What A Drag !

The Shuttle rarely visits the Golden Mile of Oxford Street Darlinghurst but on rare occasions we call into the infamous/famous Midnight Shift.
We thought it was time to bring some updated snaps of the Hostess With The Mostess, Maxi Shield host of the Shift's cocktail bar and MC extraordinaire.

In fact the last time we visited the Shift is was with actor Rupert Everett who took a shine to the place and a few of the locals. So much so that when he turned up the following day for a lunch in his honour in a restaurant just off Taylor's Square he posed for a snap with  local chef Peter Everett who was to dine with him and then booted him off the table so his new Shift friends could join him.

Below is a video of Maxi Shield at work:

You're Fired !

Dancers at the Janus opening party in May.

Arriving at the recently opened Janus restaurant tonight for the launch of a new food website, the Shuttle was disappointed to find the doors firmly closed and chained.
 It was just 3 weeks ago Janus celebrated it's opening with a Brazilian themed party but as winter closes in and the Sydney social scene slows to snail's pace, it seems the customers are staying home in droves.
One guest expected tonight at the Janus party was TV celebrity chef Peter Everett who was co-incidentally fired this week from Celebrity Apprentice.

And the food disasters don't end there. A few months ago we attended a party to launch a new model search quest at the Darlinghurst restaurant Alibi opened with great fanfare by Dane & Alex Bouris, the sons of millionaire businessman Mark Bouris, host of Celebrity Apprentice which draws to a close next week.
Bouris took to Twitter last August to condemn thieves who broke into Alibi and rifled through cash registers just a week after it opened.
Alas Alibi too has bitten the dust and the doors have remained closed for 4 weeks now.