宅男导航 St Lucia campus favourite, Wordsmiths 鈥� The Writers Caf茅, re-opened this week after the caf茅 facilities underwent a major refurbishment managed by 宅男导航's Property and Facilities Division.
Nestled between the Co-op Bookshop and the new Learning Innovation Building, its tree-shaded caf茅 tables are set amongst endearing sandstone sculptures by Rhyl Hinwood.*
Long-standing restaurateur and current Restaurant and Catering Association Queensland president, Con Castrisos, is the new owner of the caf茅 and brings with him more than 20 years experience in food and beverages.
He owned the award-winning Cafe San Marco at Southbank, which was severely damaged by the floods last year.
鈥淚 am excited to be able to honour the long-standing history and reputation of the Wordsmiths Caf茅 in these fantastic new facilities,鈥� he said.
鈥淲e are hoping to build Wordsmiths reputation as a cultural caf茅 venue and have plans to run special events and host live music, book readings and poetry nights.鈥�
Mr Castrisos said he has 25 people working at the caf茅, including a number of 宅男导航 students who have received barista training at Campos Coffee.
鈥淲e know good coffee is the cornerstone of any cafe and so we have one of the directors of award-winning Campos Coffee with us for the first couple of weeks to help make sure we are delivering the highest coffee experience.
鈥淢y number one priority in any caf茅 or restaurant is to provide good quality fresh produce.
鈥淵ou have got to start with the right product and ingredients if you are to create good food.鈥�
Wordsmiths is open 7am-5pm Monday-Friday, 7am-5pm Saturday and 7am-3pm on Sunday.
*The Hinwood sandstone carvings, which were created in 1996, honour significant authors published by University of Queensland Press (宅男导航P), and University graduates and honorary degree recipients. The carvings feature writers Janette Turner-Hospital, Hugh Lunn, David Malouf, and Peter Carey, and poet Judith Wright. For more details see 宅男导航 宅男导航.
