Phil Wood's talents are front and centre at his new fine diner, Laura, part of the impressive Pt Leo Estate sculpture park, cellar door and winery on the Mornington Peninsula.
If the next generation of Australian cooking talent is anything to go by, the future of food is in safe hands. Meet our finalists for the Best New Talent award.
The eating outside our capital cities just keeps getting better. Consider these three restaurants the crème de la crème of regional dining in Australia today.
From high-concept watering holes to bars with heart and soul, these are the spots you wish were in your neighbourhood (even better if they already are).
What does it take to be a finalist for our Wine List of the Year award? Plenty of choice, charming delivery and a dash of personality help - and these three restaurants have got the mix just right.
It takes more than a smile to win over our team of reviewers. And at these three establishments, every element of the front-of-house formula has been perfected. Meet our finalists for Maître d' of the Year.
Enthusiasm. Deep wells of knowledge. An innate ability to read diners' needs. Our Sommelier of the Year finalists in the 2019 Restaurant Awards have all these qualities, and more.
