The Tiffy Group is known for its imaginative venues which transcend the ordinary. Ryan Spurrell is Executive chef for and so oversees the group’s Goldilocks Rooftop Bar, House of Correction, Lost Boys, The Clarendon and latest Snow White inspired beauty, Mirror Mirror Rooftop Lounge. I spoke to Ryan in The Clarendon which has recently been renovated and is a really beautiful makeover of the great bones of the original Clarendon Hotel, established in 1858 and then had a quick trip up the elevator to rooftop Mirror Mirror. Melbourne loves a rooftop bar and this one might only be three floors up but gives absolute rooftop energy, as well as some Mediterranean influences in its greenery and tiling. You can see out to Port Melbourne as well as see the city from a different perspective. Ryan grew up watching cooking shows on television and was fascinated by watching the techniques used by the chefs. Drawn to fine dining, he has worked in some of my favourite Melbourne restaurants such as Vue de Monde, Estelle and Matilda as well as top London restaurants, The Ledbury and Pollen Street Social. He also worked in Ho Chi Minh for eight months and was loving it before the experience was cut short by Covid lockdowns, but he brings to The Clarendon and Mirror Mirror some of the flavours he discovered and loved there intertwined with the food he has grown up cooking.