Be one of the first to try Abbotsford Convent’s new restaurant, Julie with the team behind Cam’s Kiosk. Expect a one-off menu curated just for members and an intimate Q&A with Michael Harry.

 

Julieanne Blum was the head chef at Cam Miller’s Abbotsford Convent wine bar and cafe Cam’s Kiosk for six years. After passing the torch to Cody Hoy, she’s getting ready to open Julie, a new 80-seat restaurant around the corner from the wine bar in the former Lentil as Anything space. “Julie will be a little bit more of your dining and restaurant experience, whereas Cam’s will just keep that really fun homely wine bar feel,” Blum tells Broadsheet.

 

The frequently changing menu will include dishes like roast chicken, pasta with octopus ragu and bronze fennel and grilled ox heart with borlotti beans, artichokes and salsa verde. “Without it being comfort food, I want to make food that’s comfortable and approachable to people,” says Blum. You can enjoy all this in the heritage room, which features tall ceilings, butter-yellow tiles, mint-green painted walls and speckled peachy-orange floors.

 

You’ll be one of the first to experience Julie when it opens exclusively to Access members for an Editors’ Preview dinner on Thursday September 7 – days ahead of its official opening.

 

There are limited spots, so be quick to reserve yours via the link below. Tickets are $85 per person.