The Age Good Food Guide 2010

The tarot cards have been consulted and this year's fortunes have been divined.

"Vittoria" Restaurant of the Year
Jacques Reymond

Chef of the Year
Andrew McConnell

Best New Restaurant
Cutler and Co.

Service Excellence Award
Chris Young (Jacques Reymond)

Country Wine List of the Year
Royal Mail Hotel

Best New Country Restaurant of the Year
Provenance

Country Restaurant of the Year
The Merrijig Inn

Wine Service Award
Lincoln Riley (Taxi)

Wine List of the Year
Taxi

Short Wine List of the Year
Gill's Diner

Young Chef of the Year
Nicholas Poelaert (Embrasse)

Professional Excellence Award
Maurizio & Arnaldo Terzini

Dish of the Year
Momo

Donlevy Fitzpatrick Award
Movida Next Door

Now for those all important chapeaus:



City

3 hats
Jacques Reymond
Vue de Monde

2 hats
Attica
Cafe di Stasio
Circa, The Prince
Cutler and Co. (new)
Donovans
Ezard
Flower Drum
Grossi Florentino
Matteo's Restaurant
Momo (new)
Movida
Pearl
Rockpool Bar and Grill
Taxi
The Press Club (up 1)
Verge

1 hat
Abla
Bacash
Balzari (new)
Becco
Bistro Guillame (down 1)
Canvas
Cecconi's Cantina
Centonove (new)
Church St Enoteca
Cicciolina
Coda (new)
Comme Kitchen
Cumulus Inc (new)
David's
Embrasse (new)
Esposito
Estivo
Gills Diner (new)
Gingerboy
Guiseppe, Arnaldo and Sons
Il Bacaro
Kenzan
Koots Salle à Manger
Ladro
Longrain
Maha
Melbourne Wine Room
Mercer (new)
Ocha
Sapore (new)
Sarti
Shoya
Stokehouse (down 1)
Syracuse (new)
Tempura Hajime
The Botanical (down 1)
The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel
The Court House
The Deanery (new)
The Italian
The Point (new)
Yu-u

In the Country

2 hats
Lake House
Merrijig Inn
Royal Mail Hotel
Simone's Restaurant
Stefano's

1 hat
Annie Smithers' Bistro
Athelstane House (new)
Belle Vedere (new)
Eleonore's at Chateau Yering
Montalto
Neilsons
Pettavel Winery & Restaurant
Provenance (new)
Royal George Hotel
Sourcedining (new)
Sunnybrae (new)
Tea Rooms of Yarck
Teller
The Outpost Retreat
Wardens Food & Wine