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David Smith (chef)
David Andrew Smith (born 1982 in Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian chef, hospitality consultant, and producer of gourmet food products. Career In August 2004, Smith was hired at Mash Café & Restaurant as the head chef in Glenbrook, New South Wales. Within Smith's first year of working for 'Mash', it received 'New Restaurant of the Year' from the NSW Restaurant & Catering associations VISA International Awards for Excellence. The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Good Food Guide said in the review that "Mash gives new meaning to soul food". In July 2008, Smith started at Glenella in Blackheath as the head chef. Glenella has operated as a guesthouse and restaurant since 1905. It was made famous between 1973 and 1989 by Michael and Monique Manners. Following a period of inactivity, Smith took over operations at Glenella, overseeing the restoration of both the restaurant and its accompanying rooms. As a result of these renovations, the restaurant was able to reopen, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katoomba, New South Wales
Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. The council's understanding is that Katoomba is located on the lands of the Dharug and Gundungurra Aboriginal peoples. Katoomba is situated on the Great Western Highway west of Sydney and south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the Main Western line. Katoomba is a base for bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains. At the 2016 census, Katoomba had a population of 7,964 people. Etymology Kedumba or Katta-toon-bah is an Aboriginal term for "shining falling water" or "water tumbling over hill" and takes its name from a waterfall that drops into the Jamison Valley below the Harrys Amphitheatre escarpment. Previously, the site was known as William's Chimney and Collett's Swamp. In 1874 the locality was named The Crushers after the name of the railway station that served a nearby quarry. The name K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
