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Popular HGTV star Vern Yip was the toast at the hip Star Grill restaurant in Mandeville on Saturday, October 20, where he participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new eatery. In fact, the designer/interior decorator was the big attraction of the day, signing autographs and revelling in praise for the exquisite décor of the restaurant he conceptualised and executed. Vern Yip The green building with the red star logo strikes the visitor's eyes, and the interiors transcend from waterfalls to white goblet lamps floating on the ceiling. "Our decor is the most talked about in town," restaurateur Andrea Patmore said. "Our guests enjoy relaxing at Star Grill and taking pictures almost as much as they enjoy the food." It was the lush green hills of Manchester and the clouds descending on them that inspired designer Yip. "If you look at the lamps, they are delicately hanging from the ceiling, as they float in the sky," he q...

Shrimp pasta.   It was a sojourn of two foodies that created Star Grill in Mandeville. "When we lived in Kingston we used to go out to eat a lot," said Andrea Bulli-Patmore, who owns the restaurant with her husband Christopher. They moved to Manchester, where Andrea’s husband has a family business, and did not find many dining options. “We saw a need and decided to fill it,” she said. Armed with a dream and a mission to create a unique dining experience, the husband-and-wife duo started to lay the blueprints. “The restaurant was named after our eldest daughter, Rohini, which means star,” she explains. Star Grill opened its doors in November last year, but had its official opening on Saturday. It is a combination of a drive-through, fast-food and fine-dining segments, which, like a fusion of cuisines, converge on one premises. Star Grill restaurant offers a variety of cuisine, Bulli-Patmore explains. “We have fine dining – stea...