Five hats, two chefs, one kitchen. Aaron Ward, of the three-hatted Sixpenny restaurant in Sydney, joins Canberra's own two-hatted chef Aubergine's Ben Willis in Good Food Month's latest feature event.
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The pair will serve up a seven-course degustation matched with premium wines, showcasing why the pair are among Australia's best chefs.
Willis has maintained two chef's hats at Aubergine for 10 years (the restaurant also got the gong for the Good Food Guide's Regional Restaurant of the Year gong the year after it opened).
Ward is a part of Sixpenny's original 2012 team. The team's rise has been steady, climbing from one hat, to two, to three in 2019. Ward's rise has been impressive too - he won the Appetite for Excellence Young Chef of the Year Awards in 2016 while he was sous chef at Sixpenny, and has since been promoted to head chef.
Sixpenny is one of only two three-hat restaurants in NSW, and here Ward champions local suppliers, growers and producers to create a menu that is absolutely and uniquely Australian. He works alongside Sixpenny's chef patron Daniel Puskas, whose resume boasts New York's WD-50, Alinea in Chicago, and Sydney's Tetsuya's, Marque, Sepia and Oscillate Wildly.
The dinner is expected to sell out quickly and tickets go on sale at 9am on Wednesday, March 3 at goodfoodmonth.com
Other feature events include chefs Alanna Sapwell and Analiese Gregory at Bar Rochford, the Young Chefs' Dinner at Monster Kitchen and Bar and the Good Weekend Quiz: Live at The Boat House.
The Friends of Good Food Month program has also been released with an exciting line-up of special events at some of Canberra's best restaurants from cooking masterclasses to dining experiences that celebrate local and international producers.
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Enjoy a flavour-packed, plant-based experience at Monster Kitchen and Bar, an Autumn-inspired flavour feast at Agostinis, a decadent six course lunch or dinner featuring French mushrooms and wines at Les Bistronomes, an al fresco spritz and salumi pop-up at Braddon Merchant, a lunch celebrating the fine fare of local producers at Ginger at the Arboretum or ignite the senses at Capitol Bar and Grill's Fire Deck overlooking the action of the outdoor grill.
Raku, Daana, Pilot, Buvette, Molto, and Lilotang are also offering special deals during March.
- For a full program of events and tickets head to goodfoodmonth.com/canberra
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