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Business & Hospitality Talk chef stress

A restaurant’s secret to happy staff. Interesting

April 7, 2022

Happy staff are the end result of enlightened management. A fish stinks from the head down is a well used maxim for a reason. Here’s some fresh fish.

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From the Archives: Gary Johnson on Fish Tanks, Sting and celebrity chefs

November 24, 2021

Gary Johnson is one of a few chefs who’ve survived the furnace, thrived and dived in to mentor a new generation. Here’s his story, with more to come.

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Chef Talk: Glenn Flood, Masterchef and Jamie

February 26, 2018

“…it was inspiring and mind-expanding to say the least. Masterchef has re-defined how customers view food & cooking in this country.”

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Chef Talk: Adam Moore, Chefs and Mentors

January 26, 2018

When chefs and mentors are one and the same, powerful things happen. Our industry needs that wonderful system to come back, and Adam Moore is driving the charge.

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Restaurant Review Salamanca Wharf Cafe

July 5, 2017

The service here is always… unusual, to say the least. From a wonky tea pot last time, this time we entered the archaeology of bacon.

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Chef Talk Paul Foreman

June 28, 2017

Meet Paul Foreman for Chef Talk. “A perfect service is like a perfect orchestra. It’s music to watch, and experience. Even behind the pass.”

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Christine’s brilliant memoir Theatre of War is available now! A rollicking trip through 9 restaurants and the Chefs, thieves and rogues she duelled with daily… Buckle up, it’s a rough ride. “Laugh out loud! A terrific read!”

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Christine Matheson is a former chef & restaurateur with more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality game.

Chrissie has been a restaurant consultant & food critic known for her brutally honest and entertaining restaurant reviews. And she was executive chef and customer consultant for a large chain of food stores.

Now a resident of, arguably Australia’s foodie capital, Tasmania, Christine has flexed 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.

She is working on a legacy project now that is aimed at revolutionising the publishing industry, allowing people to tell and share their stories with the world.

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