In the lead-up to the previous edition of the Gourmet Traveller Australian Restaurant Guide and the announcement of our Restaurant of the Year, we sat down with the chefs who were awarded three stars in the 2008 edition of the guide to talk to them about what it is that they do, and why they do it. With this year’s awards just around the corner, we thought it was a good time to revisit what the nation’s leading chefs had to say.
Shannon Bennett, Vue de Monde
Mark Best, Marque
Guillaume Brahimi, Guillaume at Bennelong
Greg Doyle, Pier
Peter Doyle, Est.
Peter Gilmore, Quay
Chui Lee Luk, Claude's
Justin North, Bécasse
Armando Percuoco, Buon Ricordo
Neil Perry, Rockpool
Tetsuya Wakuda, Tetsuya's
Mark Best, Marque
Guillaume Brahimi, Guillaume at Bennelong
Greg Doyle, Pier
Peter Doyle, Est.
Peter Gilmore, Quay
Chui Lee Luk, Claude's
Justin North, Bécasse
Armando Percuoco, Buon Ricordo
Neil Perry, Rockpool
Tetsuya Wakuda, Tetsuya's
WORDS PAT NOURSE
PICTURED TOP (L-R) TETSUYA WAKUDA, NEIL PERRY, CHUI LEE LUK, ARMANDO PERCUOCO PICTURED MIDDLE (L-R) MARK BEST, GUILLAUME BRAHIMI, JUSTIN NORTH, SHANNON BENNETT PICTURED BOTTOM (L-R) GREG DOYLE, PETER GILMORE, PETER DOYLE
PICTURED TOP (L-R) TETSUYA WAKUDA, NEIL PERRY, CHUI LEE LUK, ARMANDO PERCUOCO PICTURED MIDDLE (L-R) MARK BEST, GUILLAUME BRAHIMI, JUSTIN NORTH, SHANNON BENNETT PICTURED BOTTOM (L-R) GREG DOYLE, PETER GILMORE, PETER DOYLE