Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck in Melbourne: wonderful but there's no Wizard in Oz — theguardian.com

Heston Blumenthal is the name, face and essence of his restaurant the Fat Duck and its unique food offering. So, when you’re told that Heston is moving his entire restaurant, including all staff and even the actual cutlery, from London to Melbourne for six months, you naturally expect the great man to be in attendance. Blumenthal was overseas on the day of my visit to the Fat Duck. This is very disappointing. Call me naive, but I want the man in the kitchen, working the room and sitting at my table listening to my stories. Him not being there is like going to see the Rolling Stones and being told on arrival that Jon Stevens is filling in for Mick Jagger, who couldn’t make it tonight. We paid to see you, Heston, at your restaurant – so you should be there.

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