Chef Guillaume Brahimi to headline Great Barrier Feast

Celebrated chef Guillaume Brahimi of two-hatted Guillaume at Bennelong restaurant will swap his Sydney Opera House residence for a Whitsundays kitchen at Hamilton Island’s first Great Barrier Feast event of 2012 on Friday 6 – Sunday 8 July.

Culinary talents put to the test with Presidential visit

Chef Gareth Collins is no stranger to VIP guests, but a presidential visit this week at Hyatt Regency Coolum Golf Resort and Spa has put his culinary talents firmly in the international spotlight.

Shangri-La joins shark fin ban

Shangri-La Hotels are the next major hotel chain to announce they are to cease serving shark fin in all of its operated restaurants as well as accepting new orders for shark fin products in banqueting with immediate effect as part of its ‘Sustainable Seafood Policy’.

Maroochydore hosts Novotel Apprentice Chef competition

Maroochydore High School’s new state-of-the-art training kitchen played host to the 2011 Novotel Apprentice Chef of the Year Competition last week.

Chefs wanted for the ‘Cook for Your Career’ competition

Hostplus is currently taking expressions of interest for people interested in participating in the 2012 Cook For Your Career competition.

Pop-up WLG restaurant diners given free Air NZ tickets

BY JAMES WILKINSON

Diners at Positively Wellington Tourism’s pop-up WLG restaurant in Melbourne have been given free tickets from Air New Zealand in what will go down as one of the best marketing stunts of the year.

Peninsula takes shark’s fin off the global menu

In recognition of the threat facing the global shark population and in line with the Company’s sustainability vision, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited (HSH), parent company of The Peninsula Hotels, has announced that it will stop serving shark fin at all its group operations, effective 1 January 2012.

Ayers Rock Resort launches ‘Tali Wiru’ dining concept

Ayers Rock Resort is delighted to announce the launch of Tali Wiru, a dining experience like no other.

Kirketon’s Eau de Vie named Sydney’s best bar

BY JAMES WILKINSON

Classical drinking den Eau de Vie at the hip Kirketon Hotel has been named the best bar in Sydney by entertainment bible Time Out magazine.

Master apprentices at Peppers Anchorage

It’s not just the mouth-watering cuisine simmering in the kitchen of Merretts Restaurant at Peppers Anchorage because the Port Stephens favourite is also a hot bed of up and coming cooking talent.