Denver trio Cycles took the stage at 6:45 p.m. on the Gallery Society Stage as the festival grounds were starting to fill in. Pittsburgh artist Chalk Dinosaur sparked the first set of live music on the weekend on Thursday at 5 p.m. Attendees got the chance to spread their feathers around the huge property that formerly hosted All Good Music Festival, giving everyone ample space in the field and woods to enjoy their weekend festivities and play games at the Innova disc golf course. Arriving on-site, attendees were greeted with colorful signs reading, “Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate the People You Love,” and “Dome is Home,” noting that we’d be right at home for the next three days. Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Marvin’s Mountaintop was a new location for the festival this year, giving the Flock gorgeous views of the foggy mountains over the horizon each dawn and dusk. Over 2,000 Flockers flew in from around the country to take part in the band’s celebration of the festival’s 10th birthday, making it the biggest and best Domefest yet. This rating is based on the Good Food Guide scoring system.Baltimore psychedelic rockers Pigeons Playing Ping Pong rocked Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, West Virginia last weekend for their annual Domefest. Terry Durack is chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and senior reviewer for the Good Food Guide. THE LOW-DOWN Best bit: There really is something for everyone. Now, there's a place where you can all have fun, together. There are places you can eat with your kids where they'll have a good time and you won't and there are places where you'll have a good time and they won't. Chunky sebago fried potatoes sauced with chilli aioli ($9) are darn-tootin', and while I'm guessing a gelateria will be installed by summer, an enamel tin mug of rhubarb swirl ice-cream, sponge and meringue ($12) is sundae-sweet enough in the meantime. Fried cuttlefish ($19) is a bit pasty and bland, and a good-looking roasted rock flathead tail for two ($55) is woefully dry. Grown-ups can start with a cocktail, Little Creatures Pale Ale on tap, or perhaps a fresh, lively 2011 Eldridge North Patch Mornington Peninsula chardonnay ($62) from the short, sharp, savvy wine list.įood comes helter-skelter as it's cooked, and sometimes as it's overcooked. A smoky Vesuvio ($22) is a pared-down balance of fior di latte mozzarella, San Marzano tomato, olives, capers and Ortiz anchovies. Overseen by former Rosso Pomodoro pizzaiolo Vincenzo Biondini, the pizze are good on crust (scorched and puffy), base (thin) and topping (simple). The cutest little lobster roll is stuffed with southern rock lobster in lemon mayo with a couple of potato crisps for crunch pricey for its size ($18). Ruby-red tiles of tuna tataki ($18) pair naturally with ponzu, fried seaweed and pickled cucumber. Four fresh grilled sardines ($14) are smartly dressed with a sauce of garlicky lemon juice, olive oil and parsley. In charge of this zeitgeist-routing new space are executive chef Jordan Toft, of LA's cultish Eveleigh, and head chef Zac Sykes. As well, there's a Dan Hong-inspired burger, spiced lamb ribs, and 400g butcher's steaks. There's a predictable emphasis on seafood, running from fish and chips ($26) to daily changing fish specials and a $250, with-the-works seafood platter that could feed a table. Stools line the dedicated raw bar, oyster bar and crustacean counter and a long, steamy, open kitchen runs down one wall. The wood-fired oven of Vinnie's Pizzeria sits pride-of-place in the centre of the 170-seater, beach-house dining room. A cubby-house theatrette and barber shop are coming soon, and a rooftop bar and upstairs restaurant are coming later. There's a big, stool-lined bar coffee cart from Will & Co fresh juice and organic chocolate stand from Love Juice library, and fresh flower stall. Even for adults, the entertainment options are many and diverse. Meanwhile, mum, dad and two little girls hunch, not over iPhones, but over an old-school board game on a big share table while waiting for their pizza. Next, a multi-layered birthday cake with three wobbly animal candles is carried past - oh wow, one of my fellow diners is turning three. It's barely 7.30pm and a ping-pong ball shoots past my foot, smashed out of the ballpark from one of the three table-tennis tables in the sprawling playroom at the back. While most Merivale establishments are shamelessly aimed at those of drinking and mating age, Coogee Pavilion is about as family-friendly as you can get. It's almost worth being treated like a five-year-old - and it's definitely worth BEING a five-year-old - at Justin Hemmes' brilliant rethink of this vast beachside pub. "Play nice and have fun." "Say please and thank you." "Take turns and play fair." So just behave yourself, or there'll be no ice-cream before bedtime. There are rules posted on the wall at Coogee Pavilion.
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