Monday 2nd September our meeting will be a Vocational visit to The Gordons hospitality training Restaurant
Set in The Gordon's first building, the historic 1887 lecture hall, the Davidson Restaurant provides an opportunity to experience classic cuisine at a reasonable price. Meals are prepared by our apprentice chefs and served by hospitality students in silver service training.
Mark Gingell will be our Host for the evening, he has been manager of the Davidson Restaurant, the training restaurant of the Gordon Culinary School since 2000. He was had a lifelong career in hospitality, commencing in 1977 when he and a business partner took over the management of Finnegan’s Place Restaurant in Ocean Grove. Since then he earned a the respect of many in the hospitality industry having owned or operated a number of award winning restaurants and hotels such as, The Source Restaurant, The Bush Inn hotel, The Three Crowns in the Melbourne suburb of West Melbourne before taking on a management role at the Ozone Hotel in Queenscliff the following its refurbishment.
It was during this time that Mark was approached to join the Hospitality and Cookery School at the Gordon, initially as a teacher of hospitality and eventually as manager of the Davidson Restaurant.
Please invite Partners, Friends, Family and prospective new members as this will be a very enjoyable evening of fine food, wine and great company.
Guests are welcome. Please Note the cost is $32 for a three course dinner with Drinks at Bar prices.
Please note the restaurant have requested cash payments for drinks on the night and NOTE RSVP's will close on Tuesday 27th Aug to enable the restaurant sufficient time to prepare.
