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Wine talk: How to order wine at a restaurant

Reviews, VineyardsBy Chrissie MathesonAugust 3, 2018Leave a comment

Stick to these five steps every time you order wine and it will go from what once felt like shooting darts with your eyes closed to hitting the ball out of the park and into another stratosphere. Your dinner companions will be chanting your name as you make your way around the bases.

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Chef Talk: Henry Anderson – ahoy at marine catering services

Chef Talk, Hospitality TalkBy Chrissie MathesonJuly 18, 2018Leave a comment

“During all the trials and challenges I pushed myself through, so you as a leader must pull your staff through. To do that you give them the right piece of the puzzle to succeed and get to the next level of enhancement. It just takes time.”

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Chef Talk: Christian Heidenreich – a chef with no regrets

Chef Talk, Hospitality TalkBy Chrissie MathesonJuly 10, 20182 Comments

Meeting Bill Clinton is a highlight in a career full of them. Christian’s story unfolds as a massive journey, with no regrets. Cheers!

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Chef Talk: Paul Rifkin leads our future leaders

Chef Talk, Hospitality TalkBy Chrissie MathesonJune 27, 2018Leave a comment

Advice? There’s always something that’s going to happen – that’s not right, every day, but you have to make sure that you know why you’re in it, and you have to know where you’re going with it.

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Chef Talk: We go Straight To The Source with Tawnya Bahr

Chef Talk, Hospitality Talk, Markets & Fresh ProduceBy Chrissie MathesonJune 21, 2018Leave a comment

“Collaboration underpins it all. Life is relationship based, the soul of any business”

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Chef Talk: Nick Filsell, unapologetically himself.

Chef Talk, Hospitality Talk, RestaurantsBy Chrissie MathesonJune 12, 2018Leave a comment

“In this industry, 30% is really hard and 70% is fun, and the crazy thing is we spend more time kicking ourselves up the arse about the 30% than enjoying the 70%. Isn’t that nuts?”

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Chef Talk: Sam Burke, meet the meat man. There’s so much more.

Chef Talk, Hospitality Talk, RestaurantsBy Chrissie MathesonJune 6, 2018Leave a comment

“Hospitality is very pressured, with hard long hours, and it’s important that you have some sort of hobby or interest outside of your work that burns that stress, gives you an outlet and releases the pressure so you live to cook another day.”

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Chef Talk: Rhadia Hursey – culinary school and making a difference

Chef Talk, Hospitality Talk, RestaurantsBy Chrissie MathesonMay 25, 2018Leave a comment

“Probably by next year I’ll be phasing out of the private chef market and into the health and wellness in the corporate world. Funny how life pushes you into a direction, and then you suddenly go, “Oh yeah! Something from 8 years ago set me up on this path!”

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Chef talk: Jeff Lewis, chef trainer

Chef TalkBy Chrissie MathesonMay 14, 20182 Comments

Mis en place? Means so much more to Jeff than the preparation in the kitchen. It starts inside the head, and oscillates out in every sphere of your life. Take note:

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Chef talk: Bret Hanson, from fire to embers

Chef TalkBy Chrissie MathesonApril 15, 2018Leave a comment

In spite of big physical challenges now, Bret Hanson is still in there, swinging for a better deal for chefs, and a better training ground for apprentices. You have to love that.

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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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