BERANGKAT in the skies

Kyoto came to Lorne.

This August, we brought Berangkat to the Great Ocean Road for our very first Auri experience in Australia.

Berangkat is a small restaurant in Kyoto with a quiet reputation, a kitchen known for the alchemy of Japanese and South-East Asian flavours, where precision meets warmth and nothing is overstated.

This collaboration was especially meaningful to us. Berangkat has long been a place we return to, a gathering place that has become part of our Kyoto story. To share a little of that magic in Lorne was something we were incredibly excited about, and it turned out to be even more than we hoped.

For three days, Chef Tetsu and the Berangkat team travelled from Kyoto to cook at In the Skies, the restaurant and bar inside the Lorne Bowls Club.

Over three seatings, more than 120 people joined us, travelling in from Melbourne, Sydney, Lorne, and beyond. A considered menu from Tetsu and his team. A room held with the kind of care that turns a meal into an evening.

We are so thrilled, and so grateful, that we got to bring this to life.

A huge thank you to Tetsu san and his Berangkat team for trusting in the vision and for bringing the Kyoto magic to Lorne. And to the In the Skies team for opening up their space, it was a true honour and joy to work alongside you, and we hope it's the start of a collaborative journey.

A big thanks to our community. Special thanks to Ukoo Family Carefor their hand lotions and soaps,Pennyroyal Valley View for their incredible produce which we incorporated into the menu, Oborodo Tofu for the tofu in our miso soup, and our friends at Blackmarket Sake, Heigo, and Sakenet. And to our creative team in Kyoto and Australia for capturing the essence of Berangkat in the Skies.

Kyoto imagery by Kingy Hsu.Lorne photography by Holly Hawkins and Pat Franco. Videography by Pat Franco.