▁Cast el let to ▁Mol ina , ▁Font an ile , ▁and ▁Mont ab one . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁in ▁P ied mont <0x0A> </s> ▁Christopher ▁P ond ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁c ater er ▁and ▁hotel ier . ▁▁ ▁Christopher ▁P ond ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Es sex ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁While ▁looking ▁to ▁seek ▁his ▁fortune ▁in ▁Australia ▁he ▁met ▁Felix ▁William ▁S pi ers , ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁r ented ▁a ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁National ▁Hotel ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁created ▁their ▁first ▁restaurant ▁called ▁" The ▁Shakespeare ▁Gr ill ▁Room ", ▁c ater ing ▁for ▁gold ▁min ers . ▁They ▁then ▁created ▁the ▁C afé ▁de ▁Paris ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁before ▁moving ▁into ▁railway ▁c ater ing ▁for ▁the ▁gold ▁min ers ' ▁Melbourne - B all ar at ▁Railway ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁▁ ▁S pi ers ▁& ▁P ond ▁organ ised ▁the ▁first ▁tour ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁English ▁cr icket ▁team ▁to ▁Australia ▁during ▁ 1 8 6 1 / 2 , and ▁were ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁bal lo on ▁flight ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁England , ▁they ▁pione ered ▁railway ▁c ater ing ▁to ▁the ▁UK , ▁introdu cing ▁it ▁on ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Railway ▁and ▁the ▁London , ▁Ch ath am ▁and ▁D over ▁Railway . ▁They ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁C riter