Merivale announces new Tennyson Hotel collaboration with ACME team
Merivale is joining forces with the team behind Sydney inner-east eatery ACME for a new pop-up concept at the Tennyson Hotel.
Located in the drive-in bottle shop, Kingdom of Rice will launch in October serving up Cambodian street food for a six-month spell.
Chef Mitch Orr and frontman Cam Fairbairn are set to explore and experiment with Khmer cuisine, working closely with head chef Lillia McCabe (fresh from Singapore’s Blackwattle) and Sophia Thach, leading the front of house team.
Leaning on the flavours of kreung (a paste made with lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, galangal, garlic and chilli), prahok (crushed, salted and fermented fish paste), fresh herbs, lime and Kampot pepper, the kitchen will serve share style seafood, meat and vegetables cooked over charcoal or tossed through a wok.
“The Tennyson drive-in provides the perfect setting to share our passion for Cambodian food and culture to the hungry people”, said Orr. “We’re excited to have the opportunity with Merivale to serve this style of cuisine, introducing diners to food that is unique, yet approachable and something they had no idea they craved until now.”
Kingdom of Rice is Merivale’s second collaboration at the Tennyson Hotel, following the successful American-style Italian eatery, Dirty Italian Disco, with Mike Eggert and Jemma Whiteman.
Sheridan Randall, 5th September 2018
