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The beloved radio station is opening a restaurant and wine bar in Collingwood's new multilevel arts hub.

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35 Johnston St Collingwood VIC 3066

Hope St Radio acknowledges that we broadcast on what always was and always will be the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations. We pay our respects to Elders past present and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.

broadsheet.com.au says

A Glowing Wine (and Pasta) Bar at Collingwood Yards, Which Doubles As Hope St Radio's New Home

The well-loved online radio station has put down IRL roots at Melbourne's mammoth new arts hub, where you can also settle in for rigatoni all'amatriciana, Fernet-Branca-and-cola sorbet and plenty of juicy lo-fi wines.

Well-loved community radio station Hope St has broadcast from events, festivals, hospo venues and even the zoo. But it wasn't always meant to be nomadic. Founder Pete Baxter first established it on Hope Street in Brunswick four years ago (hence the name), but left due to high rent.

Despite - or maybe because of - all the moving around, the online station has embraced community and inclusivity. With all its guest presenters, it really runs the gamut genre-wise, and as result it's become a solid platform for underground and up-and-coming talent.

And now it's finally got a permanent home again - on the ground floor of Melbourne's new arts precinct and community hub Collingwood Yards (with a cracking view of the serene, leafy courtyard).

Part of Hope St's charm has always been its social, intermingle-y nature - Baxter originally envisioned a space where DJs and fans could meet for a chat over a coffee or wine. And that's still the case here; broadcasts will be made from a long communal table in the corner.

Co-owner Jack Shaw (Cooked With Jack pop-ups) sees the venue as an extension of the radio station's community ethos: "If we can have people in here feeling like they're at one of our dinner parties - like they're really being looked after and the food is full of love and work, then we're doing exactly what we want to be doing."

Head chef Ellie Bouhadana (Ellie's Table pop-ups and Doorstep Dinners) is in charge of an ever-evolving menu that reflects that wholesome, neighbourly vibe, too - with souped-up snacks, fresh pastas and familiar flavours.

Start with snacks such as Sydney rock oysters with mignonette, and focaccia with whipped garlic-and-tarragon butter. Then move onto burrata with artichoke and nettle oil, or grilled Roman beans with mojama (salt-cured tuna) and Marcona almonds.

On the pasta menu you could find rigatoni all'amatriciana or spaghetti with cime di rapa (broccoli rabe), pangrattato (breadcrumbs) and pecorino. And for dessert expect some Kenny Lover creations; currently there's a sorbet made with Fernet-Branca and cola.

Dennis Yong of Brunswick-based fermentation business Furrmien is taking produce - including nettle, shiso and mint - from the outdoor planters to turn into various ferments, pickles and preserves. They'll eventually end up on bowls of congee when Hope St opens for breakfast.

There's a tight but cleverly curated wine list of bottles Baxter and Shaw both love, with a strong focus on minimal-intervention drops. There's a semillon from Good Intentions; Sigurd ros© from the Adelaide Hills; Brave New Wine's easy-drinking Small Town blend; the juicy Etcetera Etcetera from Momento Mori in Gippsland; and a syrah from Avani Wines on the Mornington Peninsula. The rest of the drinks menu includes classic cocktails, aperitivi, digestifs and around 10 or so beers, including Stomping Ground on tap. "We'd never serve anything we wouldn't want to drink ourselves," Shaw adds.

Collingwood Yards was once a technical school, and you'll find the wine bar in its former metalworks studio. But the design by architect Peter Frederick Cole has turned it into a warm, inviting space - with colourful doodles all over the walls (by artist Alice McIntosh in collaboration with Cole), curvy details throughout, a backlit bar, plenty of yellow and a custom-made sound system by Hot Wax.

broadsheet.com.au
Published on 17 May 2021 by CHYNNA SANTOS

goodfood.com.au says

After years spent broadcasting from venues all over Melbourne including at Rooftop Bar Lazerpig and the Coburg Night Market internet radio station Hope St Radio finally has a permanent home at the budding Collingwood Yards arts precinct once Collingwood Technical School.

The station's founder Pete Baxter has collaborated with friend and hospo-pro Jack Shaw on the venture a kitchen and wine bar serving "the food we like to eat and the wine we like to drink" says Shaw.

This means wines with a natural minimal-intervention bent sourced from importers such as Campbell Burton and Vivant Living Wines plus beers from local brewery Stomping Ground.

goodfood.com.au

theage.com.au says

After years spent broadcasting from venues all over Melbourne including at Rooftop Bar Lazerpig and the Coburg Night Market internet radio station Hope St Radio finally has a permanent home at the budding Collingwood Yards arts precinct once Collingwood Technical School.

The station's founder Pete Baxter has collaborated with friend and hospo-pro Jack Shaw on the venture a kitchen and wine bar serving " the food we like to eat and the wine we like to drink'' says Shaw.

This means wines with a natural minimal-intervention bent sourced from importers such as Campbell Burton and Vivant Living Wines plus beers from local brewery Stomping Ground.

Ellie Bouhadana (of pop-up trattoria Ellie's Table) has built a menu around fresh pasta with options such as cavatelli with red onion and butter beans and pappardelle with rabbit and nettle.

Once opening hours extend they'll add breakfast and lunch to the mix.

Designed by Peter Frederick Cole Architect the large bright space is decked out with timber booths and classroom furniture and features a collaborative mural by Alice McIntosh and Cole. In pride of place is a custom sound system designed by Hot Wax Sound Systems which will broadcast Hope St Radio's eclectic and varied shows through the wine bar and out into the ether.

Anna Webster

Open Thu-Sun 5pm-11 pm.

This article is from the May 18 issue of The Age Digital Edition. To subscribe visit "theage.com.au".

theurbanlist.com says

A Rooftop Bar Focussing On Good Music, Good Vibes And Vinyl Records Is Coming To Collingwood Yards

Within less than a year, Collingwood Yards and its many residents - Hope St Radio and Licorice Pie Records to name a few - have swiftly become institutions in their own rights. Though, in just a few months time, the creative hub will pull another drawcard: a rooftop bar with a focus on records and good music on top of its Johnston Street building, known as Runner Up.

The bar comes from Benny Rausa and Liam Alexander (owners of Colour Carlton), along with several other business partners including two members of indie outfit, Mildlife. Tastemakers in their own rights, there's a certain hype in the air that Runner Up will live up to the reputations of those behind it.

"We've got some nice vintage JBL hifi speakers and analogue rotary mixer from a dude who's hand built them in Melbourne. It's just a well-considered system that sounds nice; nothing too crazy," said Rausa.

"Something that you can still hang out with people without getting blasted, we've also taken the acoustics of the bar into consideration so it fills out the space nicely."

While that may sound like jargon, what you can take from that is that the place has been well-thought-out from aesthetic right across to audio. Rausa and co. are serious about a good time, but that doesn't mean Runner Up takes itself too seriously; in fact, the team is intending for a space that's inclusive and easy going - and that starts with its namesake.

"Behind the name was obviously, 'up stairs' given it's a rooftop bar, but we've also got the gurner development going up next door which will eventually tower over us, so I'd say it's a a lighthearted approach and we'll be leaning into that.

"We'll have a music approach similar to what we're doing with the bar. Lighthearted, fun, vintage, 70s, disco, soul and jazz. We'll have DJs on the weekends, and weeknights we'll likely leave it up to the bar staff to play records while they're working," said Rausa.

Along with what'll be playing through the speakers, those heading up the stairs can expect a considered and well-stocked bar - it comes with the calibre of those behind it, after all - as well as a view sweeping right across Melbourne's north (at least for the time being).

At this point, Runner Up is set to open early September. Keep an eye on their Instagram for all the details.

By Rick Stephens | theurbanlist.com
22nd July 2021

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 35 Johnston Street,  Collingwood Victoria  View Map

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