MELBOURNE
From left: Chefs Ben
Shewry (Attica) and Dan
Hunter (Brae); Melbourne
city night lights.
Melbourne
on a plate
Melbourne’s reputation as a gourmet destination is reaping dividends as it prepares to welcome the world’s
best chefs in 2017.
A tale of two cities. While Sydney is rightly
or wrongly getting a reputation as a city
where you can’t get a drink after you put
the kids to bed, Melbourne is cementing its
reputation as the nation’s top dining and
drinking capital. A city where you can grab
a meal or drink any time you like. A case of
lights out vs bon appetit.
Melbourne’s gourmet credentials were given
another boost when it was picked to host the
World's 50 Best Restaurants awards in 2017.
This flagship event, which is being held at
Royal Exhibition Building on April 5, marks
only the second time the event has been
held outside London, following a successful
edition in New York last year.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants has
partnered with Tourism Australia to bring the
series to Melbourne next year, where worldleading chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers,
media and influencers will gather to celebrate
the very best in global gastronomy.
Events, Philip Dalidakis, welcomed the news.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is the
ultimate annual gastronomic gathering, with
chefs and restaurateurs from across the planet
coming together to celebrate and collaborate.
“Melbourne's food, bar and coffee culture has a
depth and diversity that is second to none,” he
says. “Our talent is pioneering, and our natural
landscapes and urban centres provide the
backdrop to outstanding culinary experiences."
“After