- Berowra Waters Inn
Berowra Waters Inn is a
restaurant located atBerowra Waters along theHawkesbury River inKu-ring-gai Chase National Park , 50 minutes from downtownSydney, Australia . It is unique due to its being accessed only by private ferry and being one of architect Glenn Murcutt's [http://www.smh.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/berowra-waters-inn/2007/12/18/1197740217182.html Thomsen, Simon (2007) "Berowra Waters Inn"] ] only venues regularly open to the public. For many years it has represented the cutting edge of Australian design and cuisine.Originally, Berowra Waters Inn was a guest house dating to the 1930s CE. In 1975, the Inn was purchased by
Tony Bilson and Gay Morris. The Edwardian style teahouse had major engineering flaws however and a decision was made to close and redesign the venue. Between 1976 and 1983, the architectGlenn Murcutt , redesigned the property using a "distinctive Australian vernacular style, corrugated tin roof over glass louvre windows on a Sydney sandstone base, set among eucalypts and angophoras". During excavating work for the rebuild, Bilson discoveredIndigenous Australian (Aboriginal)midden remains on the property boundary. These wereradiocarbon dated and found to date back nearly 10,000 years, indicating a long term human association with the location.Tony Bilson left day to day operation of the restaurant in 1983 to Gay, who with chef Janni Kyritsis continued its operation until Gay retired in 1995. During her tenure in the late 1980s Berowra Waters Inn became the only
Michelin Guide 3 starred venue in the Southern Hemisphere.The menu changes frequently but is a "mix of classic French and Modern Australian." [ [http://www.bestrestaurants.com.au/booking/select_rest.asp?id=51 Best Restaurants of Australia] ] [ [http://www.berowrawatersinn.com/welcome/welcome.html Official Website] ]
Further reading
*"Berowra Waters 1940-1960" Whithers
*Bilson, Gay "Plenty Digressions on Food"
*Joffe, Mick "Berowra Waters Yarns and Photos"
*Murcutt, Glenn "Buildings and Projects 1962-2003" Francoise Fromonot
*Murcutt, Glenn "Singular Architectural Practice" Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper
*Murcutt, Glenn "Leaves of Iron" Philip Drew
*"Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide" 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005References
External links
* [http://www.berowrawatersinn.com/welcome/welcome.html Official Website]
* [http://gourmettraveller.com.au/berowra_waters_inn_nsw_restaurant_review.htm Nourse, Pat: Gourmet Traveller Review Feb 2008 ]
* [http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/berowra-waters-inn/berowra-waters Customer reviews on Truelocal.com.au]
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