Australian Traveller

A French twist

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

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