There is something pretty remarkable about the fact that in the very same week South Australia is announced as a Michelin Guide destination,
@karena_armstrong and
@salopianinn achieve a three star result through the globally respected Food Made Good Standard
@foodmadegood . Two global forces in hospitality, both arriving in our state at once.
We already know what Michelin represents. International prestige, craft. technique, the kind of dining that makes people book flights and plan journeys around a table.
Food Made Good is another hugely important global marker too. One that looks beyond what is happening on the plate and asks big questions about how hospitality operates in the world around it - sourcing, waste. regenerative farming, staff wellbeing, community and responsibility.
Honestly, seeing both conversations land here at the same time feels incredibly exciting because South Australia has quietly built a food culture capable of holding it all.
Beautiful restaurants and serious culinary talent, also deep relationships with growers, producers and landscape. A hospitality culture where seasonality, thoughtfulness and integrity matter enormously.
I also love that one of
@karena_armstrong ‘s first instincts in receiving this recognition was to acknowledge others, it says a lot about hospitality, the good stuff is rarely built in isolation. Ideas move between kitchens, farms, regions and people and the greatest success’ built when everyone pushes each other forward.
I think that what feels so significant about this week is not simply that South Australia is being recognised internationally, but that we are being recognised across all different expressions of what great food culture is.
Congratulations
@karena_armstrong
📸
@foodmadegood
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