WHEN A FLAGSHIP restaurant launches in one of Canberra’s fanciest hotels, helmed by the city’s most esteemed chef, the weight of expectation is heavy. But after a few months of operating in burgeoning Barton, it seems Louis Dining at Hotel Realm is up to the task.
With a career spanning 30 years, including 14 operating lauded and consistently double-hatted Canberra restaurant Aubergine, Ben Willis has taken