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Bistro 309 named Shop of the Year 2017!

By Siobhan Hawken

Bistro 309 has been named Glen Eira City Council’s Shop of the Year 2017.

Announced at Council’s Food Business Awards on Monday 1 May, the Bentleigh restaurant received the award from Glen Eira Mayor Cr Mary Delahunty for achieving the highest food safety rating after being assessed by Council’s environmental health officers during 2016.

Avoca Catering in Ormond was named Shop of the Year Runner-up.

There were 10 finalists and each business was nominated as the best performer in its particular category, and were presented with a highly commended certificate.

Finalists for the 2017 award were:

  • Restaurant — Bistro 309, Bentleigh;
  • Caterer — Avoca Catering, Ormond;
  • Bakery — Miss Ladybird Cakes, McKinnon;
  • Café — Daniel Son, Murrumbeena;
  • Manufacturer — Katrina’s Kitchen, Murrumbeena;
  • Takeaway — Flaked Out, Bentleigh;
  • Delicatessen — Uncle’s Deli, Bentleigh;
  • School Canteen — Chabad Youth, St Kilda East;
  • Supermarket — Coles, Caulfield East; and
  • Club — Yarra Yarra Golf Club, Bentleigh East.

Awards were also presented to local businesses that participated in Council’s nutrition and accessibility programs Taste 4 Health, Taste 4 Health Kids and Access 4 All.

Guest speaker at the Awards was celebrity chef Adrian Richardson. Adrian’s love of cooking is recognised internationally through his books The Good Life and Meat, and hit television series Ready Steady Cook; Secret Meat Business; and Good Chef Bad Chef.

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