Hunter Valley Wine Show 2014

Hunter Valley Wine Show 2014 begins

“THE Hunter’s semillon wines tantalised the judges on the first day of the Hunter Valley Wine Show in Singleton on Monday. Show president Tim Murray said the quality of the wines “had been touted” and were living up to expectations. He said the judges were so impressed with the entries in one of the 2014…

Troy Rhoades-Brown from Muse wins Australian Young Restaurateur 2014

Troy Rhoades-Brown from Muse wins Australian Young Restaurateur 2014

“MUSE Restaurant’s Troy Rhoades-Brown has been named Australian Young Restaurateur 2014 at the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence awards. The Pokolbin-based chef and restaurateur beat three other finalists, including Novocastrian Chris Thornton, of Restaurant Mason at the finals in Melbourne on Monday night. Rhoades-Brown and wife Megan opened Muse Restaurant in 2004, drawing on the chef’s…