Last night recently opened Mordeo Bistro & Bar brought a slice of Southern Europe to Sydney’s CBD, hosting a launch event for 200 locals, media and celebrities.
Sydney Social 101 was transported to the Mediterranean as we descended on to a hidden treasure nested away in Sydney’s CBD just off Phillip Street.
We really were taken aback by the location of Mordeo, the awe inspiring 15m tall Assembly, and the five super-sized lamps which architects MBMO designed as a key element of the bistro were really visiallu impressive Celebrity guests who attended included singer, and former Popstars contestant Arrnott Olssen, singer Brittany Cairns, actress Ursula Mills, actor Rae Johnston, MasterChef contestants Alvin Quah and Renae Smith and Sydney’s very own Psy impersonator, Teddy Kim.
Guests were entertained by the Spanish sounds of Ritmos Latinos and Greek Bouzouki player Telly Andrew, and dishes and beverages from the menu were served throughout the evening. Owner and Executive Chef Nicholas Aspros worked alongside Head Chef Marc Gehret to curate and style a rich collection of produce driven canapés for the night, including pork hock terrine with a fig chutney & pear salad, grilled quail with caramelised red onion salsa, pea risotto with sage & lberico Jamon, chicken Ballotine with pearl barley, spinach & a hazelnut salad, squid ink Gnocchi with truffle salumi, margherita mini pizza with basil and whitebait croquetas with a cauliflower mayonnaise. Alongside the extensive selection of canapés was produce from artisan Spanish charcuteria La Boqueria by Nomad Distribution, and a buffet offering slow cooked octopus Carpaccio with split green beans and chorizo sausage, BBQ lamb ribs with Pedro Ximenez and two delicious desserts – catalana and loukoumadis.
The food was perfectly matched with a range of beverages. Three cocktails were served on arrival, Red Wolf – White Wolf cream ale with Campari, Antica formula red vermouth & a blood orange foam; Jamon & chargrilled pineapple Sazerac with a Jamon & sage crisp – Jamon and Pedro Ximenez butter washed Hennessey VSOP with a chargrilled pineapple shrub, pechauds bitters; and Cold Drip Spiced Rum Old Fashioned – Kracken spiced rum, cold drip single origin coffee, cold drip syrup, angostura bitters with a twist of orange. Wine tasting stations by suppliers Fox Wine and Broadway Liquor Distributors offered guests a selection from Italy, Spain & France, showcasing the Southern European genre of the bistro, and beers included the venues own brew ‘White Wolf’ on tap. To finish off the night guests enjoyed coffees from two tasting stations by suppliers Gabriel Coffee and Ona Coffee.
Mordeo Bistro & Bar’s style is casual yet refined, with quality food and drinks, matched with exceptional service in a genuinely unique setting.