The last restaurant in this leg of my tour was supposed to be easy – a flight from Nice, France to Venice, Italy. A…
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Back of House – Notes from the Road: Bras, France
Bras – Relais & Châteaux Leaving Paris by train I made my way south via Toulouse to a small town called Rodez, an epic…
Back of House – Notes from the Road: Ute in Paris
I first met Ute Biefang in the office of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. She was sitting behind a desk and I walked…
Back of House – Notes from the Road: Le Chateaubriand
Paris, Paris Paris…. I had no idea what to expect making my way to Le Chateaubriand, currently ranked no.11 in the world. I had…
Back of House – Notes From The Road: Oud Sluis
Flew from Copenhagen to Brussels and drove into the Netherlands in search of a small town called Sluis. Arriving late on a Friday afternoon…
Back of House – Notes From The Road: Noma
I flew into Copenhagen on Monday the 13th of September and got down to the business of trying to understand Danish cuisine in preparation…
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My name is Jeff Martin; I am a professional Australian artist that sketches fine dining restaurant kitchens during service and then creates large-scale paintings…

