Category Archives: Awards

The worldʼs leading super-premium tequila joins Australian musicʼs biggest night to celebrate craftsmanship, culture, and creativity PATRÓN Tequila, the worldʼs leading super-premium tequila, has been announced as the Official Spirit Partner of the 2025 ARIA Awards in partnership with Spotify, taking place on Wednesday 19 November at Sydneyʼs Hordern Pavilion. The 39th ARIA Awards willContinue reading “PATRÓN TOASTS TO GREATNESS AS OFFICIAL SPIRIT PARTNER OF THE 2025 ARIA AWARDS”

On Friday 22nd August, Bruce Tyrrell AM was named the 2025 NSW Legend of the Vine to a standing ovation by the 230 guests present at the 2025 Sydney Royal Wine Show Awards Lunch. The lunch was a sell-out celebration, announcing the trophy winners from this year’s Sydney Royal Wine Show as well as the NSW Legend of the Vine.Continue reading “BRUCE TYRRELL NAMED AS 2025 NSW LEGEND OF THE VINE”

Raspberry Goldfields Cookie Pie Ballarat’s Best Pie for 2025 has been revealed. Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie, available on the menu at Naomi & i, has come out on top of 36 savoury and sweet pies from local venues vying for the annual award. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday 2 AugustContinue reading “MRS BROWNE BAKES TAKES OUT BALLARAT’S BEST PIE”

CELEBRATING THE CULINARY STARS REDEFINING THE ART OF DINING   Australia’s leading luxury food brand, Gourmet Traveller, last night unveiled the winners of the anticipated Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Of The Year Awards. As Australia’s longest-running restaurant awards, with 2025 marking the 45th year, the country’s most esteemed and industry-leading chefs and restaurant personalities came togetherContinue reading “GOURMET TRAVELLER REVEALS THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL RESTAURANT AWARDS”

WIN AT THE 2024 NATIONAL RESTAURANT & CATERING AWARDS JAAKS Restaurant and Bar (Jaaks) and The Kyle Bay on Georges River (The Kyle Bay) have received two prestigious awards at the recent 2024 National Restaurant & Catering Awards for Excellence. Jaaks was awarded the Gold Medal as the National winner for Best GREEK RESTAURANT categoryContinue reading “JAAKS & THE KYLE BAY Presented with Two Prestigious Awards”

Lotus Land Agency is thrilled to announce the first Michelin star for Makris Athens by Domes, Greece. The recognition by Michelin is a historic milestone for the restaurant and a testament to its dedication to excellence, sustainability and the promotion of Greek gastronomy on an international level. Located in the heart of Athens’ old city,Continue reading “Michelin recognises Makris Athens by Domes with a star in Athens, Greece”

The stellar quality of Australian smallgoods was on show in Sydney last night at the 2024 Australian Charcuterie Excellence Awards (ACEA), with producers nationwide celebrated for their exceptional craftsmanship and innovative, world-class products. Hosted by the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) in partnership with Australian Pork Limited and MLA, the Australian Charcuterie Excellence Awards areContinue reading “Best Aussie charcuterie products announced”

Wild Orchard Apple and Vansetter Vodka Pie Itinerant Spirits has taken out top honours in the 2024 Ballarat’s Best Pie Competition with its Wild Orchard Apple and Vansetter Vodka Pie, beating out 27 pies from local venues in the annual culinary battle. The judging for the second edition of Ballarat’s Best Pie took place overContinue reading “ITINERANT SPIRITS CROWNED BALLARAT’S BEST PIE”

Antoine Potier has been named Queensland Chef of the Year, winning the prestigious title as well as a cash prize, commercial oven and trip to Melbourne to compete in the national competition. Antoine is Sous Chef at the highly awarded Restaurant Dan Arnold in Brisbane. Career highlights include working as Head Chef at Ecco BistroContinue reading “Antoine Potier wins Queensland Chef of the Year”

Red Gum BBQ is excited to share an outstanding achievement at the prestigious 2024 Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards for 3 of their new delicious sauces. Red Gum BBQ took home silver for the 2nd year running for Grandma Mildred’s Gold Sauce and Granddaddy Heyward’s Classic Sauce was a new award winner, taking home bronze – both in the savouryContinue reading “New Red Gum BBQ sauces are winners at the Royal Australian Food Awards”

The Restaurant Proudly Clinches The Singapore Tourism Awards 2024 Outstanding Dining Experience Accolade And Is The Recipient Of One Michelin Star Three Years Running It’s been a celebratory June Awards Season for Marguerite. On 28 June, the restaurant proudly clinched the coveted Singapore Tourism Awards 2024 Outstanding Dining Experience accolade. This is just days afterContinue reading “A June Awards Season For Marguerite”

Named This Year’s Best Pub Restaurant (metro) At Victoria’s Biggest And Most Prestigious Hospitality Awards Audrey’s at The Continental Sorrento has been named 2024’s Best Pub Restaurant (metro) at the AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence in Victoria’s biggest and most prestigious hospitality awards of the year. The awards, held at Melbourne’s iconic Palladium at Crown on Monday, 20Continue reading “Audrey’s, The Continental Sorrento”

KIN Restaurant, nestled within the historic All Saints Estate in Wahgunyah, Victoria, has been honoured with the title of ‘Best New Regional Restaurant of the Year’ at the prestigious Good Food Guide Awards 2024. It also achieved a ‘One Hat’ status with a score of 15/20, a recognition of its consistent culinary excellence. The ‘Best New Regional RestaurantContinue reading “KIN Restaurant in Wahgunyah Named Best New Regional Restaurant of the Year at Age Good Food Guide Awards 2024”

South Coast haven, Bangalay Dining at Bangalay Luxury Villas is thrilled to have received their second ‘Hat’ at the highly anticipated Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Awards, held last night  in Sydney. Bangalay’s founder, owner, architect and GM, Michelle Bishop says “Our entire team at Bangalay Dining, led by our truly dedicated and incredibly creative and talented, Executive Chef, Simon Evans, is beyond thrilled to have beenContinue reading “BANGALAY DINING WINS SECOND ‘HAT’ AT GOOD FOOD AWARDS!”

Grant Parry has been named Queensland Chef of the Year, winning the prestigious title as well as cash, prizes and a trip to Sydney to compete in the national competition next year. Grant is the Chef de Cuisine at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast. He has worked at fine dining establishments aroundContinue reading “Grant Parry wins Queensland Chef of the Year 2023”

The medal winning wines of the 2023 ICC Sydney NSW Wine Awards can now berevealed, in anticipation of who will take away this year’s top trophies and be named the “Best Wine in NSW” at the 28th Annual NSW Wine Awards. Hosted again over three days in October (4-6) by NSW Wine’s major sponsor theContinue reading “Announcing the 2023 ICC Sydney NSW Wine Awards Gold Medal Winners”

VINOUS ADVENTURE AWAITS AT LITTLE RED ROBIN Three Glasses Awarded at Australia’s Most Prestigious Wine & Beverage Awards Program ONE OF ONLY A SELECTED GROUP AWAREDED THREE GLASS RATING ON THE NORTH SHORE For the third year in a row, Little Red Robin takes out the highest level rating, three glasses, at The Australian WineContinue reading “THREE GLASSES AWARDED AT WINE LIST OF THE YEAR FOR LITTLE RED ROBIN – 3RD YEAR IN A ROW”

#BCWP2023 #BCWP23 #TraditionsInMotion #Tokyo2023 Tokyo, Japan, 07 June 2023 Turkish chef Ebru Baybara has been named the 2023 Basque Culinary World Prize winner for utilising gastronomy as a powerful force for integration, empowering women from both Turkey and Syria, dismantling prejudices, and showcasing the riches of cultural exchange. From distributing hot meals to thousands afterContinue reading “TURKISH CHEF EBRU BAYBARA DEMIR WINS THE BASQUE CULINARY WORLD PRIZE 2023”

French-Australian Chef To Be Honoured By The French Government On Monday, 29 May, celebrated French-Australian chef, Jacques Reymond will be awarded the prestigious Medaille de Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite Agricole (Knight Of The Order of Agricultural Merit). Taking place at L’Hôtel Gitan in Prahran, the ceremony will be attended by French Ambassador to Australia, H.E Mr Jean-Pierre Thébault who will personally travelContinue reading “Jacques Reymond Awarded Chevalier De l’Ordre National du Mérite Agricole”

CELEBRATING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN AUSTRALIAN DINING THIS YEAR Australia’s leading luxury food title, Gourmet Traveller, last night unveiled the winners of the Gourmet Traveller 2023 Restaurant Awards at the hospitality event of the year. South Australia’s Restaurant Botanic has taken out the top honour at this year’s GourmetTraveller Restaurant Awards, with chef JustinContinue reading “GOURMET TRAVELLER’S RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR AND WINNERS OF THE 2023 RESTAURANT AWARDS REVEALED”

The visionary behind all-femme-identifying bartending competition Speed Rack, and one of New York’s preeminent bartenders, wins the most respected peer-voted award in the cocktail world.  Lynnette Marrero, Bar Manager of Llama Inn, New York, and co-founder of Speed Rack has been named the winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2021. This award is votedContinue reading “Lynnette Marrero of Llama Inn, USA, wins Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award as part of The World’s 50 Best Bars Awards”

Spanish chef Xanty Elías has won the Basque Culinary World Prize 2021 for his initiative “Los Niños se Comen El Futuro”, which works to educate the next generation about healthy eating. Xanty has immersed himself in social projects to benefit the region. In 2017 he co-founded “Fundación Prenauta” with other local businesspeople, a non-profit thatContinue reading “Xanty Elías wins the Basque Culinary World Prize 2021”

On Monday, 24th May, the top winners in the 2021 NSW SOMMELIER’S WINE LIST AWARDS (run by NSW Wine with strategic partners Destination NSW, WINEDEPOT and the Restaurant & Catering Association) were announced at Government House Sydney at a ceremony hosted by the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley ACContinue reading “2021 Winners ~ NSW SOMMELIER’S WINE LIST AWARDS”