Luxury Lodges of Australia

26 – 28 November 2010

Celebrated chef, Ben Shewry from Melbourne restaurant Attica who was recently named ‘Chef of the Year’ by The Age’s Good Food Guide 2011, will host Hamilton Island’s third event in the Great Barrier Feast series on 26 to 28 November at the world-class luxury resort, qualia.

Over the gourmet weekend, food and wine lovers will enjoy postcard perfect views of the Coral Sea and surrounding Whitsunday Islands whilst enjoying a beachside welcome dinner, a Veuve Clicquot-paired lunch, a cooking master class and a showpiece degustation dinner.

Known for his inventive modern European cuisine, Ben Shewry’s self-described ‘emo’ food is a combination of hand foraged ingredients, traditional flavours and molecular culinary technique. 2010 has been Shewry’s year of accolades with him being invited to be the first ever Victorian Chef to present his cuisine at the “Madrid Fusion” in Spain in January and his restaurant Attica ranked 73^rd on the San Pellegrino World’s 100 Best Restaurants list.

Renowned wine critic, James Halliday will attend and pair wines for the weekend meals including selections from the Robert Oatley Vineyards range. The emcee for the weekend will be former MasterChef presenter, Sarah Wilson.

The November weekend will include the following events:

• Beachside welcome dinner at Pebble Beach, qualia, by the resort’s executive chef, Jane-Therese Mulry.  Jane-Therese  is an acclaimed chef and was appointed Marco Pierre White’s first female chef when she was working in his London kitchens.

• Electrolux Master Class, providing an exclusive two-hour cooking instruction by Shewry.

• Veuve Clicquot intimate lunch at the Long Pavilion, qualia, offering guests the opportunity to interact with Shewry.

• Showpiece dinner at qualia in which Shewry will take guests through the preparation of his culinary delights direct from the kitchen. This will be visible to guests through a live camera link-up.

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