Gourmet Traveller's awards nominations

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Gourmet Traveller magazine has announced the nominations for this year's national restaurant awards:

New Restaurant of the Year

Giuseppe, Arnaldo and Sons, Melbourne, Vic

Sassi at Balé, Port Douglas, Qld

Bistro Guillaume, Melbourne, Vic

Universal, Darlinghurst, NSW

Berowra Waters Inn, Berowra, NSW

Sommelier of the Year

Lok Thornton, The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, Vic

Emma Sputore, Must Winebar, Highgate, WA

Lara Caraturo, Pilu at Freshwater, Harbord, NSW

James Erskine, Auge, Adelaide, SA

Nicole Reimers, Rockpool, Sydney, NSW

Regional Restaurant of the Year

Pacific Dining Room, Byron Bay, NSW

Appellation, Barossa Valley, SA

The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, Vic

The Tea Rooms of Yarck, Yarck, Vic

Sassi at Balé, Port Douglas, Qld

Maitre d' of the Year

Peter Marchant, Restaurant II, Brisbane, Qld

Terry Soukoulis, Auge, Adelaide, SA

Enrico Carnevali, Zafferano, Crawley, WA

Liz Carey and Paul Guiney, Universal, Darlinghurst, NSW

Simon Denton, Verge, Melbourne, Vic

Best New Talent

Adam Liston, The Melting Pot, Hyde Park, SA

Dan Hunter, The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, Vic

Ben Milgate and Elvis Abrahanowicz, Bodega, Surry Hills, NSW

Hadleigh Troy, Restaurant Amusé, Perth, WA

Pierre Roelofs, Interlude, Vic

Bar of the Year

The Lark, Paddington, Qld

1907, Perth, WA

The Bayswater Brasserie, Kings Cross, NSW

The Bowery, Fortitude Valley, Qld

Gerald’s Bar, Carlton North, Vic

Wine List of the Year

The Royal Mail Hotel, Vic

Balthazar, Perth, WA

Pilu at Freshwater, Sydney, NSW

Appellation, SA

Belle Epoque, Brisbane, QLD

The details are here:

http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/gourmet...rd_nominees.htm

What do you reckon?

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Regional Restaurant of the Year

The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, Vic

Best New Talent

Dan Hunter, The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld, Vic

What do you reckon?

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If pedigree and hype counts for anything, Dan Hunter and the Royal Mail Hotel will win these two categories. Hunter was the former head chef at Mugaritz in Spain.