Art Of Dining Takes Centre Stage
Time blends with spectacle, taste and ceremony in the culinary event of the year presented by St Hugo, exclusive to AGWA
Step into the hidden dining room infused with TIME’s opulent fragility, and bearing a never-seen-before RONE mural.
Here you’ll dine on a four-course menu with bespoke St Hugo wine pairings curated by VNTNR. The dishes have been designed to reflect the seasons, as has composer Nick Batterham’s immersive score, which swells around you, merging a gastronomic and sonic translation of the passing of time. Award-winning celebrity chef Guy Grossi, owner of Perth’s Garum restaurant, has meticulously crafted a menu that both is inspired by TIME • RONE and expands upon its immersive, multisensory power.
In addition to your dining experience, each visitor receives after-hours access to the TIME • RONE exhibition and to TIME • BAR.
We invite you to reserve the space for 12 to 16 guests or book your seats during the sessions dedicated to meeting new friends.
Dine with us Thursday through Saturday evening.
First sitting at 5.45pm; second sitting at 7.15pm.
Located in AGWA’s Historic Centenary Galleries Building, Perth Cultural Centre.
Limited bookings available.
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MEET THE CHEF
Globally recognised and respected chef-restaurateur Guy Grossi embodies Italian hospitality, with his iconic Grossi Florentino restaurant (opened in 1999), Grossi Grill, Ombra, Cellar Bar, Puttanesca and Arlechin shaping Melbourne’s cultural and culinary dining scene.
Guy’s dedication to finding a balance between reviving traditional, time-honoured fundamentals and combining them with a modern and forward-thinking approach is at the core of his establishments.
Growing up in the heart of an Italian family Guy watched his father Pietro Grossi – also a chef – harvest fresh produce from the family garden, and learned traditional techniques and recipes passed down through the generations.
At the age of 15, Guy embarked on a career as a chef at a local seafood restaurant, where he thrived in a high-pressure environment. He later re-joined his father and further refined his knife-wielding skills at Leon Massoni’s Tolarno, followed by a stint at Hermann Schneider’s Two Faces.
He purchased his first restaurant, Quadri, in 1986, where he and his wife, Melissa, resided for three years before opening Cafe Grossi. In 1999, the couple purchased one of Melbourne’s most enduring restaurants, The Florentino, which quickly became known and loved as the iconic CBD restaurant Grossi Florentino. Mirka in St Kilda followed in 2007, offering simple dishes using quality ingredients, with the additions of Ombra in 2012 and Arlechin in 2017.
Guy currently operates Victorian venues Grossi Florentino, Cellar Bar, Grill, Ombra, Arlechin and Puttanesca, as well as Garum (WA), which opened in 2018, and Settimo in the Westin, Brisbane, in 2023.
