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St Ali North to be reborn after ownership shuffle

Hilary McNevin

Green Park owners (L-R) Howard Stamp, Jamie Munro-Lynch, James Madden and Jesse Gerner.
Green Park owners (L-R) Howard Stamp, Jamie Munro-Lynch, James Madden and Jesse Gerner.Jesse Marlow/Getty Images

It could be called a conscious uncoupling. Cafe entrepreneur Salvatore Malatesta and chef Jesse Gerner have parted ways amicably at St Ali North in Carlton North.

Malatesta went into business with Gerner in late 2012 and recently gave the chef, who also owns Anada in Fitzroy and Bomba in the city, the chance to buy out his share. Gerner agreed, bringing in some solid experience, and new business partners, to back his decision. Joining him will be chef Howard Stamp (ex MoVida and Le Bon Ton); Jamie Munro-Lynch, most recently manager at Charlie Dumpling, with previous stints at Anada, Circa and Cutler & Co; and James Madden from the City Wine Store, who will build the drinks lists. ''I wouldn't have touched this without having such a solid team there every day,'' says Gerner.

Renamed Green Park, it will become an all-day food hall concept - a family-friendly, community-driven venue with the food inspired by Spain, ''but not Spanish as such'', live music on Sundays and Clements coffee. The venue, at 815 Nicholson Street, seats 100 inside and 30 out. It will be redesigned by Collingwood-based studio Eades & Bergman, which also did Bomba. St Ali North will close on September 7, and Gerner aims to reopen as Green Park by the end of September.

Malatesta will focus on St Ali in South Melbourne. ''I want the St Ali brand to be about South Melbourne and I want to do it well,'' he says.

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