Last night the Stamford Grand Hotel in North Ryde, Sydney hosted a number of very special guests at the opening of its new ‘Captain Cook’s Cove’ dining venue.
As well as the captain himself (pictured above centre), attendees included former deputy prime minister Mark Vaile (left), the executive chairman of Stamford Land Corporation Mr C.K. Ow (second from left), and recently elected MP for Bennelong, John Alexander (above right) with hotel gm Paul Gallop.
The hotel is located in a busy corporate area near Macquarie University, and the investment is part of a F&B push by the hotel which includes the appointment of executive chef Simon Wong, ex the Sydney Sofitel Wentworth.
JA officially unveiled a commemmorative plaque to celebrate the $5m investment by Singapore-listed Stamford, which has all of its property assets in Australia according to Vaile, who is a director of the company.
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Taken on Sep. 17th, 2010 at 13:59
The evening’s entertainment also included an authentic musket salute by two of Captain Cook’s lieutenants (above).