As part of the 2018 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, a new pop-up dining concept is coming to Park Hyatt Melbourne this Wednesday, the 21st of March 2018, from 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

Priced at AUD$82.00 per person, Chop Chop at the Park is a casual dining experience where guests will be able to interact with chefs serving up what they've prepared for the evening at their own individual live stations. As the name 'Chop Chop' suggests, expect to see whole carvery meats, seafood and rotisserie grills under wood fire chopped up into bite-sized portions for diners to enjoy at their own pace. To top it off, diners can quench their thirst with a free flow of matching beers and ciders, as well as ice-cold house made sangria from the pop-up bar.

Hosted at Park Hyatt Melbourne's private Trilogy Garden, the serene and calm setting amongst lush manicured greenery lends the perfect juxtaposition to the menu, which when asked about, Executive Chef, Dane Clouston, and the culinary team at Park Hyatt Melbourne gave a unanimous answer – it is all about fresh food with big, bountiful flavours.

“It takes growing up to appreciate the memories we have of a home-cooked meal– prepared by a mother or a grandmother, an aunt's signature dessert perhaps? –and what do we remember most about our childhood meal at the family table? They are the smells, the flavours we mix up into our plates without a second thought because we know it will just end up good. It is about conversations in a completely relaxed environment, private yet a shared experience all the same. That is what Chop Chop at the Park is all about,” says Dane.

Chef de Cuisine at the hotel's radii restaurant and bar, Craig Sung, adds “The menu is not designed to be subtle, the flavours are not meant to transition from one dish to another but to make its own impression. We are essentially going to be chopping up whole yellow fin tunas, pork bellies and beef briskets straight from the carvery and mixing it up with different toppings, herbs and spices. Guests will be able to choose how they want to eat their food, whether it's tasting each live station's offerings individually or all at once. In that respect, each item on the menu has to have impactful flavours.”

Even the Vegetarian offering packs a punch with cauliflowers roasted over wood fire, served with buttered almonds, whipped tahini and Zaa'tar spices over flat bread. While the savouries will keep one coming back for more, the dessert station is something extraordinary and not to be missed. A modern interpretation of a quintessentially nostalgic Malaysian dessert, guests will get to indulge in rotisserie pineapples accompanied with coconut sorbet, topped off with gula Melaka (palm sugar), coconut sambal, and pandan syrup.

Tickets for Chop Chop at the Park are available to purchase on the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival website (http://www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au) and searching 'Chop Chop at the Park'.

For more information on Chop Chop at the Park, please contact radii restaurant and bar at +613 9224 1211

radii restaurant & bar, Park Hyatt Melbourne is located at 1 Parliament Square, off Parliament Place, Melbourne VIC 3002

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About radii restaurant & bar – Set over five levels of art-deco design, the award winning radii restaurant & bar features stunning hand-crafted furniture, warm wood paneling and beautiful sculptured artworks. Open seven days a week for breakfast, Monday to Saturday for dinner and with live music on Friday and Saturday evening, radii restaurant & bar offers guests a vibrant atmosphere and unique dining experience.

About Park Hyatt Melbourne – Distinctive in location, design and interior Park Hyatt Melbourne offers uncompromising attention to detail and superior personalised service. This stunning hotel, set amidst century-old elm trees, is a private haven in the middle of cosmopolitan Melbourne. The oversized guestrooms and suites are designed to offer absolute luxury with some featuring spas, fireplaces and private terraces. Of the 240 guestrooms, 24 are suites and include the opulent Presidential Suite.

About Park Hyatt – Park Hyatt hotels provide discerning, affluent business and leisure guests with elegant and luxurious accommodation and offers them highly attentive personal service in an intimate environment. Located in several of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt hotel is custom designed to combine sophistication with a distinctive regional character. Park Hyatt hotels feature well-appointed guestrooms, meeting and special event space for groups, critically acclaimed art, food and beverage programs, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs.