Australia’s latest superchef Sean Connolly got quite a surprise when he put a $450 caviar appetiser on his menu at Astral restaurant in Sydney recently. Diners swooped on the rare treat and he had to rush in fresh supplies from Paris. “There are people who come in and order it for themselves for their entrée—even though it is a starter for two,” he said. Excess knows few bounds in Sydney as Yorkshire-born Connolly, 40, has discovered. Astral, meanwhile, has been named the best restaurant in the country for the third year running at the Australian Hotels’ Association awards. It’s hard not to be impressed. The restaurant is on the 17th floor of Star City Casino with 270-degree views of inner Sydney down past The Rocks to the famous bridge and over to Anzac Bridge and Botany Bay. The Courier Mail (Brisbane), June 28.
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