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The Age 2008 Good Food Guide
There were the usual surprises and gasps of indignation
in response to this year's awards of GFG Chefs Hat ratings.
But I gasped at the terrific photograph by Age staffer
Rob Banks, and how well it was used in the
Epicure cover. That shot, and the empty table with just
the food in the wrap-around. I know adspace is valuable but
this is just fun to look at and makes you feel good about
the publication.
The Last Supper idea has been used
lots of times but this is one of the good ones. Neil Perry
gets the JC position and as Rockpool Bar & Grill won best
Restaurant of the Year, that's a nice touch, as is the
glowing jacket, highlight emphasis on him.
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Left to right: Tony Rogalsky, Tansy Good, John
Flower, Maria Bourke, Shannon Bennett, Neil Perry, Michael
Lambie, Paul Wilson standing, Gilbert Lau, Phillipe Mouchel
standing, Stephanie Alexander, Hermann Schneider, Gloria
Staley. See The
Age online story for more details of why that eleven
where chosen. There were some absent cuisine disciples -
Jaques Heraudeau, Jean Jaques Lale-Demoz, Mietta O'Donnell
(who died in 2001), Iain Hewitson, Greg Brown, Jaques
Reymond and Stefano di Pieri.
Of Regional Food magazine country interest, Lake House (Daylesford),
Range (Myrtleford), Simone's Restaurant (Bright) and
Stefano's (Mildura) all were awarded Two Hats.
One Hat went to Annie Smithers Bistrot (Kyneton), Bella
Vedere (Coldstream), Dining Room at the Flinders (Flinders),
Farmers Arms Hotel (Daylesford), Healesville Hotel (Healesville),
Merrijig Inn (Port Fairy), Montalto (Red Hill South),
Neilsons (Traralgon), The Outpost Retreat (Noojee), Pettavel
Winery & Restaurant (Waurn Ponds), Royal George Hotel (Kyneton),
Sourcedining (Albury), Teller (Mooroopna), Wardens Food &
Wine (Beechworth). Well done.
Ok, get out your road atlas and start planning your next
trip. We are.
Fred Harden 29 August 2007
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