you are hosting friends and family or a corporate affair, let us take the fuss out of your race day celebrations by selecting from our food and drink packages with our fabulous staff to serve throughout the day.

Contact racing@peterrowland.com.au to find out more.

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Peter Rowland Catering opens the doors to some of country’s iconic sporting and cultural events. Now’s the time to book your opportunity to share in quintessentially Melbourne traditions – either on the track or courtside...

SO MELBOURNE, SO PRC

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Rev it up.October sees Peter Rowland Catering venture to Phillip Island, home of The 2015 Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to provide exclusive entertaining opportunities across the three day event. Catering to a range of corporate facilities with enviable track side views, PRC will impress, tantalize and refuel your guests.

For more details click here

Game, set, match.A sizzling summer of tennis is on the calendar, and 2016’s Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic (12-15 January) is anticipated to be the first social occasion of the new year. PRC have envisaged a brand new hospitality experience called the Eastern Terrace – a syndicated, private viewing area overlooking the court, complete with Palm Springs vibe to create a scintillating backdrop to world class tennis.

For exclusive ticket and hospitality packages to kick off your 2016, contact daisyc@peterrowland.com.au

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CITY showcaseHow to create an engaging event for 4000 guests? We kept it relaxed, fun & interactive to respond to a 'Melbourne' centric brief.

Our team opted for the Royal Exhibition Building to host the large scale occasion for Engineers Australia – we brought in a fleet of food trucks (even Mr Whippy!) and created a range of purpose built mobile food carts where guests could graze over a scintillating slice of Melbourne’s multicultural food scene throughout the evening. Engaging circus performers took centre stage, while a revolving line up of roving performers added to the atmosphere.

ANYTIMEANYWHERE Whatever the occasion, whatever the location, Peter Rowland Catering have been busy creating memorable experiences in and around Melbourne. Take a closer look at the hospitality maestros in action...

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PRC recently partnered with celebrated fusion chef, Victor Liong of Lee Ho Fook to produce a sumptuous Chinese banquet to herald the closing of the National Gallery’s ‘Golden Age of China’ exhibition.

A lavish, one day only affair, staged in the Gallery’s magnificent Great Hall, guests feasted on four courses of Victor’s creative cuisine along with a final viewing of the beautiful Qianlong Emperor’s treasures direct from Beijing’s Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. Food and art brought to life!

Feasting WITH LEE HO FOOK

INSPIRATION

TOKYO VIBEOur Catering & Events team transformed an underground gallery space into a cornucopia of Tokyo infused delights – neon dance floors, cinema screens, arcade games and harajuku dress ups matched with a giant circular cocktail bar, sushi and dessert stations plus a host of roving entertainers to delight the crowd. Food naturally riffed on traditional and modern Japanese cuisine, ensuring a total immersion into the sometimes crazy but always cool Tokyo.

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BREAK IT DOWN...With The Fat Duck Melbourne being the hottest reservation these past few months, a molecular renaissance has resurged with detailed food, plating and deconstruction of ingredients in demand. Ask for a dash of Fat Duck with your next menu – PRC’s team of culinary creatives can happily design something to really excite your guests.

Our Catering & Events team share their top on-trend tips for creating memorable hospitality experiences for corporate affairs, product launches or private celebrations.

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To add impact to classic corporate events, why not add elements of unexpected interaction, fun and a dash of competitiveness.

Arcade games, virtual sports and video walls are creating a talking point at business gatherings – and a great complement to the traditional speeches!

PRC’s stylists love responding to a brief or creating a theme for an event – and we’re enjoying using pops of colour via floral, décor, table settings and more to bring energy to a space. Guests are responding to the use of native motifs and Australian bush flora for a different take on classic styling.

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Roving bars that can move amongst guests are another emerging trend that can be created in any venue and in a variety of styles.

Think moving cocktail cabinets, mobile martinis, champagne trolleys or a boutique beer cart gliding around a function to different locales to serve guests and add a dash of theatre to drink service.

Melbourne Museum’s Touring Hall - one of the city’s most exclusive venue spaces will soon be available.

Featuring its own private foyer and courtyard, Melbourne Museum’s Touring Hall is the perfect space for product launches, AGMs and large corporate events for up to 1000 guests. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to host your most dramatic event yet – available only between 14 November and 31 January.

For enquiries contact museum@peterrowland.com.au

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Spotted at this season’s events...The opening night of ACMI’s ‘David Bowie is’ drew a creative, celebrity studded crowd, and PRC were there staging hospitality for the 500 guests inspired by this acclaimed exhibition direct from London’s V&A Museum.

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1 / Milliner Richard Nylon & fashion designer Gwendolynne Burkin

2/ Dr Will Brooker and guests dress up to get in the mood

3 / Rachel Griffiths attending Opening Night

4/ Guests at opening night

5 / L to R: Graham Jephcott, Alison McCormack with John Isherwood CEO Peter Rowland Catering

6 / Geraldine Quinn & Scott Brenann

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photography by Mark Gambino courtesy of ACMI12 PRC style series

Peter Rowland Catering 8 River St, South Yarra VIC 3141 +61 3 9825 0000peterrowland.com.au info@peterrowland.com.au

We look forward to collaborating on your next event – our experienced & creative event specialists can assist adding impact, creativity & a host of personal touches to your upcoming function.

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