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ACCLAIMED chef Shannon Bennett<\/a> has unveiled plans for a landmark multi-venue offering on the site of the former Belongil Italian restaurant in Byron Bay.
\nSet to open mid-December, The Belongil<\/a> will showcase four venues, each offering something different. Surfers can pick up a takeaway coffee at the Kiosk in the morning, friends can catch up over a leisurely brunch or long lunch at The Bistro, and those looking to indulge can treat themselves to a once-a-year fine dining experience at Feu.
\nIt will also feature a members\u2019 bar called Blind Tiger \u2014 a name inspired by the speakeasies that skirted Prohibition laws in 19th-century America \u2014 built around a 300-year-old Japanese temple that has been carefully relocated.<\/p>\n

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The Belongil is set to open in December. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The undertaking is Bennett\u2019s first hospitality precinct since the Far East Organization acquired the Vue Group, which included fine dining restaurant Vue de monde that he established in Melbourne, in 2020.
\nHe partnered with fellow Belongil Beach resident, businessman and property investor Glen Norman \u2014 the son of the late Harvey Norman co-founder Ian Norman \u2014 investing more than $10 million in the venture.
\n\u201cI really loved the old Belongil Italian and I feel that since they closed, Byron Bay has been missing something,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cI felt that I could bring the vigour back to my own little small community, right here with my neighbour Glen.\u2060\u201d
\nBennett, who is also an entrepreneur and cookbook author who has appeared on TV shows such as MasterChef Australia,<\/a> has enlisted long-time collaborators. They include sustainability-focused chef Cory Campbell \u2014 formerly of Noma<\/a> in Copenhagen and Vue de monde \u2014 and sommelier Carlos Simoes Santos, who has worked at Gordon Ramsay\u2019s three-Michelin-star restaurant and Heston Blumenthal\u2019s Dinner in London.
\nFormer Quay pastry chef Rewenka De Buhr has also joined the team, while Kavea Perreira, whose experience includes Merivale and Rockpool, will oversee guest relations and VIP services.<\/p>\n

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An illustration of the interior of Blind Tiger at The Belongil. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Bennett said he and Norman have spent the past year travelling from southern Victoria to north Queensland meeting the farmers, fishermen, growers and makers behind Australia\u2019s finest produce.\u2060\u2060\u201cEvery ingredient on our menu tells a story,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve stood in the dirt, by the ocean, and in the sheds with the people who make it possible. We know them. We trust them. And we want you to taste that connection \u2014 all cooked over yellow box timber until it turns to charcoal.\u2060\u201d
\nInstead of wearing uniforms, the team has teamed up with fashion designer Song for the Mute,<\/a> ensuring each member has a unique outfit that makes them feel confident and empowered. They will even get to keep their outfits when the season changes.
\n\u201cThis is a small but important thank you for being part of our team,\u201d Bennett said.<\/p>\n

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ACCLAIMED chef Shannon Bennett has unveiled plans for a landmark multi-venue offering on the site of the former Belongil Italian restaurant in Byron Bay. Set to open mid-December, The Belongil will showcase four venues, each offering something different. Surfers can pick up a takeaway coffee at the Kiosk in the morning, friends can catch up […]<\/p>\n

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