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Hobart top ten food experiences Patanella

Travel: What the locals may not tell you in Hobart

Restaurants, Reviews, TravelBy Chrissie MathesonNovember 13, 20176 Comments

In Hobart, we’re spoilt for choice, so see this top ten food experience list just as a good starting point, and explore…

master chef franklin restaurant

Review: A culinary journey at Franklin, now master chef territory?

Modern Australian, Restaurants, ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonNovember 13, 2017Leave a comment

Anneliese Gregory is hitting some great notes, but not every dish was inspiring…

bay views

Travel: Bayviews and good food. Where? Burnie.

Reviews, Travel, UncategorizedBy Chrissie MathesonNovember 3, 2017Leave a comment

An old heritage town that is moving from one era to another, Burnie is starting to shine, and Bayviews is sparkling.

Aloft view

Review: Floating between sea and sky… at Aloft

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonNovember 3, 2017Leave a comment

It took me a while to get to Aloft, but boy the wait was worth it.

The Source

The Source and Art Under the Table

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonOctober 27, 2017Leave a comment

Mona always does things differently, and its food outlets are a shining example of that. No afterthought, The Source is a beacon of good food in a cultural landmark.

Ettie's

Ettie’s is the phoenix from the ashes of Ethos

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonOctober 24, 2017Leave a comment

Great design, good food, and good service. Three key ingredients to survive, but one small quibble… I think all of us hate to see any restaurant crash, and Hobart has had her fair share of those lately. Ethos being a major one. Whatever the reasons for that, and I am sure it was a perfect…

da angelos

Ristorante Da Angelo keeps on keeping on, superbly

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonOctober 16, 20172 Comments

Da Angelo’s is, simply, part of the Hobart food landscape. As reliable and steady as the Queen Mary. Since 1994, the business partnership of Angelo and Marco has been feeding Hobart with great Italian food. They both come from the southern part of Italy, near Sicily, so pizza and pasta make up the bulk of…

phat fish

Phat Fish and Po’ Boys in Salamanca? Why not?

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonOctober 5, 2017Leave a comment

Just how many bars and restaurants can Hobart take? As the food and bar scene seems to be expanding like the cosmos, we do wonder sometimes if this dazzling array of food and eating choices must reach a limit – of sustainability. But Phat Fish is a good addition.   And it’s delivered by a…

chefs knives

Best Edge Sharpening: Old Knives and a ‘Me’ Change

ReviewsBy Chrissie MathesonSeptember 27, 20172 Comments

If only knives could talk. And according to John Hiscock, they can, sort of. There’s not a lot about knives he doesn’t know these days, and like the peddlers of old, he takes his business out to the marketplace. Chefs’ knives. Old-fashioned idea, old-fashioned service, but state of the art, high tech delivery. What does…

frogmore creek

Frogmore Creek Redux: A Story in the Vines

Reviews, Tasmania, Travel, UncategorizedBy Chrissie MathesonSeptember 22, 2017Leave a comment

Frogmore Creek still delivers art on a plate under the guidance of Ruben Koopman. And what art it is.

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Christine Matheson is a former chef & restaurateur with more than 20 years experience in the hospitality game.

Today she is an author, restaurant consultant & food critic known for her brutally honest and entertaining restaurant reviews.

Now a resident of, arguably Australia’s foodie capital, Tasmania, Christine gets to flex her food muscles as a judge at the annual Royal Hobart Show Fine Food Awards and is currently working on her 3rd book about her incredible times in the food industry.

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