A top Australian chef at the helm of one of the country s finest restaurants has revealed his five favourite places to dine Down Under - and three are in Melbourne.
Andrew McConnell, head chef of upscale eatery Gimlet at Cavendish House, clearly endorses the city s reputation as Australia s culinary capital, with its 3,500 restaurants serving up food from more than 70 countries.
Mr Connell told Daily Mail Australia that Italian bistro Tipo 00 in the CBD serves the best pasta while Japanese fine dining venue Minamishima in Richmond makes the best sushi .
The award-winning chef, who has been handpicked to create a bespoke menu for the Gourmet Traveller Awards gala dinner on October 27, named three-hatted city restaurant Flower Drum the best Chinese in the country.
Are Media reveals sponsors for Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards return
July 8, 2021 10:03
Are Media has announced today six sponsors for Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards.
Are Media reveals sponsors for Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards return
The announcement:
The Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards will return in 2021 with presenting sponsor, award-winning winery Levantine Hill, and supporting partners, Visit Victoria, Longines, Waterford, Sub Zero & Wolf and PorkStar.
After a hiatus last year the awards – including the prestigious Restaurant of the Year – will be revealed at a glittering awards dinner on October 27 at Gimlet at Cavendish House in Melbourne.
With support from Visit Victoria, the event will be held in Melbourne for the first time in 10 years to celebrate the city’s resilient and world-class hospitality industry. Often regarded as Australia’s culinary capital, the city is emerging from a challenging year and is once again, ready to serve.
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Spoiled by lack of choice: the restaurant tasting menu takes off post-COVID
David Matthews
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Neil Perry called it first. And if not first, at least loudest, stating with the closure of his original Rockpool in Sydney five years ago that hours-long, course-by-course tasting menus were done.
A la carte dining was where it was at, he said, opening Eleven Bridge with a menu where (gasp) guests got to choose what they ate, then pay for it. Eleven Bridge didn t last, but where Perry led others followed.
Take a spin around the country s biggest restaurant openings of the past 18 months, and a la carte is the name of the game: Woodcut at the Crown; Gimlet at Cavendish House; Mimi s by Merivale; the upcoming Society by the Lucas Group.