Books by Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes is one of Australia's foremost food critics and authors whose professional career spans three decades. The people, places and food he has experienced over the years have shaped his life. Stephen is the restaurant reviewer for Australia's biggest selling newspaper, The Herald Sun, and has reviewed and written about food for many other newspapers and magazines. His history of Australian restaurants and cooking Advanced Australian Fare won Outstanding Food Book of the Year at the 2003 Australian Food Media Awards and was a runner-up in the culinary history category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.