From Farm to Fork

Last week we rugged up in thermals (well, Tony did anyway) and drove out to visit one of MCEC’s producers Sher Wagyu in Ballan, central Victoria. Owners Vicki and Nick Sher are at the helm of this 21-year business, developing, breeding and feeding Wagyu cattle for some of the best Australian and international restaurants. Sher [...]

The Royal Mail Hotel’s Dan Hunter is a hard man to tie down so our executive chef Tony Panetta jumped at the invite to visit him, catch up on the upcoming Starlight Five Chefs Dinner, and learn more about the award-winning restaurant’s approach to local produce. Tony was taken on a tour of the one acre organic farm where [...]

After months of experimentation with layers, textures and flavours MCEC pastry chefs Michael Belcher and Alessandro Bartesaghi reaped the sweets of their labour and brought home medals from the Hunter Valley’s Callebaut Chocolate Entremet competition. Mike was awarded a silver medal and Alessandro took out a gold and was placed third overall – a huge coup [...]