CUISINE, FOOD & BEVERAGE
AUSTRALIAN FOOD MEDIA AWARDS
The Australian Food Media Awards are presented bi-annually by the Food Media Club Australia in recognition of outstanding communicators whose work can be credited for increasing the Australian public's awareness and love of fine food. The bi-annual award Patron is national treasure Margaret Fulton. 23 category prize winners in 2008
GARDEN COURT, SOFITEL WENTWORTH SYDNEY
Profiled The Sofitel Wentworth Hotel's level 5 Garden Court, a glamorous conservatory styled French brasserie.
French trained chefs and sommelier, superb menus and a sensational wine list aided in attracting political, artistic, corporate and social Sydney denizens to its tables
The Captain's Table, a superb private dining room hidden within Garden Court is now an open secret amongst top corporates and entertainers alike and its open terraces once more buzzing
www.sofitelwentworthsydney.com.au
HERBIE'S SPICES - BABY SPICE 2009
Herbie's Spices are in the cupboards of the most discerning kitchens in Australia. Ian "Herbie" and Liz Hemphill run a national business from a shop front in Sydney's Rozelle, providing the freshest in everyday and hard to find herbs and spices. The whole family is involved - Herbie's mama founded the business, Herbie and his daughter Kate write cookbooks and dictionaries based on their spice knowledge, and even conduct tours for the spice minded overseas.
Herbie's is the best place to access all those hard-to-find herbs and spices for exotic recipes as well as the freshest for everyday needs. Discerning delicatessens, grocers and kitchen good retailers of note stock Herbie's Spices as a mark of distinction as suppliers. Canny restaurateurs are also customers, often calling on the Hemphills for advice. A regular newsletter is posted and emailed to regular customers with new product, recipes, new publications and notice of spice tours.
The newest product in the range is BABY SPICE, a kit designed to please toddler’s palates, containing spices and recipes. RFMedia is launching BABY SPICE
www.herbies.com.au
ORSO'S BAYSIDE RESTAURANT, THE SPIT, MOSMAN 2009
A popular north side Sydney restaurant which enjoys a premium position over a sandy beach and commanding views of Middle Harbour and its yachting life . ORSO'S is one sleek waterfront restaurant. The private dining spaces are in great demand for corporate meetings, private parties and weddings.
Guests can arrive by boat - there is a substantial private jetty and deck. Brides particularly adore that point of difference.
www.orsos.com.au
OTHER CUISINE PROJECTS
- AC Butchery, Leichhardt
- OBar & Restaurant, Spring Hill, Brisbane
- Tony Bilson
- Number One Wine Bar & Bistro
- Bilson's Restaurant, Sydney CBD
- Orso's Bayside Restaurant, the Spit, Mosman
- Australian Food Media Awards 2008
- Food Media Club of Australia
- Australian International Hospitality Group
- Trippas White properties, incorporated into AIH Group
- La Grillade, Crows Nest (AIH)
- La Lucarne au Choettes, , Burgundy France. ( Leslie Caron’s Auberge)
- La Sala, Surry Hills (AIH)
- Liquidity Waterfront Restaurant, Rozelle Bay (AIH)
- Watt Modern Dining, Powerhouse, Brisbane (AIH)
- 360 Bar and Dining (AIH)
- Sydney Tower Restaurant (AIH)
- Oh Calcutta
- Elise Pascoe's International Cooking School
- Curve at Rushcutters Harbourside (Neil Perry)
- Xu Restaurant, Hyatt Regency Kings Cross
- Tasting Asia (For Sydney City Council)
- Gelatissimo Florentine gelato label. City, subsequent suburban and interstate site set ups.
- Hotel CBD (launching chef Luke Mangan)
- Catalina Restaurant, Rose Bay
