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Masters of Fare

Chefs, winemakers, providores

Masters of fare: chefs, winemakers, providores celebrates men and women who have championed the unique culinary characteristics and produce of Australia, enriching our lives with new ideas and new flavours over the past forty years.

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Margaret Fulton
Margaret Fulton, 1980 (printed 2002) Lewis Morley. © Lewis Morley Archive LLC
Peter Cundall, 2000 Courtesy ABC Tasmania
Peter Cundall, 2000 Courtesy ABC Tasmania
Self portrait
Self portrait, 2004 Peter Russell-Clarke. © Peter Russell-Clarke
Matt Moran
Matt Moran, 2004 Murray Fredericks, Lisa Giles. © Murray Fredericks and Lisa Giles
Maurice O'Shea
Maurice O'Shea, 1951 (printed 2003) Max Dupain OBE
Stephanie Alexander, 2004 by Simon Schluter
Stephanie Alexander, 2004 by Simon Schluter
Gay Bilson, 2004 by Peter Fisher
Gay Bilson, 2004 by Peter Fisher
The Mirka Café (now Bistrot Balzac) 1954 (Frenchman Jean Sablon opens Mirka Café, with Mirka Mora centre in dark dress, with friends and Athol Shmith’s wife Bambi in the window) Courtesy of William and Mirka Mora
The Mirka Café (now Bistrot Balzac) 1954
(Frenchman Jean Sablon opens Mirka Café, with Mirka Mora centre in dark dress, with friends and Athol Shmith’s wife Bambi in the window) Courtesy of William and Mirka Mora
Luigi Coluzzi Snr (and friends), 2004 by Sahlan Hayes
Luigi Coluzzi Snr (and friends), 2004 by Sahlan Hayes
Kurma dasa by unknown
Kurma dasa by unknown
Len Evans, 1978 by Jon Lewis
Len Evans, 1978 by Jon Lewis
The Holmes à Court family by unknown
The Holmes à Court family by unknown
Ash and Amanda Huish by Tim Bauer
Ash and Amanda Huish by Tim Bauer
Graham Kerr, 1965 by unknown
Graham Kerr, 1965 by unknown
Kylie Kwong, 2003 by Simon Griffiths
Kylie Kwong, 2003 by Simon Griffiths
Dan Murphy by Rennie Ellis
Dan Murphy by Rennie Ellis
Neil Perry, 1997 by Selina Snow
Neil Perry, 1997 by Selina Snow
David Pugh, 2002 by Peter Budd
David Pugh, 2002 by Peter Budd
Cindy Sargon, 2004 by Steve Lowe
Cindy Sargon, 2004 by Steve Lowe
Tetsuya Wakuda, 2003 by Quentin Jones
Tetsuya Wakuda, 2003 by Quentin Jones
Cheong Liew
Cheong Liew, c. 1999 Kate Gollings. © Estate of Kate Gollings
Babette Hayes, London
Babette Hayes, London, early 1960s Lewis Morley. © Lewis Morley Archive LLC
Colin Preece
Colin Preece, 1968 Douglass Baglin. © Estate of Douglass Baglin
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Stephanie Alexander, 2004
Stephanie Alexander, 2004
Stephanie Alexander, 2004
Stephanie Alexander, 2004

Masters of Fare

Magazine article by Andrew Sayers AM, 2004

The exhibition Masters of Fare: Chefs, Winemaking, Providores celebrates those who have championed the unique culinary characteristics and produce of Australia.
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