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Criniti’s Celebrations: An Italian Renaissance on Woollooomooloo Pier

In the 19th century, French writer Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail imagined a character called Rocambole, an adventurer. The word rocambolesque is one we use to describe any sort of fantastic adventure — and the Criniti’s celebration exactly that.

The Plus Ones were absorbed into Noel Nassar’s pure imagination at Criniti’s Woolloomooloo. Our realities were suspended as we were transported to a fantastical world for the evening.

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Criniti’s was divided into a number of spaces. A wholesome harvest of fruits filled the long rustic wooden table as the centrepiece of the Italian Room, a scene nothing short of a still-life painting and perfect depiction of nonna’s kitchen.

In another corner was a section filled from the ceiling with bubblegum pink balloons. The space was complete with an industrial cherry-on-top, in the form of a repurposed spray painted car-engine suspended mid-air. It was a touch that was in all parts cool and possibly inconceivable – Jeff Koons would be jealous.

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We walked through the velvet curtains into a lavish room designed for weddings overflowing with bouquets of flowers, golden chandeliers, clear candelabras, and luminescent candles. While the room was a bunker-esque, it worked perfectly to bounce the cool tones coming from the DJ decks which gave our plus ones a perfect transition from the table, to the bar, to the dancefloor.

As Nassar provided an indulgent feast for our eyes, Head Chef Jarreau Mason’s menu gave us a feast for our bellies with a spread of food that was a true Italian delight. The cheese boards were abundant, the antipasto tickled our fancies, the citrus was fresh, and cocktails were aplenty.

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Outside, we toasted to the celebrations amongst the sparkling Sydney skyline as the smooth sounds of the jazz band filled the air on the pier. All in all, the Criniti’s celebration was a new renaissance captured in an evening that had us enthralled and spellbound.

For anyone looking for a place to host an event, Critini’s Woolloomooloo is one to definitely add to the top of your list.

– Erika
Erika Ly is a photographer and explorer, a fiend for small bars, hidden spaces, and creative places. Follow her on Instagram at @erika.ly.

Criniti’s Woolloomooloo
2/6 Cowper Wharf Rd,
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
www.crinitis.com.au

Disclosure: The Plus Ones were invited guests of Huddle Group.
Image credit: James Ambrose.