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General Manager and Head of Reviewing at Gault&Millau | Vice-Conseiller Gastronomique LCDR | Competition Judge | Social Media & Hospitality Consultant |
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Honey tart with peanut butter ice cream, Bistrode CBD
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SHOJIN Ramen, Ippudo
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Armidale pop-up
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Dog Point Vineyard
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Bill Granger
Dr. William Lumsden (Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie) with Franz Scheurer
Eric Lanlard (Cake Boy)
Illawarra Prime Alpaca
Adam Moore (SNR Corporate Executive Chef)
Beth McMillan (Burrawong Gaian)
Luscious (Lamingtons, Cakes & Biscuits)
Leigh McDivitt (Banksia Bistro)
Peter Strelitz (Milly Hill Lamb)
Roy McVeigh (Dragoncello)
Angelo Sosa (Top Chef Series 7 & All-Stars)
Rhys Ward (Sydney Cove Oyster Bar)
Phil Whitmarsh
LBV’s Awards
Produce Reviews
Restaurant Reviews
Abla’s (13.5/20)
Aria – Sydney (16.5/20)
Attica (18/20)
Billy Kwong (15.5/20)
Bird Cow Fish (15.5/20) – Closed
Bishop Sessa (14/20)
Bistro Ortolan (16/20) – Closed
Bistrode (15/20) – Closed
Ceto Restaurant and Bar (15/20)* – Closed
Cipri Italian (14/20)
Claudes (18.5/20) – Closed
Cotton Duck (14/20) – Closed
District Dining (15/20) – Closed
Dragoncello (14.5/20) – Closed
Eschalot (15/20)
Ezard (17/20)
Fig (15/20)
Fix Wine Bar + Restaurant (14.5/20)
Jacques Reymond (18/20) – Closed
Jamie’s Italian (13.5/20)
La Luna Bistro (14/20)
Libertine (15/20) – Closed
Marque (18/20) – Closed
Mr. Wong (15/20)
Neila (12.5/20) – Closed
O Bar and Dining (16/20)*
ONE6EIGHT (14.5/20)* – Closed
Pendolino (14/20)
Provenance (16/20)
Quattro Paste (14/20) – Now Mantecato Risotteria
Quay (17.5/20)
Restaurant Arras (14.5/20) – Closed
Restaurant Atelier (15/20) – Closed
Restaurant Como (15.5/20)
Rockpool (19/20) – Closed
Sapore (15/20)*
Sepia (18.5/20)
Previous Review (16/20)
Sixpenny (17/20)
Tetsuya’s (17/20)
3 Weeds (14.5/20)
The Blue Angel (15/20) *
The Devonshire (15.5/20) – Closed
The Sydney Cove Oyster Bar (14/20) *
Vue de Monde (18/20)
Yayoi (14/20)*
Special Events
2013 Australian Bacon Week Launch*
Dinner at the Residence of the Consul-General of Japan
Dylan Carter’s pop-up Wombarra Restaurant
Gault & Millau announces ‘Young Guns’ scheme
Gault & Millau (Chief Judge Mark Dorrell)
Gault&Millau 2015 (Sydney & Melbourne) Restaurant Guide
La Maison de L’eclair*
Princess Coco Chocolaterie*
Schibello Caffé Launch (Research and Development Roasting Laboratory)*
Sepia Book Launch
The Sweet Spot (Julie Niland), March into Merivale
XOCOLATL Chocolate Brokers (Carlos E. Gallegos – Anda)
Spirits & Liquor Reviews
Travel (Events & Reviews)
Chile: A destination of contrasts & adventures in the Pacific
Video Content
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs | International Association of Gastronomy
Wine (Dinners & Events)
Artisan Wine Storage Launch*
Katnook Estate, celebrating 30 years of Cabernet Sauvignon*
The Blocks *
Bruce Tyrrell (Tyrrell’s Wines)
Wine (Tasting Notes)
Cargo Road Sauvignon Blanc
2008 Vintage
Chateau Canon, 1er grand cru classe, St-Emilion
1966 Vintage
Chateau Certan-Giruad, Pomerol
1982 Vintage
Chateau Chasse-Spleen, Cru Bourgeois, Moulis
1982 Vintage
Chateau Figeac, 1er grand cru classe, St Emilion
1970 Vintage
Chateau Latour-a-Pomerol, Pomerol
1983 Vintage
Chateau Reynella Cabernet Sauvignon
1967 Vintage
Chateau Reynella Vintage Reserve Claret
1972 Vintage
Chateau Tahbilk Cabernet
1969 Vintage
Hugel et Fils, Reserve Personelle Jubilee Riesling, Riquewihr
1990 Vintage
KWV Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa
1979 Vintage
Joseph Drouhin, Batard-Montrachet
1996 Vintage
Louis Jadot, Bonnes Mares
1966 Vintage
Moet et Chandon, Cuvee Dom Perignon Brut
1971 Vintage
1973 Vintage
Peel Estate Zinfandel
1984 Vintage
Penfolds Bin 60a
1962 Vintage
Penfolds Bin 868 Sauternes
1967 Vintage
Pipers Brook Vineyard Estate Riesling, Northern Tasmania
1980 Vintage
Pulpit Rock Pinot Noir, Southern Highlands
2003 Vintage
R.L Buller & Sons Museum Release Calliope Rare Liquer Tokay, Rutherglen
Non Vintage
Reine Pedauque, Nuits-St-Georges
1937 Vintage
Schloss Eltz Rauenthaler Steinmacher Riesling-Kabinett, Rheingau
1976 Vintage
Stoneyfell Private Bin 47 Claret
1967 Vintage
Taltarni Clover Hill Vintage Brut, Northern Tasmania
1994 Vintage
Weber KG. Trier, Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling-Auslese, MSR
1976 Vintage
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
1954 Vintage
Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon
1982 Vintage
Wynns Michael Shiraz
1994 Vintage
Chateau Tahbilk Cabernet
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