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MFWF Legends
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Celebrating Melbourne Food & Wine Festival’s Legends Hall of Fame.
Launched in 1993, the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Legends Hall of Fame pays tribute to the leaders, groundbreakers and visionaries of Victoria’s food, drink and hospitality industry. It’s a chance to stop and recognise the significant contribution these individuals have made over the course of their careers. More than 190 Legends have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since the program began. The awards are peer-nominated, and to qualify, a Legend must have made a significant contribution to food or drink, and clocked at least 15 years in hospitality in Victoria. Trailblazers, meanwhile, are Legends in the making who have broken new ground in food or drink, but might not yet have done so over quite so sustained a period of time.
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2025 Legends & Trailblazers
This year we celebrated our award winners at Maison Bâtard, with a Legend and a Trailblazer awarded within each category.
2025 winners
Chefs, Restaurateurs, Hospitality Professionals
Legend: Chris Young, Trader House
Trailblazer: Nagesh Seethiah, Manzè
Drinks Producers, Retailers, Advocates
Legend: Michael Dhillon, Bindi
Trailblazer: Aaron Trotman, NON
Food Producers, Retailers, Advocates
Legends: Allen and Lizette Snaith, Warialda Belted Galloway Beef
Trailblazer: Sava Goto, Tofu Shoten
Communicators, Educators
Legends: Tim White and Amanda Schulze, Books for Cooks
Trailblazer: Alice Zaslavsky
Local Heroes
Legends: Gabrielle and Chris Moore, Sailors Grave
Trailblazer: Hamed Allahyari, SalamaTea and Kababi
Sustainability Champions
Legends: Tammi and Stuart Jonas, Jonai Farms & Meatsmiths
Trailblazers: Gabriel Tucker, Max Moolman and Bridget Lansell, Wonki
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