Juicy Australian mangos are now in season and offer a myriad of culinary uses.
Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins, Mango ambassador, says mangoes are the perfect accompaniment to any meal. Enjoy them on their own; diced in a tangy, colourful salsa (and serve with BBQ fish); or toss chunks into crisp, green salads.”
Trevor Dunmall, Industry Development Manager of the Australian Mango Industry
Association, says that fruit quality will be excellent this summer.
Good growing conditions have resulted in another great crop this year with quality
fruit available all season long,” says Dunmall.
Australian mangoes are available until …

Peter Brown, Chief Concierge at Four Points by Sheraton Sydney, was presented with one of the highest honours to be achieved by a professional concierge, membership into Les Clefs d’Or Australia.
The gold crossed keys worn by members are iconic throughout the world and are associated with those being able to deliver the highest level of customer service.
Peter the first concierge to be awarded such membership at Four Points by Sheraton Sydney said, ‘This has been a goal of mine for quite some time now and to be recognized by my …

Cairns restaurant Tamarind was presented with the award for Best Prestige Restaurant at the 2009 Queensland Hotel Association (QHA) awards.
The QHA award is Tamarind’s second in recent months, the restaurant winning its second consecutive award in the category of Best Fine Dining at the 2009 Restaurant and Catering Queensland Awards in July.
Located at the five-star Pullman Reef Casino Hotel, the restaurant shared its QHA award success with the Pullman hotel, a finalist in the Best Deluxe Hotel Accommodation category at the black tie awards ceremony.
Pullman General Manager Adrian Williams says …

Clara Davidson, from Sydney restaurant ‘Bistrode’ has been awarded the Dux in the second year of the Sommeliers Australia Education Scholarship.
The intensive one-week course gave a select group of just 12 Sommeliers from some of Australia’s top venues an incredible opportunity to further develop their skills, with a view to ‘raising the bar’ and streamlining the accreditation of Australian sommeliers. Sommeliers Australia Co-President, Ben Edwards, noted the level of consideration that went into creating a meaningful and highly relevant program.
“The role of sommelier in Australia is at an incredibly exciting …

Colin Wilson of Chateau Yering, Victoria is the National Winner of the 2009 AUS-TAFE Culinary Challenge.
Colin achieved the highest individual score from judges in the national finals held at Canberra Institute of Technology on the 15th October.
He competed against 35 other first, second and third year apprentices from across the nation to achieve the honour and, in addition to his Gold Medal, receives the grand prize of an international work experience placement.
Colin will also receive a wild card entry into Fonterra Foodservices Proud To Be A Chef 2010 Competition.
The Proud …

South Western Victoria’s – Great South Coast Food & Wine Group – is launching a new website.
Formed five years ago, the group is relaunching this month with an aim to better promote the food, wine and local produce businesses of the region to the national Australian market.
Since 2004 the Great South Coast Food & Wine Group has been promoting the food, beverage and wine industries of Victoria’s South West.
With more than 30 active members including leading local producers and operators such as Timboon Fine Ice Cream, Crawford River Wines, Red …

The Council of Italian Restaurants in Australia (CIRA), 2009 Young Talent Award winner will be treated to an ‘ALMA Experience Scholarship’ – a two week course at the prestigious ALMA International School of Italian Cuisine in Parma Italy, including accommodation and return airfares.
A collection of Sydney’s best known Italian chefs including Armando Percuoco, Lucio Galletto, Logan Campbell, Danny Russo, and George Pompei; the Council’s purpose is to safeguard Italian culinary culture, increase public knowledge of both traditional and evolving values in Italian food, and encourage informed experimentation within the Australian …

Brisbane-based Hospitality Training Association Inc. (HTA) has been accredited to deliver Certificate and Diploma programs by the internationally-recognised Wine and Spirit Education Trust.
From September students enrolled in the Certificate and Diploma programs will have the opportunity to complete these programs at no additional cost.
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) is regarded as the world’s leading provider of wine and spirit education and exists to promote, provide and develop high quality education and sought-after qualifications in wines and spirits for those in tourism and hospitality industry and wine and spirit …

Hospitality students looking to launch a career in international travel can now enrol in a new course which combines traditional hospitality industry training with aircraft cabin crew skills.
The Diploma of Hospitality Management and Certificate II in Aviation Flight Operations (Cabin Crew) is the result of a partnership between Brisbane-based Hospitality Training Association Inc. (HTA) and Aviation Australia.
Through the partnership, students will complete a Diploma in Hospitality Management at HTA and a Certificate II in Aviation Flight Operations (Cabin Crew) at Aviation Australia’s purpose-built training facility located at the Brisbane International …

Aspiring chefs with a passion for pastry will be able to launch an international career in patisserie thanks to a new specialised program at Brisbane-based Hospitality Training Association Inc. (HTA).
HTA CEO Philip Charlton said the launch of the Certificate III in Patisserie coincided with the opening of the new purpose-built patisserie and bakery kitchen at its Brisbane campus.
“At HTA we pride ourselves on our ability to respond to emerging trends and industry demand.
There is a well-recognised skill shortage in the area of patisserie and this new course, complemented by new …