Sydney, Australia (November 2022) – For the first time in over 20 years, Park Hyatt Sydney's harbourfront restaurant is awarded One Hat at The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2023.

The Dining Room by James Viles, renamed after a soft relaunch in September offers a focused and approachable dining experience under its dynamic, new culinary team.

Led by respected chef, author and adventurer James Viles, who joined Park Hyatt Sydney as culinary director in March this year, the new restaurant offering is a quintessentially Australian experience – one that is based on a sense of place, purpose and people with a strong focus on sustainability; and where diners leave feeling like they have experienced some of Australia's best ingredients, cooked naturally with effortless service to match.

This year's One Hat recognition is an incredible milestone for Park Hyatt Sydney's restaurant, and marks the return of James' accolades. Since his first Chef's Hat at just 23 years old, James continues to make strides amongst his peers, with his former restaurant two-hatted Biota Dining making the Good Food Guide hatted list for seven consecutive years.

Working alongside James and integral to the success of the restaurant since its soft relaunch just three months ago is head chef Brian O'Flaherty, formerly of Quay restaurant and restaurant manager Ruaridh Macdonald, formerly of Rockpool Bar & Grill and Woodcut restaurant. Together with their wider team of talented and passionate professionals, The Dining Room by James Viles is set to become one of Sydney's favourite food and drink destination.

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About Dining by James Viles

Dining by James Viles is Park Hyatt Sydney's food and drink offering, encompassing the hotel's signature restaurant The Dining Room by James Viles, its all-day dining venue The Living Room, The Bar, special events and guest experiences. Follow @diningbyjamesviles on Instagram and visit our website.

About James Viles

Celebrated for his imaginative modern food and commitment to sustainability, James is known for his two hatted restaurant Biota Dining in Bowral, NSW, which closed its doors in 2020 due to the combined impact of the bushfires and Covid pandemic.

Having received the accolade of being one of the youngest chefs ever awarded a Sydney Morning Herald Chef's Hat at 23 years old, James has worked in high profile luxury hotels in Sydney and overseas, before opening the award-winning Biota Dining. There, James supported both local farmers and growers and alongside the restaurant's on-site farm produce, incorporated native Australian ingredients and locally sourced produce into his modern Australian menu.

More recently, James held consulting roles with Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley and Canberra-based Harvac group. James was also a co-presenter on Channel Nine's cooking show Fresh and has appeared as Guest Chef and Judge on MASTERCHEF Australia.

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